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Point your camera at your hands and copy the shape. I’ll tell you which finger to move.

Section 1

Fingerspelling

letters a – e

Five shapes to start with. A, B and C are the ones you will use most.

  1. StartA – B
  2. C – D
  3. E
  4. Mixed review

Fingerspelling

letters f – j

Two of these need movement. J traces its own hook in the air.

  1. F – G
  2. H – I
  3. J
  4. Mixed review

Fingerspelling

letters k – o

M and N are the trickiest letters in the alphabet. Take them slowly.

  1. K – L
  2. M – N
  3. O
  4. Mixed review

Fingerspelling

letters p – t

P and Q are K and G rotated downward. Same hand, different wrist.

  1. P – Q
  2. R – S
  3. T
  4. Mixed review

Fingerspelling

letters u – z

The home straight. U and V differ only by a gap.

  1. U – V
  2. W – X
  3. Y – Z
  4. Mixed review

Fingerspelling

the whole alphabet

Twenty-six letters, shuffled. This is the unit that turns recognition into recall.

  1. Round one
  2. Round two
  3. Round three
  4. Round four
  5. Mixed review
Section 2

Numbers

zero to five

ASL counts three with the thumb, which catches most learners out.

  1. 0 · 1
  2. 2 · 3
  3. 4 · 5
  4. Mixed review

Numbers

six to nine

Each one is the thumb meeting a different fingertip.

  1. 6 · 7
  2. 8 · 9
  3. Mixed review

Numbers

letters meet numbers

Some shapes do double duty: 6 is W, 9 is F, 0 is O. Here they are side by side.

  1. W & 6
  2. 9 & O
  3. Mixed review
Section 3

First words

greetings

The four you will use before you use anything else.

  1. hello · thank you
  2. please · sorry
  3. I love you
  4. Mixed review

First words

yes, no and more

Answers. Most of these are one handshape plus one movement.

  1. yes · no
  2. more · finish
  3. stop
  4. Mixed review

First words

eating and drinking

Three signs that all happen at the mouth, and one that needs a letter.

  1. eat · drink
  2. water · good
  3. Mixed review

First words

people and language

Two-handed signs. Both hands are tracked, and both are graded.

  1. friend · name
  2. help · learn
  3. deaf · sign
  4. Mixed review
Section 4

Colours

initialised colours

B for blue, G for green, Y for yellow, P for purple. The handshape is the letter — so this unit is fingerspelling practice wearing a different hat.

  1. blue · green
  2. yellow · purple
  3. Mixed review

Colours

the rest

Red, black and white aren’t initialised. They point at something instead.

  1. red · black
  2. white
  3. Mixed review

That’s every lesson in ASL. More units are the easy part — the hard part was the recogniser.