Does anyone know the Makaton sign for tractor and boat?

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Thank you!!

boat - put all yr fingertips together to make front of boat shape and hold yr arms out in front of you.

tractor - I think this is like a big steering wheel. Like much bigger than you'd do for car. Pretty sure this is what mr tumble did out and about on farm ...

Tractor is using both hands to imitate tractor wheels going round. I thought it looked quite like the mime of pushing yourself in a wheelchair to look at.

That's great, thanks ejb!!

Thanks lou. I thought that was bus. Do you happen to know what bus is then?

Bus is the big steering wheel action.

Thank you eidsvold.

I'm going to annoy you all now. What is train if tractor is both hands imitating the wheels?

I've only get the singing hands DVD, I think maybe I should get a something special one too!

oh our train here in Aus is the first and second finger hooked over and placed near the side of the head - then move hand twice forwards and backwards. The hook part is the electric hook part that runs the train. I did know the other one but can't remember it.

i'M NO GOOD AT DESCRIBIMG THE SIGNS, BUT IF YOU'VE GOT THE sINGING HANDS DVD, THEY DO TRAIN AS PART OF THE TRANSPORT SONG ooops, sorry Caps - pesky children been at the keyboard again

That's brilliant, thank you all!

can i ask ? is makaton the same as sign-along? and why is there so many different sign languages? dd4 started with asl, now doing sign-along with salt,but mabey i should teach/learn makatonor bsl??????, sorry for buttin in, just had to ask?

er ...should be makaton or bsl?

makaton is just a selection of simplified signs, not an actual language. many of the signs are taken from bsl but they will be used with normal english word order. bsl is a language with its own grammar and syntax, different from english word order.

ooh been trying to work out what my DD is saying, she keeps pointing to her thumb with her finger is that something from Makaton? Is there a book I can buy with the signs? Or better still, a website?

makaton is very useful for people who have an intellectual impairment as it works on the key points in a sentence that are then signed rather than as BSL would do it - to sign the whole sentence.

Makaton in Aus was based on Auslan ( aus version of BSL) and my understanding is that makaton UK was based on BSL - so there would be some of the same signs.

I reckon she's signing the letter 'A'. In BSL and Makaton each digit represents a different vowel, starting with A at the thumb and U with the little finger.

Makaton books of signs are available from the charity's main website - they're very good. Just put Makaton into a search engine and it's the first thing on the list, usually. I think it's great.

Thanks amber I will have a look, been trying to get on to a coursein my area but the woman who runs them never answers her phone!

HannukArabica that is interesting, it must be something she has picked up from Something special she sometimes watches it while I'm getting suff ready to go out. My name begins with A so I'm going to tell myself she knows and is saying it instead of mummy

stuff not suff!

thanx for the info, am gona pester the salt next time we see her!she should know where to get makaton "lessons" .

The Makaton sign for train is, make a fist then move in a circle at the side of your body whilst moving away and towards yourself. So it looks like the piston rod on a steam engine that moves the wheels.

best things i brought something special dvds but only avialable from BBcshop t 18.50 what a con cn buy disney videos for less