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.
Save time and energy with this quick and easy rocks science display. This ready-to-print set of posters and vocabulary cards is designed to help you make an eye-catching rocks display board for your KS2/year 3 classroom. Just print the pages you want/need and mount if required.
What’s included?
Sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic rock definitions with examples. Print landscape.
Rock cycle poster (labeled). Print landscape. You may wish to print this one out on larger paper if available.
Photo posters for 8 different rocks (slate, chalk, flint, sandstone, limestone, pumice, marble, granite). Print landscape.
Display title (over 2 pages). Print landscape, trim and join.
8 extra vocabulary cards (included with and without definitions). These are presented 4 to a page. Print portrait and cut out individually. The words used are mineral, crystal, fossil, geologist, hard, soft, permeable and impermeable.
Is it editable?
The resource is not editable.
Get to know your class with this no-prep, all about me activity. This foldable printable is ideal for back-to-school or for an ‘about me’ topic and is a fun alternative to a standard worksheet.
Print the template on white paper. There are 4 designs to choose from, each with the same prompts (please note that the templates are not editable).
Pupils will need coloured pencils, a pen and scissors.
Firstly, pupils will colour the top and bottom of the template. They can then fill in the boxes with words and pictures.
The information they’ll need to complete is as follows:
Name
Age
Left/right handed
A place I’d like to visit is
3 words to describe me
Things that make me smile
I want to learn more about
If I were an animal I’d be
Something important to me
Encourage lots of discussions!
When the foldable is closed, it will spell ME. It can then be gently opened to reveal the detail inside.
A picture showing how to fold is included, as well as versions of the templates for both US and UK paper sizes.
Here are some other All About Me resources you might like:
Self portrait all about me
Space themed all about me
Dinosaur themed all about me
Pencil All About Me Craft
Every child is unique and special. Help build their self-confidence and self-esteem with this foldout activity, where pupils reflect on what makes them proud to be themselves. Use this fun alternative to a worksheet as part of a self-esteem or an upper KS1/lower KS2 PSHE lesson that will leave kids glowing with self-love and confidence.
This printable activity has 14 face templates with different hairstyles (and a girl wearing a hijab). Each is included with and without a rectangle outline to make the activity more accessible for those children who might struggle to cut around the outside of their template.
Pupils start by colouring their template to look like them.
Each template asks children to fill in the following with words and pictures:
-3 positive words that describe me (there is a word bank to help with this one).
-I am good at…
-I feel proud when I…
-I am a good friend because…
These prompts are not editable.
Print the templates you need on paper or card. Make sure you have lots of coloured pencils, particularly in skin tones. Pupils will need scissors but glue/tape are not required.
A folding guide is included. You’ll also find separate files with US and UK paper sizes/spelling.
Want a fun and engaging way to teach food chains at KS1? This sequencing science craft activity is hands-on alternative to a food chains worksheet. Children can construct a 4-stage food chains for 3 different habitats - a woodland, ocean/sea and a rainforest.
For each habitat, there are 4 options included:
Template 1: Colour the food chain template and food chain stages, cut and fold.
Template 2: Color the template and food chain stages, arrange the stages in order, glue, cut, and fold.
Template 3: Colour the template, draw/write a 3-stage food chain for that habitat in the boxes, cut, and fold.
Template 4: Colour the template, draw/write a 4-stage food chain for that habitat in the boxes, cut, and fold.
In addition, you’ll find a blank template included that you can use for any habitat.
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.
There is minimal prep required. Print the designs you plan to use on paper or card. Pupils need coloured pencils and scissors. One template in each habitat set requires glue.
Instructions for how to fold are included (you may wish to make an example beforehand for those who might find folding tricky).
This resource is 20 pages long and contains a version for both UK and US paper sizes.
A fun, foldable activity for KS1 pupils, designed to get them thinking about smaller habitats (micro-habitats) and the animals that live there. An engaging alternative to a standard worksheet, this printable resource is particularly appropriate for year 2 science. It could be used to support a lesson on microhabitats, minibeasts, or habitats.
This resource is an 8-page PDF. It looks at 3 micro-habitat examples; a rock pool, under leaves, and a flower bed. There are 2 templates for each microhabitat so children can either colour the animals already included, or research and draw their own.
