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Lesson 17: Moving Both Hands

Hand Symmetry Symbols

)
Hands move together
$
Hands move opposite each other
}{
Hands mirror each other
$$
Hands move alternately

Using Hand Symmetry Symbols

Vocabulary
Together
{B.}*1/)
show
{`1}+f^)
special
{LZ}+L/)
run
{.B}+CZ)
english
u'.(`).'u/)
respect
f'.(`|`).'f>>.")
distracted
1`==`1@)
struggle
5.--.5<><)
war
{k^}*kZ)
borrow
{sZ}*s//S)
scold
s".."s/)
drive
5`=+=`5@)
america
a*a@)
together
g".."g??@)
gossip
Opposite
33^_^$
awkward
ff/Z/$
explain
V&V^_^$
problem
A;A/Z/$
compete
P*{|}*PZZ$
concern
u".;".uZZ$
highway
x(`)x^_^$
expression
c(.)c/Z/$
communicate
k".&."k<=`$
worse
s'.&.'s<-.$
fight
ss//@$
bicycle
vv//@$
visit
A.==.AZZ@$
science
A'.{|}.'AZZ@$
perform
T'..'T<=`$
change
M'..'M<".$
compare
{S^}`--.S@$
confused
{s^}s_@$
year
Mirror
SS>}{
much
f'..'f/".}{
family
I*I\}{
camping
4`=*=`4>}{
fence
S(`)S>s}{
president
SS>>s}{
sausage
O".."O>5}{
bright
8'..'8^4}{
awful
Y".*."Y>y}{
simultaneous
Q*{|}*QZO}{
accept
u.--.u??>}{
bacon
V.--.V??__}{
analyze
f."".f>."}{
free
1`=(`)=`1>."}{
succeed
S.-+-.S_'`}{
collapse
a`==`a/."}{
try
Alternate
u.-&-.u^_$$
build
X`-+-.X$$
friend
B."&".B_$$
hands
C`-+-.C$$
hamburger
Practice
Add the correct symmetry symbol to the end of some of the signs you know:
accept
america
analyze
awful
awkward
bacon
bicycle
borrow
bright
build
camping
change
collapse
communicate
compare
compete
concern
confused
distracted
drive
english
explain
expression
family
fence
fight
free
friend
gossip
hamburger
hands
highway
much
perform
president
problem
respect
run
sausage
science
scold
show
simultaneous
special
struggle
succeed
together
try
visit
war
worse
year

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