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 dinosaur award certificates are a fun way to reward effort, behaviour, and amazing work in your KS1 or early years classroom. With both colour and black/white options, these dinosaur rewards are easy to print and fill in by hand. The partially editable PDF has fillable fields so you can type on the lines before printing.
There are 10 dinosaur-themed certificate designs in this resource with the following messages:
Roar-some work
Wonderful work
High flyer award
Wow work award
Enormous effort award
I’m proud of you
You’re tricera-tops
Dino-mite work
Growth mindset award
Egg-cellent effort
The designs are included as a full page (landscape) and 2 to a page (portrait). US and A4 paper size options are also included.
Get to know your pupils with these fun ‘all about me’ foldable activities. Each one is designed to be coloured, completed with words and pictures, cut, and folded. No glue required! Once folded, bring the 2 halves together to show the main images, and pull apart to reveal what’s inside! Each resource has UK and US versions.
There are 4 sets in this bundle:
Self-portrait foldables
Children can pick the design that best matches their hairstyle. They then draw eyes, eyebrows, skin/hair colour, and lips, creating a self-portrait!
The inside prompts them to add some information about themselves - name, age, favourite colours, something that makes them smile, and something they are good at.
Space theme foldable activity
In this set, each foldable displays a different letter so that students can complete one that matches the first letter of their name. The inner sections of the foldable have meaningful questions on an outer space theme as follows:
-Captain… (children insert their name here)
-Age
-Things I love to the moon and back
-I’m a star at… (for children to tell you what they are good at)
-My mission is to get better at… (for children to let you know areas that they might need extra help and support).
Dinosaur themed foldable activity
There are 26 templates, each with a different scaly letter of the alphabet so students can use the template which displays the first letter of their name!
Self-portrait (space to draw their features on the blank face).
My dinosaur name (students add their first name in the space to create a dino name).
Age.
Things I think are RAWR-some (a space for favorite things).
My 3 favorite colours (colour the bones).
I’m EGG-cellent at (space to write about/draw their strengths).
Stomp, stomp, I like to chomp (favourite foods).
I’d LAVA to get better at… (what do they want to work on/improve during this next year).
Vertical foldable activity
A single design with the following questions inside:
-Name
-Age
-Left/right handed
-A place I’d like to visit
-3 words to describe me
-Things that make me smile
-I want to learn more about…
-If I were an animal I’d be a…
-Something important to me.
Review the stages of a frog’s life cycle with this foldable activity. This cut and paste PDF printable is differentiated, with options for both matching and sequencing the life cycle of a frog.
The finished foldout mini-books are ideal for sticking into an interactive science notebook and are a bit different from a standard worksheet. Use to support a lesson on pond life, amphibians, life cycles, frogs, or spring.
This PDF resource contains 5 different templates so that you can differentiate the activity if needed:
Four-part life cycle to colour, cut, sequence the word labels, glue and fold.
Four-part life cycle to colour, cut, sequence the description labels, glue and fold.
Four-part life cycle to colour, cut, sequence the labels (descriptions and pictures), glue and fold.
Six-part life cycle to colour, cut, sequence the word labels, glue and fold.
Six-part life cycle to colour, cut, sequence the description labels, glue and fold.
Instructions and pictures showing how to fold are included. Some children may need extra support with folding.
US and UK paper sizes and spelling are included.
A fun activity for early readers at home or school. This resource looks at 4 consonant digraphs - sh, ch, wh, and th (at the beginning of words). The finished foldouts look great in an interactive notebook.
For each sound, there is a template that children can use to make their foldout. Firstly they will colour the letters and pictures. Next, they’ll cut out the 4 words and match them to each picture before sticking them down. Pupils will then cut around the outside of the template before folding along the vertical lines.
The foldable mini-book can then be closed to show just the letters, then carefully opened to reveal what’s inside.
Some children may require extra adult support with cutting or folding.
This resource is 11 pages and contains 2 different templates per digraph. There are also written instructions and, a picture showing how to fold. Templates should be printed landscape.
The words used for each template are:
shark, shoe, shirt, shell
shapes, sheep, shelf, shower
chair, chick, chips, cherry
cheese, chop, chin, chest
thread, thorn, three, thumb
throne, thick, thunder, thigh
whirl, whisk, whistle, whale
whisker, who, wheel, wheat
US and UK versions are included.
Explore the life cycle of an owl with this fun, foldable science activity. A cross between a worksheet and a craft, this hands-on resource will help pupils recall the owl life cycle from egg, to adult bird.
Ideal for interactive science notebooks, projects on life cycles, owls, nocturnal animals, or even as an alternative Halloween activity. This printable could also be used alongside the Owl Babies story.
The template options
There are 4 similar templates to choose so that you can differentiate as required:
Template 1: Children sequence 4 life cycles on the template, glue, cut, and fold. Option to sequence basic words with pictures, or pictures with descriptions.
Template 2: As above, but with an easy-cut edge.
Template 3: Children sequence 6 life cycles on the template, glue, cut, and fold. Option to sequence basic words with pictures, or pictures with descriptions.
Template 4: As above, but with an easy-cut edge.
