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Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten butterfly life-cycle sequencing worksheet showing exactly four scientifically appropriate stages: EGG ON A LEAF, CATERPILLAR/LARVA, CHRYSALIS/PUPA, and ADULT BUTTERFLY. Include one large circular life-cycle diagram plus four shuffled picture cards for students to cut and paste in order.
Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade monarch butterfly life-cycle worksheet showing EGG ON MILKWEED, MONARCH CATERPILLAR, CHRYSALIS, and ADULT MONARCH. Include four stage pictures, four labels to match, and a small sequencing strip numbered 1–4.
Caterpillar Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten worksheet titled “From Caterpillar to Butterfly.” Show four stages beginning with EGG, then CATERPILLAR, CHRYSALIS, and BUTTERFLY. Students trace the word CATERPILLAR, circle the caterpillar stage, and place four pictures in order.
Moth Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten moth life-cycle sequencing worksheet showing EGG, CATERPILLAR/LARVA, PUPA/COCOON, and ADULT MOTH. Include a four-part cycle diagram and cut-and-paste stage cards.
Bee Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten bee life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, LARVA, PUPA, and ADULT BEE. Use a simple honeycomb-cell context but keep the title general “Bee Life Cycle.” Students number the four stages and match pictures to words.
Honey Bee Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade honey bee life-cycle worksheet showing EGG IN CELL, LARVA, PUPA IN CAPPED CELL, and ADULT HONEY BEE. Include four illustrated stage boxes and one simple “What comes next?” question for each transition.
Bumblebee Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade bumblebee life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, LARVA, PUPA, and ADULT BUMBLEBEE. Provide a simple nest-context illustration, four stage labels, and a cut-and-paste sequencing strip.
Ladybug Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten ladybug life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, LARVA, PUPA, and ADULT LADYBUG. Include four large picture cards for sequencing and one completed circular cycle at the top as visual support.
Ant Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten ant life-cycle worksheet with four stages: EGG, LARVA, PUPA, ADULT ANT. Students match each word to a picture and number the stages 1–4.
Dragonfly Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade dragonfly life-cycle worksheet emphasizing incomplete metamorphosis. Show EGG IN/NEAR WATER, AQUATIC NYMPH/NAIAD, EMERGING DRAGONFLY, and ADULT DRAGONFLY.
Grasshopper Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten grasshopper life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, NYMPH, GROWING NYMPH, and ADULT GRASSHOPPER. Include a simple comparison showing that the nymph resembles a smaller wingless or less-developed adult.
Cricket Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten cricket life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, YOUNG NYMPH, OLDER NYMPH, and ADULT CRICKET. Students cut and paste the stages in order and circle the adult.
Mosquito Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade mosquito life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, AQUATIC LARVA, PUPA, and ADULT MOSQUITO. Clearly show that larva and pupa stages are in water.
Praying Mantis Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade praying mantis life-cycle worksheet showing EGG CASE/OOTHECA, NYMPH, GROWING NYMPH, and ADULT MANTIS. Explicitly avoid a pupal stage.
Mealworm Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade mealworm life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, MEALWORM/LARVA, PUPA, and DARKLING BEETLE/ADULT. Emphasize visually that the mealworm is the larval stage of a beetle.
Silkworm Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade silkworm life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, SILKWORM/LARVA, COCOON WITH PUPA, and ADULT SILK MOTH. Include four sequence cards and one vocabulary match.
Beetle Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten beetle life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, LARVA/GRUB, PUPA, and ADULT BEETLE. Include four large stage illustrations and a number-the-order activity.
Firefly Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade firefly life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, LARVA, PUPA, and ADULT FIREFLY. Provide four stage cards and a simple sequence diagram.
Fly Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten fly life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, MAGGOT/LARVA, PUPA, and ADULT FLY. Use neutral, clean classroom imagery and avoid disgusting or unsafe scenes.
