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.
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.
Kick off a classification topic with this colourful and engaging PowerPoint presentation. This resource will introduce the 5 vertebrate animal groups to younger pupils - fish, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds.
There are 40 slides in total, designed to be used over 1 or several lessons. It ends with a short quiz to re-cap knowledge.
This resource also contains:
Animal sorting activity - 5 cards labeled with each animal group name, plus 24 animal pictures to sort. Print on white card.
Activity booklet - Double-sided sheet (black and white) to print and fold in half. Includes ‘draw the scales on the fish’, ‘identify the reptiles,’ and ‘what do you know about mammals’.
Is this resource editable?
The headings and images in the PowerPoint are not editable. Most of the text boxes
are editable (except on a few slides where I have used clip art that does not allow this).
The activity sheet and sorting activity are not editable.
UK and US paper sizes of the activities are included.
This KS1 plants science display is designed for you to print, trim and mount with minimum fuss. Depending on the space available, you could use all the pages, or just pick the most relevant for your class.
Here’s what’s included:
‘Plants’ title over 2 pages. Print, trim, and join together.
9 full-page colour photo posters of parts of a plant (flowers, leaves, stem, seeds, roots, fruit, branches, buds, and trunk). These are also included 2-to-a-page.
Poster detailing why plants are important.
2 life cycle posters (tomato and sunflower)
What plants need to grow (over 2 pages). Cut out individual parts and group together.
Deciduous and evergreen trees posters x 2
An ‘our work’ sign for displaying with children’s work.
In total, there are 20 pages to choose from. UK and US paper sizes included (US version uses a different font to that shown in the preview).
A set of science PowerPoint to complement evolution and inheritance in year 6.
There are 4 resources in this bundle:
Insect adaptations PowerPoint.
Discover the wonderful world of insect adaptations with this 22 slide presentation. This resource gives pupils the opportunity to identify adaptations on a variety of insects from around the world including the atlas moth, hissing cockroach, thorn bug and stag beetle.
At the end, pupils are set the challenge of designing their own insect for a named habitat, outlining its adaptations to survive there.
Who was Charles Darwin PowerPoint
A 20 slide presentation covering information about Darwin’s early life, Beagle voyage and theory of natural selection.
Mary Anning PowerPoint
Introduce your class to this remarkable British paleontologist with this 15 slide presentation detailing her life and major discoveries including ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and winged reptiles!
What can fossils tell us?
How can a chipped tooth reveal what a giant shark ate? Why are mammoth teeth found in the North Sea?
Find out how fossils can unlock the secrets of ancient creatures with this informative 25 slide presentation. Full of high quality images and questions to get your pupils thinking about what fossils can and can’t tell us about the past.
Inheritance PowerPoint and monster activity
26 slide PowerPoint presentation ntroducing inheritance and inherited characteristics.
Printable monster activity. Pupils meet the 3-eyed monsters and draw what their offspring might look like, with a focus on inherited physical traits.
Please note, it is not possible to edit the text or images in these resources.
Frohe Weihnachten! These cute German Christmas card templates are ready to print and are a quick and easy activity in the lead-up to the holidays. Pupils can colour their chosen German Christmas card design, fold the card in half and then add their own personal greeting inside. They can then give their card to a friend, family member, or teacher.
There are 6 German Christmas card designs in this set, all of which you can see in the preview.
The designs are:
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)
Please note that the text and images are not editable. A4 and US letter size included (cards are half this size when folded).
The honey bee is one of the most important insects on the planet, pollinating lots of the plants that we eat and use. Help your KS1 or lower KS2 pupils understand its life cycle with this foldable science cut and paste activity.
The finished foldout makes a lovely addition to science books/interactive notebooks. Use for an insect life cycle or honey bee lesson, or as an activity to celebrate World Bee Day in May. Students will love opening their foldout to reveal the life cycle inside!
Benefits of this activity:
-Low prep
-Children learn about the honeybee life cycle in a fun and hands-on way, that’s a bit different from a standard science worksheet.
-Can be used to introduce the life cycle, or as a review/assessment to check understanding.
-Encourages fine motor/scissor skills, hand-eye coordination (folding), and sequencing.
-Differentiated options allow for multiple age ranges or abilities to do the same activity.
-Finished foldouts can be inserted into an interactive notebook where they can be referenced by children.
The templates
There are 3 similar printable templates to choose from in this resource allowing you to differentiate or for students to choose their favourite design. Each design includes 4 life cycle stages; egg, larva, pupa, bee.
The templates are not editable.
What else is included?
