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.
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:
Colour the pre-designed template, with animals and plants already included and fold.
Colour the food chain, sequence the animals/plants to show who eats who, glue them onto the template, cut and fold.
Pupils draw their own food chain on a black and white template, cut and fold.
Pupils draw their own food chain on a pre-coloured template, cut and fold.
Food chains animal head foldouts
This resource has templates for 3 food chains (lion, grizzly bear and shark). For each one there are 3 similar options;
Colour the pre-designed template, with animals and plants already included and fold.
Colour the food chain, sequence the animals/plants to show who eats who, glue them onto the template, cut and fold.
As above but with a simpler, straight cutting edge.
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 (see preview video).
There is minimal prep required. Print the designs you plan to use on paper or card. Students need coloured pencils, scissors and glue.
Do you need a fun and hands-on way for your students to organise their research and learning around the Amazon rainforest? This interactive printable lapbook is full of templates to help children explore the animals, plants, and features of the Amazon.
Use this resource over several lessons to support science and geography at upper KS1 or lower KS2. The individual components can be used as centres, for homework, or as a consolidation of a habitats or Amazon rainforest topic.
There is no set way to present the lapbook - just choose the components you want to use based on the size of the card/folder you are using to make it, and the options available.
This resource contains:
Cover page, plus smaller ‘Amazon Rainforest’ title labels.
Layers of the rainforest flipbook with cut and stick, or fill in the description options.
Plants and animals of the rainforest activities (either fill in fact cards to place in pockets, or make a petal foldout of Amazon plants).
Rainforest geography flipbook - children write about the location, climate, and features of the rainforest.
Anaconda food chain foldable sequencing activity.
Blue morpho butterfly life cycle foldable sequencing activity.
Lift the flap writing prompts.
Assembly notes with photos.
Teacher notes.
Please note, there will be an element of basic research required for some of the activities. Research notes and links are not provided.
US and UK paper sizes are provided. This resource is 30 pages.
Do you need a ready-to-go presentation for the life cycle of a honey bee? This 25 slide PowerPoint is full of pictures (both real photos and clip art) and facts about a honey bee’s life cycle. It makes an engaging introduction to a lesson on bees or could be used to support learning around life cycles or insects/minibeasts.
The Ppt presentation talks through the 4 stages of the life cycle including egg, larva, pupa, and adult honey bee. It also covers, in simple terms, the names of the 3 types of adult honey bees (the workers, drones, and, queen) and their roles. It ends with some information about the threats to honey bees, and some quiz questions.
A couple of the slides are animated so be sure to use this resource in the ‘present’ screen in PowerPoint.
Is this resource editable?
The body text is this resource is editable. Headings and images cannot be edited.
Explore the stages of a clownfish life cycle with this fun foldout activity. This differentiated printable could be used to support learning about life cycles, fish, coral reef habitats, or ocean animals/sea life.
There are 4 similar templates to choose from so you can pick one that best matches your students’ needs:
Children colour the template and life cycle stages before matching either single-word labels or short descriptions to the pictures. They then glue, cut, and fold.
As above but with a straight cutting edge around the clownfish.
Children colour the template and life cycle stages. They then sequence the stages on the template, glue, cut, and fold.
As above but with a straight cutting edge around the clownfish.
Simple instructions with pictures are provided to help with folding. Once complete, the 2 halves of the foldout are brought together, then gently pulled apart to reveal the life cycle stages inside.
Please note, this resource contains a file formatted for letter sized paper with US spelling, and an A4 version with UK spelling.
This resource is 12 pages and is not editable.
Help your students recall and understand the life cycle of an octopus with this foldable craft activity. Use to support learning around ocean animals, life cycles, or sea life.
Options are included for using coloured card, or for pupils to colour the octopus themselves. Pupils will cut out the life cycle stages and put them in order on the tentacles of the octopus before cutting out the parts, gluing, and folding. More fun and interactive than a standard life cycle worksheet!
There are similar 3 templates to choose from (one with the life cycle already sequenced, one to print on coloured card, and one to print on white card for children to colour the octopus).