Once they have colored a template, they 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.
US and UK paper sizes included. Please not that this is not an editable resource.
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.
Review the stages of a frog’s life cycle with this foldable activity. This cut and paste PDF printable is differentiated, with options for both matching and sequencing the life cycle of a frog.
The finished foldout mini-books are ideal for sticking into an interactive science notebook and are a bit different from a standard worksheet. Use to support a lesson on pond life, amphibians, life cycles, frogs, or spring.
This PDF resource contains 5 different templates so that you can differentiate the activity if needed:
Four-part life cycle to colour, cut, sequence the word labels, glue and fold.
Four-part life cycle to colour, cut, sequence the description labels, glue and fold.
Four-part life cycle to colour, cut, sequence the labels (descriptions and pictures), glue and fold.
Six-part life cycle to colour, cut, sequence the word labels, glue and fold.
Six-part life cycle to colour, cut, sequence the description labels, glue and fold.
Instructions and pictures showing how to fold are included. Some children may need extra support with folding.
US and UK paper sizes and spelling are included.
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.
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.
National Curriculum link: Describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock.
Are you looking for a fun and interactive addition to your food chains topic that’s different from a standard worksheet? This science food chains craft project activity is hands-on, with different animal templates to choose from. Ideal for a KS1 lesson on ecosystems, feeding relationships, or habitats.
The templates
This resource has templates for 4 food chains (lion, grizzly bear, shark and snake).
Each template, excluding the snake, has 2 similar designs (one for easy cutting) and all have 2 label options (one set includes the words ‘producer’ and ‘consumer’). Just choose the template(s) that works best for your children.
Lion: 3-stage food chains (grass, zebra, lion)
Shark: 4-stage food chain (seaweed, fish, seal, shark)
Bear: 4-stage food chain (algae, shrimp, salmon, grizzly bear)
Snake: 4-stage food chain (leaf, snail, frog, snake)
Children colour the animal template and food chains stages, sequence the stages, glue, cut and fold.
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.
Extension activity
A blank tiger template for a food chain with 3 stages is included. Students can use this to draw/write a food chain. Some basic research is required for this.
How much prep is required?
There is minimal prep required. Print the designs you plan to use on A4 paper. Pupils need coloured pencils, scissors, and glue.
Directions showing where to fold are included (you may wish to make an example beforehand for those who might find folding tricky).
There is a version for both US and UK spelling/paper size.
Is this resource editable?
No, this resource is not editable.
A fun, foldable activity for exploring the life cycle stages of a bean plant. This printable mini-book would make a great follow-up activity after growing your own beans! Alternatively, use in an interactive science notebook, or for a plants, growing, or seasonal changes unit activity.
Benefits of this activity
Low prep
Children learn about the bean plant 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
There are 5 similar cut and paste templates in the PDF so you can select the one that best suits your needs:
Template 1: Colour the life cycle of a bean plant, cut, and fold.
Template 2: Colour the bean plant life cycle stages, cut out the word labels and match them to the pictures, glue, cut and fold.
Template 3: Colour the bean plant life cycle stages, cut out the life cycle stages, sequence the labels on the template, glue, cut and fold.
Template 4: As above but with a rectangle around the outside for easier cutting.
Template 5: Largest version. Pupils will colour the template and life cycle stages, sequence the stages, glue, cut and fold.
This is a 10-page PDF. The pictures and text are not editable. UK and US version included.
Explore food chains in a woodland, a pond, and Arctic habitat with this set of printable worksheets and clothesline activity. This science resource will help you introduce food chains to your KS1 or lower KS2 class, and give them the opportunity to identify several examples.
What’s included?
Plant and animal cards to make food chains for 3 habitats (pond, woodland, Arctic tundra) in color and b/w. Attach them to a length of string to make a food chains ‘clothes line’ for the whole class to see, or use for a small group activity. Teacher notes are included with this.
8 Cut and paste worksheets for the 3 habitats
‘Draw a food chain’ worksheets (4 options).
‘Draw the arrows’ worksheets - children add the arrows to a food chain and identify the producer/consumers.
US and UK versions of the files
The worksheet options allow for differentiation, and for you to choose which pages best suit your learners.
