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.
Do you need a fun activity for teaching life cycles that isn’t a standard worksheet? Help your pupils understand and review the life cycle of a tomato plant with this differentiated sequencing activity. This resource is a printable PDF and suitable for KS1 or early KS2.
Children put the life cycle stages from tomato seed to ripe fruit in order on their template. They then cut and fold. The finished foldouts are ideal for an interactive science notebook.
This activity could support learning about flowering plant life cycles, plants we eat, summer fruit/healthy eating, or gardening.
There are 4 similar printable template options so you can choose what suits your pupils best.
Colour the tomato life cycle stages, cut out and sequence the life cycle stages, glue, and fold.
As above but with a straight cutting edge (rectangle around the outside).
Colour the life cycle stages and tomato halves, match the words to the pictures, glue, and fold.
Colour the life cycle stages and tomato halves, sequence the stages, glue, and fold. There are 2 label options for this - one has pictures with words, the other with short descriptions.
There is also an additional set of cards for sequencing that you can print and use for a small group activity.
Instructions are provided, as well as both US and UK paper sizes. This resource is a 13 page PDF.
A lapbook is a fun, hands-on way of consolidating children’s research. This shark lapbook project has 7 templates and can be used for a shark week, marine science lessons or to support units on ocean animals, fish, or habitats.
Choose the foldable components that best suit your learners, and the size of the lapbook they are creating. Some of the activities will require pupils to do some of their own basic research.
You can see a resource preview on YouTube here.
The template options included in this lapbook resource are:
Cover page
Food chain foldable activity
Shark adjective petal foldable activity
Lift the flap shark facts
Examples of sharks (pocket with cards)
‘Spotlight on’ shark fact file
Great white life cycle foldable activity
Label the shark body parts
What else is included?
Pictures showing how to fold the components
Teacher notes
Versions with US and UK paper sizes/spelling
Introduce or review the water cycle in simple steps with this foldable activity and presentation. This resource focuses on 4 stages of the water cycle: collection, evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
The foldable cut and paste activity is a fun alternative to labeling a worksheet and is suitable for interactive science notebooks. One of the templates allows for children to write in the stages themselves.
The presentation outlines the 4 stages with simple descriptions and pictures. There is a PowerPoint and Google Slides version included. The video preview shows the full presentation.
This resource includes:
13 slide water cycle presentation (PowerPoint and Google Slides) with animation. The presentation is partially editable (titles and images are fixed in place but you can amend what’s in the text boxes if you need to adapt it for your learners).
Differentiated foldable sequencing activity (PDF) with 3 similar templates to choose from. The PDF is not editable.
Picture showing how to fold the template
Teacher notes
Versions for US and UK paper sizes
Review a fossils unit with this interactive science lapbook. This lapbook is a fun and hands-on way of consolidating children’s research and learning about fossils.
Choose the foldable components that best suit your learners, and the size of the lapbook they are creating. Some of the activities will require pupils to do some of their own basic research.
The template options included in this lapbook resource are:
Cover page
Types of fossil flip book
How an ammonite fossil is formed sequencing activity (accordion style)
Lift the flap fossil facts
Examples of fossils (pocket with cards)
Fill in the blanks reading passage
What’s in a paleontologist’s kit?
What else is included?
Picture showing how to fold the components
Teacher notes
Versions with US and UK paper sizes/spelling
This winter/Christmas themed bundle is a collection of 4 foldout sequencing activities:
Penguin life cycle
Christmas tree life cycle
The steps for making gingerbread.
How to build a snowman.
These are printable activities, with multiple cut and paste template options to allow for differentiation. Instructions for students and picture guides to help with the folding are included.
Here is a breakdown of each foldout:
Penguin life cycle foldout
A fun and simple science activity all about the life cycle of a penguin. This activity could be used to support a lesson on birds, the Antarctic, or penguins.
This resource has 2 similar templates.
Christmas tree life cycle foldout
A fun, seasonal activity to help children understand the life cycle of a Christmas (coniferous) tree from seed, to sapling, to the adult tree and seed cones.
Use this activity for interactive science notebooks, or to support a unit on plants, life cycles, or Christmas traditions/celebrations.
There are 6 similar options to allow you to differentiate for your students or to use with different age groups.
Making gingerbread
This foldable sequencing activity allows students to order the stages of making/baking gingerbread. It is designed to help develop thinking and fine motor skills.
You could add the finish foldouts to interactive notebooks, use this to support learning around The Gingerbread Man story, or as a fun Christmas activity or center.
Students cut out the stages, put them in order on the template, before cutting and folding. They will love bringing the 2 halves of their gingerbread foldout together, then gently pulling it apart to show the stages inside.
There are 3 similar versions included, including one with a straight cutting edge for those children who would struggle to cut around the outside of the gingerbread man.
How to build a snowman
This cut and paste sequencing activity allows students to order the stages of building a snowman.
Students cut out the stages, put them in order on the template, before cutting and folding. They will love bringing the 2 halves of their snowman foldout together, then gently pulling it apart to show the stages inside.
