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Welcome to my store and thanks for stopping by! I've been teaching in out-of-school settings for over 15 years. From helping children understand wriggling pythons as a zoo education officer (dream job!), to using historical objects as keys to unlock our past, my teaching experience has been far from typical. I'm currently a schools manager for a museum and art gallery, working with hundreds of children of all ages each year.

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Welcome to my store and thanks for stopping by! I've been teaching in out-of-school settings for over 15 years. From helping children understand wriggling pythons as a zoo education officer (dream job!), to using historical objects as keys to unlock our past, my teaching experience has been far from typical. I'm currently a schools manager for a museum and art gallery, working with hundreds of children of all ages each year.
Dinosaur all about me foldable mini-books Back to School
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Dinosaur all about me foldable mini-books Back to School

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Get to know your class at the start of the school year with this all about me foldable activity. This fun alternative to a worksheet is dinosaur-themed. There are 26 templates, each with a different scaly letter of the alphabet so students can use the template which displays the first letter of their name! The finished mini-books can be displayed in an interactive notebook and are a fun ice breaker for children to share with each other. This printable activity is suitable for classroom use as part of your back to school activities, or send home as a transition activity over the summer so they can bring it in on the first day back. The prompts - discuss with students before beginning the task. Self-portrait (space to draw their features on the blank face). My dinosaur name (students add their first name in the space to create a dino name). Age. Things I think are RAWR-some (a space for favourite things). My 3 favorite colours (colour the bones). I’m EGG-cellent at (space to write about/draw their strengths). Stomp, stomp, I like to chomp (favourite foods). I’d LAVA to get better at… (what do they want to work on/improve during this next year). The images and text are not editable. All of the templates are black and white. Versions with US and UK spellings are included. Print the templates with the letters you need on A4 or letter size paper (landscape). There are instructions included for folding. All instructions and teacher notes are at the end of the file. Here are some other All About Me resources you might like: Self portrait all about me Space themed all about me Vertical all about me foldable
Rockpool animals KS1 PowerPoint, Google Slides, word wall and printables
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Rockpool animals KS1 PowerPoint, Google Slides, word wall and printables

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Explore a rockpool habitat without getting your feet wet with this rock pool safari. This resource introduces children to some of the animals that make their home in a rockpool through an engaging interactive presentation (PowerPoint and Google Slides) and no-prep printables (word wall and 3 worksheets). Use this resource to support a habitats unit, to prepare pupils for a trip to the beach, or to compare/contrast rockpool animals with another habitat. Rockpool safari interactive presentation (18 slides) This is included as both a PowerPoint and a Google Slides document. This resource should be used in presentation/slide show mode to work effectively. After a short introduction, you get to a slide showing a cross-section of a rockpool. Click on each creature in the rockpool and it will take you to a slide telling you what it is, and some information about it! There are 10 creatures in total (starfish, sea urchin, barnacles, mussel, crab, hermit crab, jellyfish, sea snail, limpet, anemone). There are questions to discuss together and once you have looked at a creature, you can easily click back to the rockpool to choose the next one. Animals can be accessed in any order. The presentation is partially editable (text in white boxes can be changed) but images and titles are fixed in place. Rockpool vocabulary word wall 18 words to print, cut, and display with colour images. Worksheets 3 options for printables are also included: Draw some animals in the empty rockpool Cut and paste label a crab activity Blank rock pool animal fact sheet (included with and without lines). Pupils will need to do their own research for this activity. A US version of everything is included which uses the word tide pool instead of rock pool.
Space foldable sequencing activities phases of the moon and planets in the soalr system KS2
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Space foldable sequencing activities phases of the moon and planets in the soalr system KS2

