I am passionate about learning that is tailored to children's interests and gives lots of opportunity for children to be creative and critical thinkers. I love activities that involve problem-solving and teamwork. I think it's important that learning materials cater to a variety of learning styles and get kids moving, using their hands to make things, and appeal to them visually. I also try to make my teaching have real-world applications whenever possible.
I am passionate about learning that is tailored to children's interests and gives lots of opportunity for children to be creative and critical thinkers. I love activities that involve problem-solving and teamwork. I think it's important that learning materials cater to a variety of learning styles and get kids moving, using their hands to make things, and appeal to them visually. I also try to make my teaching have real-world applications whenever possible.
This hands-on craft is a great way for children to show what they know about Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to gain an international pilot’s license. Making a craft is fun, it’s engaging, and it makes learning about significant people in history more memorable.
The craft is very easy to assemble, and I’ve included options for three-line sizes depending on the age of your children.
These would look great on a display, so I’ve also added a display phrase if you’d like to use it.
Children make a craft of Bessie Coleman and write on the helmet she’s holding.
U.S and U.K versions included, along with visual instructions.
I hope your children enjoy making their Bessie Coleman craft!
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This pack of activities on the Aztec empire is full of engaging activities including a timeline, primary source activity, causes and consequences, codex symbols, map work, colouring cover pages, research organisers and more!
Your students will love learning about the Aztec empire. There is everything from incredible ruins that still exist, fierce warriors, clever methods of farming, pictorial symbols for writing, an impressive empire, human sacrifice, and a belief that their world was going to end very soon! There’s a lot to get your students hooked on history.
What’s included?
timeline cut and paste
colouring pages (great for covers)
map work
informational reading passage (editable text, images/layout aren’t editable)
comparison activities of the students’ lives with Aztec life
codices
achievements
reporter-style research page
archaeological dig research booklet
primary source activity
structure of society
adapting to the environment interactive notebook
cause and consequence cut and paste
fortune teller of key social studies concepts
photos and word wall cards
Line sizes are included for year 3-4, and year 5-6.
This pack is available in U.S and U.K versions. (letter/A4, spelling)
I hope you enjoy using these activities with your children, as much as I enjoyed making them!
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The activities in this pack will help your students to learn about the history of boats, how boats use technology, and how the changes in technology over time have brought changes for how people meet their needs and made the world more connected.
There is a lot to choose from with worksheets, interactive notebook activities, a timeline, PowerPoint™ and Google Slides™ for teaching, design activities, labelling activities, a S.T.E.M activity, and a word search. Plus, there are editable versions for some worksheets so you can write questions to tailor the resource to your needs.
What’s included?
18 PowerPoint™ and Google Slides™
Cut and paste activity to categorize different ship technology (sails, steam, diesel)
Spot the differences - identify differences between two photos of boats, one from the past and one from the present
Ask a grandparent (or older person) - compare changes in boat transport over time (plus editable version)
Interactive sailboat - write about how boats meet our needs (plus editable version)
Interactive world - write about how transport technology makes the world more connected (plus editable version)
Interactive ship’s wheel - practice writing cardinal directions
Two design activities to choose from (a new kind of boat and a boat you could live on)
STEM challenge to make a boat
Label the parts of a ship - cut and paste
Word search (two levels of difficulty)
Timeline with four differentiated options plus a foldable option
U.K and U.S versions
I hope your students enjoy learning about the history of boats with these activities.
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If you’re looking for an interesting way for your learners to present their learning about the key facts and events leading up to and following the sinking of the Titanic, then you’ll like this two-page graphic organiser.
There are lots of options to meet your needs:
Use one or two pages.
Use the given prompts or edit the prompts to be relevant to what you’re covering.
Use the blank organiser so children can write about their own choice of topics.
Print the organizer or use the digital Google Slides™ version
Editable PowerPoint™ file (text is editable, images and layout aren’t)
I hope your learners enjoy using this graphic organiser.
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Titanic PowerPoint and Google Slides presentation with comprehension questions
Titanic timeline activity
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SAVE MONEY with this Amelia Earhart informational text and comprehension questions and a fun one-page biography research organiser to display students’ learning.
