{"id":3801,"date":"2011-07-25T21:04:19","date_gmt":"2011-07-26T03:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/143.198.191.173\/?page_id=3801"},"modified":"2021-04-28T03:07:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T08:07:19","slug":"block","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/babysignlanguage.com\/dictionary\/block\/","title":{"rendered":"Block"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video_frame\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"left_block\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"right_block\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/26803723?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=97B610;api=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subtitle\">Video: Block in Baby Sign Language<\/div>\n<p><strong>Signing<\/strong>: <em>Blocks<\/em> in baby sign language looks like you are outlining the sides of a block. You start by taking your open hands parallel and a few inches apart. Orient your hands to outline the front &amp; back, then the left and right side, then the top and bottom of the block.<\/p>\n<p>The sign for <a href=\"http:\/\/143.198.191.173\/dictionary\/b\/box\/\">box<\/a> is very similar, you just keep your hands further apart because the box is bigger.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sign_image\" src=\"\/signs\/blocks.gif\" alt=\"Block in Baby Sign Language\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"subtitle\">Figure: Block in Baby Sign Language<\/div>\n<p><strong>Usage<\/strong>: If your child enjoys playing with <em>blocks<\/em>, this is a great sign to teach them. Blocks is not only a motivated sign, but it can also easily be extended as your child gets more advanced. You can ask about the number of blocks, or the color of blocks. You can discuss size with <a href=\"http:\/\/143.198.191.173\/dictionary\/b\/big\/\">big<\/a> blocks and small blocks. You talk about position, with a block being on top or on the bottom.<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/flash-cards\/b\/block\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" src=\"\/flash_cards\/block_small.jpg\" alt=\"Block Flash Card Thumbnail\" \/><\/a>\n<p><strong>Flash Card<\/strong>: Click the link to view the <a href=\"\/flash-cards\/b\/blocks\/\">Block Baby Sign Language Flash Card.<\/a> The flash cards are printable and available in both U.S. Letter and A4 sizes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Signs<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"dictionary\/t\/toy\/\">Toys<\/a>, <a href=\"\/flash-cards\/p\/play\/\">Play<\/a>, <a href=\"\/flash-cards\/g\/game\/\">Game\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"line_break_hidden\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video: Block in Baby Sign Language Signing: Blocks in baby sign language looks like you are outlining the sides of a block. You start by taking your open hands parallel and a few inches apart. Orient your hands to outline the front &amp; back, then the left and right side, then the top and bottom&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/babysignlanguage.com\/dictionary\/block\/\" title=\"ReadBlock\">Reads more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":21,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"product-template.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3801","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PT484-Zj","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/babysignlanguage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/babysignlanguage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/babysignlanguage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/babysignlanguage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/babysignlanguage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3801"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/babysignlanguage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46805,"href":"https:\/\/babysignlanguage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3801\/revisions\/46805"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/babysignlanguage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/babysignlanguage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}