This resource also includes a ‘label the octopus body parts’ worksheet in black and white, and in colour.
Both US and UK versions are included in the zip file.
These fun accordion foldable activities are a lovely addition to interactive science notebooks and support learning around spring, seasonal changes and life cycles. They are a cross between a worksheet and a craft activity!
This resource is a bundle of 4 life cycle template sets - frog, bean, daffodil and chicken.
Each foldout breaks down the life cycle into 4 or 6 parts. There are options to simply colour the template, cut out and fold (and insert into a notebook if required). Alternatively, there is also an option to add a step of ordering the life cycle stages and gluing them onto the template.
Pupils could complete a foldout, then research the animal/plant they have chosen to find out more about the stages of its life cycle (e.g. the length of each stage). Guidance for this is not included.
Please note, it is not possible to edit these templates.
Explore the stages of a daffodil’s life cycle with this fun folding science craft. Use this activity to support learning about plants, life cycles, spring/seasonal changes, growth or St David’s Day.
Print the black and white templates onto paper or card for pupils to colour and cut out.
There are 4 similar templates to choose from so you can pick one that best matches your pupils’ needs.
Template 1: Colour the template and life cycle stages, sequence the stages, glue, cut, and fold.
Template 2: As above but with a simple, straight cutting edge.
Template 3: Draw the life cycle stages onto the template, cut and fold (no glue required).
Template 4: As above but with a simple, straight cutting edge.
Simple instructions with pictures are provided to help with folding. Once complete, the 2 halves of the daffodil are brought together, then gently pulled apart to reveal the life cycle stages inside.
US and UK versions of the file are included, as well as some questions to discuss together.
Combine St Patrick’s Day and science with these fun leprechaun dichotomous keys.
This resource gives students the opportunity to practice their skills with 2 variations of dichotomous keys (with couplets and with branches).
There are options for both print and digital. A link to the digital Google Slides version is contained in the teacher notes file.
The print and digital versions are not identical, although they cover the same skills.
What’s included?
Print version (black and white)
Option A: Identify 6 leprechauns using a key with couplets.
Option B: Identify 9 leprechauns using a key with couplets.
Option C: Leprechauns and a blank template for students to write their own key with couplets.
Option D: Identify 8 leprechauns using a key with branches.
Options E1, E2, and E3: Create simple keys with branches for 4 leprechauns.
Digital version (colour)
Option A: Identify 5 leprechauns using a key with couplets.
Option B: Identify 10 leprechauns using a key with couplets.
Option C: Leprechauns and a blank template for students to write their own key with couplets.
Option D: Identify 8 leprechauns using a key with branches.
Options E1, E2, and E3: Create simple keys with branches for 4 leprechauns.
Answer keys are also included.
Help your students practice their classification skills with this free candy dichotomous key activity.
For this activity, pupils will identify the flavors of 9 different sweets using observable features of the wrappers.
What’s included:
Mystery sweets sheet (with and without spaces for the answers)
The dichotomous key with couplets
Answer sheet
2 pages with 4 candies for pupils to write their own key
This is an activity that can be used all year round, or tie into holidays like Valentine’s Day, Halloween or Christmas.
A US and UK version is included.
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your class by creating foldout cards featuring sweet, personal messages. This Valentine’s activity sees children colour a patterned heart, and write to their Valentine using the prompts on the template. They can then cut everything out, glue, and fold. Children can then give their completed card to a friend, parent, relative, or another special person.
The prompts:
To
I think you’re…
I love you because…
What makes you special is…
Happy Valentine’s Day from
Is this PDF resource editable?
The resource is not editable. However, a blank template page has been included with text boxes so that you can write your own prompts for students if you wish to.
Versions with US and UK spelling and paper sizes are included, as well as guidance on how to fold the card.
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).
This foldable sequencing activity allows pupils to order the stages of building a snowman. It is designed to help develop thinking, reading and fine motor skills.
You could add the finish foldouts to interactive notebooks, use them to support learning around The Gingerbread Man story, or as a fun Christmas or winter activity.
