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Label and sequence life cycles of insects, frogs, birds, mammals and plants. Find focused diagrams alongside journals and wider science units.

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Life Cycle Worksheets Freebie- Duck-themed Activities teaching resource preview Free download
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Life Cycle Worksheets Freebie- Duck-themed Activities

Cut out and paste life-cycle stage pictures into the correct place on the diagram, or write in the stage labels/blanks; study the labeled diagram; draw a duck following a numbered step-by-step guide (male/female versions).

Includes: life cycle diagram (egg/hatchling/duckling/adult) · cut-and-paste life cycle activity (picture and clipart versions)

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Butterfly and Moth Life Cycle Worksheet teaching resource preview
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Butterfly and Moth Life Cycle Worksheet

Label/complete butterfly and moth life-cycle diagrams (egg, caterpillar/larva, chrysalis/cocoon, adult) and identify distinguishing features of each (activity pattern, color, wing position, antennae shape, body thickness).

Includes: butterfly life-cycle diagram worksheet · butterfly life-cycle stage-labeling worksheet

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1–3
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Life Cycle of an Owl | Wildlife/Birds Unit Study With Fun Facts! teaching resource preview
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Life Cycle of an Owl | Wildlife/Birds Unit Study With Fun Facts!

Students read an informational passage about owl behavior/anatomy, study an owl life-cycle diagram (eggs, chick, owlet, fledgling, adult owl), cut out and place life-cycle images in order on a diagram, and read owl fun facts.

Includes: 'Owl in a Nutshell' informational reading passage · Owl Life Cycle diagram (adult owl, eggs, chick, owlet, fledgling)

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Pre-K–3
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Life Cycle of a Frog Coloring Page and Activities teaching resource preview
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Life Cycle of a Frog Coloring Page and Activities

Students color and label a frog life-cycle diagram, cut out and assemble a bookmark ordering the life-cycle stages (eggs, tadpole, tadpole with legs, froglet, adult frog), decorate a frog craft with household materials, color additional frog pages, and use DIY flash cards; two versions of the life-cycle description…

Includes: Frog Life Cycle coloring page (color and label) · cut-and-assemble bookmark with life-cycle cards and answer key

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Pre-K–2
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Scribble Notes - Interactive Notebook - Plants and Animals teaching resource preview
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Scribble Notes - Interactive Notebook - Plants and Animals

Fill in / label interactive notebook diagrams of plant parts (flower, stem, leaf) and complete a plant life cycle diagram (seed, seedling, etc.).

Includes: interactive notebook PDF, 35 pages · plant parts pages (FLOWER, STEM, LEAF, soil)

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Pre-K, 1–3
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Non-Fiction Text Feature Scoot teaching resource preview
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Non-Fiction Text Feature Scoot

Students walk/rotate to numbered question cards posted around the room, read a mini frog-life-cycle text excerpt on each card, and circle the correct non-fiction text feature (heading, caption, diagram, table of contents, glossary, labels, photograph, bold print, true/false) on their own recording sheet.

Includes: instructions page for the scoot activity · question cards 1-12 (numbered/lettered) using frog life-cycle diagram, captions, glossary, table of contents, and headings as examples

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The Ladybug Life Cycle Journal teaching resource preview
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The Ladybug Life Cycle Journal

Draw and write predictions/wonderings about ladybugs, complete a writing/illustration page for each life cycle stage (eggs, larvae, pupa, new ladybug), fill in a life cycle chart, complete a cut-and-paste sequencing activity, label a ladybug diagram, and write a final reflection on what was learned.

Includes: Cover/title page ('My Ladybug Life Cycle Journal') · 'I'm Wondering' draw-and-write page

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Pre-K, 1–2
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Animals | Academic Workbook teaching resource preview
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Animals | Academic Workbook

Match animals to babies and coverings, label diagrams, fill in blanks, answer multiple-choice quizzes, and complete life-cycle diagrams.

Includes: Animal Life Cycle unit (diagrams, matching, quiz) · Physical Characteristics of Animals unit (feathers, teeth, feet, legs, quiz)

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Chicken Art Lesson for Kids teaching resource preview
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Chicken Art Lesson for Kids

Roll dice/spin five times to determine shapes/elements to draw on a chicken game sheet, color and outline the finished drawing, complete a chicken life-cycle drawing and reading-comprehension writing activity, compare their artwork to a Gustav Klimt painting using a Venn diagram, and complete artist reflection sheets.

Includes: game instructions and dice/roll-based drawing game sheet · chicken drawing templates for differentiation

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The Frog Life Cycle Unit Bundle | Journal & Emergent Reader teaching resource preview
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The Frog Life Cycle Unit Bundle | Journal & Emergent Reader

In the Journal: complete a 'Something Mysterious' prediction activity, record prior knowledge and wonderings, draw and write observations at each frog stage, label frog/tadpole diagrams, sequence tadpole-growth and egg-growth images via cut-and-glue, and write a closing reflection. In the Emergent Reader: read a…

Includes: Frog Life Cycle Emergent Reader booklet (6-page repetitive-pattern reader covering egg, tadpole, back legs, front legs, froglet, and…

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Pre-K, 1
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Flower Life Cycle Printable Activity Book teaching resource preview
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Flower Life Cycle Printable Activity Book

Flower Life Cycle Printable Activity Book The Flower Life Cycle Printable Activity Book is an invaluable teaching resource specifically tailored for Grade 1 through Grade 5 curriculum. With meticulous relevance to Science instruction, horizontal to Botany education, this resource guarantees educators have all the…

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The Plant Life Cycle Unit teaching resource preview
Plant life cycles

The Plant Life Cycle Unit

Draw/write what they already know and wonder about plants; observe, plant, and track growth of seeds over multiple dated journal entries; run a simple experiment on what seeds need to grow; label the parts of a seed and a flower; complete cut-and-paste life cycle activities and color a life cycle diagram.

