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Print this as a large poster for your classroom or use them as a paired or individual resource to structure debates. Give your students a helping hand when contributing in class with sentence stems that help them to think from different perspectives and put their points across clearly and politely.
Available as a PDF, PNG and JPEG using my fonts and as an editable PowerPoint slide where you can add in your own fonts and change any pharses. Please note that the PowerPoint version is in Arial font and not the fonts I used in the posters for copyright reasons.
You’ve helped Santa make toys for good girls and boys all day. You were so tired after dinner that you’ve woken up to the grotto being locked- and you’re inside! Can you solve the puzzles to make your way through Santa’s Grotto and get yourself home before the big day?
Rooms include:
• The Reading Room (where Santa checks the naughty and nice lists). Matchsticks: Follow the instructions above each puzzle to complete them. To get the next key, pupils must give the three numbers on the right-hand side of the equals sign once you have solved the puzzles.
• The Kitchen (where the reindeer treats are being prepared for a very long journey). Path puzzle: For this puzzle, pupils use all the grid of letters to create a continuous line from the start. There is one word missing from the grid. That’s the word needed to continue on.
• The Light Room (where the Christmas tree lights are being tested for the festive season). Tree pyramids puzzle: Pupils Fill in the trees with the missing numbers. The number in each space is made from the sum of the two numbers below it. The key code for the next room is the sum of the top two numbers.
• The Candy Room (where all the sweets are made!). Candy coding: The Candy canes have a binary coded message for pupils to solve. Begin at the bottom of the cane to find a 5-digit binary code then use the key to decode the word. Red=1, white=0.
• The Workshop (where the science kits are being prepared for eager girls and boys). Pathways puzzle: To solve this puzzle, pupils mix the hydrochloric acid on the page with magnesium. Follow the pathways for both substances and record the symbols on the path. Decode using the cipher to find the answer to the question.
• The Snow Room (because snow doesn’t just make itself!). Element words puzzle: Use the clue to find the word made from chemical element symbols. Rearrange the letters in the coloured boxes to make a Christmassy word.
• The Front Door (how else did you expect to get out?). Block puzzle. Pupils Arrange the cut out shapes from their keys to fir the image below. They then Find the letters which correspond to the numbers on the image. This will spell A Christmassy word which will unlock the door and allow them to escape!
This resource includes:
• PowerPoint with questions and map of the Grotto, pupil instructions and teacher notes
• 7 puzzle sheets, answers and keys
Have fun and have a wonderful Christmas!
Any issues or errors please let me know and I’ll rectify ASAP.
I don’t own any images in this escape room.
Spark creativity and critical thinking with this Pack of 2D Shape STEM Challenge Cards! These hands-on activity cards invite students to build a variety of 2D shapes using balls, sticks, or other creative materials. With accompanying recording sheets, students reflect on their designs, identify key attributes, and strengthen their understanding of shapes.
Perfect for STEM centers, small group work, or independent exploration, this resource combines geometry with problem-solving in a fun, interactive way.
Shapes included – square, triangle, rhombus, rectangle, trapezoid, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, kite, trapezium and parallelogram.
What’s Included -
2D Shape STEM Challenge Cards (2 different types of cards): Each card features a specific shape (e.g., triangle, square, hexagon) for students to construct with tactile materials.
2D Shape STEM Slides: Suitable for classroom display on your electronic whiteboard (PowerPoint + Google Slides versions)
Recording Sheets: Students document their creations, noting shape attributes like sides and vertices.
Poster prompts: Two different larger format posters to prompt your students.
Print Ready + Editable Versions: Choose from a ready to print PDF or choose your own language or fonts and edit in PowerPoint or Google Slides.
Key Features -
Hands-On STEM Learning: Encourages students to explore geometry through building and problem-solving.
**Reinforces Shape Recognition: **Helps students internalize 2D shape properties by constructing and recording them.
Develops Fine Motor Skills: Manipulating small parts like toothpicks and playdough enhances hand-eye coordination.
Versatile Use: Perfect for STEM centers, math lessons, small group challenges, or early finisher activities.