Pupils cut out the stages and sequence them 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.
UK and US paper sizes/spelling also included, as well as a picture guide showing how to fold.
The folding can be tricky for some children so you may want to make an example to reference before delivering this activity with your class.
This foldable sequencing activity allows pupils to order the stages of making/baking gingerbread. It is designed to help develop thinking and fine motor skills. The PDF is 8 pages, including prep notes and instructions.
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.
Pupils 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.
UK and US paper sizes/spelling also included, as well as a picture guide showing how to fold.
The folding can be tricky for some children so you may want to make an example to reference before delivering this activity with your class.
BONUS FILE: A ‘Merry Christmas’ gingerbread activity sheet is also included in the file.
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!
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.
Add some extra fun to your Google Classroom with this set of animated Spanish language headers. There are 12 designs in this set.
See the preview video for a selection of the banners and to see how they are animated.
Included are 5 days of the week, 2 banners with the greeting ‘hola’, 2 with ‘bienvenidos’, one each of ‘feliz cumpleaños’, ‘feliz Navidad’, and ‘feliz Halloween’.
Instructions are included for inserting into the banner area of your Google Classroom. You could also use them in Google Forms.
Unfortunately, animated banners are not compatible with the Google Classroom app. The text and images are not editable.
A science craft activity which can be differentiated if required. Use to support learning about ecosystems, feeding relationships and habitats.
This resource has templates for 3 food chains (lion, grizzly bear and shark). For each one there are 3 similar options;
Colour the pre-designed template, with animals and plants already included and fold.
Colour the food chain, sequence the animals/plants to show who eats who, glue them onto the template, cut and fold.
As above but with a simpler, straight cutting edge.
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 (see preview video).
There is minimal prep required. Print the designs you plan to use on paper or card. Students need coloured pencils, scissors and glue.
Instructions for how 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.
Give your life cycle studies a Halloween twist with this set of foldouts. This resources features templates for the life cycles of a bat, owl, pumpkin and spider.
You could use them to compare the life histories of a bird, mammal, plant and arachnid. They are also great for interactive science notebook or as science centres.
Each life cycle has options that allow you to differentiate for your pupils.
Spider life cycle
There are 3 options so you can select and print the one that best suits your needs and differentiate for your students if required:
Colour the template, cut and fold.
Colour, sequence the simple life cycle name labels, glue cut and fold.
Colour, sequence the life cycle stage description labels, glue cut and fold. This is the option in the preview video.
Pumpkin life cycle
There are 4 pages to choose from:
Colour, cut and fold.
Colour, arrange the stages of the pumpkin life cycle, glue, cut and fold.
As above but with a simpler cutting edge
Larger version with 2 label options
Owl life cycle
There are 2 templates to choose from:
Colour the life cycle stages, cut out the template, fold
Colour the life cycle stages and cut them out, order/sequence, glue and fold.
Bat life cycle
There are 2 templates to choose from:
Colour, cut and fold.
Colour, sequence the descriptions of the bat life cycle, glue, cut and fold.
Add these fun, animated Halloween headers to the Google Classroom banner area in the same way you would add an image. There are 7 headers in this set (as gif. files) including pumpkins, ghosts, potions and candy!
You can see the banners in the preview video.
Unfortunately, animated banners are not compatible with the Google Classroom app. The text and images are not editable.
These fun foldouts are a memorable way of teaching or re-enforcing the planets in our solar system and their order. Use as a science centre, for an interactive notebook or to support learning around space, including World Space Week.
There are 3 similar options to choose from:
Students colour the template with the planets in order (from nearest to the sun to furthest away). They also colour the 2 halves of the space scene. They then cut out the template and space scene, glue the space scene to the top and bottom of the template, then fold.
The second option is the same, but students will cut out and order the planets before gluing and folding.
For the third option, students match simple facts to each of the planets before cutting and folding the template.
Please note, the planets are not drawn to scale. This resource is not editable.
Folding guidance with images is included. Versions for both US and UK paper sizes and spelling are included.