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These fun foldouts are a memorable way of teaching the planets in our solar system and the phases of the moon. Use as a science centre, for an interactive notebook or to support learning/lessons around space, including World Space Week. Sequencing the planets There are 3 similar template options to choose from: Students colour the template with the planets in order (from nearest to the sun to furthest away). They also colour the 2 halves of the space scene. They then cut out the template and space scene, glue the space scene to the top and bottom of the template, then fold. The second option is the same, but students will cut out and order the planets before gluing and folding. For the third option, students match simple facts to each of the planets before cutting and folding. Phases of the moon This printable activity has 4 options for you to choose from so that you can best match the needs of your students: Template 1: Colour the phases of the moon, cut, glue and fold. Template 2 (print in colour): Identify the phases of the moon, write them on the template, glue, cut and fold. Template 3: Colour the phases of the moon, sequence them on the template, glue, cut and fold. There are 2 label options for this template - one has the letter ‘b’ on the phases of the moon to show students which part to colour black. Template 4: Colour the phases of the moon, cut and sequence them, write the names of each stage, glue, cut and fold. The phases of the moon include the letter ‘b’ to show which part to colour black.
7 days of kindness activity
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7 days of kindness activity

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Set your class the challenge of completing 7 days of kindness! Ideal for a World Kindness Day activity, or for a school kindness week or month. Print an activity sheet for each child. There are 3 activity templates in this bundle: Fill a cup of kindness Fill a bucket of kindness Create a rainbow of kindness For each of the next 7 days they will try to complete an act of kindness. For each one, they can colour in a stripe on their bucket/rainbow/cup (starting at the bottom), and write what they did. By the end of the week, they will have a colourful striped picture of kindness, ideal for creating a whole class display. ** Each activity is the same in principle and has the same instructions, hence the steep discount for this bundle.** In addition to the activity template, this bundle includes: Teacher notes 2 optional worksheet printables (PDF) for children to complete before and after the challenge Colour and black and white award certificates for children on completion of the challenge (optional). US and UK paper sizes are included.
Ocean zones KS2 lesson with PowerPoint introduction and foldable activity
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Ocean zones KS2 lesson with PowerPoint introduction and foldable activity

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If you’re exploring ocean habitats with your class, this exciting lesson will provide a robust introduction to the layers of the ocean and the animals that live there. This science resource includes a PowerPoint/Google Slides presentation to start and a foldable cut-and-paste activity for pupils to show their learning. What’s included? A detailed look… 24-slide PowerPoint/Google Slides introduction outlining the 5 ocean zones. This lesson uses ‘sunlit zone’, ‘twilight zone’, ‘midnight zone’, ‘abyss’ and ‘trenches’. A foldable activity with 3 templates for pupils to put the zones in order and show a selection of animals that live in each one. Word search with 12 words to find Matching activity - match the zone name to its description. Is the resource editable? The presentation is partially editable. Body text can be edited should you need to make any adjustments for your learners. Titles and images in the presentation are not editable. Please note, that the PDF is not editable. How many pages are there? There are 24 pages in the slideshow and a 15 page PDF. UK and US versions of the PDF are included.
Jane Goodall KS2 presentation and worksheets science lesson
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Jane Goodall KS2 presentation and worksheets science lesson

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Inspire your KS2 class and help them find out about the life and work of scientist Dr. Jane Goodall with this 30-slide presentation and accompanying printables (PDF). Suitable for a Women’s History Month lesson, or for learning about chimpanzees, Africa, or famous scientists. Use the presentation to introduce your class to Jane Goodall and her life. They’ll find out about her early life, her work with chimpanzees in Gombe, and how she continues to be an advocate for wildlife today. You can then choose from the selection of printable pages to further explore Jane and her work. What’s included: 30-slide presentation/slide show (PowerPoint and Google Slides). See the video preview for details. Jane Goodall biography worksheet (PDF) Flipbook (PDF) Word search with 12 words to find (PDF) Chimpanzee true/false activity (PDF) Discussion/writing prompts x 12 (PDF) Is this resource editable? You will be able to edit the body text in the presentation if you need to make any changes to suit your learners. The PDF is not editable.
Life cycle of a plant slide show, foldable activity and word wall
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Life cycle of a plant slide show, foldable activity and word wall

