Description
🍿 Ready to Pop?! – Signs & Onset of Labour/labor Activity
A fun, hands-on activity for teaching the signs of labour/labor!
Get your students popping with knowledge about the onset of labour/labor with this engaging, research-based printable activity. Designed for grades 7–12 and adults, this interactive lesson is perfect for childbirth education, health and social care, or human development classes.
Students receive a popcorn bucket and popcorn pieces, then research signs of labour/labor using reputable websites. They write one sign on each popcorn piece before “filling” their bucket — a fun and visual way to consolidate learning about the body’s preparation for birth!
What’s Included
- Teacher instructions with aims, learning outcomes, and website suggestions (UK & US evidence-based sources).
- Editable (force-copy) Google Form True or False Quiz (link included)
- Printable True or False Quiz + Answer Key
- Popcorn bucket templates: 27 different designs, including 3 black-outline versions.
- Popcorn pieces: 3 styles, including black-outline versions for colouring and cutting.
- Blank popcorn pieces (for research and writing)
- Pre-filled popcorn pieces with possible true and false signs of labour\labor
- A4 and US Letter formats included
Flexible Use Ideas
- Use as a research task: students find signs of labour/labor online and fill their bucket.
- Use as a cut-and-stick worksheet: the popcorn bucket sits at the bottom of the page so popcorn can be glued above it.
- Use with separate coloured card or paper for a vibrant classroom display.
- Create a reusable version: print, cut, and laminate the buckets and popcorn pieces. Students can use dry wipe markers to write and reuse again and again!
Perfect for:
- Antenatal classes and childbirth education
- Health & Social Care or Child Development lessons
- PSHE and life skills learning
Why You’ll Love It
- Fun, memorable way to teach a key childbirth concept
- Encourages critical thinking and evidence-based learning
- Perfect blend of creativity and science
- Easy to print, prep, and reuse
Ready to make learning about labour/labor a little more popping?
Download Ready to Pop?! today and add some fun and colour to your antenatal or health education sessions!
You might also like:
Growing Bundle over on TPT: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pregnancy-labour-and-birth-activities-growing-bundle-11805059
