What are gestures?

A gesture is like giving your hands or body a special job to help you do something fun or useful.

Imagine you're playing with your favorite toy car. You push it forward, that’s a gesture! It's how your hand moves to make the car go. Or maybe you wave to say hello, that’s also a gesture, because your arm is moving in a special way to show someone you're happy to see them.

Think of your body like a robot, and each part can do different jobs. When you want to pick up a snack from the table, your hand does a little dance, that’s a gesture too! It's not magic; it's just how your body knows what to do when you want something.

Sometimes, people use gestures to talk without words. Like when you point at something cool and say, “Look!” That pointing finger is a gesture, helping you share what you see with others.

Gestures are all around us, in games, in stories, even when you're just having fun!