There are three ways to set up Busy Things, and how your school uses your subscription really depends on the objectives you want to meet. In this blog, we show you what you might choose in different scenarios.
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.
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.
We know that many teachers are struggling with new arrivals from war-torn Ukraine. In this blog, we provide practical hints and tips on how to help them settle in.
Teaching children about money is important as it’s an essential part of everyday life, and Busy Things has lots of money activities and games within its Maths section to help.
Ancient Egypt is a very popular topic in primary schools. In this blog, we discuss how Busy Things can support your teaching of the topic.
With the situation in Ukraine escalating, we know many teachers are asking whether to talk to their pupils about the invasion. In our blog, we look at how best to broach the subject and provide some hints and tips.
You know it’s important but how do you encourage children to love reading? Here’s 10 brilliant ideas to help them to find their inner bookworm!
Many primary teachers introduced hybrid learning into their classrooms during the second lockdown. Whilst further lockdowns cannot be ruled out, many schools are still asking if they’ve found the optimal solution. Do you think yours has?
In this blog we will demystify the scary world of phonics! We’ll give you some basic phonics knowledge and some ideas to make learning interesting.