This minibeast-themed pack is full of materials to help you quickly create a science display for your KS1 classroom. Just choose the pages you want to incorporate into your display, print and mount. Includes real photographs as well as realistic images. This fun display covers information on minibeast life cycles, body parts, types of minibeasts, and some fun facts! What’s included? ‘Minibeasts’ title over 2 pages. Print, trim, and join. Real photo posters of minibeasts that live in a pond, on plants, and in/on the soil. These are included with and without a coloured background. For posters with a white background, trim, and mount on coloured paper. Magnifiers with insect examples (x9). Print and cut out individually. 2 life cycle posters (dragonfly and butterfly) ‘Parts of an insect’ and ‘parts of a spider’ posters ‘What is a minibeast’ poster 6 minibeast fact posters (included in 2 sizes) UK and US paper sizes In total, there are 23 pages in the PDF.

A fun, foldable cut-and-paste activity for exploring the life cycle of a spider. This hands-on resource is a combination of a craft and a science worksheet that you could use for a bugs, arachnids, autumn or Halloween activity. Some teachers have even linked it to the book Charlotte’s Web. The template options There are 4 options so you can select and print the one that best suits your needs and differentiate for your class if required: Template 1: Pupils colour the template and life cycle pictures, match the word or description labels to the images, glue, cut, and fold. Template 2: As above but with an easy-cut outline around the web. Template 3: Pupils colour the template and life cycle pictures, cut out the 4 life cycle stages, and arrange them in order, glue, cut, and fold. As with templates 1 and 2, there is an option to use the stage name or short descriptions. Template 4: Same as template 3 but with an easy-cut outline around the web. Instructions for students are provided as well as a folding guide with pictures. What else is included? Additional printable pages are provided to complement the foldout activity, or to use with early finishers. Full life cycle printable page (colour) Label a spider cut and paste (colour and b/w) Compare the features of a fly and a spider (cut and paste) Spiders ‘can, have, are’ writing worksheet US and UK versions of the PDF are included. Is the file editable? No, this PDF resource is not editable.

Introduce or review the life cycle of a snail in a hands-on way with this fun spinner wheel craft activity. Use this low-prep resource as part of a snail/bugs/minibeasts topic, or as part of a garden nature lesson. The templates There are 2 options to choose from - one where students color the snail (template 1) and the other with a pre-colored snail (template 2). For both templates, children will color the life cycle stages, arrange them in order on the template, and assemble their spinner. What you need Templates printed on A4 card Directions for pupils Life cycle stages printed on A4 white paper Pencil crayons Scissors Glue Paper fasteners What else is included? The activity is supported by additional printables to further explore the life cycle and features of a snail: Life cycle diagram (colour). Full-page description poster for each life cycle stage (colour). These could be printed or displayed on a screen to introduce the life cycle to children. Life cycle writing page - pictures of the 4 life cycle stages with space to write next to each one (some own research may be required for this). Label the snail cut-and-paste activity with 6 body parts (head, eye, shell, upper tentacle, lower tentacle, foot). Colour and b/w options. Compare and contrast a snail and a honey bee cut-and-paste activity. Snails ‘can, have, are’ worksheet. US and UK versions of the file are also included. Is this resource editable? No, the PDF is 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.

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.

Introduce or review the life cycle of an ant with this foldable sequencing activity and other printables. Use this resource to support a science lesson on ants, minibeasts or insect life cycles, or use alongside an ant farm in the classroom. The foldouts can also be used in an interactive science notebook. What’s included in the PDF? Foldable activity with 3 differentiated cut and paste templates to choose from. Includes full directions for students. Flash/word wall cards for the life cycle stages, included 3 and 6 words to a page. Colour and b/w options. An information page with a description of what happens at each life cycle stage. Simple colour poster of the ant life cycle stages. Label the ant body parts cut and paste activity. Compare a spider and an ant cut and paste activity. 3 ‘Take the ant through’ the maze tunnels - ideal for early finishers. Versions for UK and US paper sizes. 20 pages in total

Introduce or review the life cycle of a grasshopper with this foldable sequencing activity and other printables. A fun, hands-on alternative to a standard science worksheet, this resource can be used to support a lesson on insect life cycles, grasshoppers, or bugs. The templates There are different template options to allow for differentiation if required: Template 1: Pupils colour the template and life cycle stages, match the word labels to the pictures, glue, cut, and fold. Template 2: Pupils colour the template and life cycle stages, sequence the stage, glue, cut, and fold. Option to sequence with the stage names or with short descriptions. Also included: Full-page colour grasshopper life cycle diagram. Poster with descriptions of the life cycle stages (colour and b/w). Life cycle questions (with suggested answers) to discuss with pupils during the activity. Grasshopper flipbook - Children can research grasshoppers and record what they find out. Included with ‘features’, ‘habitat’ and ‘fact’ written on the tabs, or with blank tabs for children to write titles on. Label the grasshopper cut and paste worksheet and answer page. Is the resource editable? No, the PDF cannot be edited.

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.

Add these animated Christmas and happy new year headers to Google Classroom in the same way you would add an image. There are 11 festive animated headers in this set (as gif. files) including ice skating animals, gingerbread people, baubles, new year fireworks and an elf! Unfortunately, animated banners are not compatible with the Google Classroom app - they are designed to use with the desktop site. The text and images are not editable.

