Home Educating with Busy Things
With home education figures rising, we look at the pros and cons, as well as how Busy Things can help.
Space themed activities – ideas to really make their space-day!
Loads of ideas for space themed activities that will make learning and teaching so much easier and so much more fun! Make it a Space-Day to remember!
Making the Most of Your Busy Things Subscription
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.
How to Combat Summer Learning Loss
Summer learning loss can make teaching very difficult as the class is working at different levels. In this blog, we talk about how to combat summer learning loss and get back on track in the shortest possible timeframe.
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.