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 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.
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 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.
A round-up of some of the best quick and easy World Book Day costume ideas to inspire you!
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!
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.
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.
Planning a Halloween celebration over the half term? We have your Halloween party entertainment sorted…
World Animal Day (4th October) aims to raise the profile of the animal welfare movement and simply make the world a better place for animals. In our blog, we look at some of the Busy Things’ activities you could use.