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Education show using songs, rhymes and Makaton to promote language skills.

Something Special uses songs, rhymes and visual humour with Makaton to help its audience learn how to communicate as well as develop their language in a fun and exciting way.

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Something Special: We're All Friends: Series 8

Justin Fletcher

Paul Shuttleworth

Nia Ceidiog

Janine Pixton

Jayne Henry

Something Special: We're All Friends: Series 8: Episode 21: Birds

Learning: Primary

Episode 21

Episode 21: Birds

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Grandad Tumble has his heart set on taking a photo of a very special bird.

Educational series using Makaton sign language. Grandad Tumble has his heart set on taking a photo of a very special bird.

Using a sign language called Makaton, Something Special helps its audience learn how to communicate as well as develop their language in a fun and exciting way. Justin Fletcher presents songs, rhymes and visual humour all centred around themes that are familiar to young children. Justin travels near and far to meet new friends all over the country. 

Grandad Tumble has his heart set on taking a photo of a very special bird - but he keeps falling asleep and missing its visit to the bird table. Justin and his friends Taylor and Heidi are much more successful at attracting lorikeets to perch on their arms. The lorikeets are very colourful and friendly!

Birds

We're All Friends: Series 8

The UK's most watched and most loved channel for the under-sixes.

The UK's most watched and most loved channel for the under-sixes, dedicated to delighting and surprising its pre-school audience.

Education show using songs, rhymes and Makaton sign language to promote language skills.

Something Special uses songs, rhymes and visual humour with Makaton sign language to help its audience learn how to communicate as well as develop their language in a fun and exciting way.

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