September is a busy month in the primary classroom! From getting settled back in right through to Fairtrade Fortnight, there are plenty of opportunities for topical learning. Here's our roundup to help you plan ahead! buff.ly/HiwwhG9 Which event are you looking forward to? #EduSkyPrimary

Whether you’re covering coding as part of the curriculum or supporting #NationalCodingWeek (15th-21st September), you need our FREE #Coding pack! Packed with activities, it's a great first step into logic and programming. Download your copy now! buff.ly/GRtDFj2 #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary

Did you recently take part in our customer satisfaction survey? Over the next few weeks, we'll be sharing what the results showed! #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary

Whether you're planning for the short or medium term, remember to check out our ready-made lesson plans. They can be used as they are or to provide a starting point for you to adapt. You'll find them in the Lesson library in the #Lessonplanning section of the Teacher hub. #timesaving

Busy Things provides games and activities, as well as teacher tools, for teaching and learning reinforcement. Whether you're lesson planning, creating customised resources, setting work to be completed or monitoring work done, Busy Things can help. www.busythings.co.uk/book-training

The first Scottish schools start the new academic year today. Welcome back if that's you! #newschoolyear #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary

The last few schools close their doors for the summer today. If your school is one of them, have a great summer and we'll see you again at the start of the new term! #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary

To all the schools who are breaking up for summer today, hoping teachers and pupils alike have a great break. See you again at the start of the new term! #endofacademicyear #endofyear #schoolsout #eDUsKY #eDUsKYpRIMARY

Just a small reminder that if you're a school looking to take out a Busy Things' subscription, our summer promotion ends on 24th July! If you want free Home Access and nothing to pay until September, you need to act now! #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #Homeaccess #summeroffer

Hoping your school's SATs results are all that you, the children and their parents had hoped for! #SATs #Year6 #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary

🦋 ACTIVITY OF THE WEEK - Guess which butterfly🦋 With the Big Butterfly Count starting at the end of the week, we wanted to help you hone your butterfly identification skills. Can you guess which it is from the clues given? #BigButterflyCount #edutwitter

🦋 The Big Butterfly Count starts on Friday (17th) and to take part you only have to count butterflies for 15 mins. Use the page in our Insect Week topical or their app, and upload your findings to their website! bit.ly/4vrWe4n #BigButterflyCount #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary 🦋 🦋 🦋

Parents! Is your child starting Reception this August/September? If so, we have a whole series of ' school readiness' blog posts perfect for you, starting with this one ... bit.ly/44nDVC9 #startingschool #schoolreadiness

Teachers! Just found out which year group you'll be teaching next year? Let us know which it's going to be and if that's a change from your current class! #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary

Do Your Pupils Love Busy Things’ Cat and Chicken? If so, why not challenge them to see who can draw them the best! There's a code to our video tutorials in the Summer Pack - buff.ly/27HBfaO What are you waiting for? #drawingactivities #drawingforkids #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary

Some schools finish today. If that's you, have a great summer and we'll see you in August! #schoolsout #summerbreak #endofacademicyear #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary

Wanting To Present Your Pupils With a Certificate To Reward Their Hard Work? Don't forget, there are Busy Things-branded ones available on the platform. They're in the Teacher Hub, in the Create Printable Content section on the right-hand side! #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary

⚽ ACTIVITY OF THE WEEK - Football kits⚽ With England playing again at the weekend, our new Football kits colouring activity is proving very popular. Have a go yourself! Which colours will you choose? #WorldCupResources #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary

It’s a Summer of Sport, Including Wimbledon, Which Is Happening Right Now Can your pupils find the hidden sports-related words in our word search and link the event to the sport? It's all in our Summer Pack! buff.ly/u4NU7UR #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary

Things are hotting up in the football, as teams compete for a place in the quarter-finals early tomorrow. What do you think the score against Mexico will be? Looking for something football-related tired children can do tomorrow, don't forget our World Cup topical pack! #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary

Does Your School Not Subscribe to Busy Things Yet? Take advantage of our summer offer for free access, and free Home Access, over the summer! Join now and don't pay anything until September! #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary

It's Busy Box Time ... ... and we're seeing schools achieve some fantastic scores! In top place this week with an amazing 1,577 is Liscard Primary School! Well done to them! Amazing work! Keep playing everyone - it could be your school in pole position next week! #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #edtech

Following on from our blog post about the phonics screening check results last week, we look at how Year 1 teachers might want to review their phonics provision. buff.ly/Ncvpk1O #phonicsteaching #phonicsscreeningtest #phonicsresults #PSC #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary

Phonics screening check results: What next? Part 2 – Busy Things Blog

Following on from our blog about the phonics screening check results last week, we look at how Year 1 teachers might want to review their phonics provision.

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🧙‍♂️ ACTIVITY OF THE WEEK - Face Replace - Fantasy🧛🏽‍♀️ Imagine yourself as a fantasy figure! Would you be a pirate, wizard, vampire, unicorn or something else?

Did you know as a Busy Things subscriber, you can add Home Access to your subscription so that your pupils can access our games and activities at home? Great for homework & for keeping minds active over the holidays. Check your emails (or contact us) for your personalised offer!

It’s the Last Day of Insect Week ... ... and time to get creative and make your own. What better on a Friday afternoon? @royentsoc.bsky.social #InsectWeek #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary

Are You a Teacher in a Scottish School and Breaking up Today? Well done for surviving the term, and we hope both you and your pupils enjoy the summer break! The rest of us will be joining you soon!! #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary

What Is the Difference Between a Minibeast, a Creepy Crawly and an Insect? Put your pupils' knowledge to the test with our insect activity - which you can find in our pack or on Busy Things itself! buff.ly/O5A9atc @royentsoc.bsky.social #InsectWeek

❄️ ACTIVITY OF THE WEEK - Weather wardrobe🌞 With the current heatwave in the UK, we're all thinking about what we should wear to stay cool! Think about what's best in different weathers with our Weather wardrobe activity. #heatwave #weather #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary

With the Phonics Screening Check pass mark now confirmed as 31, our latest blog outlines steps Year 1 teachers might take for individuals who did not reach the expected standard. buff.ly/Z1mOtGd #phonicsscreeningcheck #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary