At Show-me, we believe that behind every moment of learning is a teacher making it happen. That’s why we’re proud to celebrate National Thank a Teacher Day on Wednesday, 18th June 2025. This is a special opportunity to shine a spotlight on the incredible people who inspire, support, and shape […]
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Celebrating National Creativity Day with Show-me
The 30th of May marks National Creativity Day – a celebration of imagination, innovation, and the countless ways creativity shapes our world, from the classroom to the workplace and beyond. At Show-me, we believe creativity is at the heart of a happy, thriving classroom. From bold whiteboard ideas to colourful […]
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Mini Whiteboards: How You Can Use Them in Every Lesson
Show-me boards, or mini whiteboards, are a simple yet powerful classroom tool that can enhance engagement, assess understanding, and encourage participation. These small whiteboards allow every student to write down answers and “show” them simultaneously. They promote active learning, student engagement, and formative assessment. Here’s how to use them effectively […]
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Become a Show-me Product Tester
Join a group of teachers who get sneak previews of new products to give feedback and advice in exchange for money off and free Show-me products. How does this work? Typically this is in the form of simple, short surveys but sometimes we send free products for testing. We want […]
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Launch of the Simply Show-me Range
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has advised that spend-per-pupil is set to reach new lows in the coming years. It is predicted that 2025 rates will fall lower than those of 2010 due to the rising costs of food, energy, and wage bills. But the Simply Show-me range, previously ‘Show-me […]
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Top 5 Reasons to Invest in Mini Whiteboards for the Classroom
Mini whiteboards are a great way to make learning more interesting and engaging for students of all ages and abilities across the curriculum. Like the wall-mounted whiteboard on the wall, they’re a must-have resource in the modern classroom. Here are just some of the reasons why you should invest in […]
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Using Show-me Boards In and Out of the Classroom
We all know Show-me Boards are a fun, versatile resource with no limits on how, where, when or why they can be used. But did you know they’re also ideal for formative assessment? What is formative assessment? Formative assessment is used to monitor student learning and provide ongoing feedback. In […]
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Mini Whiteboards in the Classroom
Mini whiteboards are a great way to make learning more interesting and engaging in the classroom. Students of all ages and abilities across the curriculum can benefit. Like the wall-mounted whiteboard on the wall, they’re a must-have resource in the modern classroom. Here are just some of the reasons why […]
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Five Ideas for Practising Using Nouns and Determiners
The current Primary Curriculum puts a detailed knowledge of English grammar high on the list of skills that schools, curriculums, and exams expect children to have before leaving primary school. This means there is now a demand for practising using nouns and determiners! There is an entire SAT paper devoted […]
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All You Need to Know About Grammar: What is a Determiner?
What is a determiner? Determiners are words that specify a noun – that is, they point out whether the noun is already known in the sentence. For example, the dog is known to the readers, a dog is being introduced for the first time. They can pick out a particular […]
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Five Ways to use the Rapid Recall Whiteboards
We love the Rapid Recall Whiteboards and, okay, we might be a little bias, but hear us out. Since they were first made, they’ve changed and developed in ways we never expected and suddenly there are so many ways to use them. So, to help you make the most of your boards, […]
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What Does Fluency in Maths Mean?
When fluency was first discussed as one of the three main aims of the National Curriculum for mathematics (DfE, 2013), I used to think it was about speed of recall of basic facts such as number bonds to 10 and 100, doubles of numbers to 10 and knowing the multiplication […]
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Photocopying a Whiteboard
The beauty of whiteboards is that they can easily be wiped clean once finished. However, in some circumstances, this can be the opposite of what you want to do. Picture the scenario: you’re brainstorming ideas or sketching new designs and suddenly wish you’d chosen a more permanent ink. Or perhaps […]
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DIY Whiteboards
The humble whiteboard. A great addition to classrooms, offices and corporate spaces around the world. We at Show-me would like to think we know a thing or two when it comes to mini whiteboards. However, we appreciate that whiteboards come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Sometimes, a standard […]
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