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.
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.
Set your class a 7-day kindness challenge with this rainbow of kindness activity.
This activity is a fun addition to a kindness week, month, or lesson, and will get your pupils thinking about why kindness is important, and how to show it to others.
The activity
Print a kindness rainbow template for each child. Each stripe represents a day of the week. For each of the next 7 days, they will try to complete an act of kindness. For each one, they can colour in a stripe on their rainbow (starting at the bottom), and write what they did. By the end of the week, they will have a full rainbow of kindness - ideal for creating a whole class bulletin board display.
In addition to the activity template, this resource includes:
Teacher notes
2 optional worksheet printables for children to complete before and after the challenge
Colour and black and white award certificates for children on completion of the challenge (optional).
Both UK and US paper sizes are included. This resource is not editable.
Explore the wonderful world of animal adaptations with this insect-focused PowerPoint presentation. This KS2 science resource helps pupils identify the adaptations of insects from different habitats across the world. The insect examples feature some less familiar bugs including the atlas moth, hissing cockroach, thorn bug, and stag beetle.
The presentation
The presentation is full of real photographs and fun facts that are sure to engage your students. For each insect, students first look at a photograph and discuss its features. They are then given more information about how it is adapted to its habitat and lifestyle.
The activity
At the end of the presentation, pupils are set the challenge of designing their own insect for a named habitat, outlining its adaptations to survive there.
Is it editable?
You can edit the text boxes to make any tweaks you need for your learners. The borders, images, and titles are not editable. 2 spare slides (blank with a border) are included should you wish to add anything.
This resource links to the upper KS2 science curriculum where pupils should ‘identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different
ways’.
Upper and lower case letters (A-Z), numbers and some symbols with a scaly pattern, ready to print onto whichever coloured card fits the theme of your display. Ideal for a dinosaurs, dragons or under the sea topic.
Each letter is a separate png file so can be resized as you need. All images are contained within a zip file so please ensure you are able to open this file type before purchasing.
The font used is Century Gothic Bold.
This resource is for personal/classroom use only and must not be resold.
Set your class a 7-day kindness challenge with this cup of kindness activity.
This activity is a fun addition to a kindness week, month, or lesson, and will get your pupils thinking about why kindness is important, and how to show it to others.
The activity
Print a kindness cup template for each child. Each stripe on their cup represents a day of the week. For each of the next 7 days, they will try to complete an act of kindness. For each one, they can colour in a stripe on their cup (starting at the bottom), and write what they did. By the end of the week, they will have a rainbow-striped cup of kindness, ideal for creating a whole class display.
In addition to the activity template, this resource includes:
Teacher notes
2 optional worksheet printables for children to complete before and after the challenge
Colour and black and white award certificates for children on completion of the challenge (optional).
Both UK and US paper sizes are included.
Make your display pop with this black and white polka dot lettering set. Just print onto coloured card of your choice. In the cover picture, I’ve used red card for a ladybird theme. The font is Century Gothic Bold.
This resource includes:
A-Z upper case letters
a-z lower case letters
Numbers 0-9
! ? . # ,
If a symbol you require isn’t included, please let me know and I am happy to add it to the set.
Please note, all letters and numbers are individual png. files, not a font for typing. You can insert them into documents and resize as required, or print out as they are onto A4 paper or card. Everything is contained within a zip file so please ensure you are able to open this type of file before you download.
This resource is for classroom use only and must not be used as part of a commercial product.
Make your display pop with this fun scaly lettering. Ideal for a Rainbow Fish, mermaids or under the sea display. Each letter/number is in full colour with a mixture of blue, purple and pink scales.
This resource includes:
A-Z upper case letters
a-z lower case letters
Numbers 0-9
! ? & . # ,
If a symbol you require isn’t included, please let me know and I am happy to add it to the set.
Please note, all letters and numbers are individual png. files, not a font for typing. You can insert them into documents and resize as required, or print out as they are onto A4 sized paper.
The resource is contained in a zip file which you will need to unzip in order to access.
This resource is for classroom use only and must not be used as part of a commercial product.
