I know what you're saying, what I mean the scales I posted are so much easier to understand just at the first glance, especially for beginners :) Put both charts side by side next to a beginner and ask them to play a scale and I bet they can do it off the bat with the scale I posted.
Dana: Sure they could. They are very information-laden charts. Have you thought about turning them into PDFs to make them easier to print?
This sparkling piano arrangement of the main musical theme from The Snowman will win your students' hearts and imaginations, too, with its soaring beauty!
Moonlight Sonata: How to play this beautiful but difficult piece full of black keys & triplets? With larger-than-usual notes, & letters inside the note heads!