Housefly Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade housefly life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, LARVA/MAGGOT, PUPA, and ADULT HOUSEFLY. Include a clear four-stage cycle and exactly four missing labels.
Fruit Fly Life Cycle Worksheet
beginning 1st Grade fruit-fly life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, LARVA, PUPA, and ADULT FRUIT FLY. Include a simple four-stage visual sequence and matching labels.
Cicada Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade cicada life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, UNDERGROUND NYMPH, EMERGING NYMPH, and ADULT CICADA. Students sequence the stages and match two habitat clues: underground and above ground.
Cockroach Life Cycle Worksheet
1st Grade cockroach life-cycle worksheet showing EGG CASE, NYMPH, GROWING NYMPH, and ADULT. Explain through pictures that cockroaches undergo incomplete metamorphosis and have no pupal stage.
Wasp Life Cycle Worksheet
1st Grade wasp life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, LARVA, PUPA, and ADULT WASP. Use a generic social-wasp nest illustration only as context and avoid sting or danger-focused content.
Termite Life Cycle Worksheet
beginning 1st Grade termite life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, NYMPH, DEVELOPING TERMITE, and ADULT. Keep it simplified and explain visually that young termites gradually develop rather than passing through a pupa.
Stick Insect Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade stick-insect life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, SMALL NYMPH, GROWING NYMPH, and ADULT STICK INSECT. Students order the four pictures and identify which stages resemble the adult.
Spider Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten spider life-cycle worksheet showing EGG SAC, SPIDERLING, GROWING SPIDER, and ADULT SPIDER. Include four pictures and a cut-and-paste ordering activity.
Frog Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten frog life-cycle worksheet showing FROGSPAWN/EGGS, TADPOLE, TADPOLE WITH LEGS, FROGLET, and ADULT FROG. Provide five picture cards to sequence around a simple pond scene.
Toad Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten toad life-cycle worksheet showing EGGS, TADPOLE, TADPOLE WITH LEGS, TOADLET, and ADULT TOAD. Use five stages and include a picture-to-word match.
Salamander Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade salamander life-cycle worksheet showing EGGS, AQUATIC LARVA WITH EXTERNAL GILLS, DEVELOPING JUVENILE, and ADULT SALAMANDER. Include four stage pictures and ordering arrows.
Newt Life Cycle Worksheet
1st Grade newt life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, AQUATIC LARVA, JUVENILE/EFT, and ADULT NEWT using a simplified species-neutral model. Provide four sequencing spaces and stage labels.
Axolotl Life Cycle Worksheet
beginning 1st Grade axolotl life-cycle worksheet showing EGGS, HATCHLING/LARVA, JUVENILE AXOLOTL, and ADULT AXOLOTL. Preserve the external gills in juvenile and adult illustrations and do not depict a normal frog-like land metamorphosis.
Chicken Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten chicken life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, HATCHING CHICK, CHICK, and ADULT CHICKEN. Include four cut-and-paste sequence pictures and one circular arrow showing that adult chickens can produce eggs.
Chick Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten worksheet titled “From Egg to Chick to Chicken.” Show EGG, HATCHING, CHICK, YOUNG CHICKEN, and ADULT CHICKEN. Students sequence five pictures and circle the chick stage.
Hen Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten worksheet using the simplified sequence EGG, HATCHING CHICK, CHICK, YOUNG CHICKEN, ADULT HEN. Explain visually that “hen” means an adult female chicken.
Bird Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten generic bird life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, HATCHLING, NESTLING/CHICK, FLEDGLING/YOUNG BIRD, and ADULT BIRD. Use a familiar generic songbird nest.
Duck Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten duck life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, HATCHING DUCKLING, DUCKLING, YOUNG DUCK, and ADULT DUCK. Include five sequence cards and one label-matching row.
Penguin Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten penguin life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, HATCHING CHICK, PENGUIN CHICK, JUVENILE, and ADULT PENGUIN. Provide five stage pictures to number in order.
