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ASL 2:  Lesson 43
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Vocabulary:
Holiday
EASTER
HALLOWEEN
TURKEY
BELIEVE
HANUKAH
PUMPKIN
GHOST
SCARECROW
PILGRIM
NATIVE-AMERICAN
Santa Claus
New Year's Day (January 1)*
Independence Day (July 4)*
Veterans Day (November 11)*
CHRISTMAS Day (December 25)*
Martin Luther King's Birthday (Third Monday in January)*
Washington's Birthday (Third Monday in February)*
Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)*
Labor Day (First Monday in September)*
Columbus Day (Second Monday in October)*
THANKSGIVING (Fourth Thursday in November)*

Practice sheet 43.A
1. YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY, WHAT?
2. EASTER HIDE WHAT?
3. WHAT HOLIDAY CELEBRATE  J-A-N 1?
4. THANKSGIVING DO-DO YOU?
5. PUMPKIN PIE, YOU LIKE?
6. THANKSGIVING YOU EAT TURKEY?
7. YOU BELIEVE SANTA CLAUS?
8. HALLOWEEN, WHAT DAY?
9.  WHEN MEMORIAL-DAY
10. WHEN WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY?

Practice sheet 43.B
1. N-O-V 11, HOLIDAY NAME ?
2.  WHEN MLK BIRTHDAY?
3.  WHEN COLUMBUS DAY?
4. HOW NATIVE-AMERICAN HELP PILGRIM?
5. WHICH HOLIDAY HAVE PUMPKIN, GHOST, SCARECROW?
6. CHRISTMAS, GIVE-to-(2 hands x-shape) YOU WANT WHAT?
7. JULY 4TH HOLIDAY NAME?
8. CHRISTMAS HABIT-(tradition) YOU HAVE?
9. YOU THINK TONIGHT FREEZE?
10. CHRISTMAS YOU LIKE SNOW?





Objectives:
Discussion:
Classifiers: Size & Shape (SASS), Location, Movement 
[also see discussion 20]

Note:  The sign “VACATION” can be used to mean:
* Holiday
* “OFF” (work)
* Break (time off).
 If you initialize the sign VACATION with an “R” or do it with just the index and thumb, it can mean “retired”
 
 


Notes for development: 
New Year's Day January 1
Independence Day July 4
Veterans Day November 11
Christmas Day December 25
Martin Luther King's Birthday Third Monday in January
Washington's Birthday Third Monday in February
Memorial Day Last Monday in May
Labor Day First Monday in September
Columbus Day Second Monday in October
Thanksgiving Fourth Thursday in November


 


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