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BASIC SIGNS FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILD: 'Drink'-'Home'
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"DRINK"

"C" hand comes to mount as if drinking from a cup.

"EAT"

Palm in, fingers together like "O" comes to mouth and moves slightly as if eating.

Open hand; palms sideways; taps with thumb at forehead.

Hands open, palms in, then wrists rotate down and out. Finish with hands open facing palm down.

"GO"

Index fingers rotate around each other like wheels of a car rotating.

"HOME"

"O" hand starts at lips and moves up to ear.

illustrations by Shannon Norkin

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