The lightning shop
Fact-checked printables for home and school, plus a short list of books and kit. Every purchase helps keep this site free.
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Lightning printables
Fact-checked PDFs in A4 and US Letter, sold as instant downloads from the ReallyByte store.
Lightning Safety Pack
Safe-or-not sorting, indoor and outdoor storm scenarios, myth busters, a family storm plan, a 30-minute countdown and a certificate, with answer keys
Flash-to-Bang Maths Worksheets
Count-and-divide distance problems in kilometres and miles, a speed-of-sound table, a storm tracker and answer keys
How Lightning Works Cards
Twelve double-sided cards, from charge in the cloud to the thunder you hear, plus a put-it-in-order game
Lightning Activity & Colouring Pack
Colouring scenes, a get-indoors maze, word search and puzzles for ages 4 to 9
Lightning Facts Poster Set
Six fact-checked posters, from flash-to-bang to the Eiffel Tower struck in 1902
Lightning Quiz & Word Puzzles Pack
A crossword, code breaker, fill-the-gap facts, number match, myth busters and a 16-question quiz, with answer keys
Best valueThe Complete Lightning Printables Bundle
All six packs plus a guide, A4 and US Letter, in one download.
Free sample
Try before you buy: a free 6-page lightning printables sample. A4 PDF (272 KB) or US Letter PDF (272 KB).
Books & kit
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Weather watching
- Home weather stations (affiliate link)Log temperature, rain and wind, and compare your readings with the forecast.
- Cloud spotting guides (affiliate link)Learn to spot a towering cumulonimbus before it grows an anvil.
- Stopwatches (affiliate link)For flash-to-bang counting. Do it from a safe place indoors.
Ready for a storm
- Surge-protected extension leads (affiliate link)The Met Office suggests unplugging non-essential appliances if you don’t use a surge protector.
- Weather and emergency radios (affiliate link)Wind-up or battery radios for news when the power goes off.
- Wind-up torches (affiliate link)For power cuts. No batteries to go flat.
Books and science
- Weather and storm books for children (affiliate link)Look for ones that teach “when thunder roars, go indoors”.
- Weather books for grown-ups (affiliate link)Clouds, storms and how forecasts are made.
- Static electricity science kits (affiliate link)Safe, small sparks for curious hands, for a science afternoon indoors.