Auslan Report

During this fortnight in Auslan, Grade Preps will learn about the School Signs and Farm Animals. When learning about School Signs, students will do an activity which involves the teacher setting up a game by telling the students what action they do when they see the teacher signing, e.g. bell -  students say “ding dong” for line up. If a student knows one of the signs they could become the signer in the next game. When learning about Family signs students will draw their favourite farm animal and learn the sign. Students will share their picture with their partner and see if they can make the sign of the animal drawn. 

Grade 1 students will learn about Vegetables and Handshapes. When learning about Vegetables students are going to learn to sign different vegetables you would add to a soup. The learning activity will involve students sitting in a circle and pretending to make a soup. Each student will add an ingredient allocated by the teacher and the class will practise the vegetable signs. When learning signs for Handshapes, students will be able to sign using the different shapes like bent flat, plane, soon and bent two. The activity will involve doing a match up sheet where students will draw a line to the correct shape and sign. 

Grades 2-6 students will focus on the topics A Trip to the Museum and Bodies of Water. When learning about A Trip to the Museum students will learn to recognise and correctly sign the museum signs. Activities will involve playing games and role playing treasure hunts including role playing characters similar to the movie ‘A Night at the Museum’. The Bodies of Water lesson will involve learning Auslan signs related to bodies of water and students will notice how these signs vary depending on the amount of water and how the water flows. Activities will involve mime and constructed action. Grade 5/6 students will do group work and fingerspell to sign lakes, for example, Murray River. 

Keep updated on learning Auslan each fortnight in our Partners in Learning Newsletter during Term 1. 

Mrs Jessica Pfister