Hand signals for dialogue in live online learning

A school I was working with recently shared their talk hand signals with me:

  • Fingers wiggling – I agree

  • Closed hand – I disagree

  • Two hands forming an ‘open mouth’ shape – I have something to say

Particularly useful in live online lessons, hand signals such as these can get you away from that feeling of talking to a silent wall of faces.

Child in a live online lesson wiggling fingers (agree signal)
Child in a live online lesson showing closed hand (disagree signal)
Child in a live online lesson holding fingers in ‘open mouth’ shape (signal for I have something to say)
 
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