It’s Week 1 of #LockDownLearning with Singing Hands. Today we have a signed story - Mr Gumpy’s Outing by John Burningham. It’s a lovely gentle tale of Mr Gumpy’s trip on his boat with a collection of animals & children. I bet you can guess what happens 💦💦💦 Enjoy! Fully subtitled version available on YouTube too. #Makaton The Makaton Charity 👍 | Singing Hands

Follow along as Teacher Betsy reads "Mr. Gumpy's Outing" by John Burningham. Mr. Gumpy lives by a river. One sunny day he decides to take a ride in his small boat. Activity ideas included below. #handson2Uathome Activity Ideas: Mr. Gumpy’s boat is deceiving, who knew he could fit so many people and animals in there?! I have always loved the natural invitation to practice counting as each person/animal joins the boat. It is a fun way to assess math skills, some children will need to recount the w