National Days in April for Homeschooling and Home Education
National days in April will definitely spice up your April home education. We have compiled this of National days and accompanying resources to help inspire you this April.
You Probably Already Know This National Day in April: April Fool's Day
April Fool's Day Activities for 4-7 year olds
Learn about the possible origins of April Fool’s day. Create your very own April Fool’s fish! This video will show you a few different ways to make your very own fishy craft.  Use this BBC video to convince people that penguins can fly.
April Fool's Day Activities for 8-11 year olds
Introduce your children to one of the more harmless pranks such as replacing Oreo filling with tooth paste. Let them get creative and see what pranks they can come up with themselves. Why not have a prank war and see who wins?
Easter is an April Celebration This Year
Easter Activities for Toddlers
Try this egg pairs game. Â Not only is it great fun but you can practice colour matching or have a go at matching the patterns.
Easter Activities for 4-7 year olds
Tackle the measuring of distances with this classic egg and spoon race. Children of different ages can approach the concept of distance through this fun and competitive activity.
Easter Activities for 8-11 year olds
Take a different approach to your Easter theme and learn all about rabbits with this great age differentiated project.Â
Earth Day is another National Day in April
Earth Day Activities for Toddlers
Have your little ones take off their shoes and walk around in the earth and mud. Have them describe what it feels like. You can create a sensory mud tray, or if your little one is prone to putting things in their mouth, you could even prepare an edible mud tray for them.Â
Earth Day Activities for 4-7 year olds
Try this great, free Earth Day activity! Decorate the Earth, write 5 promises to the Earth and put it in your capable hands! Don’t forget to fulfil your promises 🙂
Earth Day Activities for 8-11 year olds
Look after our planet this Earth day and Plant a tree. Ask your child to plan some ways they can look after the Earth and get them to organise them. Maybe they could organise a litter pick or put together a plan for how you can save water and electricity at home!
St. George's Day (England's National Day)
Petal Resources has created a great free printable which can be age differentiated.
St. George's Day Activities for Toddlers
Colour in your own English flag. Does your little one like tearing things? Tearing up paper or tissue paper is a great fine motor activity. You can then use the teared up pieces and get them to glue them onto the flag template to create their own textured St George flag.
St. George's Day Activities for 4-7 year olds
Create an acrostic poem. What better way to celebrate England than put all the things that your child likes about the country into an acrostic poem?
St. George's Day Activities for 8-11 year olds
Learn about the history of St George. Our free printable tells the legend of St George and the dragon. Take this opportunity to learn about legends. You could even put on a performance of this great tale!
World Penguin Day (The Favourite of our National Days in April)
Petal Resources has created a great free printable which can be age differentiated.
World Penguin Day Activities for Toddlers
Look at the photographs of the penguins. Get your child to find the correct colouring sheet and colour it in to match! What better excuse than today to watch cute penguin videos on Youtube; there’s certainly plenty of them.
World Penguin Day Activities for 4-7 year olds
Use our free printable to discover all about these awesome creatures. Take a look at the penguin fact files and decide which penguin is your favourite! Of course don’t forget to colour in the pictures.
World Penguin Day Activities for 8-11 year olds
Read our penguin fact files to find out about these cute animals. Can you find out more information about them? Use the blank fact file and research some of the other penguins around the world and add them to the map!
Did You Know This April Special Day? International Jazz Day
International Jazz Day Activities for Toddlers
Listen to some jazz music with your child. Have a dance together, see if your little one can move to the music!
International Jazz Day Activities for 4-7 year olds
Try our free International Jazz Day printable to learn about some different jazz instruments. Listen to some jazz music and see if you can hear any of the instruments.
International Jazz Day Activities for 8-11 year olds
Try our free International Jazz Day printable to learn about some jazz instruments. Why not do some research into the background of jazz music? Find out about some of the greatest jazz musicians and listen to their music. What do you like and dislike about them? Find a favourite jazz musician and research their life!
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