-Colour poster
-Word wall/flash cards (3 to a page, colour and b/w)
-Label the honey bee body parts cut and paste worksheet
-3 mazes for early finishers of varying difficulty
-Directions for pupils
In total, the PDF is 21 pages.
Who lives where? Garden microhabitat activity
An activity where children arrange minibeasts into the garden micro-habitats they would live in.
This resource includes:
A3 printable garden (with and without microhabitat labels)
A4 printable garden (with and without microhabitat labels)
12 common minibeasts to place in the garden
Minibeast ID sheet
Guidance notes on how the resource could be used, including follow up questions to explore together.
Microhabitat foldable craft
A fun craft activity for younger pupils, designed to get them thinking about microhabitats and the animals that live there.
This resource is a 6 page PDF. It looks at 3 microhabitats; a rockpool, under leaves and a flower bed. There are 2 templates for each microhabitat so they can either colour the animals already included or research and draw their own. Print on A4 paper or card.
Once they have coloured a template, children can cut it out and fold using the instructions provided. Some children may need assistance with this part and it’s a good idea to have a pre-made example.
Once folded, they can then ‘hide’ the animals away by closing the template, and then pull it gently apart to reveal what’s inside.
Create a beautiful weather display with everything you need to get started.
This 21 page KS1 classroom display pack includes:
Title (over 2 pages to cut and join together)
A4 Weather chart with weather labels (cut out and laminate)
9 bright and colourful A4 photo posters of different weather (sun, rain, wind, snow, hail, frost, mist/fog, clouds, lightning)
5 A4 printables with question prompts for children.
Please note that this PDF resource is not editable.
Explore the stages of an apple tree’s life cycle with this differentiated foldable sequencing activity. This printable PDF resource is a fun alternative to a worksheet for KS1 pupils.
Children sequence the life cycle stages on their foldout from an apple seed, to sapling, tree, bud, blossom, and fruit. They then cut out the template and fold it. They’ll LOVE opening their foldout to reveal the sequence of the life cycle stages inside!
Use this activity to support a lesson on plant life cycles, autumn, harvest, growth, or trees.
There are 3 black and white template options 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.
Instructions for students are included, as well as US and UK paper sizes.
This resource also contains a printable set of life cycle cards to sequence (6 to a page, colour and black and white options).
Explore the life cycle of a strawberry with this fun, foldable sequencing activity. A cross between a worksheet and a craft, children learn about the strawberry life cycle in a hands-on way, with differentiated options if required.
Use to support learning about summer plant life cycles, in an interactive science notebook, or even as part of a healthy eating lesson.
There are 5 similar template options so that you can choose the one(s) that best suit your students:
Template 1: Children colour the template and 4 life cycle stages, arrange the stages in order, glue, cut and fold.
Template 2: As above but with a straight cutting edge.
Template 3: Children colour the template and 6 life cycle stages, arrange the stages in order, glue, cut and fold.
Template 4: As above but with a straight cutting edge.
Template 5: Larger version with the option to sequence life cycle stage words or descriptions.
A picture guide showing where to fold is included.
This resource is not editable.
A fun, foldable activity to explore the life cycle of a hedgehog. This printable resource covers 4 stages - newborn, 2-week hoglet, 4-week hoglet, and adult hedgehog.
To complete this activity, children will colour their template and life cycle stages, sequence the stages, glue, and fold. Use it to support a lesson about hedgehogs, mammals, local animals, life cycles or autumn.
There are options for children to use labels with just names of the life cycle stages, and with short descriptions allowing you to differentiate if needed.
This resource is low-prep, can be used as a review or intro activity, and is a fun alternative to a worksheet.
You’ll also find 3 bonus printables within the PDF:
-Hedgehogs ‘can, have, are’ worksheet
-Label a hedgehog (cut and paste and writing option included)
-Draw a dinner for a hedgehog on the empty plate.
US and UK paper sizes included. The 12 page PDF is not editable.
Explore rocks and fossils with your KS2 class with this set of ready-to-use resources. This bundle, particularly suitable for year 3 science, contains activities, PowerPoint presentations and a rocks classroom display.
Here’s what’s included:
Resource 1: Rocks Classroom Display
8 rock example photos (granite, chalk, sandstone, flint, marble, pumice, limestone, slate).
3 rock type description cards (sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, igneous rock).
Cut-out letters with rock design - R, O, C, K, S
A4 Rock Cycle Poster
Rocks frame image file - this can be copied and pasted into other documents that you want to add to your display.
Resource 2: A-Z Rocks and Fossils PowerPoint
Consolidate learning on rocks and fossils with this 26 slide PowerPoint presentation.
