Cross your arms at the wrists in front of your chest. Form both hands into "bent V" shapes, with your index and middle fingers bent and the other fingers tucked in. Tap your fingertips against your upper chest or collarbones twice.
Sign 'skeleton' by crossing your arms and tapping your chest with bent 'V' hands, then point to the location of the classroom and sign 'scary'.
Use the sign for 'skeleton' to describe your costume choice, followed by the sign for 'Halloween' over your face.
Start with the sign for 'human', then sign 'skeleton' to establish the subject before signing the number.
Sign 'skeleton' by crossing your arms and tapping your chest with bent 'V' hands, then point to the location of the classroom and sign 'scary'.
Use the sign for 'skeleton' to describe your costume choice, followed by the sign for 'Halloween' over your face.
Start with the sign for 'human', then sign 'skeleton' to establish the subject before signing the number.
No, they are different. While both use the 'bent V' handshape, 'bone' is typically signed by tapping two bent 'V' hands together or tapping one on the collarbone, whereas 'skeleton' uses crossed arms to represent the entire ribcage.
Not at all! You can cross your right arm over your left, or your left arm over your right. Just do whichever feels most comfortable and natural for your body.
No, 'skeleton key' is an English figure of speech. In ASL, you would simply use the sign for 'key' and describe its shape or function, rather than using the literal sign for a body's skeleton.
