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KWS Wall Prompts for Early Learning Settings
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Welcome to KWS Wall Prompts – Video Tutorials
- Colours
- Numbers
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Signs for Early Learning Setting
- Apply Sunscreen
- Art
- Area
- Bikes
- Blocks
- Book
- Reading
- Cafe
- Cars
- Chook
- Pen
- Computer
- Cooking
- Cubby
- House
- Dress Up
- Drawing
- Drink
- Dry
- Hands
- Eat
- Fish
- Fridge
- Garden
- Group
- Time
- Hairdressers
- HelmetOn
- Home
- Corner
- LightSwitch
- Locker
- Mud
- Kitchen
- Music
- Time
- Paints
- Play Dough
- Quiet
- Space
- Sandpit
- Sharing
- Circle
- Swings
- Toilet
- Trains
- Wash Hands
- Water
- Play
Welcome to KWS Wall Prompts – Video Tutorials
Thank you for joining us! We’re excited to help you make the most of your Key Word Sign Wall Prompts. You’ve taken an important step toward creating an inclusive and communication-rich early learning environment.
Getting Started:
- Please ensure pop-ups are enabled in your browser for our website to access the video tutorials
- Simply click on any key word sign image below to view its corresponding tutorial
- Each video demonstrates how to correctly execute the sign
Our comprehensive collection of video tutorials covers all the essential signs used in early childhood settings, from daily routines to activities, colors, and numbers. These bite-sized tutorials make it easy for educators, staff, and families to learn and implement Key Word Sign consistently throughout your service.
Please browse our complete library of signs below:
Colours
Colour
Touch tips of thumb and pointer finger together. Rub along the side of other pointer finger a few times.
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Red
Pointer in front of lips. Move in small circle. Tip: Lips are red.
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Orange
At side of mouth clench and unclench your hand a few times, like squishing an orange.
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Yellow
Thumb and pointer touching, place on temple. Twist hand forward twice. Like the yellow sun rays hitting your head.
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Green
One arm in front, blade of other hand at wrist. Move up arm to elbow. Tip: think greensleeves.
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Blue
Middle finger on back of other hand, pointer finger forwards. Brush middle finger up other hand twice.
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Purple
Place first and second finger on palm of other hand. Move in small circles.
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Pink
Hand facing forward, pointer finger on front of cheek. Move back then down cheek Tip: Our cheeks are pink.
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Brown
Place hand on back of other hand and move in a small circle Northern sign.
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Black
Place fist on cheek. Move hand forward.
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White
Thumb and pointer touching, place on neck. Twist hand forward twice.
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Numbers
One – 1
Sign: Hold pointer finger up. Palm facing you.
Natural Gesture: Hold one finger up.
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Two – 2
Hold pointer and middle finger up, lightly separated. Palm facing you.
Natural Gesture: Hold two fingers up.
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Three – 3
Sign: Hold three middle fingers up from dominant hand. Fingers slightly separated, palm facing you.
Natural Gesture: Hold three fingers up.
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Four – 4
Sign: Hold pointer finger up. Palm facing you.
Natural Gesture: Hold four fingers up.
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Five – 5
Sign: Hold all fingers up on dominant hand, palm facing you.
Natural Gesture: Hold five fingers up.
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Six – 6
Sign: Extend thumb from fist, bend thumb palm facing you.
Natural Gesture: Hold six fingers up.
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Seven – 7
Sign: Palm facing you, extend pointer finger and thumb. Pointer finger pointing across your body.
Natural Gesture: Hold seven fingers up.
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Eight – 8
Sign: Palm facing you, extend pointer, middle finger and thumb. Fingers pointing across your body and slightly separated.
Natural Gesture: Hold eight fingers up.
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Nine – 9
Sign: Palm facing you, extend pointer, middle and ring fingers. Extended fingers slightly separated and pointing across your body.
Natural Gesture: Hold nine fingers up.
Ten – 10
Sign: Hold bend fingers behind thumb. Flick fingers and thumb out.
Natural Gesture: Hold ten fingers up.
Signs for Early Learning Setting
Apply Sunscreen
Rub flat hand in circles on opposite arm. Like rubbing in cream.
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Art
Extend pointer and middle finger from fist. Move your hand like you are painting something over palm of other flat hand.
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Area
Hand out in front, fingers spread. Move your hand in circles.
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Bikes
Hooked pointer fingers extended from fists, cycle hands forwards, like bike pedals.
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Blocks
Clawed hands face down. Alternately move each hand on top of each other, like building a tower block.
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Book
Palms together, open hands so palms face up and close again. Like opening and closing a book.
