Moving Forward With Phonics
Reception teachers across the nation will be preparing for their first phonics lessons. If that’s you, read on!
Phonics Screening Check Results: What Next? Part 2
Following on from our first blog about phonics screening check results from last week, this blog outlines steps Year 1 teachers might want to take to review their phonics provision.
Phonics Screening Check Results: What Next?
With the Phonics Screening Check pass mark now confirmed, this blog outlines steps Year 1 teachers might take for individuals who did not pass.
Teaching Geometry: The Properties Of Shapes
‘Geometry – properties of shapes’ is covered in every year of primary school. In this post, we look at the Busy Things activities which can support learning in this area.
Teaching Grammar with Busy Things
Grammar is a key element of the National Curriculum for Literacy. In this blog, we highlight some of the key areas from ks1 and ks2 and give you a free activity to play so you can see how we address them.
Have You Seen Our Key Stage 2* Games?
Busy Things is often perceived to be for younger pupils. Here we uncover why it’s just as fantastic for the 7-11 year old age group.
Teaching Children How to Tell the Time: Hints and Tips
Learning how to tell the time can be a tricky business so we’ve pulled together some hints and tips on how you can support your child to learn this essential skill.
Primary Curriculum: The Shape Of Things To Come
In June 2012 the Department for Education published draft Programmes of Study for primary English, maths and science.
Smoothing the way from EYFS to Key Stage 1
How do you achieve continuity in learning for children as they progress from home and pre-school through Reception into Years 1 and 2? Our thoughts on smoothing the way from EYFS to Key Stage 1, drawing on three substantial reviews of early years and primary education in England.
Curriculum reform
As users of the site will know all busythings activities are explicitly linked to topics in the EYFS, National Curriculum KS1 and the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence. This means we have been following the evolution of the Westminster Government’s programme of reforms for the Early Years Foundation Stage and the National Curriculum in England with …