This song, along with a pictorial ASL glossary, is available on the Kids Love to Sign™ Program.

When I wake up in the morning,
the first thing I want to do,
Is get myself dressed and go down to the kitchen
to get myself some food.

Breakfast time!
I’m hungry!
Here’s what I like the most:
Juice, cereal, melon,
and a piece of buttered toast.

Don’t miss your breakfast!
Listen to what I say.
Now I have energy,
Enough to start my day.

When my mommy says,
“It’s lunch time,
and today is a special treat.
We’re driving downtown to meet your friends
at a restaurant where we’ll eat.”

Lunch time!
At a restaurant!
I can order lunch just my size:
milk, a sandwich, fruit,
and a really fun surprise.

Eat right at lunch time.
Listen to what I say.
I need more energy
to get me through my day.

Now I’ve been playing all afternoon
with my friends in the park.
I know that I have to go home now,
I can tell because it’s getting dark.

Dinner time!
I’m hungry!
I wonder what my mommy made:
chicken, rice, broccoli,
and a glass of lemonade.

Eat right at dinner.
Listen to what I say,
Building strong bodies, strength for another day.

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The Benefits of Teaching Sign Language to Children

     Howard Gardner, psychologist and educator, established himself as an expert on the topic of intelligences. Gardner’s Theory of Intelligences has had a profound impact on the thinking and practices in education. Teaching young children sign language utilizes the 7 Multiple Intelligences coined by Dr. Gardner:

• Linguistic: You always say the word that you are signing.
• Logical-Mathematical: Children see the pattern of language and how it is formed.
• Spatial: Children see the signs being created.
• Bodily-Kinesthetic: Signing involves the movement of hands, students can ‘feel’ the words.
• Musical: It is easy to add signs to familiar songs and nursery rhymes.
• Interpersonal: Children can sign with a teacher, parent, or friends.
• Intrapersonal: Children sign during pretend play, while listening to a story, or playing on their own.

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