Let’s Talk Stories: The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Let’s Talk Stories: The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Make The Tiger Who Came to Tea a fun and interactive opportunity for developing communication, language and interaction skills.

This printable Let’s Talk Stories handout is designed to help parents, carers and professionals use a familiar story to encourage communication through props, symbols, signs, play and simple activities.

The handout includes ideas for:

• Supporting communication through the story using key vocabulary, signs and symbols
• Using props, toy food and familiar objects to bring the story to life
• Making simple story characters using items you already have at home or in the setting
• Encouraging turn-taking and choice-making
• Talking about foods we like and don't like
• Developing vocabulary around food, people, actions and places
• Using core vocabulary such as more, want, give, eat and drink
• Matching food items or symbols to pictures in the story
• Supporting the young person to remember and retell the story in their own way

The handout also includes a Resources section with links and ideas for finding Makaton resources, colouring activities, videos and other Tiger Who Came to Tea resources.

Who is it for?

A practical resource for parents, carers, early years practitioners, teachers, SENCOs, speech and language professionals, and anyone involved in supporting young people to develop their communication skills. 

A simple, flexible resource to help turn a favourite story into lots of opportunities to talk, play, communicate and connect.