Explore the stages of the life cycle of a sunflower with this fun, foldable activity. This hands-on resource is a cross between a craft and a worksheet and allows children to sequence the sunflower life cycle stages from seed to adult plant. Use the activity as part of a science lesson about plants, life cycles, sunflowers, or seasonal changes. There are 6 similar cut-and-paste templates to choose from so you can pick the option(s) that best suit your class. Simple instructions with pictures are provided to help with folding. Once complete, the 2 halves of the sunflower are brought together, then gently pulled apart to reveal the life cycle stages inside. Benefits of this activity Low prep Children learn about the sunflower 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. Please note this resource is not editable. The resource is a 10-page PDF.

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.

Mary Anning was one of the world’s greatest fossil hunters. Despite her humble background, she was a pioneer, although she didn’t receive the credit for her achievements that she deserved. Introduce your class to this remarkable British palaeontologist with this 19-slide PowerPoint detailing her life with facts and images. It outlines her major discoveries including ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, winged reptiles, and fossil poop! The presentation ends with some discussion questions. This presentation would complement a rocks and fossils earth science unit, or support learning about women in science (e.g. for International Day of Women and Girls in Science). You could also use it for a history lesson, or biography project. Is the presentation editable? Yes, partially. All titles and images are secured and not editable, but you can amend the body of the text should you need to adapt anything for your pupils. I also offer a Fossils as Evidence PowerPoint in my shop, suitable for KS2. Find it here

Introduce your pupils to the skeletal system with this engaging and informative PowerPoint. This presentation is full of facts and quality images of bones and skeletons and is suitable for lower KS2 (in particular, year 3). You can see a full video preview of the resource before purchase to ensure it is suitable for your learners. This resource is 30 slides and covers: Functions of the skeletal system in the human body (movement, protection of organs and support), Vertebrates/invertebrates definitions and examples Joints, Facts about bones Movement (including muscles) Questions throughout allow students to discuss ideas and thoughts with each other. Is this resource editable? Partially. The images, labels, and titles are flattened and cannot be edited. However, you do have the option to edit the body text should you need to make any adjustments for your students. For other skeletons resources, please see my display pack and X-ray identification activity.

Explore a rockpool habitat without getting your feet wet with this rock pool safari. This resource introduces children to some of the animals that make their home in a rockpool through an engaging interactive presentation (PowerPoint and Google Slides) and no-prep printables (word wall and 3 worksheets). Use this resource to support a habitats unit, to prepare pupils for a trip to the beach, or to compare/contrast rockpool animals with another habitat. Rockpool safari interactive presentation (18 slides) This is included as both a PowerPoint and a Google Slides document. This resource should be used in presentation/slide show mode to work effectively. After a short introduction, you get to a slide showing a cross-section of a rockpool. Click on each creature in the rockpool and it will take you to a slide telling you what it is, and some information about it! There are 10 creatures in total (starfish, sea urchin, barnacles, mussel, crab, hermit crab, jellyfish, sea snail, limpet, anemone). There are questions to discuss together and once you have looked at a creature, you can easily click back to the rockpool to choose the next one. Animals can be accessed in any order. The presentation is partially editable (text in white boxes can be changed) but images and titles are fixed in place. Rockpool vocabulary word wall 18 words to print, cut, and display with colour images. Worksheets 3 options for printables are also included: Draw some animals in the empty rockpool Cut and paste label a crab activity Blank rock pool animal fact sheet (included with and without lines). Pupils will need to do their own research for this activity. A US version of everything is included which uses the word tide pool instead of rock pool.

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.

A fun foldable craft for exploring the stages of a chicken’s life cycle. A great follow-up activity after hatching out chicks! Alternatively, use for a farm animals or Easter/spring activity. Benefits of this activity Low prep Children learn about the chicken 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 5 similar cut-and-paste templates so you can select the one that best suits your needs: Children colour, cut and fold their template. The words used are egg, embryo, chick and chicken, As above but using the words egg, egg hatching, chick and chicken. Children colour their template, cut out the life cycle words, glue them in order onto the template, cut and fold. Uses same vocabulary as template 1. As above but with the same vocabulary as template 2. Children colour their template, sequence the life cycle labels, glue, cut and fold. Instructions are provided as well as a folding guide with pictures. Please note that this is not an editable resource. Plus, there are versions for UK and US paper sizes.

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.

