Ideas for Learning About the 2024 Olympics + FREE Activity Pack!
The Olympics is the biggest sporting event of the year, and it’s the perfect opportunity to get children excited about sports AND learning!
National Writing Day
National Writing Day falls on 19th June this year and is a great opportunity to explore the power of creative writing for pleasure and self-expression. In this blog, we look at some activities you could use for different age groups.
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.
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.
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.
Key Stage 2 History: Teaching about the Romans
The Roman Empire was a fascinating civilisation, that quite rightly features within the Key Stage 2 history curriculum. In our blog, we look at some of comprehensive and well-researched activities on Busy Things that support the topic area.
Easter Activities for Children – FREE Easter Egg Hunt Printable
Say goodbye to chocolate overload and hello to our ready-made FREE Easter egg hunt printable!
Why Early Years Music Activities Are So Important
In this blog, we look at research regarding music and its impact on children’s early years, and highlight some of our activities.