Learn About Mary Seacole and Enjoy Our New Collection of Resources
This week we've been taking a look at the interesting life of Mary Seacole, a Jamaican-born British businesswoman who tended to the sick and wounded in the Crimean war.
Activity Village Blog - What's New?
Topping Up Our Collection of Back to School Puzzles
These "back to school" and general school themed puzzles are useful to have on hand to welcome kids back into the classroom, and also for early finishers or perhaps rained-off play time.
Guest Post - Using Activity Village Templates in Painting Projects
In this blog post, Shelly gives us some wonderful ideas for using Activity Village templates in art and craft projects and shows how they can give confidence to children and expand the range of paintings they might attempt.
Learn about Florence Nightingale with these New Resources
Today we have been working on a new collection of activities to introduce Florence Nightingale to children of all ages.
Fun Picture Gallery Printables for Grandparents' Day
Still looking forward to Grandparents' Day, we've added these lovely picture gallery printables.
New Drawing and Designing Frames with Grandparents in Mind
Get the kids drawing pictures and designing trophies and T-shirts with their grannies and grandpas in mind! We've put these new printables in our Grandparents' Day section, but why wait until then ...
An Abundance of Lovely New Puzzles for Grandparents' Day
... or any time! There are some really fun Grandparents' Day puzzles in this new collection - including word search, word scramble, boggler puzzle, alphabet challenge and "how many words".
Start the New School Year with our New "All About Me" Printables
We've just added a bumper collection of printables to our newest topic, All About Me.
Useful Number Templates in Various Styles and Sizes
We've got quirky numbers, and school font numbers (both UK and US), and a few alternative numbers too to try to cater for everybody with these new number templates!
New Photographic Posters for Autumn Displays and Conversations
These posters feature some of the best things about autumn - beautiful leaves to kick through, glorious colours, acorns and conkers and blackberries and more!
Get Ready for Harvest Festival with these Lovely Photographic Posters
I haven't entirely given up on summer yet, but we are beginning to look ahead to the autumn now at Activity Village and making a head start on some new posters.
Topping Up Our Grid Copy Puzzles with Animals and Birds...
In fact we've added so many new grid copy puzzles this week that we can't show all on them on the image below!
Guest Post - Out and About with our Scavenger Hunts!
In this guest post, Shelley has some great ideas for going out and about with our scavenger hunts and shows how they can help the children practise their spelling and vocabulary whilst having lots of fun.
Learn with our New "In the Classroom" Vocabulary Printables
We've got all sorts of vocabulary printables in this new In the Classroom collection!
More of our Popular Colour Sudoku Puzzles
We've just added a new pack of these popular colour sudoku puzzles - this time with 6x6 grids. Some children prefer them to number sudoku puzzles, or you can just use them to make a change.
Just a Small Selection of our Favourite and Newest School Themed Colouring Pages...
Click through on the link below and you'll see we have a big collection of Back to School, school themed and teacher colouring pages, with something for all ages!
Decorate the Classroom with Lovely New Welcome Banners!
These new school-themed banners spell out "Welcome Back to School" but of course that means you can use them for any child-friendly "Welcome" or "Welcome Back" banner, too.
Useful New Back to School Postcards to Print and Send
Teachers can use these postcards to introduce themselves to children before the beginning of term - or perhaps have them ready as a "back to school" writing activity for the kids to enjoy.
A Fantastic Collection of Activities for the 2017 Solar Eclipse
Don't forget to explore our Great American Eclipse / 2017 Solar Eclipse activities!
Welcome Kids Back to School with these New Posters and Cards
If you are getting ready to welcome the kids back into your classroom, why not send one of these lovely printable Back to School cards in the post - how exciting