Make your display pop with this fun scaly lettering. Ideal for a dragons or dinosaurs unit.
This resource includes:
A-Z upper case letters
a-z lower case letters
Numbers 0-9
! ? & . # ’
If a symbol you require isn’t included, please let me know and I am happy to add it to the set.
Please note, all letters and numbers are individual png. files, not a font for typing. You can insert them into documents and resize as required, or print out as they are onto A4 sized paper.
The resource is contained in a zip file which you will need to unzip in order to access.
This resource is for classroom use only and must not be used as part of a commercial product.
These cute dinosaur themed Christmas card templates are ready to print on A4 card. Colour, fold and add a personal greeting inside. Children can then give thier card to a family member, friend, or loved one. A simple, no prep Christmas activity.
The messages/puns on the front of the cards are:
Ski-rex
Tree-rex
Santasaurus
Have a roarsome Christmas
There are 4 designs in this set. The inside is blank for children to write their own message.
Suitable for pre-school, KS1 or lower KS2 (especially if children have been looking at fossils and pre-historic life during the autumn term)!
Buon Natale! These cute Italian Christmas card templates are ready to print and are a quick and easy activity in the lead-up to the holidays. Pupils can colour their chosen design, fold the card in half and then add their own personal greeting inside. They can then give their Christmas card to a friend, family member, or teacher.
There are 6 designs in this set:
Elf (Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo)
Christmas tree (Buone Feste!)
Gingerbread house (Buon Natale)
Penguin in a snow globe (Sta Nevicando!)
Reindeer (Buone Feste)
Christmas garland (Buon Natale)
The designs are not editable. They are included in both US letter size and A4. The insides of the cards are blank.
Frohe Weihnachten! These cute German Christmas card templates are ready to print and are a quick and easy activity in the lead-up to the holidays. Pupils can colour their chosen German Christmas card design, fold the card in half and then add their own personal greeting inside. They can then give their card to a friend, family member, or teacher.
There are 6 German Christmas card designs in this set, all of which you can see in the preview.
The designs are:
Elf (Frohe Weihnachten und Alles Gute für das Neue Jahr!)
Christmas tree (O Tannenbaum)
Gingerbread house (Fröhliche Weihnachten)
Penguin in a snow globe (Es Schneit!)
Reindeer (Frohes Fest)
Christmas garland (Frohes Fest)
Please note that the text and images are not editable. A4 and US letter size included (cards are half this size when folded).
Joyeux Noël! These cute French Christmas cards (cartes de Noël) are ready to print and are a quick and easy activity in the lead-up to the holidays. Pupils can colour their chosen design, fold the card in half and then add their own personal greeting inside. They can then give their Christmas card to a friend, family member, or teacher.
There are 6 festive designs in the set:
Elf (Joyeux Noël et bonne année)
Christmas tree (Bonnes Fêtes)
Gingerbread house (Joyeux Noël)
Penguin in a snow globe (Il neige)
Reindeer (Joyeuses Fêtes)
Christmas garland (Joyeux Noël)
The designs are not editable. They are included in both US letter size and A4. The insides of the cards are blank.
These print-and-go Christmas card templates make a quick and easy activity for before the Christmas holidays. Just print the designs on card for children to colour. They can then fold in half and write a festive greeting inside for a friend, family member, or teacher.
There are 6 designs:
Christmas elf with the greeting ‘Merry Christmas and happy new year’
Christmas tree (Merry Christmas)
Gingerbread house (included with both Happy Holidays and Happy Christmas)
Snow globe penguin (Let it Snow)
Reindeer (Christmas wishes)
Christmas garland (Merry and Bright)
Suitable for EYFS and KS1. UK and US paper sizes included.
Also available in my shop:
Dinosaur Christmas cards to print and colour
Inspire your class to become trainee paleontologists with this fossil identification activity! This printable KS2 science resource has 15 colour photo cards of different fossils, with labels to match. Print and laminate to use as a small group activity again and again.
Fossil examples include an ammonite, a mosasaur tooth, a megalodon tooth, shells, coral, and a plesiosaur backbone.
