Welcome!
Welcome to Jacob’s Ladder Productions and the home of Hummingbirds Music. This site offers a range of new and exciting music resources and teaching materials including Makaton nativity musicals, songs, hymns, prayers and music theory resources for children (and adults!) all written by teachers, musicians and composers: Rebecca Thompson (Makaton tutor) and Kevin Stannard.
Singing is one of the first creative experiences children have. It encourages self-expression and affords a deep satisfaction and enjoyment. This website is here to encourage children (and adults) to develop their love of singing by offering a range of new and exciting music resources.
Before appearing here, the songs are tried, tested and 'approved' by the children of St. Mary's the Mount School, Walsall and the children of various Coventry schools where Kevin and Rebecca teach music. This ensures that they are not only enjoyable but easy to learn and accessible for even our youngest singers.
Before appearing here, the songs are tried, tested and 'approved' by the children of St. Mary's the Mount School, Walsall and the children of various Coventry schools where Kevin and Rebecca teach music. This ensures that they are not only enjoyable but easy to learn and accessible for even our youngest singers.
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Makaton-tastic Christmas!
Add something special to your Christmas performance this year with a Makaton signing nativity. |
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The countdown to Christmas has begun and if you're looking for a truly inclusive way to celebrate then look no further!
These resources capture the magic of Christmas through the traditional nativity story with a touch of added humour. With simple and entertaining scripts that can be easily adapted to meet the needs of your perfromers and songs that will gets toes tapping and hands signing, the most difficult thing is deciding which one to perform!
Listen to the tracks and read what teachers from schools across the UK have to say about these uniquely inclusive resources.
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Sing it, sign it!
Signed song has become very popular in the last few years and many schools, including the school where Rebecca teaches, now have signing choirs. Combining sign and song enhances the experience of all participants and allows young people who have limited language and communication skills to reap the emotional & creative benefits that arise through the fusion of singing and signing.
An increasing number of mainstream schools also use Makaton within their setting on a daily basis where there are children with English as an additional language, where signs and symbols can act as a common thread between languages.
An increasing number of mainstream schools also use Makaton within their setting on a daily basis where there are children with English as an additional language, where signs and symbols can act as a common thread between languages.
The Makaton Language Programme was developed by the Makaton Charity and uses signs and symbols to help people communicate. It is designed to support spoken language and the signs and symbols are used with speech in spoken word order.
Some of the resources available on this sight include Makaton signing. However, if this isn't what you're looking for don't worry as ALL the resources work with or without the signing.
Some of the resources available on this sight include Makaton signing. However, if this isn't what you're looking for don't worry as ALL the resources work with or without the signing.
For more information about Makaton signing click here.
