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Can you have fun with sign language while learning or practicing it? Yes, you can. You can buy puzzle books, games to play with friends, or play games online.

Sign Language Puzzle Books

• The American Sign Language Puzzle Book (compare prices)
• The American Sign Language Handshape Puzzle Book (compare prices)
• Learn to Sign the Fun Way: Let Your Fingers Do the Talking with Games, Puzzles, and Activities in American Sign Language (compare prices)
• The Joy of Signing Puzzle Book (compare prices)
• The Joy of Signing Puzzle Book 2 (compare prices)

Sign Language Games for Friends

Until it got damaged due to children's frequent play, I enjoyed the Keep Quiet Crossword Game, a sign language form of Boggle. It is available through deaf/hoh product vendors. Other variations are the Keep Quiet Sign Language Cubes game, a version of Scrabble, and the Keep Quiet Reword game Other games, also available through deaf/hoh product vendors:

• Sign It! board game
• See it and Sign It, a multi-level game that teaches signs in six word categories and comes with a DVD (compare prices).
• ASLingo, a sign language bingo game.
• Finger Alphabet Lotto
• Sign Language Playing Cards
• Flashcards (if you do not want to print your own as shown further below)
• The Mystery of the Superintendent's House is a game similar to Clue. The only vendor I could find this game at was HearMore.com.

Sign Language Games Online

Most sign language games online are fingerspelling, hangman, or matching games.

The sign language dictionary site ASLPro has the following games:

• QuizMe games
  • for schools
  • religion
  • daily use signs
• Fingerspell Hangman
• What Am I? (game where you guess what is being signed)
• Find a Match (match sign language videos)
• Jeopardy (select answers to questions)

Other sign language games online:

• The site ABCTeach.com has several sign language related printable items. A search for sign language turned up. Registration is required for some items:
  • Shapebooks
  • Flash cards
  • Portfolio covers
  • Happy Birthday
• SurfnetKids.com has a Fingerspelling Concentration game
• Funbrain.com has an identify the alphabet/number game.
• EnchantedLearning.com has flashcards and labeling printouts.
• Apples4theTeacher.com has a fingerspelling game that spells out words you type, plus flashcards.
• British Sign Language users can find games at Deafsign.com. Deafsign com has puzzles, matching games, and sliding games.

Related Articles at About Deafness

About Deafness/HOH has the following related articles:

• Signing Games - Forum members discuss ideas for sign language learning games.
• Deaf Heritage Word Find
• Sign Language Gifts