Nikki Makaton Tutor

Lovely workshop today - Level 1 at Springboard Opportunity Group 🙂. Great signing and lots of laughs too! Had a lovely day with you all, hope you enjoyed it ! 💗

OMG OMG OMG!!!!💗 Im so proud I could actually POP!
So yesterday I received a lovely email out the blue from a lady from the PR team for author Dame Jacqueline Wilson! She said that Jacqueline's new book 'The Best Sleepover in the World' is DEDIDICATED TO ME & LUCINDA !!!! 😱💗 And would I like a copy !!! 😱💗
She went on to say that this new book features a charector who is a Makaton user, and that Jacqueline learnt Makaton for the character by watching our YouTube channel !!! 😱💗 Ours! ME & MY GIRL!!!!! MY LUCINDA! 😱💗
I cant even begin to tell you how proud of Lucinda I am! 💗 We have been doing our little videos to help spread awareness of Makaton since she was about 4!, way before I was even a tutor and she is just AMAZING in them.
I have had some lovely messages from people over the years - from things like how they've watched quietly in their homes & its gradually given them the confidence to sign along with the video at their breakfast table, to how their child signed for the very first time by copying Lucinda on a vid! And these have been so so so amazing to hear - and now THIS!!! My baby girl is changing the world! 😍💃
I hope one day she understands the kind of impact she has had, she literally is AMAZING!! I am so proud of her! 💗
So yesterday I'm all blubbering over the email 🤣💗 and then I find this!!!! 😱💗
In this Netmums podcast with Jacqueline Wilson she actually mentions us!! 😱💗 The way she talks about Lucinda is so lovely and I literally cry every time I play it ! (If you don't have time for the whole interview but are intereated she talks about Makaton from about 29 minutes in). Im literally blown away! 😱💗

https://audioboom.com/posts/8367160-jaqueline-wilson-juggling-motherhood-with-writing-her-fave-character


💗 The Makaton Charity 💗

Jaqueline Wilson: Juggling motherhood with writing & her fave character Welcome back to a brand new series of The Netmums Podcast. In this episode, hosts Wendy and Alison are joined by the creator of the much-loved characters Tracey Beaker and Hetty Feather.

Oh we do have fun at MakaClub! Here is me & Nic Better Communication Bristol getting into the swing of things! Lovely pirate theme tonight ready for Talk Like a Pirate Day next week! 🏴‍☠️🦜

This event from North Somerset Parent Carers Working Together Forum looks fabulous! 🙂

⭐⭐IT'S HERE!!!⭐⭐

🎫🎟️The official release of tickets for 'A Day of SEND'🎟️🎫

Click the link below to find your tickets, the event programme and even a map of the setting👇😲

https://www.nspcwt.org/events-1/event-a-day-of-send

⚠️⚠️Make sure you order a 'Sign-in To The Event Ticket' first and then browse the many training workshops and sign yourself up!⚠️⚠️

Yesterday was World Sepsis Day, and The Makaton Charity have made a free resource for it 🙂

Today is and it is vital to raise awareness.

We have free Awareness resources that include an information leaflet and poster, both with Makaton symbols, which outline the symptoms to watch out for.

Sepsis Leaflet: bit.ly/3U1VwcL
Sepsis Poster: bit.ly/40P9AIV

For more information on the development of these resources, please visit: https://bit.ly/SepsisAwareBears

Makaton Level 3 - Online (Zoom)

Still time to book on to my next Level 3 workshop! Please note you must have already completed Level 1 & 2 to do this workshop.

For details of all my current workshops please click here - bookwhen.com/nikkimakatontutor

Or to book in-house training please email - [email protected]

Makaton signs for School! 🏫
I've been asked if our video could be shown in their school and if it was available on YouTube instead - yes it is ! 🙂
And yes I can also be booked for in-house training if your setting are looking for this! 🙂

Makaton Signs - for Starting / Going back to School 🏫 Lucinda & I are sharing with you some signs that we think may be helpful for school !

Makaton Taster Session - Halloween Theme! 🎃 - Online

This is a perfect workshop for beginners. No previous experience needed. Lots of useful vocabulary for every day communication, and also 12 Halloween themed concepts too!

All workshops are available here (new Taster for Christmas added too!) - bookwhen.com/nikkimakatontutor

Guess the sign!
What do you think Lucinda & I are signing?!

There's a Bear - Nick Cope - Signed with Makaton 🧸

I've not signed a new song for too long now, I must sort that out! Here is one I did a while ago by the fabulous Nick Cope. Sharing again today as its National Teddy Bear Day! 🐻

There's a Bear! 🐻 - Nick Cope - Signed with Makaton There's a Bear! 🐻- by Nick Cope - signed with MakatonI do not own the rights to the music, all credits to the original artist - please check out his amazing...

