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UPDATE: Mistake found— the “Student” card is incorrect (both the description and the images), the images on the student card depicts the sign for expensive. Please see the photos I’ve added to this review. I’ve gone through this set and thoroughly evaluated its content and here’s what you need to know: 1. The cards are thin and flimsy. I’m learning sign language to better communicate with my special needs daughter (age 4) I had to laminate every card before allowing her to handle them. (FYI: after lamination the cards no longer fit in the box they came in... but it’s a nice box so I up-cycled it to store my playing card decks) 2. They’re sorted alphabetically which actually drove me nuts. Personally, I think they should’ve been sorted by subject (I.e. emotions, people, colors, animals, weather, etc.) I reorganized them which took some time but was very helpful when it came to studying. 3. CONTENT 3a. The inclusion and exclusion of some words was peculiar. The words “magic” and “physics” are included but those words seemed very out of place. Physics would’ve made more sense if other school subjects were included but they’re not. In addition, there were words like summer which would make you think the other seasons (winter, fall, and spring) are included but they’re not. 3b. I thought some of the cards should've had more information. For example, I looked up the other seasons in my ASL dictionary and found that some of the signs are similar... it would’ve been very helpful to have that noted on the card. Ex: the “cold” sign can also mean winter and you can use either the “S” or “W” hands. Furthermore, the sign for “grow” (included in the set) can also be used to say Spring but there’s no note or indication of this on the card itself. The sign for “wish” is included and is the exact same sign for hungry but again the card doesn’t mention this. Luckily I already knew the sign for hungry (card not included) so that was my red flag to investigate other cards. 4. CLARITY 4a. Some of the illustrations & descriptions could’ve been more clear. For example: “full” and “enough” I’ll include pictures of these cards with the ASL dictionary definitions so you can compare them to see exactly what I mean; the ASL dictionary has a much better description than the cards do and this is consistent (ie. the dictionary description is equal to or more often, better than the flash card’s definition. 4b. Side note: the “full” card isn’t referring to full as in when you’ve had plenty to eat, we know this because the card provided a synonym at the bottom: “synonym fill” and listed related words: “159. Crowded, 205. Enough” the numbers here indicate that word’s place in the set (as I mentioned, I reorganized my set by subject so the numbers didn’t help me but if you like the way the related words are listed on the cards and you want to utilize it for referencing then don’t reorganize your set). ***Refer to the photos I’ve uploaded 5. Here are some other words in the set: ***Farm, School, Jail, College, Basement, Room, Home, Camp, City, Earth, California, Country, Africa, America, Canada / ***Number, Add to, Divide (math), Cheap, Cost, Cent, How many, Many, Money, Profit, Rich, Buy, Expensive, Broke (no money), Earn, Owe / ***Color, Black, White, Orange, Green, Blue, Pink, Red, Yellow, Purple, Brown / ***Temperature, Cold, Hot, Warm, Cool, Snow, Thunder, Lightning, Rain / ***Vacation, Travel, Visit, Depart, Escape, Attend, Arrive, Come, Chase, Kick, Jump, Fall down, Dance, Stand, Sit, Play(fun), Stop(cease), Go, Balance, Follow (trail), Catch up, Get in, Get on, Wait, Stay, Hurry, Walk, Close, Applaud, Build, Create, Make(produce), Look for, Borrow, Drop, Destroy, Break(damage), Fix, Improve, Wash / ***Ahead, Approximately, Almost, Before, After, Start, End, Middle, Last, Above, In, Here, Area / ***Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow, Morning, Afternoon, Night, Year, Month, Week, Day, Hour, Minute, Early, Later, Past, Soon, Recently, Now, Not yet / ***I, My, You, Your, His/her, He/she, Person, People, Boy, Girl, Man, Woman, Husband, Wife, Mother, Father, Baby, Children, Daughter, Son, Aunt, Sweetheart, Audience, Doctor, Police, Assistant, Student, Boss / ***Cat, Dog, Tiger, Giraffe, Elephant, Turtle, Alligator, Bear, Cow, Mouse, Squirrel, Rabbit, Fish, Butterfly, Bug(insect), Spider / ***Clothes, Shoes, Bracelet, Medicine, Key, Candle, Book, Paper, Picture, Bell, Alarm, Ticket, Movie, Music, Stairs, Chair, Bed, Electricity, Computer, Machine, Microwave oven, Car, Parking, Airplane, Boat, Train, Bicycle, Baseball, Bowling / ***Live, Born, Dead, Grow, Summer, Flower, Tree, Wood, Fire (flame), Moon, Dark, Sunrise, Sunset / ***Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Thirsty, Eat, Drink, Popcorn, Onion, Potato, Egg, Cheese, Chicken, Bread, Pizza, Apple, Chocolate, Cookie, Candy, Milk, Soda, Water, Tea, Coffee, Sweet, Delicious, Cook, Bake, Kitchen, Knife / ***Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, Ask, Answer, What’s up / ***Darn, Boast, Scold, Resent, Mock (ridicule), Punish, Tease, Insult, Deceive, Quarrel, Bother, Conflict, Complain, Ignore, Refuse, Resist / ***Big, Small, Fast, Slow, Dirty, Clean, Old, Young, Pretty, Cute, Dark, Comfortable, Long, New / ***See, Heat, Listen, Smell, Dead, Sign / ***Polite, Please, Thank you, Excuse me, Sorry, Hello / ***Always, Never, Agree, Disagree, Easy, Difficult, Can’t, Can, Similar, Different, Same, Opposite, Lose(misplace), Find, With, Without, Appear(show up), Disappear, Right(correct), Wrong, Dangerous, Careful, (Be) Careful, Careless, No, Yes, Good, Bad / ***..ADDING MORE, CHECK BACK LATER FOR UPDATE 6.Despite some serious flaws I still recommend these cards as a study method. The set’s shortcomings actually encouraged me to learn more and I gained a lot of insight simply by exploring the words in conjunction with my ASL dictionary (I’ve also reviewed the dictionary if you’re interested). I chose to write additional information on the cards and to facilitate quick referencing I wrote the dictionary page number on the card. I learn really well with flash cards and if you do too I think you’ll benefit from this set.