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.
What is Subitising? A Parent’s Guide incl. FREE Subitising Worksheets
Have you heard of subitising? In this blog we’ll demystify the concept of subitising and equip you with practical tips to support your child in learning this vital early mathematical skill.
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.
4 Targeted Seasonal Activities To Help You Teach About Spring
Busy Things has some fantastic educational content to help you explore spring with your younger pupils. In this blog, we look at four activities.
Walk to School Week
Walk to School Week takes place between the 20th and 24th May this year. Run by Living Streets, which champions walking, it aims to raise awareness of how important walking to school is.