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Reading
Flat hand tilted to face.Pointer and middle finger extended from other hand, slightly separated. Zigzag hand as though reading text.
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Cafe
Form a C shape with your hand. Tap blade of fingers on chin twice.
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Cars
Hold hands like you are holding a steering wheel and move it as though steering.
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Chook
Hand in front of mouth, pointer and thumb extended from fist like a bird’s beak, bring hand down to other flat hand, and peck hand like a chicken.
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Pen
Outline shape of roof and walls of a house with hands.
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Computer
Form C shape and place on palm of other flat hand. Move C shape in forward circles.
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Cooking
Hold hands like you are holding a steering wheel and move it as though steering.
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Cubby
Hand in front of mouth, pointer and thumb extended from fist like a bird’s beak, bring hand down to other flat hand, and peck hand like a chicken.
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House
Outline shape of roof and walls of a house with hands.
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Dress Up
Fingers and thumb spread. Run thumbs down chest moving hands outwards from body (You can also gesture putting on costumes).
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Drawing
Hold non dominant hand flat (like paper). Hold dominant hand like you are holding a pencil then move around like it’s drawing on the paper.
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Drink
Hand in cupped shape. Bring hand to mouth.
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Dry
Tips of fingers and thumbs touching in front of body, move both hands out to side bunching hands.
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Hands
Fingers and thumb spread. Run thumbs down chest moving hands outwards from body (You can also gesture putting on costumes).
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Eat
Tips of thumb and fingers touching, tap mouth twice (can be tapped on chin).
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Fish
Flat hand, back of hand facing out, swim hand across body like a fish.
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Fridge
Hand in fist, hold out in front of you like you are holding a fridge door. Do the action of opening and closing a fridge.
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Garden
Form circles with pointer and thumb. Simultaneously move hands in outward ovals, like you are picking flowers.
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Group
Hands in clawed shape, palms forward. Move hands together in front of body, finish with fingertips touching, like gathering people together.
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Time
Tap pointer on opposite wrist, like you are tapping a watch.
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Hair
dressers
Hold your hand in the natural gesture for scissors. Move hand alongside of head doing a cutting action. Tip: Hairdressers cut hair.
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Helmet
On
Hands in fist on either side of head. Simultaneously move fists down head like you are putting a helmet on.
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Home
Palm forward, with finger slightly curved. Move hand forward in an arc under fingers pointing down.
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Corner
Hands flat, make a corner with the fingertips.
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Light
Switch
Extend thumb and pointer finger so they are almost touching. Move hand up and down light you are flicking a switch on and off.
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Locker
1. Hands flat, fingertips touching, palms facing down. Bring the hands out and down outlining the shape of the locker. 2. For lockable lockers, do the sign for key. On dominant hand curl pointer finger around thumb, place on palm of other flat hand. Twist dominant hand as though you are turning a key.
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Mud
Flat hands, rub together in circular motions like moving mud between your hands.
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Kitchen
Non dominant point upwards. Bend the pointer finger on your dominant hand. Tap the knuckle of your bent finger onto the middle of other pointer twice.
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Music
Pointer fingers extended, move hands in arcs towards and away from each other, as though conducting an orchestra.
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Time
Tap pointer on opposite wrist, like you are tapping a watch.
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Paints
Use dominant flat hand to brush up and down over palm of other flat hand, like painting on a canvas.
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Play Dough
Flat hands, dominant hand on top, fingers facing forward. Rub hands forward and back, like rolling play dough in your hands.
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Quiet
ointer finger up extended from fist in front of mouth (natural gesture).
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Space
Hand out in front, fingers spread. Move your hand in circles.
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Sandpit
1 Run your thumb along your fingertips starting with the little finger. Like rubbing sand grains between your fingers;
2 Point down with both hands. Outline the shape of the sandpit with pointer fingers.
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Sharing
Pointer fingers extended from gists. Place dominant hand on top of other fist. Simultaneously move hands in forward circles (sign for discussion, sharing information).
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Circle
Point down, outline the shape of a circle.
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Swings
Hands at side, fists clenched. Move arms back and forward at side as though riding a swing.
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Toilet
Tap pointer finger on blade of other open hand.
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Trains
One hand in fist near side. The other hand also in a fist move forward and back in circular motions like a coupling rod of a train (sign for old style trains).
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Wash Hands
Move hands over each other as though washing your hands.
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Water
Hand in front of mouth fingers slightly spread, bring all fingers and thumb together, loosen then repeat, like squeezing water into your mouth.
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Play
Palms up, hands at side. Move simultaneously in outward circles.
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