Handshakes are so old we don't entirely know their origin. Even Babylonian custom included handshakes (and that was a looooong time ago). Historically, handshakes have been a symbolic action to represent unity or agreement.
Today on National Handshake Day, why not make a family handshake that means something special for your family?
Secret Family Handshake
Activity:
What characteristics do you value as a family? Why not combine ASL with a handshake and let it tell the story of your unique family.
Start by picking a few of the words that define your family the most:
When you've picked a few (we'd recommend about three), click on the linked word above to see the video showing the action. You can also print out the handshake dictionary below to remind you what the actions are.
Now take your three words and combine them into a handshake your whole family can do.
Famifi This: Just like politicians shake hands to represent talks of peace, try your family handshake after settling family fights this week. If it can disband entire nuclear systems, maybe your family handshake can settle that incessant fight about who accidentally used who's toothbrush.
