Makaton
Makaton is a unique language programme that uses symbols, signs and speech to enable people to communicate. It supports the development of essential communication skills such as attention and listening, comprehension, memory, recall and organisation of language and expression.
Being able to communicate is one of the most important skills we need in life. Almost everything we do involves communication; everyday tasks such as learning at school, asking for food and drink, sorting out problems, making friends and having fun. These all rely on our ability to communicate with each other.
With Makaton, signs are used, with speech, in spoken word order. This helps provide extra clues about what someone is saying. Using signs can help people who have no speech or whose speech is unclear.
Words of the Week
We promote the use of Makaton with all our staff and hope that our families will use it too. To help, we have created a resource bank of Words of the Week. Many are core vocabulary words that are generally helpful, but sometimes there are enrichment lists that link to specific events or festivals. We hope you enjoy learning and using Makaton too.
Here is a quick reference of the words covered each week.
| Easter | Easter | Easter egg | chocolate | bunny | chick | lamb | |||
| Colours 2 | black | pink | brown | purple | gold | silver | |||
| Colours 1 | red | green | blue | yellow | orange | white | |||
| Careers Week | work | musician | ambulance | bus driver | firefighter | police officer | |||
| Set 19 | choose | which | now | next | time | wait | |||
| Set 18 | teddy | doll | bricks | ball | and | hot | |||
| Set 17 | dog | cat | bird | tree | flower | book | |||
| Set 16 | fire | radiator | television | light | lamp | telephone | |||
| Set 14 | cake | jam | `ice cream | knife | to cut | fork | |||
| Christmas 2 | Christmas tree | presents | Father Christmas | snow | snowman | party | |||
| Christmas 1 | Christmas | Kings | shepherds | Baby Jesus | stable | celebrate | |||
| Set 15 | spoon | Plate | cup | door | window | ||||
| Set 13 | noodles | milk | tea | coffee | juice | sugar | |||
| Bonfire | Bonfire | fireworks | loud | hot | sky | colours | |||
| Halloween | Halloween | Spiders Web | Trick or Treat | pumpkin | monster | costume | |||
| Set 12 | butter | egg | chapatti/roti | dhal | rice | yoghurt | |||
| Harvest | harvest | farmer | farm | food | vegetables | farm animals | crops | help | give |
| Set 11 | man | woman | boy | girl | baby | bread | |||
| Set 10 | home | car | bus | I | me | you | |||
| Set 9 | chair | table | washbasin | bath | shower | house | |||
| Set 8 | to come | to give | more | good | |||||
| Set 7 | to sit | to wash | to bath | to shower | to go | ||||
| Set 6 | to eat | to look | to see | to stand | to get up/stand | ||||
| Set 5 | where? | what? | here | there | to sleep | to drink | |||
| Set 4 | dinner | food | water | toilet | bed | ||||
| Set 3 | mummy | daddy | brother | sister | drink | biscuit | |||
| Set 2 | good | OK | bad/naughty | yes | no | please | |||
| Set 1 | Thank You | Hello/hi | Good Morning | Goodbye |
Careers Week
Set 19
Set 18
Set 17
Set 16
Christmas 2 - Modern vocab
Christmas 1 - Nativity vocab
Words of the Week Set 15
Words of the Week Set 13
Bonfire Night
Words of the Week Set 12
Harvest
Harvest Samba linked to our Harvest Assembly 18th October 2023