There are 2 sets of labels to choose from (1 set requiring some internet research, the other more descriptive to allow pupils to try to identify without needing to go online).
Teacher notes provide guidance for how to deliver this activity with pupils, as well as suggested discussion points and answers.
Both US and UK paper sizes are included.
A fun and engaging story told in rhyme for KS1 pupils, exploring the true tale of the greatest fossil hunter who ever lived! Mary Anning was an ordinary girl with an extraordinary talent for finding fossils. Join her as she searches the beaches and cliffs around her seaside home and discovers clues about animals from long ago.
This resource is a 28 page PDF book which you could display on a screen for a whole class story time. Ideal to support a dinosaurs topic.
The paperback of this book is available on Amazon.
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.
A colourful and informative pack of materials to make an Australian themed classroom display.
This pack contains:
‘Australia’ title with Aboriginal style pattern. Print on 2 pages A4, join and mount. When printing, select ‘fit’ or ‘shrink oversized pages’ to avoid cutting the letter ‘t’ off.
14 A4 themed printables covering the following topics - The flag, geography, climate, people, money, sport, wildlife, The Outback, The Great barrier Reef, slang words, reptiles, mammals, birds and landmarks. Just select the ones you want to use and print!
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This resource is a bundle of 3 skeletons themed resources.
Skeletons Classroom Display
Create an eye-catching and informative skeletons and bones themed display. This resource contains the following:
‘BONES’ title letters. There are 2 design options (one with a pattern, the other with bone-shaped letters).
Skeleton poster (a mixture of scientific and common names used). A version is included for A3 and A4 sizes.
10 A4 posters with facts, information, and x-ray pictures of bones. There are also 4 individual bones to cut out and mount with some extra facts!
Skeletons and Bones Introduction PowerPoint KS2
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.
**Identify the X-ray PowerPoint Activity **
Help Dr Bones identify the body parts in his X-ray pictures. A fun and interactive way to build on knowledge of the human skeleton. Pupils see each picture, identify the body part/bones, and see if they were right on the next slide.
Take a colourful journey through the life cycles of a dragonfly, butterfly, and ladybug with these engaging PowerPoint presentations.
These slide-show lessons cover the different stages from egg to adult insect so that your pupils will have a full understanding of the 3 life cycles.
Each presentation is packed full of images and facts, as well as quiz questions. For example, did you know butterflies taste with their feet? Or that adult dragonflies have excellent eyesight?
These slide shows can be used to support learning about insects and their life cycles, allowing students to compare and contrast different bugs.
What’s included in the presentations:
Real photos of insects at different stages of their life cycles.
Editable text boxes to make adjustments for your students if needed (images and titles are not editable)
Fun animations - some pages have animated elements so make sure you’re using the ‘present’ screen.
2 spare slides to add your own information to if needed.
4 colourful packs of display materials for KS1 classrooms.
This bundle includes:
Materials Display
9 A4, full colour posters showing examples of everyday materials (glass, wood, metal, fabric, wool, plastic, ceramic, leather and paper).
12 descriptive words to add to your display if required (presented 3 to a page, to be cut out and mounted)
5 A4 posters with simple questions about the use of materials (e.g. Which material would be best for a superhero’s cape?).
Title over 2 A4 pages, to cut out and join together.
Minibeasts Display
‘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.
Magnfiers 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)
Plants Display
Title lettering - P,L,A,N,T,S with leaf design. Print onto A4, cut and mount.
9 A4 posters showing photographs of the parts of a plant (leaves, flowers, seeds, stem, roots, trunk, branches, fruit, buds).
Additional display printables - deciduous trees, evergreen trees, why plants are awesome and what do plants need. These are designed either to print on A4 and mount, or to print, cut and mount.
Weather Display
A4 weather chart and weather labels
9 bright and colourful A4 posters of different weather (sun, rain, wind, snow, hail, frost, fog, clouds, hail).
5 A4 printables with question prompts for children.
Title (over 2 pages to trim and join together)
