LingoRoots

This weekend we welcomed families to our free Urdu Story Time & Family Gathering at the MAC 📚💛

Children enjoyed Urdu stories, creative activities and bracelet making, while parents shared their ideas and experiences to help shape future activities for children and families in Birmingham.

Some of the ideas shared included:

🌿 More intergenerational activities

🎨 Creative opportunities for children

🗣️ Language and cultural activities

🏃 Sports and active family events

🤝 Support for families and community connection

Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed their ideas. Every conversation helps us better understand what matters most to local families.

This week we revisited Urdu numbers with the help of The Hungry Caterpillar. The children enjoyed counting together in Urdu, and some can now confidently count all the way to twenty! We also practised writing our Urdu numbers, building confidence through fun, hands-on activities. 🌿🐛

Today, children learnt about emotions in Urdu through games, movement and creativity.

They went on an emotions hunt around the park, looking for clues and using Urdu words to describe different feelings. Along the way, we met some unexpected visitors - a group of alpacas, which caused plenty of excitement!

Back indoors, children made expressive faces in a craft activity, exploring happy, sad, surprised and other emotions.

A fun afternoon of Urdu language learning, creativity and a few furry surprises.

🌿 LingoRoots Urdu Language & Culture Club - September Waiting List

We’re currently planning our September programme and would love to hear from families who may be interested in joining us.

From September we’re exploring:

✨ 1-hour sessions
✨ A 30-week programme
✨ Term-time only (no sessions during Ramadan)
✨ Ways to make sessions more affordable for families

If you’d like to be the first to hear about September places, please complete our short waiting list form.

There is no commitment at this stage - the waiting list will help us plan dates, times and locations for the new programme.

🔗 Please see our Stories for the waiting list link.

🏃‍♀️ Girls on the Move! ⚽

This week our girls enjoyed a range of sports activities, games and challenges as part of our Girls Kids Active Programme.

The sessions provide opportunities for girls to stay active, develop new skills and have fun with friends in a supportive environment.

Thank you to Sport England for supporting this programme and helping more girls access opportunities to be active 💛

🌐 www.lingoroots.co.uk/kids-active-programme

Today the children acted out the story of Little Red Riding Hood in Urdu, taking on different characters and practising new vocabulary through role play.

They also made their own paper baskets inspired by the story and finished the session with muffin treats to take home.

A lovely afternoon of storytelling, creativity and Urdu language learning.

⚽ Learning Through Play & Sport ⚽

This week children enjoyed a range of games, team challenges and sports activities as part of our mixed sports sessions.

Sessions are designed to help children stay active, work together, develop new skills and have fun in a welcoming environment 💛

Thank you to Sport England for supporting this programme and helping more children access opportunities to be active.

🌐 www.lingoroots.co.uk/kids-active-programme

⚽ Building Confidence Through Sport ⚽

Children have been enjoying team games, challenges and sports activities as part of our Kids Active Programme.

Our sessions focus on helping children stay active, build confidence, make friends and have fun in a supportive environment 💛

Thank you to for supporting this programme and helping more children access opportunities to be active.

Interested in joining?

🌐 www.lingoroots.co.uk/kids-active-programme

Today at LingoRoots we explored big and small in Urdu 🐑

Through crafts, play and conversation, the children practised simple Urdu words linked to size before creating their own sheep Eid cards together 💛

We love creating activities that help children connect language with culture, creativity and real experiences.

⚽ FREE Sports Club for Girls ⚽

We’re excited to launch our new girls-only sports sessions in North Birmingham 💛

A fun, welcoming space for girls aged 6–12 to:
✨ build confidence
✨ make friends
✨ get active

📍 King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls
🕓 Mondays | 4:30pm–6:30pm
🎉 Free funded places available

Sign up here:
LingoRoots Kids Active Programme

A huge thank you to Sport England for supporting this project through the Movement Fund 🙌