Teaching special events and topics for May 2025
Bring fun and laughter to your lesson plans with this selection of teaching events and topics for May 2025 from Busy Things for Schools. Everything here ties in with a special event or celebration, so you can create exciting and engaging themed lessons around a particular topic. We’ve got all sorts of seasonal events to choose from, including International Space Day, VE Day and Walk to School Week. Take a look at full range of May activities below.
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Spring activities
March - June 2025
Learn about the season of Spring with our seasons resources. Busy Things includes downloadable Spring activity packs and ready-made writing templates with Spring photographs and Clip art.
International Space Day
2nd May 2025
Coronation Day
6th May 2025
Celebrate the anniversary of King Charles' and the Queen Consort's coronation.
Europe Day
9th May 2025
National Smile Month is the largest and longest-running campaign to promote good oral health. Why not use our teeth labelling activities to promote discussion about the importance of looking after our teeth?
International Day of Families
15th May 2025
A day to celebrate the importance of family and heighten awareness of issues that affect families all over the world.
Children can use our templates to draw and write about their own family.
Walk to School Week
19th May - 23th May 2025
An initiative organised by Living Streets, Walk to School Week encourages primary school children to understand the benefits of walking!
Take a poll and get your class to make a Busy Things graph showing how your pupils get to school.
National Numeracy Day
21st May 2025
National Numeracy Day is an annual celebration of the importance of numbers in everyday life.
Busy Things includes a huge range of maths and numeracy resources for ages 3-11.
Africa Day
25th May 2025
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