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Leaf

The leaf sign looks a lot like a leaf hanging from a branch, waving in a gentle breeze. Your non-dominant hand acts like the branch by pointing the index finger while making your other fingers into a fist.

Your dominant hand is the leaf, so make an open hand, palm facing down, then place the base of your palm onto the index finger of your non-dominant hand. Move your dominant hand up and down a little to complete the sign.

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SIGN USAGE

As you take a walk around the garden or the park, let your baby bury herself in the fallen leaves. As you both pick up and take a closer look at each leaf, make the sign.

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Flash Card

The flash cards are great, but where possible I always prefer to use the real thing. So go outside and show your baby a leaf on a tree – pick the leaf off and let her hold it, feel it, smell it, and most babies are probably going to taste it as well! The real leaf tends to get your baby much more excited and engaged that the flash cards ever can. Then once your baby has learned on the real leaf – you can use the flash card and all kinds of different real leaves to help her understand that the word applies to the more general concept of a leaf.