How To Help Your Pupils Make The Most Of Their Summer Holiday
The summer holidays offer a much-needed break for pupils but without planning can drag. In our blog, we look at how to make the most of them!
National Writing Day
National Writing Day falls on 19th June this year and is a great opportunity to explore the power of creative writing for pleasure and self-expression. In this blog, we look at some activities you could use for different age groups.
World Music Day
World Music Day is celebrated on the 21st of June each year. In our blog, we look at ways that you can celebrate it in the classroom and provide some activity suggestions!
FREE Insect Week Topical Pack for Schools!
Insect Week is 24th-30th June. To help you learn more about insects with your pupils, we’ve a free Insect Week topical pack and lots of free activities. Read on!
Early Years Science Resources
Our science resources for Early Years children offer a solid starting point to help young, curious minds understand how the world around them works. In this blog, we cherry pick some of them and make them free for you to play.
Outdoor Learning and Busy Things
In this blog, we look at how Busy Things can support your outdoor learning opportunities with content and tools.
Activities for The Great Big Green Week
This year we’re supporting The Great Big Green Week once again to inspire pupils to learn more about climate change with our activities. This blog covers some of our most relevant activities!
The phonics screening check: Are your Year 1 pupils ready?
Teaching phonics is an essential part of improving both reading and language skills for young pupils. With the phonics screening check on the horizon, we know how important it is to find engaging ways to recap the same content. To help you do that, we’ve chosen a few select phonics activities for your pupils to test their skills out on.
The Multiplication Tables Check: Are you ready?
The Multiplication Tables Check will take place between 5th and 16th June this year. In our blog, we look at some interventions that could help pupils succeed.
FREE Gardening Pack for Schools
With both National Gardening Week (29th April – 5th May) and National Children’s Gardening Week (25th May – 2nd June) coming up in the next couple of months, we want to showcase Busy Things’ gardening activities.