The passage is differentiated with four levels so you can use what works best for your students. The comprehension questions are appropriate for the level of text and cover answering questions about details in the text, identifying the main topic or purpose, understanding the connection between ideas, identifying how a map contributes to understanding, and determining the meaning of vocabulary.
The graphic organiser has two options, one with a space for students to draw a portrait, and one with a portrait for students to colour. The widest lines come with the option of her Lockheed Vega 5B plane or an interesting fact. The narrower lines use cursive script.
The organiser comes with the option of three line sizes so you can choose the best one for your students. The topics include key facts, achievements, important moment and influences, and an interesting fact.
U.S and U.K versions available.
22 pages.
If you’d like more Amelia Earhart activities, you may like this pack which includes the reading text and graphic organiser.
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This one-page biography research organiser gives your students an interesting way to present their learning about Amelia Earhart.
There are two options, one with a space for students to draw a picture, and one with a portrait for students to colour. The widest lines come with the option of her Lockheed Vega 5B plane or an interesting fact. The narrower lines use cursive script.
The organiser comes with the option of three line sizes so you can choose the best one for your students.
Students will need to research online, in books, or use a reading passage to find the information.
The topics include key facts, achievements, important moment and influences, and an interesting fact.
U.S and U.K versions available.
If you’d like more Amelia Earhart activities, you may like this pack which includes the graphic organiser.
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If you’re learning about ancient China, then this template to make a chariot craft from the Shang Dynasty period will be a great hands-on activity.
The craft uses an axle so the wheels actually turn, and the chariot can be pulled by hand. You may even have some small items that children could put inside.
Visual step-by-step instructions are included.
What you’ll need for the craft:
chariot template
a straw
a wooden skewer
tape
two popsicle sticks
thick card for the wheels (cardboard from packing boxes work well)
thin card (optional - cereal boxes work well)
I hope your students enjoy making their chariots!
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If you want a fun way for your children to show their learning about Florence Nightingale, then you’ll love this hands-on craft where children make a craft of Florence Nightingale and write what they know on the lamp she is holding.
The lamp comes in three line sizes, and if you need more than one lamp, simply staple them together when the child has finished, and then glue the lamp on.
Crafts are fun, engaging, and they make learning about significant people in history memorable. Plus, they look great as a display!
I hope your students enjoy making their Florence Nightingale craft.
U.S and U.K versions included.
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Marie Curie Writing Craft
Anne Frank Writing Craft
Bessie Coleman Writing Craft
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This hands-on craft is a great way for students to show what they know about Anne Frank. With this craft, children write facts about Anne Frank or a diary entry and make an Anne Frank craft to hold the diary.
The craft is very easy to assemble, and I’ve included options for three-line sizes depending on the age of your children.
Two possible ways you could use this craft:
children write facts about Anne Frank
children write a diary (using the diary prompt pages)
Extra pages are included for each line size for children who love to write lots.
These would look great on a bulletin board.
What’s included?
template to make the craft
three line sizes
extra pages of diaries
visual instructions
U.S and U.K versions
I hope your children enjoy making their Anne Frank crafts!
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Marie Curie Writing Craft
Florence Nightingale Craft
Bessie Coleman Writing Craft
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If you want a fun way for your children to show their learning about Marie Curie, then you’ll love this hands-on craft where children make a craft of Marie Curie and write what they know on the flask she is holding.
The flask comes in three line sizes, and if you need more than one flask, simply staple them together when the child has finished, and then glue the flask on.
Crafts are fun, engaging, and they make learning about significant people in history memorable. Plus, they look great on your bulletin board!
I hope your students enjoy making their Marie Curie craft.
U.S and U.K versions included.
You may also like:
Anne Frank Writing Craft
Florence Nightingale Craft
Bessie Coleman Writing Craft
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This pack includes 21 photos of artifacts, archaeological sites, and other things that give us a glimpse into ancient Shang life.
These posters can be printed and displayed on the wall or given to small groups.
They make great discussion starters and can be used as primary sources for children to analyse what items might have been used for in daily life.
I have also included a primary source worksheet activity that students can complete individually, in pairs, or in small groups.
