EAL holiday challenge – Fun English practice ideas

Every school holiday, many pupils with English as an Additional Language (EAL) risk losing some of the progress they have made with their English language learning. To help, we’ve created a motivating EAL holiday challenge that gives families simple ways to keep using and practising English together at home during the break.

The EAL school holiday challenge is designed for parents and carers to use with their child. It is a printable activity grid packed with fun, informal ideas that support everyday English language use. From watching a cartoon or film with subtitles to using the FlashAcademy® object translator around the home, each activity encourages meaningful language use without feeling like homework.

At the bottom of this page, each activity is listed with some additional information on how and why to complete it.