Includes: what I know/wondering writing pages · seed observation pages

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Pre-K, 1–2
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Science Units Bundle | Readers, Journals & Activities teaching resource preview
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Science Units Bundle | Readers, Journals & Activities

In the Water Journal: students draw/write what they already know and wonder about water, describe water and ice using their senses (looks/sounds/feels/smells like), predict and record results for water experiments (melting, evaporating, floating/sinking, absorbing/repelling, drying), and predict how many water drops…

Includes: Water Journal (20 pages): know/wonder prompts, sensory description pages, and prediction/observation pages for 11 water experiments… · Plant Life Cycle Book (9-page emergent reader, sight word 'is', sequencing seed to seed-bearing plant)

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Pre-K, 1
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Frog Life Cycle teaching resource preview
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Frog Life Cycle

Students complete a frog journal (fill-in facts about herpetologists, habitats, diet, camouflage, cold-bloodedness), label/sequence life-cycle diagrams (4- and 5-stage versions), sort frog-vs-toad characteristics and complete a Venn diagram comparing frogs and toads, complete a 'Frogs Vs. Me' comparison and 'Froggy…

Includes: My Frog Journal (herpetologist, habitats, diet, camouflage, cold-blooded facts) · Frog Life Cycle diagrams (5-stage and 4-stage sequencing)

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Pre-K, 1–3
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The Frog Life Cycle Unit teaching resource preview
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The Frog Life Cycle Unit

Complete a 'Something Mysterious' prediction-writing activity, keep a 'My Frog Life Cycle Journal' recording prior knowledge and wonderings, draw and write observations at each frog stage (eggs, tadpole x3, froglet x2), label a diagram of the frog life cycle, cut and glue tadpole-growth and egg-growth images in the…

Includes: 'Something Mysterious' prediction-writing prompt · journal cover pages (x2)

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Pre-K, 1–2
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The Butterfly Life Cycle teaching resource preview
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The Butterfly Life Cycle

Label and sequence the stages of the butterfly life cycle, color and complete a butterfly handbook/glossary, sort butterfly vs. moth facts and complete a Venn diagram, label butterfly body parts, solve a word problem, match vocabulary terms to definitions, alphabetize life-cycle vocabulary, cut and paste life-cycle…

Includes: butterfly life cycle poster (color and black/white; chrysalis and pupa versions) · butterfly life cycle sequencing pages

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Pre-K–1
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Great White Shark Unit Study (Ocean Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities) teaching resource preview
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Great White Shark Unit Study (Ocean Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)

Follow a Monday-Friday lesson plan: watch suggested videos (e.g., 'Meet the animals: great white sharks', 'Shark week is amazing'), read independently or aloud, complete KWL charts, video-notes organizers, life-cycle diagrams, sentence-starter organizers (can/have/are, is/has/needs), investigation worksheets…

Includes: Introduction/instructions page and optional-materials list · optional unit-long podcast project

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1–3
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A Student's Book of Arthropods teaching resource preview
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A Student's Book of Arthropods

Define arthropods and give examples; identify the four main arthropod types and draw/label/color one example of each; write an informative research essay on arthropod characteristics; research and write about butterfly vs. moth evolution; study life cycles of a butterfly, spider and cockroach and answer short-answer…

Includes: title/cover page with student info fields · table of contents (21 numbered sections, many with sub-parts)

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7–10
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Bottlenose Dolphin Unit Study (Ocean Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities) teaching resource preview
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Bottlenose Dolphin Unit Study (Ocean Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)

Watch suggested videos and do independent or read-aloud readings on dolphins, then complete KWL charts, video note-taking sheets, life-cycle diagrams, fact-finding investigation sheets (habitat, diet, predators, traits), grammar sheets (can/have/are; is/has/needs), and an ocean-animal comparison worksheet.

Includes: instructions/materials list · optional unit-long podcast activity

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1–3
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Butterfly Unit Bundle teaching resource preview
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Butterfly Unit Bundle

Read close-reading passages and answer text-dependent questions, learn and apply vocabulary (e.g. spiracles, proboscis, thorax, abdomen, chrysalis, pupa, antennae, migration, veins) via CLOZE fill-in-the-blank sentences, vocabulary cards, and a cognitive content dictionary, complete a crossword puzzle, fill out a…

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2–4
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The Chicken Life Cycle: My Chick Life Cycle Journal teaching resource preview
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The Chicken Life Cycle: My Chick Life Cycle Journal

Draw and write what they already know and wonder about chicks/eggs, track the number of eggs in the incubator, label and color eggs on specific incubation days, record observations (including candling the eggs), and complete a cut-and-glue diagram of the inside of a chicken's egg.

Includes: cover pages (black/white and color) · 'What I already know' pages (chicks/chickens, eggs)

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Pre-K–2
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Tiger Unit Study (Rainforest Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities) teaching resource preview
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Tiger Unit Study (Rainforest Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)

Across 5 days, students watch linked videos, read passages (independently or aloud), complete worksheets (KWL chart, video notes, life cycle diagrams, investigation sheets, can/have/are grammar sheets), do activities such as drawing and coloring a tiger, and on the final day create a poster, lapbook, or interactive…

Includes: instructions/how-to-use page · optional materials list (books, online classes, documentaries)

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2–4
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