There are 3 similar versions included.
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.
Introduce inheritance and inherited characteristics to your year 6 class with this fun presentation and monster activity. This science lesson is interactive, and allows pupils to explore inheritance by observing the physical features of some little monsters, and predicting what their offspring might look like.
This resource can be used all year round but the monster theme makes it a fun science activity for Halloween.
Curriculum link
Year 6 science
Evolution and Inheritance: ‘recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents’
What’s included:
26 slide PowerPoint presentation (a Google Slides link to the presentation is also included) introducing inheritance and inherited characteristics. Check out the full video preview of the presentation before you purchase. It also touches on acquired 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 this activity needs to be printed in colour, or alternatively, there’s an option to display the coloured parts on a screen.
Is this resource editable?
The presentation is partially editable. You cannot edit the titles or images, but some editable text boxes allow you to make adaptations for your learners.
The monster activity is not editable.
US and UK versions are included in the zip file.
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.
Spiders are fascinating creatures! Use this 30-slide presentation to introduce them to your class in a colourful and informative way.
Although suitable to be used all year round, this resource could also support autumn or Halloween science activities related to spiders and how they live.
This resource is a 30-slide presentation in both a PowerPoint and Google Slides format (see the video for a full preview to make sure it’s suitable for your pupils).
The presentation covers:
The features of spiders (including a look at mouth parts, spinnerets, and eyes)
What spiders eat
The life cycle of a spider (egg, egg sac, spiderling, adult spider)
Interesting spiders from around the world and some fun facts about them.
Is this resource editable?
The images, labels, and titles are flattened and cannot be edited. However, all body text boxes are fully editable, allowing you to make any adaptations for your pupils should you wish to.
The link to the Google Slides file is contained in a PDF.
Introduce your KS1 children to the life cycle of a dinosaur with this fun, foldable activity. In this no-prep science resource, there are 4 similar dinosaur life cycle templates to choose from. Children have options to colour and fold, as well as a sequencing option.
Use to support a lesson or topic about dinosaurs, or as a life cycle activity linked to reptiles or prehistoric life.
In addition to being a fun and engaging alternative to a worksheet, this resource also encourages fine motor and scissor skills.
The four stages on each template are:
egg
egg hatching
young dinosaur
adult
The templates
Templates 1 and 2: Colour, cut, and fold. Template 2 has an easy-cut straight edge.
Template 3: Colour, sequence the life cycle stages, glue, cut, and fold.
Template 4: Colour, match the pictures to the words, glue, cut, and fold.
A printable of the full life cycle in colour and in black and white is included for children to reference if required.
There is also a folding guide and options for both US and A4 paper sizes.
Please note, this 10 page PDF is not editable.
Explore the stages of the salmon life cycle with this fun foldable activity. A fun alternative to a worksheet that can be used to support learning around habitats, life cycles or fish.
There are 3 similar cut-and-paste templates to choose from so you can pick one that best matches your pupils’ needs:
Template 1: Colour the template and life cycle stages, match the labels to the pictures, glue, cut, and fold. As an alternative, pupils could write the life cycle stages directly onto the template.
Template 2: Colour the template and life cycle stages, arrange the stages in order on the template, glue, cut and fold.
Template 3: Larger template. This option has the life cycle stages as simple words, and also with descriptions.
In addition, this resource also contains cards for a life cycle of a salmon word wall. There are 12 words included (3 to a page) with and without a description. The words are:
eggs
eyed eggs
mature eggs
alevin
yolk sac
fry
parr
smolt
adult salmon
spawning
migration
redd
For early finishers, there is a salmon life cycle word search with 10 words to find.
US and UK versions are included. Please note this 20 page resource is not editable.
Benefits of this activity
Low prep
Children learn about the salmon 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 a science notebook where they can be referenced by children.
Teach the stages of fossilisation at KS2 with this folding ammonite craft and sequecing cards. Ammonites were pre-historic sea creatures with tentacles and a spiral shell. Their fossils can be found all over the world in many different types of sedimentary rock!
These activities are designed to complement the KS2 science curriculum and is a fun alternative to a standard fossils worksheet.
How a fossil is formed foldable activity
There are 4 similar templates to choose from for this foldable activity:
Colour the images, cut out and fold
Colour the images, cut out the words and sequence them, glue the words in place, cut and fold.
Colour the images, cut out the words and pictures, sequence, glue, cut and fold.
Larger version of template 3 (over 2 pages).
When closed, you’ll just see the large fossil ammonite but when opened, the fossilisation process will be revealed! You can see a finished example on my Facebook page here.
Instructions for pupils are provided (including a picture showing how to fold) as well as some questions for a whole class discussion. Some suggested answers are provided for this.
US and UK versions are included. Please note this resource is not editable.
How a fossil is formed cards to sequence (with and without descriptions).
Order the stages of fossilisation with this printable sequencing activity. This science resource uses the example of an ammonite (a marine creature with a spiral-shaped shell) to explore 8 steps in the fossilisation process. Laminate to use as a science center again and again.
