Washing Hands
While washing your hands, talk about everything you
need to do!
TASL Level 1
(single words and word combinations)
dirty hands (adjective-noun)
Wash my hands. (verb-noun)
bathroom (noun)
Turn on the water. (verb-noun)
cold water (adjective-noun)
Where is the soap? (interrogative)
Push the soap. (verb-noun)
The soap falls down. (noun-verb)
The soap is in my hands. (noun-noun)
Rub my hands. (verb-noun)
My hands are in the water. (noun-noun)
bubbles (noun)
Pop the bubbles. (verb-noun)
Turn off the water. (verb-noun)
wet hands (adjective-noun)
towel (noun)
Where is the towel? (interrogative)
dry hands (adjective-noun)
clean hands (adjective-noun)
All done! (expression)
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TASL Level 2
(simple sentences of three or more words)
My hands are dirty. (subject-verb-adjective)
I will wash my hands. (subject-verb-object)
Let’s go to the bathroom. (subject-verb-prepositional phrase)
Wash your hands in the sink. (subject-verb-object-prepositional phrase)
I turned on the water. (subject-verb-object)
The water is cold. (subject-verb-adjective)
I want hot water. (subject-verb-object)
Where is the soap? (interrogative)
I pushed the soap. (subject-verb-object)
The soap falls in my hand. (subject-verb-prepositional phrase)
The soap is in my hands. (subject-verb-prepositional phrase)
Do you want soap? (interrogative)
I will rub my hands. (subject-verb-object)
Put your hands in the water. (subject-verb-object-prepositional phrase)
Bubbles are in the sink. (subject-verb-prepositional phrase)
I can pop the bubbles. (subject-verb-object)
Turn off the water. (subject-verb-object)
My hands are wet. (subject-verb-adjective)
I need a towel. (subject-verb-object)
Dry your hands with the towel. (subject-verb-object-prepositional phrase)
Now I have clean hands. (subject-verb-object)
The
Moog Center
for Deaf Education
Where Deaf Children Talk
12300 South Forty Drive, St. Louis MO 63141
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TASL Level 3
(simple and complex sentences of 6 or more words)
My hands are dirty from lunch. (subject-verb-prepositional phrase)
I am going to wash my hands. (subject-verb-object)
I will go into the bathroom. (subject-verb-prepositional phrase)
I wash my hands in the sink. (subject-verb-object-prepositional phrase)
First, I will turn on the water. (subject-verb-object)
I turned on the water and it’s cold. (two clauses + a conjunction)
I will turn on the hot water too. (subject-verb-object)
Can I squirt the soap by myself? (interrogative)
I squirted the soap and it fell down. (two clauses + a conjunction)
The soap fell into my hand. (subject-verb-prepositional phrase)
Will you squirt soap in your hands? (interrogative)
Now, I will rub my hands together. (subject-verb-object)
I put my hands in the water. (subject-verb-object-prepositional phrase)
I see bubbles in the sink. (subject-verb-object-prepositional phrase)
I am popping all of the bubbles. (subject-verb-prepositional phrase)
I should not splash the water. (subject-verb-object)
Mommy said, “Turn off the water.” (direct discourse)
The water is dripping from my hands. (subject-verb-prepositional phrase)
I need a towel for my hands. (subject-verb-object-prepositional phrase)
Let’s dry our hands with the towel. (subject-verb-object-prepositional phrase)
Daddy said, “Our hands are all clean.” (direct discourse)
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Moog Center
for Deaf Education
Where Deaf Children Talk
12300 South Forty Drive, St. Louis MO 63141
www.moogcenter.org
TASL Level 4
(complex sentences of 8 or more words containing 2 verb forms)
I got my hands dirty when I was eating lunch. (two clauses + a conjunction)
I am going to wash my hands now. (one clause + an infinitive)
I will go into the bathroom to wash my hands. (one clause + an infinitive)
Mom said, “Put your hands in the sink.” (direct discourse)
I am going to turn on the water by myself. (one clause + an infinitive)
When I touched the water, it felt cold. (two clauses + a conjunction)
Do I need to turn on the hot water too? (interrogative)
Daddy told me to turn on the hot water too. (indirect discourse)
Which soap should I use to wash my hands? (interrogative)
Mommy said, “You should use the bottle of soap.” (direct discourse)
I squirted the soap and it fell into my hands. (two clauses + a conjunction)
I will rub my hands together to clean them. (one clause + an infinitive)
Do you want soap to wash your hands? (interrogative)
I need to scrub all the food off my hands. (one clause + an infinitive)
I put my hands in the water to rinse them. (one clause + an infinitive)
I will pop the bubbles that are in the sink. (two clauses + a conjunction)
Daddy told me not to splash the water. (indirect discourse)
After I rinsed my hands, I turned off the water. (two clauses + a conjunction)
Water is dripping because my hands are wet. (two clauses + a conjunction)
I need a towel to dry my hands. (one clause + an infinitive)
Dry your hands and then hang up the towel. (two clauses + a conjunction)
Now I can play because my hands are clean. (two clauses + a conjunction)
The
Moog Center
for Deaf Education
Where Deaf Children Talk
12300 South Forty Drive, St. Louis MO 63141
www.moogcenter.org
TASL Level 5
(very complex sentences of 10 or more words containing 3 verb forms)
While eating lunch, my hands got messy so I should wash them.
(three clauses + two conjunctions)
I am going to wash my hands since I’m finished eating. (two clauses + a secondary verb)
Let’s go in the bathroom to wash our hands so I can reach.
(two clauses + a secondary verb)
Mom said, “You need to put your hands in the sink.” (direct discourse)
Who will turn on the water so we can wash our hands? (interrogative)
When I turned on the water and touched it, it felt cold. (three clauses + two conjunctions)
Should I turn on the hot water to make it warmer? (interrogative)
Daddy told me to turn on the hot water to make it warmer. (indirect discourse)
Are we going to use the bar of soap or the bottle of soap? (interrogative)
Mommy said, “We are going to use the bottle of soap.” (direct discourse)
After you grab the soap, squirt it into your hands and rub them together.
(three clauses + two conjunctions)
Do you want some soap so you can wash your hands? (interrogative)
Scrubbing your hands gets the food off and makes them clean.
(two clauses + a secondary verb)
Before I finish, I will put my hands in the water to rinse them.
(two clauses + a secondary verb)
Can I pop the bubbles that are in the sink? (interrogative)
Daddy told me not to splash the water and make a mess. (indirect discourse)
After rinsing my hands, I turned off the water because I was finished.
(three clauses + two conjunctions)
I’m using a hand towel to dry my hands instead of using a bath towel.
(two clauses + a secondary verb)
Mommy said to dry my hands and hang up the towel. (indirect discourse)
Now I am going to play because my hands are clean. (two clauses + a secondary verb)
The
Moog Center
for Deaf Education
Where Deaf Children Talk
12300 South Forty Drive, St. Louis MO 63141
www.moogcenter.org