SigningFriends

Here’s a little trailer about our new books 📚 We’ve launched the series with a whopping 13 books and there are another 14 that will be released from July 2023 through to Spring 2024. singinghands.co.uk/product-catego… @happydesigner @singinghands #makaton #literacy #communication

It’s #WorldBookDay on Thursday - here’s Poppy showing you how to sign it! And BOOK is the sign of the week from @MakatonCharity too 📖 Can you try and copy Poppy? #makaton @happydesigner @singinghands

Reading can be thought of as sounding out words, but the foundation is built through play, song, and curiosity. From noticing letters in the real world to joining in with singing nursery rhymes or listening to familiar tales, every small interaction is a building block for literacy. Before a child ever decodes a sentence, they are learning the ‘mechanics’ of stories. Handling a book, hearing the rhythm of a song, and spotting letters on a cereal box are all vital pre-reading skills. Focusing on the joy of reading is key, fluency will follow. #NationalYearOfReading

Who’s enjoying the #WinterOlympics2026? ❄️ ⛷️ 🧊 Can you sign Winter Olympics with Poppy? @happydesigner @singinghands #makaton

The sign of the week from @MakatonCharity is APPLE 🍏 Here’s Sarah’s lovely illustration of an apple from our alphabet book. Check the comments below on how to do the sign (familiar face doing the video for the Charity!) ⬇️ @happydesigner @singinghands #makaton #sotw

That’s a wrap on 2025. Here’s how to sign HAPPY NEW YEAR at midnight 🕛 (or earlier!) We look forward to more @SigningFriends fun in 2026. Have a fun evening 🙌 @happydesigner @singinghands #makaton #NYE2025

We’ve been getting excited in the run up to Christmas - hope you’ve had fun joining us here at @SigningFriends for a daily festive #Makaton sign. Today is our last sign - MERRY CHRISTMAS. You have two options for the word MERRY - FUN/LAUGH or the core sign HAPPY. 💚

We’re getting excited in the run up to Christmas - join us here at @SigningFriends for a daily festive #Makaton sign right up to the 25th. Today’s sign is SLEIGH BELLS 🔔 How many songs can you think of with this sign in it - so many! @singinghands @happydesigner 💚

We’re getting excited in the run up to Christmas - join us here at @SigningFriends for a daily festive #Makaton sign right up to the 25th. Today’s sign is STAR 🌟 Do you have a star on top of your tree? @singinghands @happydesigner 💚 #christmas

We’re getting excited in the run up to Christmas - join us here at @SigningFriends for a daily festive #Makaton sign right up to the 25th. Today’s sign is HOLLY. Do you have some Holly in your decorations this year? @singinghands @happydesigner 💚 #christmas #advent

We’re getting excited in the run up to Christmas - join us here at @SigningFriends for a daily festive #Makaton sign right up to the 25th. Today’s sign is TO DECORATE. Are yours up now? @singinghands @happydesigner 💚 #christmas #advent

We’re getting excited in the run up to Christmas - join us here at @SigningFriends for a daily festive #Makaton sign right up to the 25th. Today’s sign is TOYS. Have you put any new toys on your Christmas list? @singinghands @happydesigner 💚 #christmas #advent

We’re getting excited in the run up to Christmas - join us here at @SigningFriends for a daily festive #Makaton sign right up to the 25th. Today’s sign is CHRISTMAS BAUBLE. Have you hung some of these on your Christmas tree? 🌲 @singinghands @happydesigner 💚 #christmas

We’re getting excited in the run up to Christmas - join us here at @SigningFriends for a daily festive #Makaton sign right up to the 25th. Today’s sign is CANDLE 🕯️ @singinghands @happydesigner 💚 #christmas #advent

We’re getting excited in the run up to Christmas - join us here at @SigningFriends for a daily festive #Makaton sign right up to the 25th. Today’s sign is CANDLE 🕯️ @singinghands @happydesigner 💚 #christmas #advent

We’re getting excited in the run up to Christmas - join us here at @SigningFriends for a daily festive #Makaton sign right up to the 25th. Today’s sign is DONKEY. Practise this sign with Little Donkey 🫏 or our fave Dominick the Donkey hee haw! @singinghands @happydesigner

We’re getting excited in the run up to Christmas - join us here at @SigningFriends for a daily festive #Makaton sign right up to the 25th. Today’s sign is CHRISTMAS CARD. Have you sent some cards this year? @singinghands @happydesigner #christmas #advent 💚

We’re getting excited in the run up to Christmas - join us here at @SigningFriends for a daily festive #Makaton sign right up to the 25th. Today’s sign is ANGEL. Hands up if you ever got the role of an angel in your school nativity. @singinghands @happydesigner #christmas

We’re getting excited in the run up to Christmas - join us here at @SigningFriends for a daily festive #Makaton sign right up to the 25th. Today’s sign is CHRISTMAS CRACKER. What’s your favourite cracker joke? @singinghands @happydesigner #advent #christmas

We’re getting excited in the run up to Christmas - join us here at @SigningFriends for a daily festive #Makaton sign right up to the 25th. Today’s sign is BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Do you love ‘em or hate ‘em? @singinghands @happydesigner #christmas