This 34-slide PowerPoint presentation is designed to deepen your pupils’ understanding of what fossils and the fossil record can tell us about pre-historic life. It is particularly suitable for KS2 science. There is a FULL VIDEO PREVIEW so that you can check the suitability of this resource for your learners before purchasing. The presentation covers a variety of examples including: Why are woolly mammoth bones found in the sea? How can a chipped tooth reveal what a giant megalodon shark ate? Can fossils tell us how animals and plants were connected in a food chain? Full of high-quality images and questions, this slide-show lesson will get your students thinking about what fossils can and can’t tell us about animals from the past. Can I edit this? Parts of the presentation are not editable (pictures and headings). However, you can edit any body text to best suit your learners. 2 spare slides are included at the end in case you wanted to add anything. Curriculum links Year 3 describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock Year 6 ‘Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago’

If you’re exploring ocean habitats with your class, this exciting lesson will provide a robust introduction to the layers of the ocean and the animals that live there. This science resource includes a PowerPoint/Google Slides presentation to start and a foldable cut-and-paste activity for pupils to show their learning. What’s included? A detailed look… 24-slide PowerPoint/Google Slides introduction outlining the 5 ocean zones. This lesson uses ‘sunlit zone’, ‘twilight zone’, ‘midnight zone’, ‘abyss’ and ‘trenches’. A foldable activity with 3 templates for pupils to put the zones in order and show a selection of animals that live in each one. Word search with 12 words to find Matching activity - match the zone name to its description. Is the resource editable? The presentation is partially editable. Body text can be edited should you need to make any adjustments for your learners. Titles and images in the presentation are not editable. Please note, that the PDF is not editable. How many pages are there? There are 24 pages in the slideshow and a 15 page PDF. UK and US versions of the PDF are included.

A fun, foldable science craft activity for the life cycle of a butterfly! Use as part of a lesson on minibeasts, insects, growth, life cycles or symmetry. This resource could be used as part of your Big Butterfly Count, 30 Days Wild or National Insect Week activities. Benefits of this activity: Low prep Children learn about the butterfly 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 This resource has 5 similar templates so that you can choose which best suit your pupils. Designs 1 and 2: Colour, cut and fold (including the the simplest edges for cutting). Design 3: Create a butterfly wing pattern, colour, cut and fold. Design 4: Create a butterfly wing pattern, draw the life cycle stages, colour, cut and fold. Design 5: Create a butterfly wing pattern, sequence the life cycle stages, glue, cut and fold. Designs 2, 3, 4 or 5 could also be decorated with stickers, sequins, pompoms or other embellishments! Instructions outlining how to fold are also included. There are 2 versions of this file in a zip folder - one with US paper size and spelling, the other for the UK/AUS. This resource is not editable.

Help your pupils understand the cocoa (or cacao) tree life cycle with this foldable sequencing activity and photo display materials. An easy-to-use, low prep resource that can support lessons on plant life cycles, the rainforest, plants we eat, or a chocolate topic/project. This resource contains: Differentiated foldable sequencing activity for the life cycle of a cocoa tree. The finished foldouts are ideal for an interactive science notebook, for display, or for use as part of a lap book. Set of life cycle cards to sequence (colour and black and white, 6 to a page). Use as a science center or small group activity. Real photos of some of the life cycle stages with descriptions. These could be used for display, or to reference during the completion of the above activities. Both US and UK paper sizes are included. Please not this resource is not editable.

Review the stages of pollination and the role of insect pollinators in the reproduction of flowering plants with these flower foldouts. With multiple template options, this hands-on activity is a fun alternative to a worksheet that allows pupils to sequence the stages before gluing and folding. Benefits of this activity Low-prep Use as a review or assessment A FUN and hands-on alternative to a worksheet Suitable for interactive science notebooks Differentiate with easy-cut options and 3 templates (see below) The templates Template 1: Pupils colour the flower and pollination stages, match the descriptions to the images on the template, glue, cut and fold. Template 2: Pupils colour the flower and pollination stages, sequence the stages on the template, glue, cut and fold. Template 3: Pupils colour the flower and pollination stages, match the descriptions to the images, sequence everything on the template, glue, cut and fold. All 3 templates have an easy-cut (straight edge) option for the flower on the outside. Also included 11 Vocabulary cards to print on coloured or white card. Cut out individually for students to match the words to the descriptions. There are also 11 colour picture cards you could print on white card to add to the activity for students to match words, definitions and images. The words are anther, flower, nectar, ovary, ovules, petals, pollen, pollination, pollinator, stigma, style Pollination word search with 15 words to find (forward, down, and diagonally). UK (A4) and US (letter-size) versions of the resource Is this resource editable? No, this 20-page PDF resource is not editable.

