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.
FREE Wellbeing Resources for Schools
We’ve updated our free Wellbeing resources for primary schools, ready for Children’s Mental Health Week (5th-11th February). Find out more here.
National Storytelling Week
National Storytelling Week runs from 27th January to 4th February this year. In this blog, we explore some of the ways you could celebrate the week with your pupils using Busy Things’ resources.
2023 in Review: A Year with Many Highlights
2023 has been a busy year for Busy Things. In our blog, we look back at some of this year’s key achievements.
FREE Winter Topical Pack for Schools!
We’ve lots of fun activities for you to enjoy with your pupils this winter term with our free Winter topical pack. Download yours now!
FREE Chinese New Year Topical Pack for Schools!
Chinese New Year is the most important event in the traditional Chinese calendar. To find out more about it and join in the celebrations with our activities, download our free topical pack.
World Typing Day: A Day of Reflection
World Typing Day happens every 8th January and is a small yet global event. In this blog, we look at the importance of typing for children today and the lesson plans and activities on Busy Things that can help to develop typing skills.
How Busy Things Can Support a SEND Setting
SEND covers a wide spectrum of needs and disabilities but the good news is Busy Things can offer so much in the SEND setting. Read on to find out more.
Cross-curricular Christmas Activities for Your Primary School Classroom
Looking for cross-curricular festive activities in the run-up to Xmas? This blog showcases some cross-curricular online and offline activities on Busy Things you might like!