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This engaging bundle contains everything you need to introduce plant life cycles to your pupils. It includes a ‘life cycle of a flowering plant’ slide show presentation (in both Google Slides and PowerPoint format with 37 slides), a foldable bean life cycle sequencing activity (10-page PDF), and a free vocabulary word wall. Use this resource alongside growing your own beans in the classroom, as a spring science lesson, or to support learning about the life cycle of a flowering plant. 37-page plant life cycle slide show This presentation takes students on a journey through the stages of a flowering plant’s life cycle, from seed to adult plant. With beautiful visuals and clear explanations, this slide show is sure to captivate your students. Throughout the presentation, students will learn about the different stages of the plant life cycle, including germination, growth, and flowering. They’ll also learn in simple terms about the role of pollinators and fertilisation. Life cycle of a bean foldout A fun, foldable activity for exploring the life cycle stages of a bean plant with differentiated templates. Life cycle of a plant word wall As an added free bonus, you’ll find a PDF of plant life cycle vocabulary to use as part of a word wall. UK and US paper sizes/spelling are both included.
King Charles III coronation printable activities KS1
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King Charles III coronation printable activities KS1

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May 2023 sees the coronation of King Charles III - an exciting part of British and Commonwealth history. Plan some fun activities to help your KS1 class celebrate this special occasion with this pack of coronation printables. This King Charles coronation pack includes: Make a crown 4 crown designs to either print landscape on A4 coloured card or on white card (for children to colour). Make a Union Jack flag There are several options for this: Colour the flag, cut it out, fold it in half, and glue. As above but with grey letters to indicate which colour children should use for each part. Full-colour version - 2 to a page Full-colour version - 4 to a page (mini flags). If I were a king/queen writing activity Children draw/colour a face on their king/queen picture (there are 9 designs). They can then use the lined page to respond to the prompt. Crown maze Help King Charles’s carriage reach Westminster Abbey for the coronation! Coronation word search A simple word search with 8 coronation-themed words (2 similar versions). Answers included. The British National Anthem lyrics Pages with 2 verses and with just the first verse are included. You can listen to the National Anthem with 2 verses on YouTube before having a go at singing it yourselves. Crown spot the difference Find 5 differences in the picture. Charles and Camilla coloring sheet Versions for A4 and US letter size paper included. This 40+ page resource is not editable.
How a fossil is formed cut and paste activity dinosaur and ammonite KS2 science
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How a fossil is formed cut and paste activity dinosaur and ammonite KS2 science

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Introduce or review the stages of how fossils form with these folding cut-and-paste activities, featuring an ammonite and a Triceratops. These foldout sequencing activities will help KS2 pupils recall 6 stages of fossilisation in a fun and engaging way, that’s more hands-on than a standard fossils worksheet. The templates - Triceratops There are 4 similar templates to choose from to allow for differentiation: Template 1: Colour the images, match the labels to the pictures, glue, cut, and fold. There are 2 label options to choose from. Template 2: Colour the images, arrange the stages of fossilisation in order on the template, glue, cut, and fold. Template 3: Colour the images, write a short description of each stage, glue, cut, and fold. This one could be used as a review if you’ve already covered the fossilisation process. Template 4: Colour the images, match the pictures to the words, arrange them in order on the template, glue, cut, and fold. The templates - ammonite Template 1: Colour the images, cut out and fold. Template 2 : Colour the images, cut out the words and sequence them, glue the words in place, cut and fold. Template 3: Colour the images, cut out the words with the pictures and sequence them, glue the words in place, cut and fold. Template 4: Larger version of template 3 (over 2 pages). Activity benefits Hands-on and low-prep Use as an introduction or a review Opportunity to practice following directions A fun alternative to a science worksheet Differentiated options Suitable for interactive notebooks Also included: Directions for pupils (including a picture showing how to fold) Questions for a whole class discussion. Some suggested answers are provided for this. Palaeontologist’s diary writing page for students to imagine and describe the experience of finding a triceratops fossil. US and UK versions of the PDF are included. Is this resource editable? This PDF resource is not editable.
MFL Christmas cards to colour and write for French German Spanish KS2 KS3
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MFL Christmas cards to colour and write for French German Spanish KS2 KS3