Kick off a classification topic with this colourful and engaging PowerPoint presentation. This resource will introduce the 5 vertebrate animal groups to younger pupils - fish, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds. There are 40 slides in total, designed to be used over 1 or several lessons. It ends with a short quiz to re-cap knowledge. This resource also contains: Animal sorting activity - 5 cards labeled with each animal group name, plus 24 animal pictures to sort. Print on white card. Activity booklet - Double-sided sheet (black and white) to print and fold in half. Includes ‘draw the scales on the fish’, ‘identify the reptiles,’ and ‘what do you know about mammals’. Is this resource editable? The headings and images in the PowerPoint are not editable. Most of the text boxes are editable (except on a few slides where I have used clip art that does not allow this). The activity sheet and sorting activity are not editable. UK and US paper sizes of the activities are included.

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 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

Explore the stages of an oak tree’s life cycle with this differentiated foldable sequencing activity. This cut-and-paste acorn craft is a fun alternative to a worksheet for fall science. It can be used to introduce the life cycle of oak trees or as a review activity. Children sequence the life cycle stages on their foldout from acorn to mature tree. They then cut out the template and fold it. Your class will LOVE opening their foldouts to reveal the sequence of the life cycle stages inside! Benefits of this activity Low prep Children learn about the oak tree 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 Template 1: Color the acorn and 4 life cycle stages, cut out the stages and glue them in order on the template, cut and fold. There are 2 label options ‘acorn, sprout, sapling, mature tree’ or ‘acorn, seedling, sapling, mature tree’. Template 2: As above but with a straight cutting edge around the acorn. Template 3: Color the acorn halves and 6 life cycle stages, cut out the stages and glue them in order on the template, cut and fold. Option to sequence words or descriptions for each stage. Template 4: As above but with a straight cutting edge around the acorn. Versions with both US and UK spelling/paper sizes are included. The 10 page PDF is not editable.

A fun and simple science activity all about the life cycle of a penguin. This foldable cut-and-paste resource could be used to support a lesson on birds, the Antarctic, or emperor penguins, or use as a winter/festive craft. The finished foldouts can be glued into an interactive science notebook. This resource has different options to choose from: Template 1: 4-part life cycle with the option to sequence either words with pictures, or descriptions with pictures. Template 2: 6-part life cycle with the option to sequence either words with pictures, or descriptions with pictures. You can choose which template will work best for your pupils, or mix and match. Instructions are included. A colour life cycle poster is included, and some fun facts to discuss with your class whilst they complete the activity. Please note that this is a pdf file and cannot be edited. US and UK versions are included.

A fun alternative to a standard worksheet to introduce or review the life cycle of a ladybird. Children will LOVE that they can open and close their finished ladybird life cycle foldout to reveal the stages inside. This differentiated activity could be used to support a lesson on insects/bugs, symmetry, minibeasts, or life cycles. This resource is a 10 page PDF with 4 similar template options for differentiation: Colour the template, cut, and fold. Colour the ladybird and the stages of its life cycle, cut out and match the life cycle descriptions to the pictures, glue, and fold. Colour the ladybird and the stages of its life cycle, cut out and sequence the life cycle stages (2 options, one with the names of the stages, the other with descriptions), glue and fold. As above but with a straight cutting edge around the ladybug. The file is included with both US (ladybug) and UK spelling (ladybird). A picture guide showing where to fold is also provided.

Teach or review the life cycle of a turtle with this foldable sequencing. This fun and engaging alternative to a worksheet covers 4 stages of a turtle’s life cycle from egg to hatchling, juvenile, and adult sea turtle. Print the templates you need on A4 paper ready for children to colour, cut, sequence the stages, glue, and fold. Once folded they can carefully bring the 2 halves together like an accordion, then pull apart to reveal the life cycle inside. Use to support a lesson on life cycles, growth, sea life, reptiles or for National Marine Week. This resource is a 9 page PDF and includes: Black and white differentiated templates to copy (4 similar versions, including two for less confident cutters and one which doesn’t require glue). Simple instructions. Guidelines for how to fold the turtle. A full-colour diagram of a turtle’s life cycle to discuss together (display on a screen). This resource is not editable. Versions with both US and UK spelling and paper sizes are 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.