Thumbs Up Hand With Side Arrows ASL Sign

A closed fist is drawn with the thumb pointing straight up, outlined in thick black lines. Four curled fingers stack on top of each other down the front of the hand, each one shown with a short crease line. Two small arrows float beside the thumb, one on the left pointing left and one on the right pointing right, which suggests the thumb moves from side to side. The shapes are big and open, so they are easy for small hands to color. This page sits in our ASL Numbers category, so it works well as a quick sign language warm up. Try coloring the hand in a skin tone that matches your own, then color the two arrows in a bright contrasting shade so kids notice the direction of the movement. Ask them to copy the hand shape and slide the thumb left and right just like the arrows show.