Turkey Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten turkey life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, HATCHING POULT, POULT, YOUNG TURKEY, and ADULT TURKEY. Include five illustrated stages and a cut-and-paste sequence.
Owl Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten owl life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, OWLET/HATCHLING, NESTLING OWLET, YOUNG OWL, and ADULT OWL. Include five picture cards and arrows.
Robin Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten robin life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, HATCHLING, NESTLING, FLEDGLING, and ADULT ROBIN. Because the page is black-and-white, distinguish the robin using shape and breast-area outline patterns rather than relying on red color.
Eagle Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade eagle life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, EAGLET/HATCHLING, NESTLING EAGLET, JUVENILE EAGLE, and ADULT EAGLE. Include five stage illustrations and one “What comes next?” activity.
Flamingo Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten flamingo life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, HATCHLING CHICK, GROWING CHICK, JUVENILE, and ADULT FLAMINGO. Do not rely on pink color for identification; use body shape and leg development.
Goose Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten goose life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, HATCHING GOSLING, GOSLING, YOUNG GOOSE, and ADULT GOOSE. Include five large visual stages for cut-and-paste sequencing.
Hummingbird Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten hummingbird life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, HATCHLING, NESTLING, FLEDGLING, and ADULT HUMMINGBIRD. Include five picture-supported stages and a simple ordering task.
Fish Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten generic fish life-cycle worksheet showing EGGS, HATCHLING/LARVA, FRY/YOUNG FISH, JUVENILE FISH, and ADULT FISH. Introduce “fry” as an optional picture-supported term.
Salmon Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade salmon life-cycle worksheet using six simplified stages: EGGS, ALEVIN, FRY, PARR/YOUNG SALMON, ADULT SALMON, and SPAWNING ADULT. Use picture-supported labels and a river-to-ocean-to-river directional diagram, but keep migration explanation very simple.
Trout Life Cycle Worksheet
beginning 1st Grade trout life-cycle worksheet showing EGGS, ALEVIN, FRY, JUVENILE TROUT, and ADULT TROUT. Include five sequence pictures and short picture-supported stage labels.
Shark Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade shark growth-and-life-cycle worksheet showing a simplified BABY SHARK/PUP, JUVENILE SHARK, and ADULT SHARK, with an adult-producing-young arrow to complete the cycle. Add a small note that different shark species reproduce in different ways, so do not show one universal egg stage.
Seahorse Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade seahorse life-cycle worksheet showing DEVELOPING YOUNG IN MALE BROOD POUCH, NEWBORN SEAHORSE, JUVENILE, and ADULT SEAHORSE. Keep reproduction wording simple and scientifically accurate: the male carries developing young in a brood pouch.
Goldfish Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten goldfish life-cycle worksheet showing EGGS, HATCHLING/LARVA, FRY, JUVENILE GOLDFISH, and ADULT GOLDFISH. Include five stage cards and a simple order-the-pictures activity.
Sea Turtle Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten sea turtle life-cycle worksheet showing EGGS IN NEST, HATCHLING, JUVENILE SEA TURTLE, and ADULT SEA TURTLE. Include a beach-to-ocean visual and four sequencing spaces.
Turtle Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten generic turtle life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, HATCHLING TURTLE, JUVENILE, and ADULT TURTLE. Keep the habitat neutral enough not to confuse land, freshwater, and sea-turtle species.
Jellyfish Life Cycle Worksheet
beginning 1st Grade simplified jellyfish life-cycle worksheet showing PLANULA LARVA, POLYP, YOUNG MEDUSA/EPHYRA, and ADULT MEDUSA/JELLYFISH. Include a small optional “egg/fertilized egg” start icon only if visually necessary, but keep four primary learning stages.
Crab Life Cycle Worksheet
beginning 1st Grade simplified crab life-cycle worksheet showing EGGS, LARVA, JUVENILE CRAB, and ADULT CRAB. Include four picture-supported stages and sequencing arrows.
