Welcome to the Instructional Video for Signing Friends – I Hear

The video is aimed at parents, caregivers, teachers, support workers and other professionals to pre-learn the signs for this story.  Watch and practise as many times as you need till you feel confident with the Makaton signs.  Then go ahead and enjoy signing the story with your Makaton user.   We hope you have lots of fun learning Makaton together.

At this end of this book you have a double-page spread to remember and recall all the signs from the story.  You could also use this page as a prompt to talk & sign about the different things you’ve heard that day too.  Happy signing!

Story Text and Sign Transcription

I hear a bee (I / HEAR / BEE)

I hear water (I / HEAR / WATER)

I hear a mobile phone (I / HEAR / MOBILE PHONE)

I hear rain (I / HEAR / RAIN)

I hear a bird (I / HEAR / BIRD)

I hear a fire engine (I / HEAR / FIRE ENGINE)

I hear a washing machine (I / HEAR / WASHING MACHINE)

I hear the sea (I / HEAR / SEA)

I hear music (I / HEAR / MUSIC)

I hear a motorbike (I / HEAR / MOTORBIKE)

I hear a dog (I / HEAR / DOG)

What will you hear today? (WHAT / YOU / HEAR / TODAY)

Vocabulary and Makaton Stages

Stage 1

I

WATER

WHAT

YOU

Stage 2

BIRD

DOG

Stage 6

HEAR

SEA

Stage 7

RAIN

TODAY

Stage 8

MUSIC

Animal Transport and Vehicles

BEE

FIRE ENGINE

MOTOR BIKE/MOTORCYCLE

Personal Social and Health Education

MOBILE PHONE

Makaton Hub – Premium Extras/Additional Content

WASHING MACHINE