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.
British Science Week 2024: Time
British Science Week 2024 (8-17 March) celebrates science, technology, engineering and maths and has the theme ‘Time’. In this blog, we look at what you could cover as part of this, and highlight Busy Things’ activities that fit well.
World Book Day and reading for pleasure
World Book Day is 7th March this year. A day to instil good practices and promote reading for pleasure over the long term. Our blog looks at how Busy Things can help.
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.
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.
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.
Merry Monster Mayhem! FREE Christmas Countdown fun!
Our Monsters will be setting you Merry Missions each day of the Christmas countdown, giving you FREE access to festive games and activities!
Christmas Countdown: Play Santa Crossing!
Your last #MerryMonsterMayhem mission – ensure Santa has a clear path to deliver all those presents! Claim today’s FREE Xmas activity!
Christmas Countdown: Free Christmas Wordsearch!
Expand your Christmas vocabulary today with a FREE Christmas wordsearch! AND you make your own DIY wordsearches!