Lobster Life Cycle Worksheet
1st Grade simplified lobster life-cycle worksheet showing EGGS CARRIED BY FEMALE, LARVA, JUVENILE LOBSTER, and ADULT LOBSTER. Include four stages and a simple sequence task.
Starfish Life Cycle Worksheet
1st Grade simplified sea-star life-cycle worksheet showing FERTILIZED EGG, FREE-SWIMMING LARVA, JUVENILE SEA STAR, and ADULT SEA STAR. Use “starfish” in the title for keyword relevance and “sea star” parenthetically as the preferred biological term.
Octopus Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade octopus life-cycle worksheet showing EGGS, HATCHLING/PARALARVA, JUVENILE OCTOPUS, and ADULT OCTOPUS. Include four sequence pictures and stage labels.
Snail Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten snail life-cycle worksheet showing EGGS, HATCHLING SNAIL, YOUNG SNAIL, and ADULT SNAIL. Include four picture cards, arrows, and a simple sequence activity.
Snake Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten snake life-cycle worksheet using a simple egg-laying snake example: EGG, HATCHLING SNAKE, JUVENILE SNAKE, and ADULT SNAKE. Add a small teacher note that some snake species give birth to live young, so the egg-based sequence is an example rather than a universal snake rule.
Lizard Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten generic lizard life-cycle worksheet using an egg-laying example: EGG, HATCHLING, JUVENILE LIZARD, ADULT LIZARD. Include four sequencing pictures.
Crocodile Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten crocodile life-cycle worksheet showing EGGS IN NEST, HATCHLING CROCODILE, JUVENILE, and ADULT CROCODILE. Include four stage cards for sequencing and a circular arrow.
Alligator Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten alligator life-cycle worksheet showing EGGS IN NEST, HATCHLING ALLIGATOR, JUVENILE, and ADULT ALLIGATOR. Use four picture-supported stages and a number-the-order activity.
Iguana Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade iguana life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, HATCHLING IGUANA, JUVENILE, and ADULT IGUANA. Include four pictures and matching labels.
Chameleon Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade chameleon life-cycle worksheet using an egg-laying chameleon example: EGG, HATCHLING, JUVENILE, ADULT. Include four stage pictures and arrows.
Horse Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten horse life-cycle worksheet showing FOAL/NEWBORN, YOUNG HORSE, and ADULT HORSE, with a final adult-with-foal image connecting the cycle. Include three main stage labels and one sequencing activity.
Dog Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten dog life-cycle worksheet showing PUPPY, YOUNG DOG, and ADULT DOG, plus an adult-with-puppies cycle connection. Students order three growth stages.
Cat Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten cat life-cycle worksheet showing KITTEN, YOUNG CAT, and ADULT CAT, plus a simple adult-with-kittens cycle connection. Include three sequence pictures and labels.
Rabbit Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten rabbit life-cycle worksheet showing NEWBORN KIT, YOUNG RABBIT, and ADULT RABBIT, plus an adult-with-young cycle connection. Use the familiar word BABY RABBIT with “kit” optional in parentheses.
Kangaroo Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten kangaroo life-cycle worksheet showing NEWBORN JOEY, JOEY IN POUCH, OLDER JOEY OUTSIDE POUCH, and ADULT KANGAROO. Include four sequencing pictures.
Panda Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten panda life-cycle worksheet showing NEWBORN CUB, GROWING CUB, JUVENILE PANDA, and ADULT PANDA. Include four pictures and a sequence task.
Polar Bear Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten polar-bear life-cycle worksheet showing NEWBORN CUB, GROWING CUB, JUVENILE, and ADULT POLAR BEAR. Include four stage pictures and arrows.
Bear Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten generic bear growth-and-life-cycle worksheet showing NEWBORN CUB, GROWING CUB, JUVENILE BEAR, and ADULT BEAR. Include four sequence pictures and one label match.
