SilvaStone Online Course ยท Resource Library

Printables & Lesson Plans

Every downloadable resource from the course, gathered in one place. Start with the lesson and implementation plans, one for each of the ten modules, then browse the classroom printables below.

Each file opens in a new tab to view, or downloads ready to print. All resources belong to their home module, where you will find the teaching that goes with them.

๐Ÿ“‹ 11 lesson & implementation plans ๐Ÿ–จ๏ธ 9 classroom printables ๐ŸŒ Let's Talk cards in 18 languages

Modules 1 to 10

Lesson & implementation plans

A teacher-facing planner for every module, in course order. Each one turns the module's ideas into a ready-to-use lesson, unit or implementation plan.

Module 1
Classroom Redesign Cheat Sheet

A quick-reference planning companion for auditing and redesigning your classroom, designed to be revisited each half-term as the space evolves.

Module 2
Third Teacher Implementation Plan

A step-by-step plan for shaping the learning environment so the space itself teaches alongside you.

Module 3
Classroom Wall Redesign Implementation Plan

A practical plan for rethinking what goes on your walls, moving from clutter to purposeful, child-owned display.

Module 4
Loose Parts Lesson Planner

A ready-to-use lesson built around open-ended loose-parts play and inquiry.

Module 5
Outdoor Learning Unit Planner

A unit planner for taking learning outside, with objectives, provocations and reflection built in.

Module 6
Purposeful Provocations Lesson Planner

A lesson planner for designing provocations that invite curiosity and deeper thinking.

Module 7
Conceptual Understanding Lesson Planner

A lesson planner for teaching through concepts and the inquiry cycle rather than isolated facts.

Module 8
Creative Expression Lesson Planner

A teacher-facing planner using the 5 Whys and open-ended questions to nurture authentic creative expression.

Module 9
Emotional Literacy Planner

A planner for building emotional literacy, helping children name and regulate what they feel.

Module 9
Language-Friendly Practice Planner

A planner for welcoming every home language and designing a language-friendly classroom.

Module 10
Field Trip Planning Kit

A complete kit for planning safe, purposeful off-campus learning, from logistics through to follow-up.

A to Z

Classroom printables

Print-ready posters, cards and thinking routines for the children and the room, listed alphabetically. The module each one belongs to is marked on the left.

Module 8
5 Whys Questioning Printable

A print-ready thinking routine: the 5 Whys cycle diagram, the five questions step by step, and a teacher companion with open-ended prompts.

Module 9
Compassionate Classroom Model

The SilvaStone compassionate classroom model on one page: four ways compassion lives in the choice of language and pedagogy educators action.

Module 9
Emotional Thermometer

A "How am I feeling today?" check-in poster for children to show and talk about their emotions.

Module 5
Five-Step Outdoor Check

A quick five-step safety and readiness check to run before any outdoor learning session.

Module 7
Inquiry Cycle Printable

A classroom poster of the inquiry cycle to guide children through concept-based learning.

Module 9
Just Breathe Poster

A calming-strategies poster, "Calm hands, brighter minds", for a quiet corner or calm space.

Module 9
Let's Talk Key Ring Cards

Picture-and-word communication cards for new arrivals, in 18 languages. Print the language of instruction and the child's home language, back them together, laminate and thread onto a ring at the classroom entrance.

Module 9
My Calm Steps Flip Cards

Flip cards that walk children through simple steps to calm themselves and return to learning.

Module 6
Visible Thinking Resource

A set of visible-thinking routines to make children's reasoning visible in any lesson.