Each letter is a different themed word which will help pupils re-cap their learning, as well as introduce some new vocabulary. Questions within the presentation provide an opportunity for pupils to share their thoughts and knowledge.
**Resource 3: How A Fossil is Formed Activity **
A 5 page PDF including 8 full colour pictures with the corresponding labels. Print, cut out individual pictures/labels and laminate.
A 4 page PDF as above but with the labels included on the pictures for lower ability.
**Resource 4: Mary Anning PowerPoint **
A look at the life and work of Dorset paleontologist Mary Anning.
Resource 5: How a fossil is formed folding craft
Teach the stages of fossilisation with this folding ammonite craft. Print on A4 card ready for pupils to colour and fold like a concertina. When closed, you’ll just see the large fossil ammonite but when opened, the fossilisation process will be revealed!
Instructions are provided as well as some questions for discussion.
Resource 6: Fossil identification activity
Your class can become palaeontologists! This activity consists of 15 full colour photos of different fossils with labels to match (pictures can be printed with or without a background). Fossils include ammonites, a mosasaur tooth, megalodon tooth, shells, coral and a plesiosaur backbone.
There are 2 sets of labels to choose from (1 set requiring some internet research, the other more descriptive to allow pupils to try to identify without needing to go online).
Take a colourful journey through the life cycle of a dragonfly with this 25-slide PowerPoint presentation. This engaging slide-show lesson covers the egg, nymph (larva), and adult dragonfly so that your pupils will have a full understanding of the life cycle.
Use this resource to support learning about pond or freshwater habitats or insect life cycles.
What’s included in the presentation
Real photos of dragonflies at different stages of the life cycle.
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.
National Curriculum link
Living Things and their habitats
Describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird
Please note that this resource is not editable.
Butterfly life cycle
Ladybird life cycle
Flamingo life cycle
Unusual life cycles
Insect life cycles PowerPoint bundle
From December 1st, use this festive digital advent calendar to count down to Christmas. A fun addition to your daily December routine!
This resource is included as an editable PowerPoint and Google Slides document so you can use the one you prefer. The PowerPoint file has more options for slide transition (especially sound) but otherwise, both files are the same.
How does it work?
There are 24 slides (one for each day of the month up to 24th December).
A fixed background is included for each slide, and you can add your own text and/or extra images for each day. You could include some mental or physical warm-ups, festive jokes, mindfulness activities, motivational quotes… the choice is yours.
When you’ve filled in your slides, switch to present mode and click one of the numbered days on slide 1. The link will take you to the corresponding slide.
Take a colourful journey through the life cycle of a butterfly with this 27-slide PowerPoint presentation. This engaging slide show covers the egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and adult butterfly so that your students will have a full understanding of the life cycle.
What’s included in the presentation:
Real photos of different species of butterflies and their caterpillars
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.
This slide show is suitable for KS2 or upper KS1. Check out the video to see a full preview.
National Curriculum link
Living Things and their habitats
Describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird
Introduce or review the life cycle stages of a mallard duck with this foldable sequencing activity. This fun alternative to a worksheet covers 4 stages of a duck’s life cycle - egg, hatching, duckling, and adult duck. It could be used as part of a lesson on bird life cycles, alongside hatching ducks, or as part of a pond life study.
The templates
The activity templates are differentiated so you can use them with multiple age groups or abilities.
Template 1: Colour the duck face and the stages of the duck life cycle. Cut out the template and fold.
Template 2: Colour the duck face and the stages of the duck life cycle (egg, hatching, duckling, adult duck), cut out and sequence the life cycle stages, glue, cut and fold.
Template 3: As above but with a straight cutting edge.
Template 4: Colour the duck face and the stages of the duck life cycle, cut out and sequence the life cycle stages (with short descriptions), glue, cut and fold.
Guidance for folding is supplied.
Benefits of this activity
-Low prep
-Children learn about the duck life cycle in a fun and hands-on way, that’s a bit different from a standard science worksheet.
-Can be used to introduce the life cycle, or as a review/assessment to check understanding.
-Encourages fine motor/scissor skills, hand-eye coordination (folding), and sequencing.
-Differentiated options allow for multiple age ranges or abilities to do the same activity.
-Finished foldouts can be inserted into an interactive notebook where they can be referenced by children.
-Us and UK versions are included in the file.
Please note that this is not an editable resource.
A fun alternative to a standard worksheet to introduce or review the life cycle of a ladybird. Children will LOVE that they can open and close their finished ladybird life cycle foldout to reveal the stages inside.
This differentiated activity could be used to support a lesson on insects/bugs, symmetry, minibeasts, or life cycles.
