It’s toffee apple season! And in accordance with the law of Autumn, we’ve been happily munching through toffee apples like there’s no tomorrow! I’m assuming that toffee apples were invented as a way of getting rid of slightly over ripe apples in an appealing way, and let me tell you – I’m a huge fan! …
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Photo credit: Eden Reforestation Projects, Ecologi. We’ve been watching the news recently about how we’ve almost run out of time to stop damaging our Earth, and felt we had to act. We’re well aware that as individuals and as a business, not only are we causing our own emissions, but that the use of paper for …
There’s never been a better time to look on the bright side of life, and the Olympic Games is a great way to inspire children to achieve and try their best even if at first they don’t succeed. I like to remind children of where each athlete started and where they have come from, relating …
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If you’re looking for resources to engage and inspire children this summer, then our Euro 2020 teaching resources are for you! You’d think that the event would be called Euro 2021, but since the actual event was postponed from last year during Covid-19, they’ve decided to keep the original name. Euro 2020 reading comprehension activities …
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If you’re an NQT just starting out in your teaching career, you probably have lots of questions about finding your first NQT job, how to thrive in your NQT year, NQT time-saving tips and more. The good news is, there are lots of other teachers in the same boat as you – and guess what, …
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Remember to check our our new FREE online phonics games! Coming up with free phonics play ideas is actually easier than it sounds! Since children who are learning phonics are usually in the 3-7 age range, it also makes total sense to make any phonics learning activities as fun and playful as possible. But how …
Although the clue’s in the title here, far be it from me to tell anyone how to spend their summer! Having said that, when you’re exhausted at the end of the term, it can be difficult to think ahead and even think straight! So if you’re after some top tips for how to spend your …
If you’re a teacher and back in school – you’ve got this! If you’re a teacher and you’re still teaching remotely – you’ve got this! If you’re a parent and you’re still home schooling – you’ve also got this! These past few months have been incredibly hard, yet liberating, eye opening, limiting, boring, interesting – …
There’s nothing worse than sitting in a staff meeting and hearing lots of different acronyms, not having a clue what they mean! Or being a parent and reading your child’s school report – and wondering what the heck things mean! We’re here to demystify common education acronyms so that you can feel empowered and informed …
These are unprecedented times and with school closures happening today in the UK, following school closures in Ireland and other countries, parents are naturally asking how they will ensure learning at home whilst schools are closed due to Covid-19. It’s very easy to become quickly overwhelmed as there is a lot of information flying about …
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Spoiler alert- this may affect your enjoyment of children’s books forever. If you’re anything like me, you’ll have read story books either as a parent and teacher until you pretty much know them off by heart. Year after year, children seem to really engage with and relate to the same well loved storybooks, and they …
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Is your child’s imagination constantly running away with them? Are they always drawing on any scrap of paper they can find? After receiving 1,000+ amazing entries and over 20,000 votes last year, the competition that gives budding young artists a chance to let their creativity shine is now open for 2019. This summer, the BIC® …
It’s half term – and that means the kids are off school, and you might be looking for ways to entertain the kids that don’t cost the earth, and preferably have some educational value too. Don’t worry, we’ve already thought of that! We’ve got some ideas that will keep the kids entertained for hours, and …
As part of World Nursery Rhyme Week 2018, Mrs Mactivity has the honour of creating the core and additional resources to help teachers, parents and carers of under 7s to take part! Each day from the 19th – 23rd November 2018, a different rhyme will be celebrated, and this blog post is linked to the …
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Mrs Mactivity are delighted to have been invited to be the chosen resource provider for World Nursery Rhyme Week 2018! Over 2.5 million children have taken part in World Nursery Rhyme Week since its launch in 2013. The week is open to parents, Early Years practitioners and anybody who works with children under the age of 7. Best …
Story spoons are a great tool for speaking and listening, cheap to make and so much fun too! In this blog post, we’re going to be showing you how to make some Humpty Dumpty story spoons to help you take part in the Humpty Dumpty rhyme for World Nursery Rhyme Week 2018, or just generally! …
