How to sign “Teaching” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Teaching” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Form both hands into flattened-O handshapes, with fingertips and thumbs rounded together.
- Hold both hands up near your head, starting at about forehead height in front of you.
- Push both hands forward away from your head, pull them slightly back, then push forward again in a double movement.
- Keep your palms turned slightly inward toward each other as your hands travel outward.
- Use the double movement only for the ongoing process of teaching; one quick movement means the verb teach.
Practice tip
Single movement is the verb teach (I teach ASL); the double movement turns it into teaching as a process or profession.
Fingerspell “Teaching”
Letter by letter — a handy backup if you forget the sign above. This is not the sign itself.
Text-based guide researched from established ASL references (Lifeprint, university and public-health materials) and rewritten in original words. Signer-created photos and videos are a planned future upgrade.