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Alphabet
Pictures

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Alphabet
Signs

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Alphabet
Letters

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Click on letters or pictures for charts and word 'apple' for description

A a

a is for apple
apple
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Click letters or pictures for charts and word 'butterfly' for description

B b

b is for butterfly
butterfly
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Click letters or pictures for charts and word 'cat' for description

C c

c is for cat
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 BASIC HANDSHAPES
TERMS used in this ebook to describe them
FIST: The hand is tightly closed and the
thumb is across the fingers.

BUNCHED HAND: The finger ends and

thumb are bunched together.

CLOSED HAND: The hand is closed and the

thumb is against the index finger.

FLAT HAND: The fingers are straight and

together.

OPEN HAND: The fingers and thumb are

straight and spread apart.

CLAWED HAND: The fingers are extended

and bent and spread apart.

BENT HAND: The fingers are straight and

together and bent at the palm knuckles.

‘C’ HAND: The hand is closed with index finger

and thumb extended and curved in a ‘C’ shape.

‘O’ HAND: The tip of the index finger touches

the tip of the thumb to form an ‘O’ shape.

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 * Fingers are identified (from the thumb) as index,
middle finger, ring finger and little finger.
* Signs are drawn and described as right-handed
with right hand written R. and left hand L.

‘L’ HAND: The hand is closed with the index

finger and thumb extended in ‘L’ shape.

‘M’ HAND: The index, middle and ring fingers

are extended, straight and held together.

‘N’ HAND: The index and middle fingers are

extended, straight and held together.

IRISH ‘T’ HAND: (From ‘T’ in Irish finger-

spelling). The hand is closed with the index
finger bent round the top of the thumb.

‘V’ HAND: The index and middle fingers are

extended and spread apart.

‘Y’ HAND: The hand is closed with the little

finger and thumb extended.

FULL ‘C’ HAND: The thumb is curved and the

fingers are held together and curved in a ‘C’ shape.

FULL ‘O’ HAND: The tips of fingers and

thumb are held together to form an ‘O’ shape.

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 Apple
Apple

Full ‘C’ hand twists

upwards and for-
wards from the wrist
in front of the mouth
like taking a bite.

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 Butterfly
Butterfly

Hands are held

crossed with thumbs
interlocked. Hands
bend from the wrists
in flapping move-
ments like wings.

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 Cat
Cat

Fingers flex into

clawed hands as
hands make short
repeated outward
movements from the
sides of the mouth.

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