Face to face Level 1 & 2 in Weston super Mare 🙂
Training is at Boost Academy with me & Joy G Makaton Tutor 🙂
Suitable for professionals / parents / carers 🙂
We can also be booked for in-house training at your workplace 🙂 Just pop us an email! ([email protected] / [email protected])

For more info & to book the F2F Level 1 or 2 at Boost please click here - https://buytickets.at/joygrimsbymakatontutor

Giraffe & Friends Start School - by Susan Guy - Signed with Makaton 🙂

A reshare of a signed story I did a year or two ago! 🏫

Giraffe & Friends Start School - Susan Guy - Book signed with Makaton Giraffe & Friends Start School - Written by Susan Guy - Signed with MakatonA lovely book for a child starting school! Thank you to my brother for putting tog...

Anyone feeling a bit frazzled from the summer hols?! This one's for you! 🤣.Parent to child....! Can you work out what it says ?!

(I promise I have not said or given this to my child! Just for fun!!! 🤣)

Lots of Makaton training options! I can be booked for training in your work place 🙂
I also have public workshops both face to face & on Zoom! 🙂
Please email - [email protected] 🙂
Public workshops are advertised here- bookwhen.com/nikkimakatontutor 🙂

Makaton Taster Session - on Zoom

Just a few spaces left !

No experience needed - perfect for beginners, and for anyone who is a parent of a young child / or professional working in early years

Booking here - bookwhen.com/nikkimakatontutor

Back training today at one of my favourite places to train! Aurora Foxes / Foxes Hotel in Minehead 💗
Two more groups did their Level 1 today with me, and the other group with Joy G Makaton Tutor
Really lovely day and everyone was fantastic! 🙂
Already looking forward to next time 🙂

Lovely day today doing Level 1 with Bridgwater & Taunton College 🙂
Do you know what they are all signing? They all picked a sign from Level 1 !
Everyone was fabulous! Happy signing! 🙂

Today is Makaton International Awareness Day! 🎉
So, I thought it would be nice to share our MakaStories below in the comments!... Anything at all - maybe something like...
- Do you have a story about how Makaton has helped someone / you / made the difference?
- Has someone inspired you?
- Someone's first sign?!
- Favourite resource?
- Fave signed story?
- Have you visited a place out in the community on your summer days out where they've signed to your child?
- What is your favourite sign?!
- Share an idea of how you use symbols!
- A funny Makaton story?!
- Fave song to sign along to?

Anything! 🎉

Well done to these fabulous people who did their Level 2 with me this weekend! Do you know these signs they are signing?!

Everyone was brilliant! Looking forward to seeing some of you for Level 3!

Makaton school themed symbol pebbles !

Do you know these symbols? And can you sign them?!

We will hide these for others to find!

⭐ COMPETITION TIME ! ⭐

To celebrate next weeks 'Makaton International Awareness Day' I am running a competition for one North Somerset setting / organisation to win a ⭐ FREE 2 HOUR MAKATON TASTER SESSION! ⭐ (for up to 15 people) !!

To be in with a chance of winning please nominate yourselves in the comments!

Me & my girl will pick a winner at random on Makaton International Awareness Day - Monday 28th August 23 💗

Feel free to share this post! Let's spread Makaton awareness!

(Open to North Somerset settings / organisations / businesses only 🙂)

Thank you to all these amazing people for giving up your Saturday morning to do a Makaton Taster with me! You were all brilliant! Can you work out what they are all signing?!
Always lovely to see people give up their time especially in the holidays to learn new skills to benefit the lives of their children or those who they support. And it is my favourite way to spend a Saturday morning!

Nice little free activity 💗
Spiderman was treated to a picnic in the garden and Lucinda & I matched food items to their symbol 🙂. Little picnic set was a freebie on the front of a magazine a while back and hand drawn symbols. Nice way to learn some new signs too 🙂

It's Mine - Rod Campbell - Book signed with Makaton

Anyone off to the zoo during these summer holidays?! Lots of handy signs from Lucinda & I in this book! 🐒🦒🐍🦁🧸🐅🐊🦜🐘

It's Mine! - Rod Campbell - Signed with Makaton It's Mine! - Written by Rod Campbell - Signed with Makaton 🐅🐘🦒🐊🐻🐍🐒🦜🦁A new signed story ready for this years World Book Day! 📚See if you can join in...

Guess the sign! 🙂
What do you think me & my girl are signing?!

Fantastic group this weekend for Level 1! Everyone was brilliant! They all picked a sign to do for the photo - do you know what they are signing?!
Thank you all for giving up your weekend to learn Makaton!

Makaton for Hot Air Balloon

Anyone at Bristol International Balloon Fiesta ?! Here is the sign for Hot Air Balloon from me & my girl !

Makaton for 'Hot Air Balloon' Makaton for 'Hot Air Balloon' If you live around the Bristol area you may have seen some of these in the sky yesterday at the Fiesta Fly Past! Covid-19 may h...

Looking forward to today's story session with Follow Your Dreams Charity - think our caterpillar is getting hungry ! 🐛