How to Stop Your Child Forgetting English in the Holidays
Long holidays can wipe out new words. Easy, fun ways to keep English alive for a few weeks, without turning the summer into school.
Why holidays matter
Words need to be used again to stay. After several weeks with no English at all, many children come back shy and slower. The good news: a little English during the holiday is enough to keep most of it.
Ten-minute ideas
- A song a day: the lesson songs, with actions.
- An English picture book at bedtime, even just looking and naming.
- I spy in English: "I spy something blue."
- A holiday word list: five new words from the trip, with drawings.
- Postcards: your child draws, and you write one English word together.
- English in the car: count cars, name colours, spot animals.
- A cartoon in English now and then, and talk about it.
Keep lessons, or pause?
If your child enjoys lessons, one or two a week during the holiday keeps the routine and the confidence. If the family travels, a pause is fine; plan a few minutes of practice instead.
At Little Fluent
You can ask us to pause your plan for a holiday. While it is paused there are no payments, and your weekly times stay yours for when you come back. The practice games, the story and the sounds stay open on your child's page during the pause.
Questions parents ask
Will my child forget English over the summer?
Some words fade after weeks with no English, but ten minutes a few times a week keeps most of it.
Should we stop lessons during the holidays?
Either is fine. One or two lessons a week keeps the routine; a pause with a little practice works too.
What are easy holiday English activities?
Songs, picture books, "I spy" in English, a holiday word list with drawings and counting games in the car.