This resource is a 10 page PDF with 4 similar template options for differentiation:
Colour the template, cut, and fold.
Colour the ladybird and the stages of its life cycle, cut out and match the life cycle descriptions to the pictures, glue, and fold.
Colour the ladybird and the stages of its life cycle, cut out and sequence the life cycle stages (2 options, one with the names of the stages, the other with descriptions), glue and fold.
As above but with a straight cutting edge around the ladybug.
The file is included with both US (ladybug) and UK spelling (ladybird). A picture guide showing where to fold is also provided.
Introduce your class to the life cycle of a frog with this PowerPoint lesson and foldable craft activity. The PowerPoint covers the life cycle from frogspawn to adult frog, alongside information about frog features and diet.
Resource 1 - All about frogs PowerPoint
Ribbit! This 25 slide PowerPoint presentation gives younger pupils a basic introduction to frogs, their features and life cycle. This engaging resource contains bright images, clear diagrams as well as animation to help children increase their understanding of these amazing amphibians.
The images are fixed in place but the text boxes allow for you to edit the content as you wish to suit the needs of your learners.
A full video preview of this resource can be viewed - please check this out prior to purchase to see exactly what’s included.
**Resource 2 - Life cycle of a frog foldable activity **
Pupils will love learning about the life cycle of a frog with this fun science craft! This is an engaging activity to support science learning on pond life, amphibians, life cycles, or frogs.
This resource contains 5 different templates so that you can differentiate the activity if needed:
Four part life cycle to colour, cut and fold.
Four part life cycle to colour, cut, order the stages, glue and fold.
Six stage life cycle to colour, cut and fold.
Six stage life cycle to colour, write in the life cycle stages, cut and fold.
Six stage life cycle to colour, cut, order the life cycle stages, glue and fold.
Instructions and pictures showing how to fold are included.
Introduce your class to fascinating British scientist Charles Darwin and his work with this bright and fun PowerPoint presentation.
This 20 slide presentation takes a look at key points in Darwin’s life including:
His childhood and university studies
Travel on HMS Beagle
His theory of natural selection
His work
His legacy
Use this resource to support learning around evolution and inheritance, the history of science, explorers, or for Darwin Day in February.
The presentation is also included as a PDF should you need it.
Although images are fixed in place on each slide, the text boxes are editable should you want to make any changes to suit the needs of our pupils.
Explore the stages of an oak tree’s life cycle with this differentiated foldable sequencing activity. This cut-and-paste acorn craft is a fun alternative to a worksheet for fall science. It can be used to introduce the life cycle of oak trees or as a review activity.
Children sequence the life cycle stages on their foldout from acorn to mature tree. They then cut out the template and fold it. Your class will LOVE opening their foldouts to reveal the sequence of the life cycle stages inside!
Benefits of this activity
Low prep
Children learn about the oak tree life cycle in a fun and hands-on way, that’s a bit different from a standard science worksheet.
Can be used to introduce the life cycle, or as a review/assessment to check understanding.
Encourages fine motor/scissor skills, hand-eye coordination (folding), and sequencing.
Differentiated options allow for multiple age ranges or abilities to do the same activity.
Finished foldouts can be inserted into an interactive notebook where they can be referenced by children.
The differentiated templates
Template 1: Color the acorn and 4 life cycle stages, cut out the stages and glue them in order on the template, cut and fold. There are 2 label options ‘acorn, sprout, sapling, mature tree’ or ‘acorn, seedling, sapling, mature tree’.
Template 2: As above but with a straight cutting edge around the acorn.
Template 3: Color the acorn halves and 6 life cycle stages, cut out the stages and glue them in order on the template, cut and fold. Option to sequence words or descriptions for each stage.
Template 4: As above but with a straight cutting edge around the acorn.
Versions with both US and UK spelling/paper sizes are included. The 10 page PDF is not editable.
Mary Anning was one of the world’s greatest fossil hunters. Despite her humble background, she was a pioneer, although she didn’t receive the credit for her achievements that she deserved.
Introduce your class to this remarkable British palaeontologist with this 19-slide PowerPoint detailing her life with facts and images. It outlines her major discoveries including ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, winged reptiles, and fossil poop!
The presentation ends with some discussion questions.
This presentation would complement a rocks and fossils earth science unit, or support learning about women in science (e.g. for International Day of Women and Girls in Science). You could also use it for a history lesson, or biography project.
Is the presentation editable?
Yes, partially. All titles and images are secured and not editable, but you can amend the body of the text should you need to adapt anything for your pupils.
I also offer a Fossils as Evidence PowerPoint in my shop, suitable for KS2. Find it here
