Something Special Episode Guide

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Episode Guide

Something Special: Season 2

Something Special:

  • All About Me

    Learning about how each person is an individual. (ages 4-7)

  • Animals

    Learning animal names in sign language, including a giraffe. (ages 4-7)

  • Art

    Justin learns how to paint a face, a flower and a butterfly. (ages 4-7)

  • Baby

    Mr Tumble looks after a toy baby that needs feeding, changing and putting to sleep. (ages 4-7)

  • Baby Animals

    Justin makes a new friend when he meets a puppy. (ages 4-7)

  • Beach

    The gang spend time at the beach searching for three things - a rock pool, seaweed and an ice-cream (ages 4-7)

  • Birds

    Mr Tumble longs to be a parrot but realises he cannot fly. (ages 4-7)

  • Birthday

    Mr Tumble tries perform a magic show for Grandad Tumble, but ends up getting in a bit of a mess. (ages 4-7)

  • Camping

    Justin goes camping in the New Forest with Harry and his family, and Mr Tumble has trouble putting his tent up without using magic

  • Castle

    Justin goes camping near an old castle in Northern Ireland with his friends Jack, Caroline and Ross. Last in the series

  • Clothes

    Mr Tumble shows off his amazing collection of shoes, including his favourites - the pair he wears for dancing

  • Colours

    Learning all the colours of the rainbow in sign-language. (ages 4-7)

  • Doctor

    Dolly feels unwell, so Mr Tumble calls a doctor. (ages 4-7)

  • Family

    Mr Tumble accidentally wakes the baby, and only Grandad can get it back to sleep again. (ages 4-7)

  • Farm

    Educational programme for children with learning difficulties, focusing on life on a farm. (ages 4-7)

  • Food

    Educational programme for children. (ages 4-7)

  • Food - Part One

    Part one of two. Educational programme for four to seven-year-olds

  • Food - Part Two

    Justin has been to the shops. Educational programme for four to seven-year-olds

  • Football

    Justin Fletcher visits Fulham Football Club's stadium Craven Cottage to play a game with his friends and enlists Grandad Tumble as his goalkeeper

  • Garden

    Pupils from Oakleigh School present a guided tour of their sensory garden. (ages 4-7)

  • Harbour

    Justin Fletcher visits Weymouth harbour, where he tries to find a fishing boat

  • High Street

    Justin meets his friends Bridget and Gary in Northern Ireland and searches for a postbox, a hairdresser and a florist

  • Holiday

    Mr Tumble can't keep warm when he takes a winter holiday by the seaside. (ages 4-7)

  • Home

    Types of home. (ages 4-7)

  • How Do I Feel

    Mr Tumble feels brave and excited when he goes on a bear hunt. (ages 4-7)

  • Jungle Animals

    Learning animal names in sign-language, including monkey, lion and snake. (ages 4-7)

  • Market

    The gang are at a market in Belfast, Northern Ireland, looking for bread rolls, cheese and a pink plant

  • Meals

    Justin enjoys a hearty breakfast of cereal, toast and a boiled egg. (ages 4-7)

  • Mini-Beasts

    Mr Tumble wants to dress up as a butterfly, but first disguises himself as other insects including a bumble bee, a ladybird and a caterpillar. (ages 4-7)

  • Mountain

    Jack and Justin go for a walk up Mount Snowden, while Mr Tumble tries to find somewhere to swim with his toy duck

  • Moving Around

    Running, jumping and pretending to swim. Plus, more useful signs to learn. (ages 4-7)

  • Music

    Learning how to make music with the Mandeville School band. (ages 4-7)

  • Nursery Rhymes and Songs

    Educational programme, showing how Makaton - a means of communication that uses signs and gestures to support speech - can develop language in an exciting way. (ages 4-7)

  • Nursery Rhymes and Songs 2

    Justin Fletcher explores the jungle, where he meets a tiger, a snake and a monkey. (ages 4-7)

  • Nursery Rhymes and Songs 3

    Justin Fletcher explores the magical world of nursery rhymes and songs, meeting a sailor who went to sea. Meanwhile, Mr Tumble dresses up as Little Jack Horner. (ages 4-7)

  • Nursery Rhymes and Songs 4

    Mr Tumble tries his best to get to sleep, but has four teddy bears to contend with. (ages 4-7)

  • Nursery Rhymes and Songs 5

    Mr Tumble's Aunties come for tea, but he has forgotten the biscuits. (ages 4 - 7)

  • Opposites

    Learning about opposites with children having fun in a playground. (ages 4-7)

  • Out and About

    Justin Fletcher visits a farm near Belfast, where he finds out about the jobs that need doing

  • The Park

    Mr Tumble wanders through a magic door and has a picnic in the park. (ages 4-7)

  • People Who Help Us

    Mr Tumble joins in when the toys want to play schools by pretending to do several jobs (Age 6-7)

  • Pets

    Mr Tumble shows children how to pretend to be cats, rabbits and dogs, and teaches them the names of different animals in sign-language. (ages 4-7)

  • Railway

    The children buy tickets at the train station, while Mr Tumble sweeps the platform and waters the flowers

  • School

    Tyra reveals what she and her friends enjoy doing at school (ages 4-7)

  • School

    Justin goes to school to meet Noor in the hydrotherapy pool, and Mr Tumble has some instruments for the children to play

  • Seasons

    Justin Fletcher learns there are four seasons in a year and explores each one. (ages 4-7)

  • Shapes

    Mr Tumble realises he hasn't got enough shapes to create a face so he decides to grow some. Includes the use of the Makaton language. (ages 4-7)

  • Shops

    Mr Tumble goes shopping and treats himself to a special pair of shoes. (ages 4-7)

  • Something to Think About - All About Me

    Learning about the individual. (ages 4-7)

  • Something to Think About: Asperger's Syndrome - A Different Mind
  • Something to Think About - Farm

    Fun for children with learning difficulties, featuring a visit to a farm. (ages 4-7)

  • Something to Think About: Food

    Going shopping for food. (ages 4-7)

  • Something to Think About: Home

    A fun look at the home, aimed at children with learning difficulties. (Age 4-7)

  • Stables

    Justin and his friends want to go riding, but first they need to find a saddle, a hard hat - and a pony

  • Theme Park

    Justin goes to a theme park to meet his friend Nell, and they both ride on the carousel, a tiny truck and the Big Wheel

  • Toys

    Mr Tumble likes playing with his jack-in-the-box and decides to become one himself. (ages 4-7)

  • Toys 2

    Educational programme, showing how Makaton - a means of communication that uses signs and gestures to support speech - can develop language in an exciting way. (ages 4-7)

  • Transport

    Mr Tumble drives a car, rides on a train and flies a plane. (ages 4-7)

  • Under, On and In

    Big Teddy wants to go swimming, but doesn't know where he put his bag, goggles or trunks

  • Under the Sea

    Learning the sign-language names for sea-dwelling creatures, including octopuses, fish and crabs. (ages 4-7)

  • Vet

    Justin goes to the vet's surgery with his friend Savannah and her sister, and Mr Tumble worries about his toy animals

  • Weather

    The weather keeps changing, so Mr Tumble dresses in a very odd way to cope. (ages 4-7)

  • What I Like

    Helping pupils with learning difficulties develop language skills. (ages 4-7)

  • Where I Live

    Educational series, aimed at children with learning difficulties. (ages 4-7)

  • Wood

    Justin explores a wood with Leah and Aidan. They hope to find a sign post, a squirrel and a log