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Weekend walkies

Suitable for Key Stage 1 pupils and their families.

Overview

Programme

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Education phase

Early years

Categories of activity

Travel

Types of activity

Walking

How it helps

  • Promotes exercise as part of the daily routine
  • Supports reading and writing development
  • Encourages parental participation

About the activity

Weekend walkies encourages pupils to keep active over the weekend. Each week a different pupil takes home the cuddly ‘weekend walkies’ dog to accompany them on their adventures, big and small. They then share their experiences with the class and write down or draw what they did on a journal sheet.

What you'll need

  • Cuddly toy dog (one per class taking part - you could ask staff, parents/carers or local businesses to donate these)
  • Journal sheets
  • Schedule to track who takes the cuddly dog home on which date

How to evidence your activity 

  • Take pictures and include the adventures in class or homework tasks 
  • Record the feedback from your pupils. Note how they interacted with the weekend walkies dog and how this has helped you meet your targets
  • Upload evidence to explain the activity, add photos of your pupils’ telling the class about their weekend walkies and include examples of their journal entries

Activity contributed by LB Wandsworth.

Activity steps

Step 1

Get ready. Ask for donations to select a class toy doggy or encourage children to use their own.

Step 2

Promote weekend walkies. Introduce the weekend walkies dog to your class or school during assembly and let parents/carers know about the activity via a newsletter or notice board

Step 3

Share the fun. Encourage your pupils to draw or write about their weekend walkies activities and share their story with the rest of the class

Step 4

Check for success - Ask your pupils and parents/carers what they thought about weekend walkies and whether their weekends have been more active since

Step 5

Tell your story. Upload evidence in "my activities".