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These MFL Christmas card templates are ready to print and are a quick and easy activity in the lead-up to the holidays. Included in French, German and Spanish, students can colour their chosen Christmas card design, fold the card in half and then add their own greeting inside. They can then give their card to a friend, family member, or teacher. The same designs are featured for each language (French, German and Spanish) with the following greetings on the front: French Elf (Joyeux Noël et bonne année) Christmas tree (Bonnes Fêtes) Gingerbread house (Joyeux Noël) Penguin in a snow globe (Il neige) Reindeer (Joyeuses Fêtes) Christmas garland (Joyeux Noël) German Elf (Frohe Weihnachten und Alles Gute für das Neue Jahr!) Christmas tree (O Tannenbaum) Gingerbread house (Fröhliche Weihnachten) Penguin in a snow globe (Es Schneit!) Reindeer (Frohes Fest) Christmas garland (Frohes Fest) Spanish Elf (Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo) Gingerbread house (Feliz Navidad) Christmas tree (Felices fiestas) Penguin (Está nevado) Reindeer (Felices Fiestas) Christmas garland (Feliz Navidad) All designs are PDF format and included in US letter and A4 paper size.
Animal camouflage lesson activities PowerPoint Google Slides presentation & worksheets KS2
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Animal camouflage lesson activities PowerPoint Google Slides presentation & worksheets KS2

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Explore the amazing world of camouflage and how animals use it with this presentation and activities. This resource has a 30-slide introduction PowerPoint/Google Slides slide show, and activities to encourage research skills. A great way to support learning about animal adaptations. What is included? PowerPoint/Google Slides presentation with real photos to introduce animal camouflage. Includes opportunities for students look for hidden animals in the pictures. Worksheet to record information about how a particular animal uses camouflage (children will need to do their own research for this). Worksheet is included with 15 different animal examples to choose from, and with a version to draw an animal. Short reading passage with 5 missing words to fill in. Camouflage a creature activity: Pupils colour an animal (moth or snake outline) to camouflage it with either a printed background or with something in their surroundings (inside or outside). US and UK versions of all files are included. Is it editable? You can edit the body text in the presentation to make adjustments for your learners. The titles and images in the presentation are fixed in place. The worksheets and other activities are not editable.
20 Winter seasonal animated Google Classroom headers banners
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20 Winter seasonal animated Google Classroom headers banners

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Add fun and movement to your Google Classroom during the winter months with these winter themed animated headers. Upload to your Google Classroom banner space in the same way you’d add a static image. There are 20 animated seasonal animated headers in this set (as gif. files) so you can swap them around when you want a change! They feature penguins, moving snow, and warm winter drinks - just what you need to create a cozy Google Classroom! Unfortunately, animated banners are not compatible with the Google Classroom app - they are designed to be used on the desktop site.
Insect Life Cycle PowerPoint Slide Shows KS2
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Insect Life Cycle PowerPoint Slide Shows KS2

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Take a colourful journey through the life cycles of a dragonfly, butterfly, and ladybug with these engaging PowerPoint presentations. These slide-show lessons cover the different stages from egg to adult insect so that your pupils will have a full understanding of the 3 life cycles. Each presentation is packed full of images and facts, as well as quiz questions. For example, did you know butterflies taste with their feet? Or that adult dragonflies have excellent eyesight? These slide shows can be used to support learning about insects and their life cycles, allowing students to compare and contrast different bugs. What’s included in the presentations: Real photos of insects at different stages of their life cycles. Editable text boxes to make adjustments for your students if needed (images and titles are not editable) Fun animations - some pages have animated elements so make sure you’re using the ‘present’ screen. 2 spare slides to add your own information to if needed.
Food chains sequencing foldable activities KS1
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Food chains sequencing foldable activities KS1

