List of Signing Time! episodes
This is a list of episodes for the series Signing Time!, which has aired on various PBS stations for approximately three years and has produced two series.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | |
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| Season premiere | Season finale | ||
| 1 | 13 | May 1, 2002 | March 26, 2006 |
| 2 | 13 | August 31, 2007 | July 1, 2008 |
Episode list
Series 1
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "My First Signs" | Emilie de Azevedo Brown Jon Pierre Francia | May 1, 2002 | 101 |
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Three-year-old Alex and his four-year-old cousin Leah, who is deaf, along with host Rachel Coleman (Leah's mom), teach beginning American Sign Language (ASL) signs. Song: "Show Me a Sign" | ||||
| 2 | "Playtime Signs" | Emilie de Azevedo Brown Jon Pierre Francia | November 1, 2002 | 102 |
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Alex, Leah, and Rachel teach ASL signs related to sharing, toys, manners, and more. Songs: "Magic Words," "Look at My Hands," "Part of Life," "The Good" | ||||
| 3 | "Everyday Signs" | Emilie de Azevedo Brown Jon Pierre Francia | November 4, 2002 | 103 |
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Alex, Leah, and Rachel teach ASL signs for the things children see, do and experience every day. Songs: "Silly Pizza Song," "Rainy Day," "Good Night Baby," "Proud to Be Me" | ||||
| 4 | "Family, Feelings, and Fun" | Doug Chamberlain | December 14, 2004 | 104 |
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Alex, Leah, and Rachel teach ASL signs for family members, feelings, and things outside. Songs: "In a House," "Beautiful Day," "Feelings," "We've Got Love" | ||||
| 5 | "ABC Signs" | Doug Chamberlain | December 14, 2004 | 105 |
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Alex, Leah, their frog Hopkins, and Rachel teach the alphabet in American Sign Language. Songs: "A is for Alex and Alligator," "LMNO," "Lonely Letter X" | ||||
| 6 | "My Favorite Things" | Doug Chamberlain | December 14, 2004 | 106 |
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Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and Rachel teach ASL signs for colors of the rainbow, fruits and vegetables, and physical activities. Songs: "The Rainbow Song," "5 A Day," "I'm Really Good," "Shine" | ||||
| 7 | "Leah's Farm" | Travis Babcock | January 12, 2005 | 107 |
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Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and Rachel teach ASL signs for farm animals. Songs: "Leah's Farm," "Did You Know?" "Turtle Rock," "Good Night to Leah's Farm" Special Thanks to: Wheeler Farm, Murray, Utah | ||||
| 8 | "The Great Outdoors" | TBA | February 19, 2006 | 108 |
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Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and Rachel teach ASL signs for animals, bugs, activities and objects one would encounter in the woods or a backyard. Songs: "My Great Backyard," "Right Place, Right Time," "When the Bugs Come Marching In," "Caterpillar Dreams" | ||||
| 9 | "Zoo Train" | Travis Babcock | February 26, 2006 | 109 |
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Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and Rachel teach ASL signs for animals often seen at the zoo. Songs: "The Zoo Train," "Walking Through the Zoo," "In the Water," "Guess What I Am" Special Thanks to: Sea World of California | ||||
| 10 | "My Day" | TBA | March 5, 2006 | 110 |
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Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and Rachel teach ASL signs for daily activities. Songs: "I'm Awake," "When I Get Dressed," "Imagination," "Bedtime Round" | ||||
| 11 | "My Neighborhood" | Travis Babcock | March 12, 2006 | 111 |
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Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and Rachel teach ASL signs for playground activities, vehicles, places to go and people to see in a neighborhood. Songs: "Down at the Park," "Watch Me Go," "My Job," "In My Neighborhood," "Every Day" | ||||
| 12 | "Time To Eat" | Travis Babcock | March 19, 2006 | 113[1] |
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Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and Rachel invite viewers to breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Signs and songs for cooking, eating, setting the table, and favorite foods are taught. Songs: "The Garden Song," "Let it Cook," Set the Table," Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner," "Silly Pizza Song II" | ||||
| 13 | "Welcome To School" | Travis Babcock | March 26, 2006 | 112[1] |
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Alex and Leah head off to school as they teach signs and sing songs about things to do and see in the classroom. Songs: "Welcome to School," "Hello Backpack," "Learning Centers," "On My Way Home" | ||||
Series 2
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "Nice to Meet You" | TBA | August 31, 2007 | 201 |
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Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and Rachel teach signs and phrases that viewers can use to meet and greet new friends. Learning modules: ABC Time, Counting Time | ||||
| 2 | "Happy Birthday to You" | TBA | August 31, 2007 | 202 |
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It's Leah's birthday, and Alex, Leah, Hopkins, Rachel invite viewers to Leah's birthday party, where they learn signs and phrases for all the birthday fun. Learning modules: Counting Time, Story Time | ||||
| 3 | "Move and Groove" | TBA | August 31, 2007 | 203 |
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Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and Rachel teach viewers signs for all the different ways to move their bodies. Learning modules: ABC Time, Game Time | ||||
| 4 | "My Favorite Season" | TBA | November 13, 2007 | 208 |
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Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and Rachel take viewers on a signing journey through the seasons. Learning modules: Moving Time, Game Time | ||||
| 5 | "Going Outside" | TBA | November 13, 2007 | 207 |
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Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and Rachel teach viewers signs for things in nature. Learning modules: Hopping Time, Story Time | ||||
| 6 | "Days of the Week" | TBA | November 13, 2007 | 213 |
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The Signing Time friends teach viewers to sign all seven days of the week. Learning modules: Moving Time, Counting Time | ||||
| 7 | "My Favorite Sport" | TBA | November 13, 2007 | 211 |
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Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and Rachel teach viewers signs for things related to sports. Learning modules: Hopping Time, Game Time | ||||
| 8 | "My House" | TBA | April 24, 2008 | 205 |
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Alex, Leah, Hopkins and Rachel take a singing and signing tour of the rooms and objects in a house. Learning modules: Hopping Time, Game Time | ||||
| 9 | "My Things" | Damian Dayton | April 24, 2008 | 209 |
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Alex, Leah and Hopkins teach signs for the things in the treehouse and return every toy to its “right place.” Learning modules: Game Time and Counting Time Song: My Things Have a Right Place | ||||
| 10 | "Helping Out Around the House" | TBA | April 24, 2008 | 212 |
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Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and Rachel teach viewers signs for household chores. Learning modules: ABC Time, Story Time | ||||
| 11 | "Once Upon a Time" | TBA | July 1, 2008 | 206 |
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The Signing Time friends discover the joy of books through songs and signs. Learning modules: ABC Time, Story Time | ||||
| 12 | "Box of Crayons" | TBA | July 1, 2008 | 204 |
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Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and Rachel teach the signs for colors like pink, orange, purple and green. Learning modules: Hopping Time, Story Time | ||||
| 13 | "Who Has the Frog?" | TBA | July 1, 2008 | 210 |
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Alex and Leah can't find Hopkins, so they go on a journey to find him. During this journey Alex, Leah, and Rachel teach viewers how to sign question words like "who," "what," "where," "when," and "how." Learning modules: ABC Time, Story Time | ||||
References
- "Episode Description for: SIGNING TIME!". Aptonline.org. Retrieved 2013-10-22.