Activity:         Learning to Sign for "Milk"

Skills:                eye contact, communication, self-help   

Materials:       bottle

Procedure:

1. At feeding time, hold the child's bottle in one hand and show the child the ASL (American Sign Language) sign for "milk" with the other hand. Hold hands close to your face under your eyes. Simultaneously ask, "Andrew, do you want your milk?" Make sure to have the child's attention and eye contact.
2. If the child makes the sign for "milk" or signs a good approximation of "milk", give the child the bottle.
3. If the child looks up, but doesn't attempt to sign, ask the child and show the sign for "milk" one or two more times. Then, if the child allows, form the child's hand to make the sign for "milk".
4. Give the child the bottle.
5. Repeat at the next naturally occurring time.

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