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This year, the Jewish holiday Hanukkah, or Chanukah, runs from Friday 4th to Saturday 12th December. Here at 2Simple, we're celebrating Chanukah using Purple Mash and have several resources for you to use in your classrooms to celebrate this holiday.

Turn any pupil’s work, classroom activity or resource into a whole-class learning moment - in seconds. Purple Mash Visualiser brings examples straight to your interactive whiteboard, ready to explore, discuss and improve together.

Simply use a mobile device or tablet to capture an image, then crop, resize, rotate, annotate or add notes on the board. You can save and share the finished work too - all without separate visualiser hardware, and all included in your Purple Mash subscription.

Visualiser is Mash of the Month for October - share how you have used #MashoftheMonth and you'll be entered into the monthly draw to win a 2Simple Goody bag!

Outdoor Classroom Day is a global movement to inspire and celebrate outdoor play and learning at school and at home. The twice-yearly event is a time for teachers to celebrate with a special day outdoors for their class. This years theme is 'Natures Classroom: Reconnecting with the wild'

There are plenty of outdoor learning activities that you can use to stimulate outdoor exploration and build on learning, come rain or shine...

We know what a busy time of year this is so we've put together some top tips to help make your life easier when planning, preparing and running parents evening.

In 2026, Diwali takes place on Sunday 8th November. We invite your class to get involved and celebrate light and colour with these Purple Mash activities.