Activity Sheets
Browse our range of free resources, including downloadable activity sheets, teachers' guides, and online quizzes! Designed to accompany our books, these interactive resources support the curriculum and help make learning stick!
First Big Book of How! Coloring Sheet
Check out our free dinosaur coloring-in activity sheet based on First Big Book of How.
Open Wide! Poster
Find out how similar (and difference) our mouths and teeth are from animals with this free downloadable poster based on Open Wide! Jaw-dropping mouths of the animal world by Letizia Diamante.
Dr Letizia Diamante says: “As a child, I was worried about losing my teeth. I distracted myself by reading lots of animal books. Learning interesting facts made me feel stronger and my worries began to fade away. I hope this poster (and my book) help you find your passion for the weird and wonderful mouths of the animal kingdom, as well as your own!”
Open Wide! Tiger Mask
In Open Wide! Jaw-dropping mouths of the animal world by Letizia Diamante, you get to see inside some of the most astonishing mouths, sharpest teeth, stretchiest cheeks and stickiest tongues in the animal kingdom.
Make your very own roar-some tiger mask based on Ed J. Brown’s amazing illustrations now!
Download the instructions and template.
Open Wide! Activity Sheet
Can you match these awesome jaws, teeth, tongues, and spit facts to the right animal? Based on Open Wide! Jaw-dropping mouths of the animal world by Letizia Diamante.
Download the free activity sheet and answer sheet now.
Gross FACTopia! Coloring Sheet
There is something amazing about Gross FACTopia! Every fact is linked to the next, and in the most surprising and stomach-churning ways. Download this free coloring sheet, to learn amazing facts including that in just one day, a cow can produce enough wind to fill 30 balloons!
Based on Gross FACTopia! Follow the Trail of 400 Foul Facts.
Secret FACTopia! Activity Sheet
In Secret FACTopia! take an undercover journey through hundreds of the most mind-blowing, wow-worthy and crazy-cool classified facts.
Download our free Secret FACTopia! activity sheet to see if you can you find the word which links each mysterious fact. Use each word twice to connect one fact to the next. The first one has been done for you.
Perfect for children aged 8+.
Galápagos Islands Wordsearch
Can you find the 10 animals hidden in this wordsearch? All the animals live on the Galápagos Islands or in the sea around them.
Solstice activity sheet
Discover what the June solstice is like around the world with our free activity sheet. Then draw a picture or write about what you do on the June solstice. Or imagine what it would be like to experience the solstice in another country. Share your drawings with us on social media.
Based on Solstice: Around the World on the Longest, Shortest Day.
How to Teach Grown-ups About Climate Change Poster
Discover 10 things you and your grown-up can do to help stop climate change with our free downloadable poster.
How to Teach Grown-Ups about Climate Change Educator Guide
Download this free teacher’s guide on how to activate climate change agents in the classroom. Perfect for Grades 3-5, the guide tackles misinformation and helps students gain a new understanding of global warming so they can become a protector of the planet in the classroom, at home and throughout the community.
How to Teach Grown-ups About Climate Change Wordsearch
There are 10 climate change and environmental words hidden in our wordsearch. Can you find them all? Includes definitions of all the words.
How to Teach Grown-ups About Climate Change True or False Quiz
How much do you know about climate change and the environment?
Test yourself – and your grown-up – with our special True (It’s a Fact) and False (Nope, that’s not true!) climate change quiz.
Evolution word search
Click here to download an evolution wordsearch.
Search forwards, backwards, up, down and diagonally to find the 15 hidden words.
To dive into the history of life on Earth and learn what evolution is and how it works, check out Evolution by Sarah Darwin & Eva-Maria Sadowski.
Science FACTopia! Activity Sheet
There is something special about Science FACTopia!. Every fact is linked to the next, and in the most surprising and even hilarious ways.
Download our free Science FACTopia! activity sheet to see if you can find the words which link the facts to one another. Use each word twice to connect one fact to the next. The first one has been done for you.
Perfect for children aged 8+.
Click here to download the color version.
Click here to download the black and white version.
Each download includes an answer sheet!
Britannica's Encyclopedia Infographica activity sheet
Click on the image below to download your free Infographica activity sheet or click here to download the black and white version.
History FACTopia Fun Fact Fill-in Activity Sheet
There is something special about History FACTopia!. Every fact is linked to the next, and in the most surprising and even hilarious ways.
Download our free History FACTopia! activity sheet to see if you can find the words which link the history facts to one another. Use each word twice to connect one fact to the next. The first one has been done for you.
Perfect for children aged 8+.