This 2D Shape STEM Challenge Pack helps students connect math concepts to real-world problem-solving, making geometry engaging and meaningful.
Why You’ll Love It -
Encourages Creativity and Collaboration: Students can work independently or in pairs to complete the challenges.
Supports Multiple Learning Styles: Combines hands-on activities with visual and written components.
**Teacher-Friendly: **Easy to prep and perfect for reuse—just print and go!
Make geometry exciting with these 2D Shape STEM Challenge Cards!
File type –
Ready to print PDF + editable PowerPoint and Google Slides versions
IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU PURCHASE THIS RESOURCE…
All of our resources are downloadable digital files that you will be able to access immediately after purchase.
What programs do I need to open and use this product?
I recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader to open any PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free program and can be downloaded here.
Ensuring your software is up to date can help to avoid any compatibility issues.
Included are 3 activities to introduce STEM to students.
2 activities are engineering based competitions that last approximately 20-30 minutes each.
1 activity is maths based and has a puzzle/logic element to it.
This pack is designed for high ability primary school / secondary school students to get involved in the exciting world of STEM
This resource is a handy bookmark designed to support pupils in engaging in structured and respectful classroom discussions. It provides a range of sentence starters to help children confidently express their ideas, respond to others and build on conversations.
The bookmark includes sentence stems for agreeing, disagreeing politely and adding to a point. These prompts encourage pupils to justify their thinking, listen carefully to others and contribute more thoughtfully to discussions.
Ideal for years 3+, this resource can be used across the curriculum to support talk in subjects such as English, maths and wider curriculum areas. It works well during partner talk, group work and whole-class discussions.
By promoting clear and respectful communication, this resource helps develop pupils’ speaking and listening skills while building confidence in sharing and developing ideas.
I have used these discussion bubbles to aid communication and partner talk in a wide range of lessons.
Contains symbols from Widgit Inprint 3 software.
3 bubbles - giving a new opinion
3 bubbles - agreeing
3 bubbles - disagreeing
3 bubbles - building/questioning an opinion
Students will design and create a windmill to see which team has the most efficient windmill. This is a fun an simple activity.
Here is what is in the packet:
1. Teacher Guide
2. Prototype Worksheets
3. Results/Review Worksheet
This powerpoint (and the others I have uploaded) is amazing for a STEM club or a standalone STEM lesson.
We used to run a full STEM curriculum for KS3, so have a look at the bundles for sale - our pupils loved STEM lessons!
A ready-to-use whole-school assembly PowerPoint created to celebrate British Science Week and inspire curiosity about science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Suitable for KS1 and KS2 pupils, this engaging assembly introduces children to the importance of science in everyday life while showcasing inspiring scientists and exciting scientific discoveries.
What’s Included
Fully prepared PowerPoint assembly
Clear, child-friendly explanations
Engaging visuals to support understanding
Discussion opportunities throughout
Suitable for whole-school or phase assemblies
No preparation required – simply open and present
Assembly Content
Introduction to British Science Week and its purpose in promoting STEM learning
British Science Week
The importance of science in helping us understand and solve real-world problems
British Science Week
Famous scientists who changed the world, including:
Marie Curie
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
British Science Week
More inspiring scientists such as:
Jane Goodall
Charles Darwin
Stephen Hawking
British Science Week
Fascinating science facts covering space, light, DNA and Earth science
British Science Week
Ideas for experiments, science projects and ways pupils can take part in Science Week activities
British Science Week
Ideal For
Whole-school assemblies
British Science Week
Science Week launches
STEM enrichment
Primary science curriculum enrichment
Key Stage Suitability
KS1 and KS2
Easily adaptable for different age groups
STEM Flying Straw: A Science and Engineering Challenge.
This science and engineering challenge will challenge students what flight looks like.The lesson begins with a technology challenge to construct a paper plane with the materials given and then leads into the science lesson. This challenge looks at speed, direction, size and types of wings.
This pack contains everything you need (except straws). All you need to do is print it off and you are up and running. It can be used as either a group activity or individual. I usually do it as a group as then you can allocate members various roles within the group.
