Everything you need to know about the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check 2025
We’ll explain everything you need to know about the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check 2025 and how you can support your child’s phonics learning at home.
Primary School Tests: How to Help Your Child Manage Stress
A parent’s guide to primary school tests; what to expect, when, and simple, practical ways to help your child feel calm, confident and ready.
Walk to School Week
Walk to School Week takes place between the 19th and 23rd May this year. Run by Living Streets, which champions walking, it aims to raise awareness of how important walking to school is.
Be Our Guest This Easter Weekend! FREE Kids Easter Activities
We invite you to have a hoppy hunt around Busy Things this weekend, completely FREE! Play free Easter activities and lots more!
Stress in Children: What Parents Need to Know
Worried your child might be stressed? A guide for parents to understand how stress can show up in children, common causes, and simple, everyday strategies that can really help.
Celebrate VE Day with Busy Things
With VE Day being commemorated on 8th May 2025, we look at World War II, the changes it brought about and ideas on how to celebrate.
Developing strong literacy skills at Key Stage 1
Key Stage 1 is a crucial time for developing pupils’ literacy skills. In our blog, we look at why this is and how Busy Things’ literacy activities can help.
Enjoy a sensory story with Busy Things
Sensory stories are fantastic for engagement and inclusivity. In this blog, we focus on our activity “The Chair That Went Wrong” and provide supplementary guidance to help you enrich its sensory elements.
5 ways to improve pupil engagement in the primary school classroom
Engaged children are focused, motivated and eager to participate. In this blog, we discuss five simple yet powerful tips to boost engagement in your classroom.
Beyond Fancy Dress: Fun World Book Day Activities to Make Reading Come to Life!
World Book Day is about more than just costumes – it’s about making stories feel real and FUN! If you’re looking for easy World Book Day activities that go beyond dressing up, try these fun World Book Day ideas to bring books off the page!