Chicken Life Cycle: Trace the Labels
Trace egg, embryo, chick and chicken beside four life-cycle pictures.

- Year groups
- Nursery–Reception (Early Years), Years 1–2 (Key Stage 1)
- Pages
- 2
- File type
- Subject
- Animals, Life Sciences, Science
- Resource types
- Worksheets
- England expectations
- Year2 > Animals including humans — notice that animals
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About this resource
This download is a 1-page printable for your little learners to complete the life cycle of the chicken. There are 4 steps - egg, embryo, chick and chicken. There is a picture for each step of the life cycle and the name of the step is printed in dotted letters for students to trace.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Name the four stages of the chicken life cycle in order: egg, embryo, chick, chicken
- Recognise that a life cycle repeats by following the stages around a circular diagram
Teaching tips
- Trace the labels, follow the arrows and discuss what changes between the pictured stages.
Skills covered
- Life-cycle sequencing — pupils follow the four stages from egg through embryo and chick to chicken around a circular diagram.
- Science vocabulary — the stage names egg, embryo, chick, and chicken are presented for young learners to read and use, including the academic term embryo.
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National Curriculum in England
National Curriculum in England expectations
England expectations
- Year2 > Animals including humans — notice that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults
Core concepts
- Chicken life cycle
- Life cycles
- Growth and change
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