Tell us Your Favorite Flag Colors in ASL
Learn and practice American Sign Language signs for colors, make a small paper flag of your favorite colors, then sign and share your description.
Step-by-step guide to tell your favorite flag colors in ASL
Step 1
Gather all the materials listed and find a clear space to work.
Step 2
Choose two or three favorite colors you want on your flag.
Step 3
Look up an ASL color chart or a short ASL video online to learn the signs for your chosen colors.
Step 4
Practice each color sign five times in front of a mirror.
Step 5
Look up the ASL signs for the words my and favorite and the phrase My favorite colors are.
Step 6
Practice signing the full sentence My favorite colors are in ASL three times.
Step 7
Fold a sheet of paper to make a rectangle and draw a flag outline with your pencil and ruler.
Step 8
Color the flag using your chosen colors.
Step 9
Cut out the flag shape carefully with scissors.
Step 10
Attach the flag to a pencil using tape or glue to make a flagpole.
Step 11
Hold your finished flag in one hand.
Step 12
Practice signing your full sentence while pointing to each color on the flag three times.
Step 13
Make a short video or take a photo of yourself signing and showing your flag.
Step 14
Share your finished creation on DIY.org
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can we use if we don't have a mirror, ruler, or tape?
Use a smartphone or tablet front camera or a shiny window as a mirror, a hardcover book edge as a straightedge to draw the flag outline, and glue or a stapler instead of tape when attaching the flag to the pencil.
I'm having trouble learning or remembering the ASL signs—what should I do?
Pause or slow the ASL video and write or draw the handshape next to each chosen color, practice each sign the required five times in front of your mirror or front-camera, and point to the color on your finished flag as you rehearse the full sentence three times.
How can I change the activity for different ages?
For younger children, use one pre-cut colored rectangle and help with folding, coloring, and using safety scissors, while older kids can add more colors or patterns, practice the full ASL sentence independently three times, and record a longer video for sharing.
How can we make the flag or video more creative or personal?
Add stickers or fabric scraps when coloring the flag, fingerspell your name or glue on a small label in ASL, decorate the pencil pole with washi tape, and include captions or a brief spoken sentence when you make the short video to share on DIY.org.
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Facts about American Sign Language color vocabulary
✍️ Research shows using signs can help young children learn and remember new words faster.
👐 American Sign Language (ASL) is a full natural language with its own grammar—not just English on the hands.
🏳️ Making and studying flags is called vexillology; simple colors and shapes help flags be recognized from far away.
📣 Red, white, and blue are among the most common colors found on national flags around the world.
🎨 The human eye can distinguish about one million different colors—great reason to practice lots of color signs!
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