- interacting with others using greetings according to relationship, context and time of day, for example: HELLO, HOW-ARE-YOU? SEE LATER, GOOD MORNING M-R-J-O-N-E-S
- asking and answering questions about families, friends, pets, routines or pastimes, for example:
PRO2 ARRIVE SCHOOL HOW? CAR TAXI WALK G:WELL?
How do you get to school?
WHAT POSS2 FAVOURITE SPORT WHAT?
What’s your favourite sport?
POSS1 BIRTHDAY WHEN D-E-C
My birthday is in December.
- using everyday social exchanges such as thanking, apologising, expressing wishes or congratulations, for example:
THANK-YOU HELP-me
Thank you for helping me.
SORRY A-C-C
I’m sorry, it was an accident.
GOOD-LUCK POSS2 RACE
Good luck for your race.
- introducing themselves or a friend to class visitors, for example:
HELLO POSS1 NAME G-A-V-I-N SIGN-NAME:GAVIN
Hi, my name’s Gavin and this is my sign name.
- supporting interaction when socialising with their peers, for example by indicating agreement or disagreement through nodding or head shaking
- recounting personal experiences using specific time markers such as BEFORE, AFTER, LONG-TIME-AGO, YESTERDAY
- recounting experiences shared as a class, such as excursions or special visitors, using appropriate sequencing of information
- describing family members, friends or teachers in terms of physical appearance and characteristics, for example:
PRINCIPAL YOU-KNOW SHORT LONG-HAIR GLASSES?
You know the principal? She’s short, has long hair and wears glasses.
POSS1 BROTHER OLD++ TALL SKINNY
My brother is older; he’s tall and skinny.
- comparing likes, dislikes and preferences, for example:
PRO1 LIKE APPLE PRO1 DON’T-LIKE ORANGE
I like apples but I don’t like oranges.
- exploring different ways of expressing emotion through the use of NMFs and lexical signs, for example:
PRO3 TEASE-me
She teased me.
NOW PRO1 HAPPY BEFORE PRO1 CRANKY
I’m happy now but before I was cranky.
- sharing their opinions about classmates or classroom resources using evaluative language and superlatives, for example:
S-A-M RUN FAST C-H-R-I-S WOW FAST SPEED
Sam runs fast but Chris runs the fastest.
THAT BEST COMPUTER
That’s the best computer.
- sharing information about personal experiences or recent events, using time markers that incorporate numerals, such as THREE-DAYS-AGO, NEXT-WEEK, LAST YEAR, IN-TWO-DAYS
- referring to family members’ and classmates’ names using fingerspelling or sign names as appropriate
- describing class activities using plain or indicating verbs, modifying the indicating verbs some of the time, for example:
THERE SIT BOOK READ, FINISH PUT++
Over there we sit and read books, and when we’re finished we put them away.
PENCIL PRO1 GIVE++
I’ll give out the pencils.
- conversing with friends using appropriate turn-taking strategies
- asking and answering questions related to time, place, number, days of the week, months and seasons, for example:
WHY SHOULD LOOK-left LOOK-right BEFORE ROAD CROSS
Why do we need to look left and right before crossing the road?
ONE WEEK DS:length HOW-MANY DAY?
How many days in a week?
- describing relationships between members of their family or between classmates, for example:
PRO3 POSS1 COUSIN WE2 GOOD FRIEND.
She’s my cousin; we’re good friends.
POSS3 FATHER PUNISH PRO3
Her father punished her.