Bat Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade bat life-cycle worksheet showing NEWBORN PUP, GROWING PUP, JUVENILE BAT, and ADULT BAT. Include four pictures and a simple ordering activity.
Hedgehog Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten hedgehog life-cycle worksheet showing NEWBORN HOGLET, GROWING HOGLET, JUVENILE, and ADULT HEDGEHOG. Use “baby hedgehog” with hoglet optional.
Reindeer Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten reindeer life-cycle worksheet showing NEWBORN CALF, GROWING CALF, JUVENILE REINDEER, and ADULT REINDEER. Include four sequence pictures.
Deer Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten deer life-cycle worksheet showing FAWN, GROWING FAWN, JUVENILE DEER, and ADULT DEER. Include four stage illustrations and sequencing arrows.
Elephant Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten elephant life-cycle worksheet showing NEWBORN CALF, YOUNG CALF, JUVENILE ELEPHANT, and ADULT ELEPHANT. Include four pictures and a simple number-the-order activity.
Giraffe Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten giraffe life-cycle worksheet showing NEWBORN CALF, YOUNG GIRAFFE, JUVENILE, and ADULT GIRAFFE. Include four stage pictures and arrows.
Lion Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten lion life-cycle worksheet showing NEWBORN CUB, GROWING CUB, JUVENILE LION, and ADULT LION. Use a generic adult rather than implying every adult lion has a mane.
Tiger Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten tiger life-cycle worksheet showing NEWBORN CUB, GROWING CUB, JUVENILE TIGER, and ADULT TIGER. Include four stage pictures and sequence arrows.
Cow Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten cow life-cycle worksheet showing NEWBORN CALF, GROWING CALF, YOUNG CATTLE, and ADULT CATTLE. Use “cow” in the title for keyword relevance but avoid implying every adult is female.
Pig Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten pig life-cycle worksheet showing NEWBORN PIGLET, GROWING PIGLET, YOUNG PIG, and ADULT PIG. Include four stage pictures and a cut-and-paste order activity.
Sheep Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten sheep life-cycle worksheet showing LAMB, GROWING LAMB, YOUNG SHEEP, and ADULT SHEEP. Include four picture-supported stages.
Goat Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten goat life-cycle worksheet showing KID/BABY GOAT, GROWING KID, YOUNG GOAT, and ADULT GOAT. Introduce “kid” as a simple vocabulary word.
Dolphin Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten dolphin life-cycle worksheet showing NEWBORN CALF, YOUNG DOLPHIN, JUVENILE, and ADULT DOLPHIN. Include four pictures and arrows.
Whale Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten whale life-cycle worksheet showing NEWBORN CALF, GROWING CALF, JUVENILE WHALE, and ADULT WHALE. Include four sequencing pictures.
Human Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade human growth-and-life-cycle worksheet showing BABY, CHILD, TEENAGER, ADULT, and OLDER ADULT. Present stages respectfully and inclusively with generic people rather than stereotypes.
Plant Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten plant life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, SPROUT, SEEDLING/YOUNG PLANT, MATURE FLOWERING PLANT, and NEW SEEDS. Include five sequence pictures and arrows showing repetition.
Flowering Plant Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade flowering-plant life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, GERMINATION/SPROUT, SEEDLING, MATURE PLANT WITH FLOWERS, FRUIT OR SEED STRUCTURE, and SEEDS. Include six picture-supported stages.
Flower Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten worksheet showing a simplified flowering-plant sequence: SEED, SPROUT, YOUNG PLANT, BUD, FLOWER, and NEW SEEDS. Use six pictures and a number-the-order activity.
Seed Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten seed-to-plant worksheet showing SEED, GERMINATING SEED, SPROUT, SEEDLING, MATURE PLANT, and NEW SEEDS. Include six stages and one simple trace-the-arrows activity.
Tree Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten tree life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, GERMINATING SEED, SEEDLING, SAPLING/YOUNG TREE, MATURE TREE, and NEW SEEDS. Include six stage pictures.
