Education at Home + Makaton: Keywords from Story ‘Beauty and the Beast’, Reading, Writing, Singing & Signing

Book: The Magical Treasury p.92

Magical Story Treasury
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Some of these makaton signs are already familiar to Fela, but it’s good to practise old ones as well as learn new ones.  They are words he is likely to use in his everyday life. You may not be able to do all in one go but do a few each day:

Reading targets:

The emphasis is on getting Fela to concentrate and listen  as well as follow the words with his forefinger.

Read as much as you can. Aim for a page a day.

You can emphasise the key words through repetition, and practise the makaton signs for each day.

Singing & Signing

Method:

– Play the song for Fela (Mama’s favourite version) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgYEJHJXFB4&list=RDpgYEJHJXFB4&start_radio=1

– Print the lyrics to the song –

– Read the lyrics to Fela guiding his forefinger to point to each word.

– Prompt Fela to copy the words with a sharpened pencil.

– Play a makaton version of the song – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiks7WaPp04

Well done, Fela!

Lyrics

Tale as old as time
True as it can be
Barely even friends
Then somebody bends
Unexpectedly
Just a little change
Small to say the least
Both a little scared
Neither one prepared
Beauty and the Beast
Ever just the same
Ever a surprise
Ever as before
Ever just as sure
As the sun will rise
Tale as old as time
Tune as old as song
Bittersweet and strange
Finding you can change
Learning you were wrong
Certain as the sun
Rising in the east
Tale as old as time
Song as old as rhyme
Beauty and the Beast
Tale as old as time
Song as old as rhyme
Beauty and the Beast

 

Date

Dec 29 2025
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