We went to London this week and had a great time! Just wanted to share a tip I learned while planning this trip. When I went onto various websites for the places we wanted to visit I found that many of them had a section on the website for education. When I clicked on that I found lots of great resources that added to our visits! Some had teachers guide notes to help you explain the exibits as you go around, some had some GREAT teacher's worksheet packs. You could download and print these off and then the kids were able to fill them in as we went around just like they would on a school trip!

   These teacher's packs were a great addition to our trip and made some of the places really come alive!! Also it helped the children to not get bored walking around museums because they were looking for specific things to answer questions on the sheets, it became a bit of a treasure hunt for answers. They also have things broken down into different Key Stages so you can get age appropriate worksheets.

   We also found that other places had activity sheets that you could pick up at the desk and hand back at the end for a free toys or eraser. It is always worth asking especially during the school holidays!

   Some of the ones we printed packs for in London were :The London Canal Museum, The Imperial War Museum, and the Docklands Museum. Both Hamley's and the Maritime Museum have activity sheets on a treasure hunt theme at the moment. Hope this helps you plan some of your days out!