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30/07/2026

🌍 Day 6: Bake or Cook Around the World

Cooking and baking are so much more than making something tasty, they’re a wonderful way to explore different cultures, traditions and countries together.

Choose a simple recipe from another part of the world and get children involved. Whether it’s homemade pizza from Italy, guacamole from Mexico, sushi rolls from Japan or vegetable spring rolls from China, every recipe opens the door to conversations about geography, language and culture.

As children cook, they’re also developing:
🥣 Measuring and early maths skills
📖 Reading and following instructions
🖐️ Fine motor skills and coordination
🌍 Understanding the World by exploring different cultures and traditions

Try asking:
🌎 Which country does this recipe come from?
🌎 Can you find it on a map?
🌎 What other foods might people eat there?
🌎 Which ingredients have you tried before?

Food has an amazing way of bringing people together. By exploring recipes from around the world, children begin to celebrate different cultures while developing a lifelong curiosity about the world around them.

Save this idea for your next family cooking session and follow along for more Teacher Approved Summer Activities throughout the holidays! ☀️

28/07/2026

🌸 Day 5: Flower Bracelets

Sometimes the simplest activities become the most memorable.

Wrap a piece of card covered in double sided tape around your wrists and head outdoors to collect tiny natural treasures. Flowers, petals, grasses and leaves all make beautiful additions to a one-of-a-kind bracelet.

As children carefully choose and place each item, they’re developing fine motor skills, creativity and hand-eye coordination. It’s also a wonderful opportunity to slow down, notice the world around them and talk about the different plants, colours and textures they discover.

Try asking:
🌼 Which flower is your favourite and why?
🌼 Can you find something soft? Rough? Smooth?
🌼 How many different colours can you collect?
🌼 Which plants have the biggest leaves?

The best part? Every bracelet is completely unique, and when you’re finished, everything can be returned to nature.

Save this idea for your next walk and follow along for more Teacher Approved Summer Activities throughout the holidays! ☀️

26/07/2026

☁️ Day 3: Cloud Stories

Sometimes, all children need is a patch of grass and a little imagination.

Lie back together and look up at the clouds. What can you see? A dragon? A pirate ship? An ice cream? There are no wrong answers, just endless opportunities for conversation and storytelling.

As children describe what they can see, they’re developing vocabulary, imagination and confidence in speaking. You can build on their ideas by asking open-ended questions that encourage them to think more deeply and expand their language.

Try asking:
☁️ What does that cloud remind you of?
☁️ Where is it going?
☁️ Who lives there?
☁️ What adventure might happen next?
☁️ How does the story end?

This simple activity strengthens the oral language skills that underpin reading and writing, while giving children the freedom to be creative and let their imaginations run wild.

Sometimes the best stories don’t come from a book, they begin in the clouds.

Save this idea for your next sunny day and follow along for more Teacher Approved Summer Activities! ☀️

25/07/2026

☀️ Day 2: Colour Hunting

Summer holidays are the perfect time to slow down and notice the world around us.

This activity couldn’t be simpler. Choose a colour and head out on a walk to see how many things you can find that match it. You could use paint colour cards, coloured paper or simply call out a colour as you explore.

As children search, they’re developing observation skills, vocabulary, attention to detail and communication. Encourage them to describe what they find, compare different shades and explain why some objects belong in their chosen colour group.

A lovely extension is to spot logos and signs along the way. Recognising familiar logos (such as Tesco, Lidl, McDonald’s or the London Underground roundel) helps children understand that print carries meaning. They begin to recognise whole words and symbols before they can read them independently, building important early literacy skills and confidence with environmental print.

Try asking:
🌈 Can you find five things that are blue?
🌈 Which colour was the easiest to find?
🌈 Can you spot a logo or sign you recognise?
🌈 What other colours can you see nearby?

The best part? It costs nothing, gets everyone outdoors and turns an ordinary walk into a learning adventure.

Save this idea for your next family walk and follow along for more Teacher Approved Summer Activities throughout the holidays! 🌞

24/07/2026

Summer holidays are long. Keeping children entertained can quickly become expensive, but supporting learning doesn’t have to cost a fortune.

That’s why I’m starting my Teacher Approved Summer Activities series, sharing simple, low-cost ideas that are fun, engaging and packed with learning opportunities.

☀️ Day 1: Shadow Drawing

All you need is some chalk and a sunny day! Children can trace the shadows of themselves, family members, bikes, toys, plants or anything else they spot. It’s a brilliant way to develop fine motor skills, observation, creativity and language, all while getting outdoors.

Save this idea for your next sunny day and follow along for more teacher-approved summer activities throughout the holidays! 🌞

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24/07/2026

One of my favourite writing lessons from this year… 🐦🌊

Piper has been one of my favourite short animations to use for years, and it never disappoints.

This wasn’t part of a planned writing unit at all. We simply found ourselves with some extra time one afternoon, so I decided to share it with the class. It ended up being one of their favourite writing lessons of the year.

One of the reasons I love using dialogue-free animations is that they naturally encourage such rich oracy. Before anyone picked up a pencil, the classroom was buzzing with children retelling the story, discussing Piper’s thoughts and feelings, predicting what might happen next and narrating every moment to each other. Every child had something to contribute because there wasn’t a “right” answer.

The children then wrote a diary entry in role as Piper, recounting the day’s events from their perspective. Although they were all writing about the same story, every diary had its own voice. Some focused on Piper’s fear of the waves, others on their determination to keep trying, and many reflected on how proud they felt when they finally succeeded.

Looking back through these books, what stands out most isn’t just the progress in handwriting, spelling and sentence structure (although that’s lovely to see!). It’s the confidence that grew from those conversations. By the time they came to write, they already knew the story inside out because they’d spent so much time talking, listening and thinking first.

The best part? They were so engaged that when we ran out of time, they wanted to carry on. They continued talking about Piper for the rest of the term.

It’s a lovely reminder that some of the most memorable writing lessons don’t need weeks of planning. Sometimes all you need is a brilliant stimulus, meaningful talk and the freedom for children to step into a character’s shoes.

30/05/2026

As the weather gets warmer, it’s the perfect reminder that learning does not only happen at a table.

Taking learning outdoors gives children opportunities to move, explore, talk, notice, and connect what they are learning to the real world around them ☀️

Whether it is spotting sounds in nature, building vocabulary through conversation, or simply developing confidence and curiosity, outdoor learning often feels more meaningful because children are experiencing it, not just completing it.

Some of the richest learning moments start with fresh air and a little bit of space to explore.

02/05/2026

I haven’t posted in a while, the last few weeks have been busy.

But I’ve been reminded of something important, some of the most meaningful learning doesn’t happen through worksheets or structured tasks.

It happens in real moments:
exploring, noticing, experiencing the world around us.

And London in the sun is a pretty special place to do just that.

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