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These differentiated science foldable activities make learning about food chains fun! Children can sequence plants and animals for different food chains before cutting out their templates and folding them. The finished results are ideal for an interactive science notebook or whole-class display. There are two resources in this food chains bundle. **Rainforest, Woodland and ocean habitat food chains ** For each habitat, there are 4 options included: Colour the pre-designed template, with animals and plants already included and fold. Colour the food chain, sequence the animals/plants to show who eats who, glue them onto the template, cut and fold. Pupils draw their own food chain on a black and white template, cut and fold. Pupils draw their own food chain on a pre-coloured template, cut and fold. Food chains animal head foldouts This resource has templates for 3 food chains (lion, grizzly bear and shark). For each one there are 3 similar options; Colour the pre-designed template, with animals and plants already included and fold. Colour the food chain, sequence the animals/plants to show who eats who, glue them onto the template, cut and fold. As above but with a simpler, straight cutting edge. Once folded, pupils can hide their food chain by bringing the 2 halves of the template together, then gently pull apart to reveal the inside (see preview video). There is minimal prep required. Print the designs you plan to use on paper or card. Students need coloured pencils, scissors and glue.
Google Slides insect life cycle slide show presentations butterfly dragonfly ladybird
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Google Slides insect life cycle slide show presentations butterfly dragonfly ladybird

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Take a colourful journey through the life cycles of a dragonfly, butterfly, and ladybug with these engaging Google Slides presentations. These slide-show lessons cover the different stages from egg to adult insect so that your students will have a full understanding of the 3 life cycles. Each presentation is packed full of images and facts, as well as quiz questions. For example, did you know butterflies taste with their feet? Or that adult dragonflies have excellent eyesight? These slide shows can be used to support learning about insects and their life cycles, allowing students to compare and contrast different bugs. What’s included in the presentations: Real photos of insects at different stages of their life cycles. Editable text boxes to make adjustments for your students if needed (images and titles are not editable) Fun animations - some pages have animated elements so make sure you’re using the ‘present’ screen. Spare slides to add your own information to if needed. The file is a one page PDF. Click on each link and you will be prompted to make a copy of the presentations for your own Google Drive. In total, there are 75 slides.
Scaly letters for classroom displays bundle
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Scaly letters for classroom displays bundle

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Create eye-catching display board titles with this set of scaly letters, numbers and symbols. This resource contains a full set of the following: Blue scaly letters Green scaly letters Black outline scaly letters (to print on whichever colour paper or card matches your theme). The font used is Century Gothic. These are ideal for a variety of topics including dinosaurs, dragons, reptiles, fairy tales, Rainbow Fish and under the sea. Each letter is a separate image file (png) so you can insert them into a document and re-size as you wish.
Ocean life cycles foldable sequencing activities turtle penguin clownfish
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Ocean life cycles foldable sequencing activities turtle penguin clownfish

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Explore the life cycles of 3 different marine animals with this fun set of foldable activities. Differentiated templates are included for a sea turtle, clownfish and a penguin. Use as a part of a science carousel, or to support learning on ocean habitats, sea creatures, or life cycles. You could also use for comparison of a bird, reptile and fish life cycle. Each animal has a selection of foldout templates to allow you to differentiate for your students if required. Some require simply coloring, cutting and folding, others allow students to sequence the life cycle stages with descriptions or single words. Instructions for how to fold are included.
Autumn plant life cycles foldable sequencing activities
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Autumn plant life cycles foldable sequencing activities