Need a fun way to check understanding of vertebrate animal classification? These science foldouts are a hands-on alternative to a worksheet for reviewing animal groups, with options for your learners (matching, sorting, or writing). This resource covers the 5 vertebrate groups - mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians. The templates There are 3 options to choose from: Template 1: Pupils colour the animals, cut out the 5 description labels, match each label to an animal group, glue, cut, and fold. Template 2: Pupils colour the animals, cut out the 15 feature labels, match the labels to the animal groups on the template (where some labels are already in place), glue, cut, and fold. Template 3: Writing template included with and without lines. Pupils colour the animals, use the blank boxes to describe the features of each group, cut, glue, and fold. Children could write bullet points or sentences. A picture showing where to fold is included for pupils to reference. Benefits of this activity Hands-on and low-prep Use as a review of vertebrate groups. It could also be used as an assessment. Opportunity to practice following directions A FUN alternative to a worksheet Differentiated options Insert into an interactive notebook for future reference. What else is included? A 20-word word search and answer page for early finishers. Is this resource editable? No, this 11-page PDF resource is not editable. UK and US versions of the PDF are included.

Explore the human circulatory system stages with this fun foldout. During this hands-on activity, pupils will sequence 6 stages of circulation, starting with blood entering the right side of the heart. There are 3 similar templates to choose from so you can differentiate for your learners if required. The templates Template 1: Colour the red blood cell and pictures, sequence the stages of the circulatory system, glue, cut, and fold. Template 2: Colour the red blood cell and pictures, add the labels to the pictures, glue, cut, and fold. Template 3: As above but with the left/right sides of the heart labeled. For each template, there is a version of the labels that uses the vocabulary ‘oxygenated/deoxygenated’ and a version that uses ‘low-oxygen/high-oxygen’ to describe the blood. Choose the version with the language that best suits your learners. The finished foldouts can be used as part of an interactive science notebook. What else is included? 2x labelled heart posters (colour and b/w). Vocabulary cards. These can be displayed, or cut in half to use for a word/picture matching activity. You may choose not to use all of the words, depending on the needs of your pupils. Word definition worksheet (and answers). The words on the vocabulary cards are heart, blood, circulatory system, artery, vein, capillaries, blood vessels, valve, and chambers. Is this resource editable? No, this resource is not editable. In total, there are 16 pages.

Introduce/review the ear and how it works with these fun foldouts and parts of the ear printables. A hands-on alternative to a worksheet, these activities help students understand how sound moves through the ear and how we hear. Use to support a biology lesson on the human body, the anatomy of the ear, hearing, or for an interactive science notebook. The foldout templates Choose from 4 similar templates to create a foldout ear showing the process of how the ears work. The template options allow for some differentiation so you can choose the option(s) that suits your students best: Template 1: Colour the ear/parts of the ear, cut out the 4 labels, match them to the images, glue, cut, and fold. Template 2: Colour the ear/parts of the ear, cut out the 4 labels, arrange them in order on the template, glue, cut, and fold. Template 3: Colour the ear/parts of the ear, cut out the 6 labels, match them to the images, glue, cut, and fold. Template 4: Colour the ear/parts of the ear, cut out the 6 labels, arrange them in order on the template, glue, cut, and fold. What else is included? Label the ear worksheets Version 1: Label the ear cut-and-paste (outer ear, middle ear, inner ear, ear canal, eardrum, ossicles, cochlea). Version 2: Blank version for students to write their own labels. Both versions are included in colour and in black/white. Parts of the ear tab book A cut-and-paste activity to match the 6 words to their definitions. Print the template on coloured card and the labels on white paper. Words: pinna, ear canal, eardrum, ossicles, cochlea, auditory nerve. Ear vocabulary puzzle A 12-piece puzzle for students to match the words to the definitions. Print on cardstock, have students cut out the pieces, and work in pairs to arrange them. Each word can be matched with a definition to create a 4x3 rectangle. A page with the pieces in the correct place is also included. Is the PDF editable? The 20 page PDF is not editable. US and UK versions are included.

Introduce/review human vision with these fun, foldable activities. This resource covers how the eye works and the parts (anatomy) of the eye. Suitable for interactive science notebooks and a hands-on alternative to a worksheet. What’s included? 2 templates to make an eye accordion foldout, showing the the process of how the eye sees in 6 stages (one version with images and one without). Label the eye worksheets. Includes a cut-and-paste and a writing option. Parts of the eye tab book. A cut-and-paste activity to match the words to their definitions. ‘Amazing eyes’ petal foldout. A template to record 5 facts about eyes. 11 word cards to use for display, or to cut in half for a matching activity. What key vocabulary is used in this resource? cornea iris pupil optic nerve lens eyelash eyelid sclera Benefits of these activities Hands-on and low-prep Use as an introduction or a review Opportunity to practice following directions A FUN alternative to a worksheet Differentiated options Suitable for interactive notebooks Is this resource editable? No, this resource is not editable. UK and US versions of the 23-page PDF are included.

Explore the life cycle of a mosquito with this fun, foldout activity and other printables. This differentiated alternative to a worksheet allows children to colour the life cycle stages, and arrange them in order before gluing and folding. Use this resource to support learning about bugs and insects, minibeasts, or life cycles. Other printables are also included to extend the learning about mosquitos and their life cycle. What’s included? -Foldout activity with 3 templates -Mosquito life cycle information page (colour and b&w) -Mosquito life cycle colour poster -Mosquito true/false activity cards (x11) with answers -Label the mosquito worksheet (colour and b&w) -US and UK versions of the file How are the foldout templates differentiated? -Template 1: Children colour the mosquito and stages of the 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 mosquito for easier cutting. All templates have the option to sequence the stages with their names, or with a short description. Is this PDF resource editable? This 15-page resource is not editable.