Sing and Sign Sheffield

🌟 Super-signer alert! 🌟

👋 Here she is again… showing us another of her gorgeous signs. And a super useful one at that.

🔥 Little ones respond so well when we give them a reason:
“Don’t touch… it’s hot.”
“Careful, Mummy’s tea is hot.”
Explaining the why helps them make sense of the world - and signing gives them a way to show us they’ve understood long before the word itself arrives.

🧠 Learning the meaning of a word and the accompanying sign before you can say it is incredibly powerful. It supports safety, confidence, and early language development in such a natural, connected way.

💛 If you’d love to explore early communication with your little one, come join us at Sing and Sign Sheffield.

📅 New courses start September… grab a spot while you can!
🔗 Link in bio or visit www.singandsignsheffield.co.uk

🌟 Super-Signer Alert 🌟

One of my favourite things about baby signing is how it continues to support communication even after language starts to emerge 🗣️

🍌 This clever little poppet has been getting frustrated asking for a banana - because her “banana” sounded exactly the same as when she asked for her Nana (grandma). Two totally different requests… one identical word.

🅱️ So she’s started using the /b/ sign to make her meaning crystal clear. No confusion, no frustration — just perfect communication between her and Mum. Absolutely brilliant ✨

And here’s the fascinating bit: signing doesn’t stop being useful once speech arrives. In fact, it becomes an incredible support for early phonetic awareness.
🔤 In Stage 2, we introduce a playful, light‑hearted look at initial sounds in words and their accompanying sign - a gentle, fun foundation for phonics that toddlers adore ☺️✨

🌱 Our classes are designed to grow with your baby:

👶🏽 Stage 1: for little ones aged 6–14m

👶🏼 Stage 2: for toddlers aged 14–24m

We have spaces available on our Stage 1–2 courses for September.
Find out more: link 🔗 in the bio ⬆️ or www.singandsignsheffield.co.uk

💛 𝓢𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓢𝓲𝓰𝓷 𝓑𝓪𝓫𝓮𝓼 — 𝓐𝓾𝓽𝓾𝓶𝓷 2026 💛

If you’re craving a calm, confidence‑building start to baby groups, Babes is the perfect gentle beginning. You’ll get an age‑appropriate introduction to baby signing, helping you understand your little one’s early communication long before speech arrives.

Expect simple songs, gentle games and plenty of giggles from your babies (and the grown‑ups) as you enjoy gorgeous connection and bonding moments each week.

Small classes, a welcoming face, and a space where you can breathe, connect and feel truly supported in your baby’s development.

🍼 Suitable from birth to around 6 months
📍 Sheffield (S6, S7, S10, S11)
📅 Booking now for Autumn 2026
💛 Link in bio to secure your space

✨ You may have noticed in class that we use pauses… and this is absolutely no accident. Parents often think communication begins when babies start talking, but the truth is, it begins long before words.

👶 This video is of my own little girl when she was younger, and once the signing started there was truly no stopping her. Watch how she finishes each line of the song I’m singing. It’s a perfect example of how early communication grows when we give babies space to anticipate and respond.

📚 What you’re seeing here is the natural build‑on from what we focus on in our Babes course during those very early months. Repetition, anticipation, routines, shared looking, turn‑taking and praise — just some of the weekly themes and techniques we explore — all lay the foundations for confident communication long before speech.

🧠 Our Babes course, like all Sing and Sign stages, was developed with the help of speech and language therapists, so every activity is intentionally designed to support early communication. Pausing, waiting, inviting… these simple patterns help babies predict, participate and take their turn.

🎶 This particular song is from Mr Tumble, and she would usually sign all the way through… sadly the book was in the way for this one, but trust me, she knew every beat.

💛 If your little one has started responding to pauses, finishing lines or joining in with songs, I’d love to hear your favourite moment. Share it below — these stories always make my day.

🔗 And if you’re new here but keen to find out more, check out the link in the bio ⬆️ www.singandsignsheffield.co.uk

🌟 Super-Signer Alert 🌟

🫶 Same family, same sign… different message. Perfect understanding

☺️ Nothing I love more than hearing how your little ones generalise their signs and use them in new situations to get their message across. This clever little cutie first used OPEN to ask for her baby gate to be opened so she could climb… and now she’s using the very same sign to ask for her nappy bag to be opened to tell Mum she needs a change!!

🥰 Could not be more proud, or more in awe. Did I ever tell you how much I love baby signing…? 👀

🍂 Come check out Sing and Sign Sheffield - our autumn course starts in September. Many classes are now full, but do take a look at where there’s still space. You won’t regret it….

Link in the bio / www.singandsignsheffield.co.uk