I made it to week two of genius hour! For this week Brooke and I focused on learning the alphabet and numbers 1-30 in sign language. I already knew the alphabet so this part was easy for me. I learned the alphabet in the fifth grade when Mrs. Gruba taught it to us. I do not really know how I retained that information over all these years but it has come in handy now. For the first thirty numbers Brooke and I watched Youtube videos. It is handy doing this project with somebody else because you can mirror the other's actions and learn more efficiently that way. I did not anticipate how tired my hand would get after just an hour of practice. There are a lot of small, significant movements when it came just to the numbers and my hand was getting tired by the end of it. I also realized how utterly useless my left hand is. Despite these setbacks, I was able to learn the alphabet and numbers in sign language so it was all worth it. Once I get a little more proficient in the language I think I will really start to enjoy the learning process. If you guys want to learn the sign language numbers, I will include the link for the video that I used.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFCXyB6q2nU
I am excited to learn in this journey with both of you! We can definitely check in with each other and see how we're doing! Maybe we can even have conversations with each other when we get better! It is actually so funny that you said that the left hand is useless because that is so true! You use your right pretty much all the time! Are you guys using more resources other than You Tube, and if so, what method is working the best for you?
ReplyDeleteI was wanting to do sign language for our first genius hour but decide not to so I'm glad you guys are doing it and maybe you can teach me some stuff. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteKinesthetic learning is amazing. Our bodies and brains in combination remember...just like they say you never forget how to ride a bike.
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