What’s included?
Photo pack
Printable photos – labelled or unlabelled, full size, 2 per page, and 4 per page
PowerPoint™ version of the photos (unlabelled)
Google Slides™ version of the photos (unlabelled)
Primary Source Activity
Printable primary source activity
PowerPoint™ version
Google Slides™ version
Editable PowerPoint™ (text is editable, images and layout aren’t)
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Shang Dynasty Activities
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If you’re wanting to make a beautiful display to commemorate Anzac Day, then this pack of five different writing crafts will be ideal for students to write what they know about Anzac Day.
The crafts are all symbols connected with Anzac Day. There is an Anzac biscuit tin, a bugle, a medal, a poppy, and a wreath.
Each craft comes with three line sizes and options with or without “Anzac Day” on the front of the craft.
These will look fantastic up on the wall so I’ve included the phrase “Anzac Day”, which comes in three styles, with one-word per page, A4, and A3 sizes to choose from.
I hope your students enjoy making their Anzac Day crafts!
You will receive a printable PDF.
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SAVE MONEY with this complete hands-on unit bundle on ancient Aztec This pack of activities on the Aztec empire is full of engaging activities including a timeline, primary source activity, causes and consequences, codex symbols, map work, colouring cover pages, research organisers and more!
Your students will love learning about the Aztec empire. There is everything from incredible ruins that still exist, fierce warriors, clever methods of farming, pictorial symbols for writing, an impressive empire, human sacrifice, and a belief that their world was going to end very soon! There’s a lot to get your students hooked on history.
What’s included?
timeline cut and paste
colouring pages (great for covers)
map work
informational reading passage (text is editable, images/layout aren’t)
comparison activities of the students’ lives with Aztec life
codices
achievements
reporter-style research page
archaeological dig research booklet
structure of society
adapting to the environment interactive notebook
cause and consequence cut and paste
fortune teller of key social studies concepts
Line sizes are included for year 3-4, and year 5-6.
This pack is available in U.S and U.K versions.
Hands-on activities:
Mosaic artwork
Make a Sun Stone
Illustrate the legend of Tenochtitlan
Make a codex
Carry out an archaeological dig with a partner
Interview an archaeologist
I hope you enjoy using this unit with your children, as much as I enjoyed making it!
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This timeline activity is a hands-on visual way for students to put the events of Ancient Egypt in order, so that they can see how one of the great civilisations began, flourished, declined, and eventually ended.
This activity meets the following learning objectives:
develop an understanding of when the first civilisations appeared (Ancient Egypt)
develop an understanding of a historical period
develop an understanding of how the Ancient Egyptian civilisation changed over time
sequence important events on a timeline
There are two options to choose from:
worksheet timeline cut and paste – either glue pictures under the dates (easier option), or write dates and glue pictures on (harder version)
foldable timeline - smaller version to glue pictures under the dates, or larger version to glue events under the dates and primary source images
U.K. and U.S. versions included.
I hope your children enjoy making their timelines.
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If you’re learning about flight or the history of flight, then your children will love this hands-on activity to make a 3D model of the first hot air balloon, which comes with the three passengers that were the first to travel in a hot air balloon!
You can differentiate as there is an easier 2D model, which is larger, and the animals get put into a folded basket, or a smaller 3D model, with three sides and a 3D basket that the animals can go into.
What’s included?
2D model template
3D model template
a duck, rooster, and sheep
colour and ink saver versions
U.K. and U.S. versions
visual instructions
I hope your children enjoy making their hot air balloon!
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The Titanic was a significant event in history and continues to fascinate children and adults today. The fact that it was so tragic, that there are so many “what-ifs”, that there were survivors who lived to tell vivid accounts of what actually happened, all makes for a highly interesting topic to learn about.
This digital resource has 37 PowerPoint™ and Google Slides™ which use primary sources including quotes, photos, advertising material, court claims, and items that were recovered, along with other images and timelines to explain the events leading up to and following the sinking of the Titanic.
The slides towards the end of the slide deck highlight essential social studies concepts about the significance of the event, causes and consequences of the sinking and high death toll, sources of information, differences in classes, and changes to safety that took place as a result of the tragedy.