Included are instructions, templates and extension question sheet. As a bonus I have also include an A4 STEM Poster.
Enjoy
In this stem challenge students will build a boat to move items from one side of the room to another. This is a really simple Stem challenge that is fun and exciting.
What is in the packet:
1. STEM Challenge teacher lesson page
2. Prototype worksheet
3. Results/Reflection worksheet
A bundle of Fairytale STEM related activities. Each activity should fill an hours lesson. These can be done over a course of weeks in a STEM club or as fun lessons in science. Exciting and creative tasks that get students thinking and engaged
They include
1. Billy Goats Gruff River Rescue
2. Cinderella's Wind powered Coach
3. Jack's Golden egg delivery service
4. Build Robin Hood a new bow
5. Three Little Pigs Toothpick House
6. The Gingerbread Man- River Rescue
7. Rapunzel Rescue
For each activity there is a lesson plan detailing how to set up, what you need and how to carry out the activity
A collection of STEM themed practical based challenges that can be used in STEM/Science clubs or for fun science lessons. Each activity includes a lesson plan with equipment list and instructions and a colourful student sheet. Activities include
Army men launchers
Labyrinth Game
Bungee Barbie/Bungee Action Man
Foosball Table Challenge
Jacks Golden Egg Delivery Service
Marble Runs
Newspaper Shoes
Bring the excitement of the Winter Olympics into your classroom with this engaging set of STEM activity worksheets, designed to help students explore real-world science and maths through sport.
This resource includes five Winter Olympic sports, each carefully linked to key STEM concepts such as forces, motion, angles, data analysis, and human biology. Perfect for STEM lessons, enrichment activities, cover work, or Olympic-themed weeks.
Each sport topic contains 3 differentiated tasks plus full model answers, making planning quick and easy.
1. Ice Friction & Speed Skating
Investigates friction, surface texture, and speed
Students compare motion on different ice conditions
Links physics to athlete performance
2. Bobsled Aerodynamics & Drag
Explores air resistance and streamlined design
Students analyse how shape affects speed
Includes engineering-style thinking and design features
3. Ski Jumping: Angles & Motion
Focuses on launch angle, speed, and jump distance
Encourages mathematical reasoning without complex formulas
Ideal for teaching forces and projectile motion concepts
4. Biathlon: Heart Rate & Accuracy
Connects biology and physics through real Olympic data
Students examine how heart rate affects shooting accuracy
Strong links to data interpretation and cause-and-effect reasoning
5. Curling: Friction & Motion
Explores how sweeping changes friction
Includes data analysis tasks similar to graph interpretation
Encourages prediction, pattern spotting, and real-world decision making
What’s Included
5 sport-based STEM worksheet sets
15 structured student tasks (3 per sport)
Full model answers for every activity
Clear data tables and real-world scenarios
Print-friendly PDF format
Perfect For
Upper KS2 / Lower KS3 (Grades 5–7)
STEM lessons and cross-curricular teaching
Olympic or sports-themed units
Extension, enrichment, or fast-finisher activities
This powerpoint (and the others I have uploaded) is amazing for a STEM club or a standalone STEM lesson.
We used to run a full STEM curriculum for KS3, so have a look at the bundles for sale - our pupils loved STEM lessons!
In this race against the clock students work as a team to build the highest tower possible out of dried spaghetti and marshmallows.
The objective of this lesson is to explore structures and investigate what methods of building can make the tallest and strongest structure. By testing their prototype buildings, students will also have the opportunity to rebuild and alter their designs to improve them, giving an insight into the real-life processes of testing, redevelopment and prototyping that engineers and scientists use.
An A4 Poster for your STEM wall displays
Science
Technology
Engineering
Mathematics
See my other STEM offers....
* STEM Student Role Cards and Posters
* STEM Wall Display Title A4 and A3 version included
This powerpoint (and the others I have uploaded) is amazing for a STEM club or a standalone STEM lesson.
We used to run a full STEM curriculum for KS3, so have a look at the bundles for sale - our pupils loved STEM lessons!