Click here to download the color version.
Click here to download the black and white version.
Each download includes an answer sheet!
How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto - Write Your Own Postcard
Click on the image below to create your own postcard from Pluto.
You can also purchase the book here: How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto
How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto - Solar System Quiz
Take the quiz below to work out what planetary object you are most like – moon, asteroid, planet or dwarf planet.
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How to Quiz Your Grown-Up About Pluto
Quick 15-question quiz for children and adults about Pluto and the solar system.
Suitable for ages 8+.
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How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto Colouring-in Sheets
Click on the images below to download the How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto colouring-in sheets.
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You can also purchase the book here: How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto
It's Up to Us - Save the environment poster
Click on the photo below to download a poster for your action plan for the future. You can also purchase the book here: It’s Up to Us
Family Time Crossword
Click here to download our Family Time Crossword!
Use the numbered clues to work out the Family Time related answers and fill them in the crossword grid. You can also purchase the book here: 5-Minute Really True Stories for Family Time
Amazing Animals Wordsearch
Click here to download our Amazing Animals Wordsearch!
Search forwards, backwards, up, down and diagonally to find the 20 amazing animals hidden in this wordsearch! You can also purchase the book here: Amazing Animals
Amazing Rivers Wordsearch
Click here to download our Amazing Rivers Wordsearch!
Search forwards, backwards, up, down and diagonally to find the 20 amazing treasures hidden in this wordsearch! You can also purchase the book here: Amazing Rivers
FACTopia! Fact Frenzies
A fun word-based activity for kids aged 8+
Find all the words at the bottom of the page, and use each word twice to link these crazily connected facts! Full color and black & white versions available. From our brand new series FACTopia!
Activity Sheet 1
Click here to download color version
Click here to download black & white version
Activity Sheet 2
Hibernation Maze
Help the hibernating groundhog find its way to the surface!
Click on the images below to download the full color and black & white versions.
From our 5-Minute Really True Stories for Bedtime.
The Good Germ Hotel Coloring-in Sheets
Click on the photos below to download your The Good Germ Hotel Coloring-in Sheets, complete with fun facts about both good and bad germs!
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You can also purchase the book here: The Good Germ Hotel
Marvelous Machines Coloring-in Sheets
Click on the photos below to download your Marvelous Machines Coloring-in Sheets!
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You can also purchase the book here: Marvelous Machines
Amazing Treasures Wordsearch
Click here to download our Amazing Treasures Wordsearch!
Search forwards, backwards, up, down and diagonally to find the 20 amazing treasures hidden in this wordsearch! You can also purchase the book here: Amazing Treasures
Britannica All New Kid's Encyclopedia Activity Packs
Each Activity Pack contains a multiple-choice quiz, wordsearch and crossword!
Click on the pictures below to download your pack. You can download the wordsearch answers here.
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Every Second Activity Sheets
Click here to download our Every Second Activity Sheets! These coloring-in sheets provide an interactive way for kids aged 5+ to interact with numbers and statistics, and learn incredible facts about the world around them.
Explorer Coloring-in Sheets
A fun educational home-learning resource for kids!
Color-in the animals while learning their names and fun facts, and then you can stick together the sheets to create your very own timeline!
The Explorer Bugs! Coloring-in Sheet:
Explorer Bugs Coloring-in Sheets
The Explorer Dinosaur! Coloring-in Sheet:
Explorer Dinosaur Coloring-in Sheets
The Explorer Mammals! Coloring-in Sheet:
Explorer Mammals Coloring-in Sheets
The Explorer Plants! Coloring-in Sheet:
Illinois Chronicles Educator's Guide
Click here to download the Educator’s Guide – the perfect companion to the The Illinois Chronicles! This book, published to coincide with the Illinois Bicentennial, is a great way to engage the curiosity of young readers and rethink the teaching of State history.
Developed by educators at the Illinois State Board of Education.
Wallbook Timeline Collection Teachers' Guides
Here you will find our series of free Teachers’ Guides for each of our Timeline Wallbooks!
Designed for 6th Grade students (US)
Big History Timeline Teachers’ Guide
Shakespeare Quick Quiz
Quick 10-question Shakespeare quiz! All answers to the multiple choice questions can be found in The Timeline Shakespeare Wallbook. Race your friends to find the right answers but beware the ghosts!
Suitable for ages 7+.
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Science Quick Quiz
Quick 10-question Science quiz! All answers to the multiple choice questions can be found in The Science Timeline Wallbook. Challenge your friends to a Science battle!
Suitable for ages 8+.
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