You can delete any slides you don’t need.
I’ve also included an editable printable worksheet with comprehension questions. You can add, edit, or remove any questions to meet your needs.
Plus, there’s a printable Morse Code activity which would be great for the whole class or early finishers.
You will receive a PPTX slideshow file for PowerPoint™, a PDF information pack with the link to make a copy of the slides in Google Slides™, and a PPTX of the comprehension questions, plus a link to the Google Slides™ version.
You may also like:
Titanic graphic organiser
Titanic timeline activity
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The Titanic was a significant event in history and continues to fascinate children and adults today. The fact that it was so tragic, that there are so many “what-ifs”, that there were survivors who lived to tell vivid accounts of what actually happened, all makes for a highly interesting topic to learn about.
This digital resource has 37 PowerPoint™ and Google Slides™ which use primary sources including quotes, photos, advertising material, court claims, and items that were recovered, along with other images and timelines to explain the events leading up to and following the sinking of the Titanic.
The slides towards the end of the slide deck highlight essential social studies concepts about the significance of the event, causes and consequences of the sinking and high death toll, sources of information, differences in classes, and changes to safety that took place as a result of the tragedy.
You can delete any slides you don’t need.
Plus you’ll get:
An editable printable worksheet with comprehension questions. You can add, edit, or remove any questions to meet your needs.
A printable Morse Code activity which would be great for the whole class or early finishers.
A two-page graphic organiser that you can print or give to children digitally to add their own text boxes with answers.
You will receive a PPTX slideshow file for PowerPoint™, a PDF information pack with the link to make a copy of the slides in Google Slides™, a PPTX graphic organiser and a PPTX of the comprehension questions.
If you like using this resource after your purchase, I’d love it if you could leave a quick review. To show my appreciation, you can choose any resource up to the same value for free. Simply email me after with the resource you’d like at info@zigglelearning.com
This Titanic timeline activity is a hands-on way to trace the story of the Titanic from when it was being built, through to the detailed events of the sinking, up to the time the wreck was discovered.
There are three options, with more options within each.
1. Cut and paste worksheet
Option one – match the pictures and descriptions to the dates and times.
Option two – write the missing date or time and match the pictures and descriptions.
Answer key is included
2. Foldable timeline
Children colour in the Titanic halves or use the pre-coloured version of the Titanic halves.
Option one – match the pictures to the descriptions, dates, and times.
Option two – match the descriptions to the pictures, dates, and times.
Option three – write the dates and times and match the pictures to the descriptions.
3. Digital Google™ Slide
Drag and drop the events onto the timeline.
Children will be able to work out the order of the events through logic and by using some of the clues given to help them.
I hope your students enjoy learning about the Titanic as they make their timelines.
U.K. and U.S. versions are included.
You may also like:
Titanic PowerPoint and Google Slides presentation with comprehension questions
Titanic graphic organizer
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If you’re studying Amelia Earhart, this aeroplane craft will be a fun hands-on activity that would also look great on a display. This plane is the Lockheed Vega 5B which Amelia Earhart flew on her trip as the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932.
Visual step-by-step instructions are included to help your students construct the plane.
There are two versions of the craft with simple vocabulary or with airplane terminology, which is great for older students, and for students who love planes and may already be familiar with the terminology.
A colouring page is also included if you need a quick and easy activity as an alternative to the craft.
U.K and U.S versions included.
7 pages included.
If you’d like more Amelia Earhart activities, you may like this pack which includes the craft, plus lots more fun activities.
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This craft and wall mural is going to look fantastic in your classroom, and children are going to love making it! With such a stunning visual display, this event in history is sure to stick in their memories!
There are six different house designs for children to choose from, with one, two, or three storeys. Each house comes in 2-4 parts for children to colour and glue together. Then they use tissue, crepe, or coloured paper to add flames. Each child makes one house to contribute to the wall mural.
When the houses are all finished, they make a display that’s 4 metres long!
There are also signs, and shop labels, as well as a display heading.
Visual instructions are included, although it’s very easy to make.
I hope your children enjoy recreating the Great Fire of London on Pudding Lane!
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