Instructions for how to fold are also included, as well as some useful information about each stage.
Please note that the templates are not editable. US and UK versions are included. The resource is 12 pages.
Explore the life cycle of a dragonfly with this fun foldable science activity. Pupils will LOVE that they can open their finished foldout to reveal the life cycle stages inside.
This printable activity is a bit different from a worksheet and could be used to support a lesson on insects/bugs, habitats, or pond life. It also looks great in an interactive science notebook.
This resource is an 8 page PDF with options for differentiation. It contains:
Black and white template for students to colour, cut, and fold
2 x black and white templates for students to colour, sequence the life cycle stages, glue, and fold.
Black and white templates for students to colour, sequence the life cycle stages with short descriptions, glue, and fold.
Instructions (including clear guidance for how to fold).
Full dragonfly life cycle in colour to display on a screen or print as a poster.
Prep information and terms of use.
Please note, this is not an editable resource. Both US and UK versions are included.
Explore the life cycle of a flamingo with this fun, folding science craft activity. Your pupils will love opening their foldout to reveal the flamingo life cycle stages inside.
This cut-and-paste resource can be used to support a lesson on birds, life cycles, or flamingos. The finished foldout looks great in an interactive science notebook.
This resource is a 10-page PDF with 4 similar template options to allow for differentiation:
Template 1: Children colour the life cycle stages, match the words to the pictures, glue, cut and fold.
Template 2: As above but with a straight cutting edge.
Template 3: Children colour the life cycle stages, sequence the stages, glue, cut and fold. Option to choose simple labels or descriptions.
Template 4: As above but with a straight cutting edge
You’ll also find a labelled diagram of the full life cycle, a folding guide, and some fun flamingo life cycle facts to discuss together.
Please note, this is not an editable resource. US and UK (A4) versions are included.
Reward and encourage good group work and team skills with this set of certificates to print or use online.
There are 6 animal designs in this set (all can be viewed on the cover):
Bears
Pigs
Dogs
Rabbits
Cats
Elephants
This resource includes the certificates as a PowerPoint file so that you can add text boxes in your chosen font to personalise the certificate. It can then be saved as a JEG (instructions included for this) and emailed to the recipient.
A PDF is also included so that you can print on A4 card and fill in by hand.
Use these cute space-themed certificates to reward your pupils’ efforts and amazing work.
There are 8 different designs in this set, each with the headline ‘out of this world work’. The certificates feature aliens, rockets, and astronauts.
The resource contains the certificates as PowerPoint, Google Slides, and as a PDF.
Either print out the certificates on card to hand-write, or use the pre-inserted text boxes to fill in the information in the PowerPoint/Google Slides before saving as a jpeg. The certificate can then easily be shared via email.
A4 (UK/AUS) and letter-sized (US) options included.
I hope you and your students enjoy this resource!
Explore the stages of an apple tree’s life cycle with this differentiated foldable sequencing activity. This printable cut and paste resource is a fun alternative to a worksheet for KS1 pupils.
Children sequence the life cycle stages on their foldout from an apple seed, to sapling, tree, bud, blossom, and fruit. They then cut out the template and fold it. They’ll LOVE opening their foldout to reveal the sequence of the life cycle stages inside!
Use this activity to support a lesson on plant life cycles, autumn, harvest, growth, or trees.
The template options
There are 3 black and white template options to choose from:
Colour the apple life cycle stages, cut out and sequence the life cycle stage words, glue and, fold.
Colour the life cycle stages, sequence the stages (pictures with words), glue, and fold.
Colour the life cycle stages and apple halves, sequence the stages (either with simple words, or with descriptions), glue, and fold.
Instructions for students are included, as well as US and UK paper sizes.
Benefits of this activity
Easy to prep
Children learn about the apple 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.
What else is included?
Life cycle sequencing cards and arrows in colour and black/white. One way you could use these is to print them onto cardstock and cut out each piece. Children could work in small groups to sequence the life cycle stages, using the arrows to link them together. Laminate for longevity.
Label the apple parts cut and paste activity (colour and b/w option).
Life cycle diagram (colour).
Maze for early finishers
Is this resource editable?
No, the PDF isn’t editable.
Create eye-catching display board titles with this set of scaly letters, numbers and symbols. This resource contains a full set of the following:
Blue scaly letters
Green scaly letters
Black outline scaly letters (to print on whichever colour paper or card matches your theme).
The font used is Century Gothic.
These are ideal for a variety of topics including dinosaurs, dragons, reptiles, fairy tales, Rainbow Fish and under the sea.
Each letter is a separate image file (png) so you can insert them into a document and re-size as you wish.
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.
Get to know your class with this no-prep, all about me activity. This foldable printable is ideal for back-to-school or for an ‘about me’ topic and is a fun alternative to a standard worksheet.
Print the template on white paper. There are 4 designs to choose from, each with the same prompts (please note that the templates are not editable).
Pupils will need coloured pencils, a pen and scissors.
Firstly, pupils will colour the top and bottom of the template. They can then fill in the boxes with words and pictures.
