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© The Makaton Charity 2020

While We Can’t Hug Bedtime Stories read by Mr Tumble Using Makaton Symbols and Signs

The Best

The Best

Blew a Kiss Mime blowing kiss

Called (name)

Called (name)

Dominant thumb tip brushes non-dominant thumb tip sharply forward and up

Directional


Can’t (No)

Can’t (No)

Caught it (kiss) (To Catch)

Caught it (kiss) (To Catch)

Mime as appropriate


Dance

Dance

Don’t (No)

Don’t (No)


To Dream

To Dream

Everyone/ All

Everyone/ All


Friends

Friends

Funny Face (mime)

Mime pulling a funny face

Good (1)

Good (1)

Small downward movement twice

Use both hands for ‘Very Good’


Hedgehog

Hedgehog

Hello

Hello

Clawed hand moves to non-dominant with small circular movements

Make sign at shoulder height

Small circular movement at tip of nose


Hug (To Cuddle)

Hug (To Cuddle)

I

I


To Know

To Know

To Laugh

To Laugh

Hand makes small shaking movements


A Lot (Many)

A Lot (Many)

Love

Love

Me

Flutter fingers as hands move outwards and back slowly


Me

Mr Tumble

Mr Tumble

Owl

‘Me’ hand touches chest

Index finger of dominant hand rolls round other index

Index and middle fingers mime falling off non-dominant index with forward movement


Owl

Painted (To Paint)

Painted (To Paint)

Picture

Picture

Keeping handshape in front of eyes, rotate wrist, thumb forward


Played Along (Guitar)

Rain

Rain

To Remember

Flutter fingers as hands move straight down in front of body

Mime playing guitar


To Remember

Sad

Sad

Said (To Speak/ To Talk)

Said (To Speak/ To Talk)

Direct sign towards person


Sent Three Back

Mime blowing three kisses

Shine (Sun)

Shine (Sun)

To Show

To Show


Smile

Smile

Story

Story

Thank You

Facial expression important


Thank You

Tortoise

Tortoise

To Touch

Bent fingers and extended index finger show legs and head under hand


To Touch

Tumble Ted (Teddy (or any cuddly toy)

Tumble Ted (Teddy (or any cuddly toy)

To Want

Hands clasp upper arms


To Want

To Wave

To Wave

Ways (Different)

Wave with one or two hands as appropriate


Ways (Different)

We (2) (More Than Two)

We (2) (More Than Two)

Worry (Worried)

Index fingers move apart with upward twist

Indicate those people involved. Movement is non-dominant to dominant from self


Worry (Worried)

Wrote (To Write)

Wrote (To Write)

You (1)

Mime writing

Tense hand. Use both hands if very worried


You (1)

Makaton uses signs, symbols and speech to help people communicate. 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. Using symbols can help people who have limited speech and those who cannot or prefer not to sign. For more information or to order online visit makaton.org.

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