ASL signs for plants, animals, landscapes, and the environment. Front: the English word. Back: a written description of the sign's handshape, hand location, and movement.
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- Tree
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Non-dominant forearm held horizontal, dominant forearm upright on the elbow with an open 5 hand wiggling at the top, then twisting at the wrist, representing a tree trunk and branches.- Flower
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Fingertips of a flattened O hand touch one side of the nose, then the other side, mimicking smelling a flower.- Grass
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Both 5 hands, fingers pointing up, brush upward from near the ground, representing blades of grass.- Mountain
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The sign for ROCK, a fist tapping the back of the other fist, combined with tracing an upward peak shape with both hands.- Lake
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The sign for WATER, a W hand tapping the chin, combined with both flat hands outlining a wide, flat area.- Ocean / sea
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The sign for WATER combined with both 5 hands undulating in a wave-like motion, representing ocean waves.- Forest
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Repeated TREE signs made across the signing space, representing multiple trees side by side.- Desert
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Both flat hands sweep low and outward across the signing space, sometimes combined with a squinting expression for heat and dryness.- Rock / stone
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The knuckles of one fist tap twice on the back of the other fist, representing hardness.- Soil / dirt
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Both curved hands rub fingers and thumb together near waist height, mimicking crumbling earth.- Sky
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Right flat hand sweeps in an arc overhead, indicating the space above.- Star
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Both index fingers, pointing up, alternate brushing upward past each other, representing twinkling.- Moon
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Right curved C hand, or bent hand, taps near the side of the forehead, referencing the shape of a crescent moon.- Sun
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Right F hand near the head opens and moves upward and outward, representing sunlight radiating.- Animal
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Both curved 5 hands rest on the chest and move slightly in and out, referencing the rise and fall of an animal's ribcage while breathing.
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