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.
Introduce or review the stages of a solar eclipse in a hands-on way with this foldable sequencing activity. This fun cross between a craft and a science worksheet has options for annular and total solar eclipses.
Use this resource to prepare for watching an eclipse, or as part of a space or solar system unit. Completed foldouts can be inserted into an interactive science notebook for future reference.
There are differentiated templates so you can choose the options that best suit your students:
Template 1: Colour the sun and stages of an annular solar eclipse, match the pictures to the stage names, glue, cut out the template and fold. Letters indicate which is the Sun/Moon.
Template 2: Colour the sun and stages of an annular solar eclipse, arrange the stages in order, glue, cut out the template and fold.
Template 3: Colour the sun and stages of a total solar eclipse, match the pictures to the stage names, glue, cut out the template and fold. Letters indicate which is the Sun/Moon.
Template 4: Colour the sun and stages of a total solar eclipse, arrange the stages in order, glue, cut out the template and fold.
For templates 2 and 4, there is the option to sequence the stages with the names or with short descriptions.
Also included:
Stage names volcabulary cards (in colour) for both eclipses.
Versions for UK and US paper sizes
Folding guide
Please note, this resource is not editable.
Explore the impact that plastic has on the environment with this ‘Problem with Plastic’ 27-slide PowerPoint presentation. Use this resource to support a lesson or assembly about plastic pollution for Earth Day (the theme for 2024 is planet vs plastic) or for general environmental awareness.
What does the presentation cover?
Properties and uses of plastic
Why plastic can be a problem
What we can do to help (reduce, re-use, recycle)
Real-world scenarios to discuss together
Is the presentation editable?
The presentation is partially editable. Images and slide titles are fixed in place, but each page has an editable text box so you can make changes for your learners if needed.
Suitable for both KS1 and KS2 classes. **Please note that the presentation contains an image of a seal trapped in a discarded fishing net. **
Celebrate the last week of school with this fun sun writing craft. Children create a sun with rays showing their best moments from the last school year. Designed to be used before the summer holidays, this activity will help key stage 1 children reflect on ways they have shined - a fun way to boost self-esteem and confidence.
Use the finished crafts as a sweet keepsake for pupils, or to make an end-of-year display.
Print the suns and the rays on yellow or orange card for pupils to assemble. Directions are included. Just add pens/pencils, scissors and glue!
Although designed for KS1, you’ll find an option for year 3 if required.
The templates:
There are 4 options for the center of the sun, all of which are included
2-to-a-page:
I shined in year one
I shined in year two
I shined in year 3
I shined this year
Changing the prompts on the rays
If the prompts on the rays need adjusting for your class, you’ll find a PowerPoint file included with text boxes on the rays. You can also edit the text on the rays in Google Slides (with Google fonts only).
Other parts of the document are not editable.
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.
Explore the life cycle of the praying mantis with this foldable sequencing activity and other printables. A fun alternative to a worksheet, your pupils will love creating their foldouts to show the life cycle stages from egg case to adult insect.
Use this 14-page PDF resource to support a science lesson on insect life cycles, incomplete metamorphosis, or praying mantises.
What’s included?
Differentiated templates to make a foldout life cycle (see the next section for more information)
Full-page praying mantis life cycle diagram (colour)
Praying mantis life cycle information page (colour and b/w)
Praying mantis life cycle writing page (colour and b/w).
Label the praying mantis worksheet and answer page
Praying mantis flip book template (colour and b/w). The tabs of the flipbook have been deliberately left blank for students to write their own titles on (e.g. diet, habitat, facts, features). Pupils will need to do some of their own research for this activity.
The foldout templates
Template 1: Children colour the template and 4 life cycle stages (egg case, newly hatched nymphs, older nymph, adult praying mantis). They put the stages in order, glue, cut and fold. There’s an option to sequence the stage names or descriptions.
Template 2: As above but with 5 stages (soft egg case, hardened egg case, newly hatched nymphs, older nymph, adult praying mantis).
Can the resource be edited?
This PDF resource is not editable.
Ribbit! This 25-slide PowerPoint presentation gives younger students a basic introduction to frogs, their features, diet, and their life cycle. This engaging lesson starter contains bright images, clear diagrams, as well as animations 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.
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.
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.
Explore the life and work of British filmmaker Sir David Attenborough with this engaging slideshow lesson (PowerPoint and Google Slides) and biography printables/worksheets. This resource will help KS2 pupils understand who David Attenborough is and why his work is important.
What’s included?
Colourful 25-slide presentation included as a PowerPoint file, and with a link to make a copy for Google Slides
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
US and UK versions of all printable materials
Is the resource editable?
Text boxes in the slideshow allow for some editing if required. Images and titles are fixed in place and cannot be edited.
The PDF (printables/worksheets) is not editable.
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.
Explore the stages of the life cycle of a fly in KS1 with this fun, foldout activity. Pupils will colour a template, sequence the life cycle stages, glue, cut, and fold. There are 3 templates and 2 sets of life cycle stages to choose from to allow for differentiation if required.
Suitable for a lesson on insect life cycles, minibeasts, and for developing fine motor skills (cutting, folding).
The templates
-Template 1: Children color the fly and the stages of the fly life cycle, sequence the stages, glue them on the template, cut, and fold.
-Templates 2 and 3: As above but with a rectangle or a circle around the fly for easier cutting.
All templates have the option to sequence the stages with their names, or with a short description.
Also included:
-Label the fly cut and paste worksheet
-US and UK versions of the 10-page PDF
Is this resource editable?
No, this resource is not editable.
