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.

Set your class a week-long kindness challenge with this ‘fill a stocking with kindness’ activity. This 16-page Christmas printable will get your class reflecting on why kindness is important, and how to show it to others. You have the option to use the completed stockings for a kindness display. The activity Print a stocking template for each student. Each stripe on their stocking represents a day of the week. There are templates for 5 days (to use for a school week), or for 7 days if you want the challenge to continue over the weekend. For the next week, students will try to complete an act of kindness every day. For each one, they can colour in a stripe on their stocking (starting at the bottom), and write what they did. By the end of the week, they will have a rainbow-striped Christmas stocking of kindness. The templates You can choose the template options that best suit you. Stocking with 5 stripes (for 5 days) with a border. Designed to be used as a stand-alone worksheet. As above but with 7 stripes 4 x stocking designs, each with 5 stripes, to be printed on card and cut out on completion. These can then be used to create a Christmas kindness display. As above but the stockings have 7 stripes. In addition to the activity template, this resource includes: Teacher notes 2 optional worksheet printables for children to complete before and after the challenge Both UK and US paper sizes are included. This resource is not editable. Suitable for upper KS1 or lower KS2.

Do your pupils need to practice using and making dichotomous keys in science? This printable science activity will help them learn how to use keys, or build upon existing skills. It features different dog breeds for students to identify and provides an opportunity to create their own keys. What’s included in this PDF: 3 keys (2 with 4 dog breeds to identify, one with 8. There’s some crossover so use according to students’ needs). 2 black and white blank keys with dogs for students to write their own key. 4 full full-colour keys with dogs for students to write their own key.

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.

et your class a 7-day kindness challenge with this ‘fill a bucket with 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. By the end of the week, they’ll be certified bucket fillers! The activity Print a kindness bucket template for each child. Each stripe on their bucket 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 bucket (starting at the bottom), and write what they did. By the end of the week, they will have a rainbow-striped bucket of kindness, ideal for creating a whole class display. In addition to the activity sheet, 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.

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.

Start the new year with a fun goal-setting writing craft activity! These disco mirror ball goal spinners are a creative way for pupils to record what they want to achieve, learn, try, or improve in 2025. With options for 4, 5 or 6 goals, you can choose the right fit for your class. The templates Choose a template with space for either 4, 5, or 6 goals. Option 1: Colour the top of the template (the disco ball), write 4 New Year goals on the bottom part, cut and assemble. Option 2: As above but with 5 goals. Option 3: As above but with 6 goals. Why do this activity? Hands-on and low-prep. Helps start the new year with a positive and intentional mindset. A fun alternative to a worksheet. Ideal for display boards. Encourages meaningful discussion. What do you need? Templates printed on white card (each child will need a top and bottom part). Coloured pencils (include different shades of the same color). Scissors. Metals fasteners Writing pen/pencil Are the templates editable? No, the PDF is not editable. Versions with US and UK spelling are included.

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

Are you looking for a fun alternative to a worksheet to help your pupils review the digestive system and organs at KS2? This cute poop foldable activity is ideal for interactive science notebooks, science centres, and to support learning about digestion and human body systems. KS2 science curriculum link: Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans This resource has 3 similar templates with label options for differentiation: Children color, match the labels to the pictures, glue, cut, and fold As above but with a straight cutting edge. Children color, cut out and sequence the parts of the digestive system, glue, cut, and fold. There are 2 label options - one with just the names of the organs, the other with descriptions. There are versions included with US and UK paper sizes and spellings. You’ll also find a picture guide for students showing them how to fold. Please note, this activity covers the parts of the digestive system that food enters: the mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, and rectum. It does not cover the role of the liver, gall bladder, or pancreas.

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.

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.

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.

Celebrate your pupils’s successes at the end of the school year with this foldable end-of-year reflection activity. A fun and memorable way for year 3, 4 or 5 children to share their favourite memories before the summer holidays. Use during the last week or day of school to finish the year in a meaningful way. What is the activity? Pupils colour their templates and write their responses to the prompts. They then cut and glue, before folding the template. There are options with ‘goodbye year 3’, ‘goodbye year 4’ and ‘goodbye year 5’. Can the prompts be edited? Yes! Open the PDF file in Adobe Reader to change what’s in the text boxes on the template. Ideas are provided for alternative prompts you could use. Only the text boxes on the template page are editable. No other parts of the PDF can be altered. What are the benefits of this activity? A fun way to reflect that’s a bit different from a standard worksheet Finished foldouts are a sweet keepsake of time spent together Low prep Prompts can be adjusted to suit your learners Creates a sense of pride and self-esteem at the end of the school year Can be used for a classroom display

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.

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.

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.

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.

Take a colourful journey through the life cycle of a dragonfly with this 25-slide PowerPoint presentation. This engaging slide-show lesson covers the egg, nymph (larva), and adult dragonfly so that your pupils will have a full understanding of the life cycle. Use this resource to support learning about pond or freshwater habitats or insect life cycles. What’s included in the presentation Real photos of dragonflies at different stages of the life cycle. 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. National Curriculum link Living Things and their habitats Describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird Please note that this resource is not editable. Butterfly life cycle Ladybird life cycle Flamingo life cycle Unusual life cycles Insect life cycles PowerPoint bundle

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.

Do you need a fun activity for teaching life cycles that isn’t a standard worksheet? Help your pupils understand and review the life cycle of a tomato plant with this differentiated sequencing activity. This resource is a printable PDF and suitable for KS1 or early KS2. Children put the life cycle stages from tomato seed to ripe fruit in order on their template. They then cut and fold. The finished foldouts are ideal for an interactive science notebook. This activity could support learning about flowering plant life cycles, plants we eat, summer fruit/healthy eating, or gardening. There are 4 similar printable template options so you can choose what suits your pupils best. Colour the tomato life cycle stages, cut out and sequence the life cycle stages, glue, and fold. As above but with a straight cutting edge (rectangle around the outside). Colour the life cycle stages and tomato halves, match the words to the pictures, glue, and fold. Colour the life cycle stages and tomato halves, sequence the stages, glue, and fold. There are 2 label options for this - one has pictures with words, the other with short descriptions. There is also an additional set of cards for sequencing that you can print and use for a small group activity. Instructions are provided, as well as both US and UK paper sizes. This resource is a 13 page PDF.