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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.

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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.
Holly tree life cycle foldable sequencing Christmas activity
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Holly tree life cycle foldable sequencing Christmas activity

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Explore the life cycle of a holly tree with this fun, foldable sequencing activity. Ideal for festive or Christmas science lessons, this hands-on plant life cycle resource is a cross between a craft and a worksheet. This festive 9-page PDF resource contains differentiated options, making it suitable for different ages (at KS1 or KS2) or abilities: Option 1: Children sequence the life cycle stages using pictures and simple words. Option 2: As above but with a straight cutting edge around the holly leaves. Option 3: Children sequence the life cycle stages using pictures with short descriptions. Option 4: The same as option 3 but with a straight cutting edge around the holly leaves. A picture guide showing where to fold is included, as well as a colour poster of the full life cycle. You’ll also find a page of holly tree facts that you can share with children as they complete the activity. Versions for A4 and US letter size paper are included.
Foldout Christmas cards to color and write elf snowman Santa penguin bear reindeer
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Foldout Christmas cards to color and write elf snowman Santa penguin bear reindeer

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Help your KS1 or EYFS class prepare for the festive season with these sweet, foldout Christmas cards featuring Christmas characters. These simple, low-prep cards are ready to print, colour, and write to a friend or loved one. There are 6 ‘Merry Christmas’ designs (elf, Santa, bear, reindeer, penguin, and snowman). Inside, children can write who their card is ‘to’ and ‘from’. Each design is included one-to-a-page and 2-to-a-page. Four of the designs are also included with the message ‘Happy Holidays’ for any children who don’t celebrate Christmas. Size for US and UK (A4) paper included.
Valentine's Day Google Classroom animated headers banners
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Valentine's Day Google Classroom animated headers banners

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Sprinkle some warm and fuzzy vibes in your classroom with this set of 7 Valentine’s Day animated Google Classroom headers. Add the banners to your Google Classroom header space in the same way you would add an image. Your students will love seeing the moving images featuring hearts, flowers, balloons, and even a dinosaur! As well as being fun for Valentine’s Day, some of the banners could be used all year round. Unfortunately, animated banners are not compatible with the Google Classroom app - they need to be used on the desktop site. The text and images are not editable.
Summer life cycle foldable sequencing activities butterfly honeybee turtle watermelon
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Summer life cycle foldable sequencing activities butterfly honeybee turtle watermelon

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Looking for life cycle activities that are a bit different from a standard worksheet? Your kids will love these fun and engaging foldable activities. This printable resource covers 4 summer-themed life cycles: a sea turtle, watermelon, butterfly, and honey bee. The finished foldouts look great in an interactive science notebook. For each animal/plant, the templates are differentiated so you can choose the ones that best suit your learners. Each gives opportunities for pupils to sequence the life cycle stages, glue, cut, and fold. Some templates show the stages with pictures and a single word, others use descriptions. Instructions for students are provided as well as a picture guide showing how to fold their template.
FREE Earth Day foldable activity protecting our planet
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FREE Earth Day foldable activity protecting our planet

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Are you looking for a fun way to engage your class this Earth Day (or Protecting Our Planet Day) or to help them become more environmentally aware? Use this free foldable activity to help them record the actions they can/will take to help protect the planet! A mix between a craft and a worksheet, this resource can be used as part of your Earth Day activities, or at any time of year (there is no reference to Earth Day specifically within the PDF). Children colour the heart-shaped Earth (included with and without eyes), before filling in the template with 4 actions. You can decide if you want children to write, draw, or both. They then cut everything out, glue the parts together and fold. A4 and letter-size versions are included. Suitable for upper KS1 or lower KS2. The PDF is not editable.
Animal camouflage lesson activities PowerPoint Google Slides presentation & worksheets KS2
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Animal camouflage lesson activities PowerPoint Google Slides presentation & worksheets KS2

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Explore the amazing world of camouflage and how animals use it with this presentation and activities. This resource has a 30-slide introduction PowerPoint/Google Slides slide show, and activities to encourage research skills. A great way to support learning about animal adaptations. What is included? PowerPoint/Google Slides presentation with real photos to introduce animal camouflage. Includes opportunities for students look for hidden animals in the pictures. Worksheet to record information about how a particular animal uses camouflage (children will need to do their own research for this). Worksheet is included with 15 different animal examples to choose from, and with a version to draw an animal. Short reading passage with 5 missing words to fill in. Camouflage a creature activity: Pupils colour an animal (moth or snake outline) to camouflage it with either a printed background or with something in their surroundings (inside or outside). US and UK versions of all files are included. Is it editable? You can edit the body text in the presentation to make adjustments for your learners. The titles and images in the presentation are fixed in place. The worksheets and other activities are not editable.