The theme for this week’s #Makaton topic video is FEELINGS & EMOTIONS. We’ve enlisted the help of fellow Makaton Charity Patron & all-round Makaton legend Dave Benson Phillips to join in with his wonderful facial expressions too 🤩 We know we are experiencing a very difficult time at the moment and might need some help expressing how we feeling. We’ve added in the concept of STRESSED (from Communication Link / BSL) as it’s a really useful one particularly for older children/teenagers & adults. H

So today’s #Makaton topic video is all about TIME ⏰ 🗓 These are really useful concepts especially now as none of us know what day or month it is yet are always needing to talk about what is happening & when 🤣 Hope this helps. The Makaton Charity also have a really useful NOW & NEXT downloadable resource which is available for only £2.25 till the 27th May. https://www.makaton.org/shop/shopping/downloadDetails/Now-Next-Resource 👍 #wetalkmakaton | Singing Hands

U.K. Makaton for “paper” 📝 #makaton #makatontutor #makatontraining #learnmakaton | Fish Makaton Training

U.K. Makaton for “cake” #makaton #makatontutor #makatonsigning | Fish Makaton Training

🤚🏻Learn Makaton signs with Parker 🤙🏻 When Parker was 1, we started using Makaton to help him communicate — and wow, what a journey it’s been! He’s 4 now and has a huge range of signs under his belt. It’s honestly amazing how much he can tell us with his hands — from asking for his favourite snacks to showing us how he feels. Makaton has given Parker a way to express himself long before he had words, and it’s made such a difference in how we connect with him (and how he connects with the worl