The information they’ll need to complete is as follows:
Name
Age
Left/right handed
A place I’d like to visit is
3 words to describe me
Things that make me smile
I want to learn more about
If I were an animal I’d be
Something important to me
Encourage lots of discussions!
When the foldable is closed, it will spell ME. It can then be gently opened to reveal the detail inside.
A picture showing how to fold is included, as well as versions of the templates for both US and UK paper sizes.
Here are some other All About Me resources you might like:
Self portrait all about me
Space themed all about me
Dinosaur themed all about me
Pencil All About Me Craft
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.
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.
Blast off into a new school year with this space-themed all about me foldable activity, designed to help you get to know your class.
This printable resource is a fun alternative to a standard worksheet. It is suitable for classroom use as part of your back-to-school activities, or send home to as a transition activity over the summer break.
In this set, each foldout displays a different letter so that pupils can complete one that matches their first initial. The inner section has meaningful questions on an outer space theme as follows:
Captain… (children insert their name here)
Age
Things I love to the moon and back
I’m a star at… (for children to tell you what they are good at)
My mission is to get better at… (for children to let you know areas that they might need extra help and support).
Print the pages you need on A4 or letter-size paper (landscape). Pupils colour the space scene, fill in their answers with words and pictures, then cut out and fold. No glue or tape required!
Once folded, it can be closed to show the space scene and the first letter of their name, then opened to display their ‘about me’ answers inside.
The questions and clipart cannot be changed/edited.
A picture showing how to fold is included. US and UK paper size/spelling included.
There are 26 pages black and white pages - one for each letter of the alphabet.
Here are some other All About Me resources you might like:
Self portrait all about me
Vertical all about me foldable
Dinosaur themed all about me
Get to know your class at the start of the school year with this all about me foldable activity. This fun alternative to a worksheet is dinosaur-themed.
There are 26 templates, each with a different scaly letter of the alphabet so students can use the template which displays the first letter of their name!
The finished mini-books can be displayed in an interactive notebook and are a fun ice breaker for children to share with each other.
This printable activity is suitable for classroom use as part of your back to school activities, or send home as a transition activity over the summer so they can bring it in on the first day back.
The prompts - discuss with students before beginning the task.
Self-portrait (space to draw their features on the blank face).
My dinosaur name (students add their first name in the space to create a dino name).
Age.
Things I think are RAWR-some (a space for favourite things).
My 3 favorite colours (colour the bones).
I’m EGG-cellent at (space to write about/draw their strengths).
Stomp, stomp, I like to chomp (favourite foods).
I’d LAVA to get better at… (what do they want to work on/improve during this next year).
The images and text are not editable. All of the templates are black and white. Versions with US and UK spellings are included.
Print the templates with the letters you need on A4 or letter size paper (landscape). There are instructions included for folding. All instructions and teacher notes are at the end of the file.
Here are some other All About Me resources you might like:
Self portrait all about me
Space themed all about me
Vertical all about me foldable
Download these printable award certificates for free!
Motivate and reward your students with these paw-some cat certificates. The cute kitten designs make them pur-fect for Pre-school, early years and KS1 children.
Each certificate has the heading ‘Paw-some work award’. You could give these as prizes or for achievement in a particular subject. They are suitable to use all year round.
These free certificates are provided as a PDF that you can either print and fill in by hand, or use the form field to type the text you want.
Versions for UK (A4) and US paper sizes are included.
A simple craft activity to introduce or review the life cycle of a pumpkin plant from seed to flower and fruit. Ideal for a plants, growth, autumn or life cycles topic or even for Halloween.
Once the foldout is complete, the 2 halves of the pumpkin are brought together, then gently pulled apart to reveal the inside.
Benefits of this activity
Low prep
Children learn about the pumpkin 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 4 template options to choose from:
Colour the pumpkin life cycle stages, match the words to the pictures, cut out, glue and fold.
Colour the pumpkin life cycle stages, cut out the stages and sequence them, glue and fold.
As above but with a straight cutting edge.
Colour the life cycle stages and pumpkin halves, sequence the stages, glue, and fold. There are 2 label options for this - one has pictures with words, the other with short descriptions.
What you need
You’ll need coloured pencils, scissors and glue. You may find it useful to have a pre-made example for children who might require more of a visual cue for the folding.
What else is included?
Life cycle sequencing cards and arrows in colour and black/white. One way you could use these is to print them onto card and cut out each piece. Children could work in small groups to sequence the life cycle stages, using the arrows to link them together. Laminate for longevity.
Label the pumpkin parts cut and paste activity (colour and b/w option).
Life cycle diagram (colour).
This resource is an 14 page PDF. It is not editable. UK and US versions of the files are included.
Introduce your pupils to the skeletal system with this engaging and informative Google Slides presentation.
This presentation is full of facts and quality images of bones and skeletons. It is suitable for lower KS2, and can support delivery of the year 3 science curriculum.
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 pupils 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.
The download is a 1 page PDF with a link, prompting you to make your own copy of the presentation. You will then be able to present it to your class, or share with pupils via Google classroom.
For other skeletons resources, please see my display pack and X-ray identification activity.
