Barbie, our new superhero of summer edu-tainment!
Tap into Barbie fever! Engage children with Barbie-inspired activities to keep their brains active and creative over the school summer holidays!
What to write in a teacher thank you card for a primary school teacher in the UK…
If you’re struggling to know what to write in your teacher thank you cards here’s a collection of prompts and wording examples to help guide your children…
Supporting Pre-Schoolers’ Transition to Reception: Final Preparations
Following on from our blog of last month, which considered nursery visits and on-site play sessions, we wanted to continue looking at how to effectively transition children from nursery to Reception level at primary school.
Summer Learning Loss
Summer Learning Loss goes by several names – summer slide, summer brain drain – but essentially, it’s the loss of academic skills and knowledge that occurs as a result of the long summer holidays. In this blog, we look at what it is and how to prevent it.
Teaching Fractions with Busy Things
Fractions are an essential part of the National Curriculum for maths at primary school level. In this blog, we highlight the key areas of the National Curriculum relating to fractions for each year group.
Shakespeare Week: 5 Great Activity Ideas
Shakespeare Week 2023 takes place between 20th and 26th March this year. In this blog, we discuss some ideas for Shakespeare Week, which draw from the Literacy activities on Busy Things.
10 quick and easy World Book Day costume ideas!
A round-up of some of the best quick and easy World Book Day costume ideas to inspire you!
World Book Day Ideas for 2nd March
World Book Day is next month! In our blog, we discuss ideas to help you prepare a fantastic World Book Day 2023 without breaking the bank!
Helping Parents Provide Phonics Support
The first time most Early Years practitioners need to recruit help from their children’s parents is for phonics. In this blog, we look at some of the most important things to consider.
Teaching Number and Place Value with Busy Things
Number and place value is one of the most important areas of the primary maths curriculum. In this blog, we highlight some of our activities to support its teaching.