This resource includes:
Teacher notes
8 fossil sequencing cards (2 to a page) in color without text.
8 fossil sequencing cards (2 to a page) in color with a short description on each card.
8 fossil sequencing cards (2 to a page) in black and white without text.
8 fossil sequencing cards (2 to a page) in color with a short description on each card.
Labels to print and use with the card sets that don’t have text.
8 fossil sequencing cards (4 to a page) in black and white without text.
The PDF is not editable. Uk and US paper sizes included.
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.
This fun foldable activity will take pupils through the 6 stages of the human life cycle - baby, toddler, child, teenager, adult, and elderly person. This sequencing resource is designed to help children understand the different stages of human growth and how we all change over time.
It’s a great hands-on alternative to a worksheet and can be used to support lessons on mammal life cycles, growing up, or ourselves.
The activity
Pupils colour the life cycle stages and arrange them in order on their template. They glue them in place before cutting and folding.
There are 3 similar template designs to choose from (one with an easy-cut straight edge), and life cycle stages for a male and a female.
Human life cycle posters
This resource also includes 7 full-page printable posters with details about each human life cycle stage. These could be used to help introduce the activity, or for a classroom display. If you don’t want to print them, their landscape format means they can easily be displayed on a screen.
Also included:
Matching worksheet for students to match the stage to the age.
Some ideas for questions to discuss together during, or after making the foldouts.
A4 and US letter size versions are included.
Please note that this resource is not editable.
Are you looking for a fun way to teach life cycles? This foldout is an engaging and hands-on activity alternative to a worksheet to introduce or review the life cycle of an earthworm. The resource covers four stages - cocoon, hatchling, juvenile and adult worm.
Use as a science craft (linked to bugs, soil, or life cycles), for an interactive science notebook, or alongside making your own wormery.
There are different template and label options to allow for differentiation if required:
Template 1: Children colour the template and 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 life cycle stages, write the names (or descriptions) of the stages in the boxes, cut and fold.
Template 4: As above but with a straight cutting edge
Also included:
Full-page earthworm life cycle diagram
Label the earthworm worksheet and answer page
Earthworms ‘can, have, are’ worksheet
UK and US paper sizes included.
If you are introducing food chains to your KS1 pupils, this engaging slide show will walk them through some simple examples. Full of realistic images and real photos, this resource can be used as part of a food chains lesson with your whole class. It is included as both a Google Slides presentation, and as a PowerPoint.
You can see a full video preview before purchase to ensure it is suitable for your learners.
What’s included in the presentation
27 widescreen slides introducing students to food chains. It covers basic concepts including producers and consumers, and movement of energy.
Editable text boxes to make adjustments for your pupils if needed (images and titles are not editable).
Fun animations - the arrows in the different food chains are animated to really help children grasp the direction they point in.
2 spare slides to add your own information to if needed.
Are you looking for a fun way to teach insect life cycles that’s a bit different from a standard worksheet? This foldable sequencing activity is hands-on and differentiated to help your pupils understand the life cycle of a cicada.
The resource covers the stages of the cicada life cycle from egg to adult insect. Pupils will colour their template, cut and sequence the stages, before gluing and folding. There are options for sequencing 4 or 6 stages, plus an option with descriptions of each stage.
What’s included?
Template 1: Children color 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 color 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
Folding guide with a picture showing where to fold.
Picture of the complete life cycle
Extra page of printable cards (color and b/w) that you could use as a small group activity or center.
Versions for US and UK
This resource is not editable. The PDF file is 13 pages.
Explore the stages of a tulip’s life cycle with this fun, foldable activity. Ideal for an interactive science notebook, or to support learning about plants, life cycles, spring flowers, or seasonal changes.
Print the black and white templates for pupils to colour and cut out. There are 4 similar PDF cut-and-paste templates to choose from so you can pick one that best matches your children’s needs.
Simple instructions with pictures are provided to help with folding. Once complete, the 2 halves of the tulip are brought together, then gently pulled apart to reveal the life cycle stages from bulb to flower inside.
US and UK versions are included. Please note this 15-page resource is not editable.
Benefits of this activity
-Low prep
-Children learn about the tulip 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.
Also included:
-A set of sequencing cards with descriptions to use as an additional center.
-Some ideas for discussion
Are you planning a science lesson on the life cycle of a flowering plant? Use this slide show to introduce the plant life cycle to your class, and guide them through the key stages of change and growth.
It is included in both PowerPoint and Google Slides formats.
This engaging 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 pupils.
Throughout the presentation, pupils 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.
You could use this resource alongside growing your own plants (especially beans) in the classroom, as part of a spring science lesson, or to support learning about plants and their life cycles.
Is this resource editable?
You can edit the body text on most of the slides to best suit the needs of your learners. Titles and images are fixed in position and are not editable.
Preview
There is a video preview that shows the full presentation so please do take a look at this before purchasing. Please note that the font used for the Google Slides version is Century Gothic (due to Google only allowing their own fonts on their platform).
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.