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This resource is a set of 3 plant life cycle foldouts to support KS1 or early KS2 science. The set includes templates for corn, pumpkin and apples life cycles. These fun printables are ideal for interactive science notebooks, and activities connected to harvest. Each set provides the opportunity for sequencing as well as encouraging fine motor skills with cutting and folding. Instructions and guidance for students on how to fold each one is included. Apple foldout There are 3 templates to choose from: Colour the apple life cycle stages, cut out and sequence the life cycle stage words, glue and, fold. Colour the life cycle stages, sequence the stages (pictures with words), glue, and fold. Colour the life cycle stages and apple halves, sequence the stages (either with simple words, or with descriptions), glue, and fold. Pumpkin foldout There are 4 similar templates to choose from Colour the pumpkin life cycle, cut and fold. Colour, cut and fold. This is identical to the first template but with a simpler edge for less confident cutters. Colour, arrange the stages of the pumpkin life cycle, glue, cut and fold. Large version over 2 pages. Color, arrange the stages of the pumpkin life cycle, glue, cut and fold. Corn/maize foldout There are 4 similar templates: Colour the corn and the stages of its life cycle. Match the words to the pictures, cut and fold. As above but with a straight cutting edge. Colour the corn and the stages of its life cycle. Sequence the stages, glue, and fold. There are 2 different label options for this - one with words, the other with short descriptions. As above but with the straight cutting edge. For each life cycle, you’ll find US and US paper sizes/spelling. In addition, each plant has a set of full colour sequencing cards that you could use as a small group activity.
David Attenborough and Jane Goodall presenation worksheets and activities KS2
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David Attenborough and Jane Goodall presenation worksheets and activities KS2

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Discover more about the life and work of British naturalists Sir David Attenborough and Dr Jane Goodall with these comprehensive lesson resources. Featuring slideshows (for PowerPoint & Google Slides), worksheets, and activities, this bundle will help your pupils explore the adventures and dedication of these prominent conservationists. It is designed for use at KS2, with a particular link to year 5 science where pupils should ‘find out about the work of naturalists and animal behaviourists, for example, David Attenborough and Jane Goodall’. What’s included in the David Attenborough resource? Colourful 25-slide presentation Foldable timeline activity for students to record key events in Attenborough’s life/work David Attenborough flip book template Biography worksheet 12 discussion prompts (these could also be used for writing) Word search with solution What’s included in the Jane Goodall resource? 30-slide presentation Jane Goodall biography worksheet Flipbook template Word search with 12 words to find Chimpanzee true/false activity Discussion/writing prompts x 12 (a couple of these are duplicated from the David Attenborough resource). Is the resource editable? Text boxes in the slideshows allow for some editing if required. Images and titles are fixed in place and cannot be edited. The PDFs (printables/worksheets) are not editable.
Monarch butterflies PowerPoint presentation & printable activities worksheets KS2
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Monarch butterflies PowerPoint presentation & printable activities worksheets KS2

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Explore the fascinating world of the monarch butterfly with this slideshow and lesson activities. Covering the monarch life cycle, its features, diet and migration, students will develop a better understanding of this amazing insect and how it lives. What’s included? 32-slide introduction to monarchs for PowerPoint and Google Slides (see the video preview - downloaded presentation will not include a watermark) Foldout life cycle activity with 2 differentiated options Full-page life cycle diagram (colour) Vocabulary wordsearch Compare and contrast a monarch butterfly and caterpillar (Venn diagram) Life cycle worksheet (colour & b/w). Students write a description of each life cycle stage. ‘All about monarchs’ worksheet (colour & b/w) ‘All about monarch caterpillars’ worksheet (colour & b/w) Monarch migration worksheet Monarch butterflies flip book template (colour & b/w). US (letter-size) and UK (A4) file versions Is this resource editable? The presentation has editable text boxes in case you need to make any amendments for your learners. The titles and images in the slideshow are fixed in place and cannot be changed. The PDFs are not editable.