In total the file has 35 pages to choose from (plus an additional 14 duplicate pages in colour).
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:
Template 1: Colour the food chain template and food chain stages, cut and fold.
Template 2: Color the template and food chain stages, arrange the stages in order, glue, cut, and fold.
Template 3: Colour the template, draw/write a 3-stage food chain for that habitat in the boxes, cut, and fold.
Template 4: Colour the template, draw/write a 4-stage food chain for that habitat in the boxes, cut, and fold.
In addition, you’ll find a blank template included that you can use for any habitat.
Food chains animal head foldouts
This resource has templates for 4 food chains (lion, grizzly bear, shark and snake).
Each template, excluding the snake, has 2 similar designs (one for easy cutting) and all have 2 label options (one set includes the words ‘producer’ and ‘consumer’). Just choose the template(s) that works best for your children.
Lion: 3-stage food chains (grass, zebra, lion)
Shark: 4-stage food chain (seaweed, fish, seal, shark)
Bear: 4-stage food chain (algae, shrimp, salmon, grizzly bear)
Snake: 4-stage food chain (leaf, snail, frog, snake)
Children colour the animal template and food chains stages, sequence the stages, glue, cut and fold.
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.
There is minimal prep required. Print the designs you plan to use on paper or card. Students need coloured pencils, scissors and glue.
Is this resource editable?
No, this resource is not editable.
Help your students recall the phases of the moon in a hands-on way with this set of differentiated foldouts. The finished foldouts look great in an interactive science notebook and can be used to support learning around space, the solar system, the Earth’s moon/lunar phases or for World Space Week. Plus it’s a little different to a standard worksheet!
The phases of the moon in this resource are as seen in the Northern Hemisphere.
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.
UK and US versions are included, as well as a visual guide showing how to fold.
A set of colour phases of the moon flashcards (2-to-a-page is also included).
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.
This KS1 microhabitats (or micro-habitats) activity is a fun way for children to explore where minibeasts would like within a garden. They’ll also think about why different minibeasts prefer different microhabitats.
Use this resource to support a year 2 science lesson about local habitats/microhabitats or before exploring the microhabitats in your school grounds.
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.
Primary science link:
identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and
plants, and how they depend on each other
identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including micro-habitats
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).
Do your KS1 pupils need a visual reminder for classification vocabulary? This colourful science word wall resource covers 18 keywords for a vertebrate animal classification topic (including the 5 vertebrate groups and their features).
Use the words to create an eye-catching display in your classroom for children to reference. You could also get creative with them! For example, use the labels with the single words on, print twice, cut out and create a pairs/memory game. Or, create a sorting game for children to match toys to the correct animal group.
The words are included in the following formats:
Single-word (no description), 3 to a page
Word with description - 1 per page
Word with description - 2 per page
Word with description - 4 per page
All files are flattened PDFs.
The 18 words included are:
Bird
Mammal
Fish
Reptile
Amphibian
Vertebrate
Fur
Feathers
Scales
Gills
Lungs
Milk
Egg
Beak
Cold-blooded
Warm-blooded
Fins
Classification
Is this resource editable?
This resource is NOT editable.
If there is a word you’d like to see included, please do let me know.
UK and US paper sizes included.
Recap vocabulary associated with fossils with this printable word search activity. There are 12 fossil themed words hidden forwards, backwards, vertically and diagonally.
Ideal as a filler for early finishers or as a quick science activity. Answers included so you don’t have to search for them yourself! Extend the activity by asking children to explain how each word is related to the fossil theme.
The 12 words are:
Fossil
Jurassic
Ammonite
Extinct
Cast
Shell
Bone
Dinosaur
Trilobite
Sedimentary
Paleontology
Rock
Add some sparkle to your Christmas Classroom with this set of 12 festive digital stickers. Each bauble has a positive message for students to help keep them motivated in the lead-up to Christmas.
Digital stickers are image files with a transparent background. You can copy and paste/insert them into documents (e.g. PowerPoint, Google Slides, Word).
Unlike regular stickers, they can be used over and over again!
There are 6 colours in this set (2 stickers in each set). Please note that it is not possible to edit the messages.
I hope you enjoy this festive freebie!
