Whether you’re a headteacher who wants kids to have a productive day or a teacher who wants to keep kids inspired for when they’re back in the classroom, break and lunch are a vital part of the school day. You want kids to stay inspired throughout the day, and not come back from break and lunch feeling lethargic and not ready to learn.
Here’s how to keep kids inspired during break and lunchtime.
Put On Activities
While some make the most of the freedom they can experience during break and lunch, putting on activities is a great way for people to enjoy their time in a slightly more structured way. This could be a designated reading session in the library or a football tournament. This also gives children the chance to engage in PE activities with different year groups. Make sure these activities are accessible to all who want to be involved, and students can drop in and out of them so they don’t feel confined by obligation.
Healthy & Nutritious Lunches
You want to make sure the food your school provides to students is both healthy and nutritious. Unhealthy favourites like pizza and chips are great for a small burst of energy but will leave kids crashing with no fuel left later in the day. Similarly just stocking healthy options can make kids feel bored and unexcited at lunchtime.
The best solution is to strike a balance between healthy, nutritious and enjoyable. This could be incorporating fruit and vegetables in interesting ways. Some unhealthy favourites are okay, as long as this is not all the child is eating.
Create Engaging Spaces
For some kids, the chance to get outside during break and lunchtime is one of the highlights of the day. So why make them enjoy themselves on a plain concrete slab or desolate field? Use engaging and entertaining spaces for kids to play and socialise in. A mixture of furniture, space and nature can create an inspiring location for kids to stay inspired and have fun during their lunch break.
Professional Landscape Planning For Schools
If you’re looking to reinvigorate your school's outside spaces and put a focus on natural elements, work with Lizard Landscape Design. We work to create spaces that combine practicality, nature and fun. This could be anything from an outside seating area, to a playground that incorporates the natural world.
We have plenty of experience working with schools of all sizes to create bespoke landscapes specifically tailored to your needs and space to create spaces that children will feel inspired to interact with during break and lunchtime. So get in touch today by calling 01903 216033 to begin your journey to create a stimulating, inspiring and sustainable environment. Visit our website now to find out how we combine landscape design with ecology and arboricultural services.