Apple Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten apple life-cycle worksheet showing APPLE SEED, SPROUT, SEEDLING, APPLE TREE WITH BLOSSOMS, DEVELOPING APPLE, and RIPE APPLE WITH SEEDS. Use six picture-supported stages and arrows.
Apple Tree Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade apple-tree life-cycle worksheet emphasizing TREE DEVELOPMENT: SEED, GERMINATION, SEEDLING, SAPLING, MATURE TREE WITH BLOSSOMS, APPLES WITH SEEDS. Include six sequencing pictures.
Pumpkin Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten pumpkin life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, SPROUT, VINE/SEEDLING, FLOWER, SMALL GREEN PUMPKIN, and MATURE PUMPKIN WITH SEEDS. Include six stage cards to sequence.
Bean Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten bean life-cycle worksheet showing BEAN SEED, GERMINATING SEED WITH ROOT, SPROUT, SEEDLING, MATURE BEAN PLANT WITH FLOWERS, and BEAN POD WITH SEEDS. Include six picture-supported stages and arrows.
Bean Plant Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade bean-plant life-cycle worksheet with emphasis on germination: DRY SEED, ROOT EMERGES, SHOOT EMERGES, SEEDLING, MATURE FLOWERING PLANT, BEAN POD, NEW SEEDS. Include seven clear pictures in a sequence strip.
Sunflower Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten sunflower life-cycle worksheet showing SUNFLOWER SEED, SPROUT, SEEDLING, BUD, OPEN SUNFLOWER, and MATURE FLOWER HEAD WITH SEEDS. Include six sequence pictures.
Tomato Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten tomato life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, SPROUT, SEEDLING, FLOWERING TOMATO PLANT, SMALL DEVELOPING TOMATO, and MATURE TOMATO WITH SEEDS. Include six stage pictures and sequencing numbers.
Corn Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten corn life-cycle worksheet showing CORN KERNEL/SEED, GERMINATING SEED, SEEDLING, GROWING CORN PLANT, MATURE PLANT WITH EARS, and CORN KERNELS/NEW SEEDS. Include six stage pictures.
Carrot Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade carrot life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, SPROUT, YOUNG CARROT PLANT, DEVELOPING STORAGE ROOT, MATURE CARROT PLANT, FLOWERING/SEED-PRODUCING PLANT, and NEW SEEDS. Keep the longer biennial cycle simplified but scientifically responsible; do not imply a harvested carrot immediately makes seeds.
Pea Plant Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten pea-plant life-cycle worksheet showing PEA SEED, GERMINATION, SPROUT, SEEDLING, FLOWERS, PEA POD, and NEW PEAS/SEEDS. Include seven sequence images and picture-supported labels.
Strawberry Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade strawberry-plant life-cycle worksheet showing SEED OR STARTING PLANT, YOUNG PLANT, FLOWER, SMALL GREEN FRUIT, RIPE STRAWBERRY, and SEEDS/NEW GROWTH. Keep the page focused on a simplified seed-based teaching model and do not imply seeds are the only way strawberries reproduce.
Watermelon Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten watermelon life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, SPROUT, SEEDLING/VINE, FLOWER, SMALL WATERMELON, and MATURE WATERMELON WITH SEEDS. Include six sequencing cards.
Potato Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade potato-plant life-cycle worksheet showing SEED POTATO/TUBER PIECE, SPROUTING TUBER, GROWING PLANT, FLOWERING PLANT, UNDERGROUND TUBERS DEVELOPING, and MATURE POTATOES. Make clear this is a common vegetative-growing model rather than a full seed-based reproductive cycle.
Onion Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade simplified onion life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, SPROUT, YOUNG ONION PLANT, BULB DEVELOPMENT, MATURE ONION PLANT, FLOWERING/SEED HEAD, and NEW SEEDS. Keep the longer cycle visually simple.
Pepper Plant Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten pepper-plant life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, SPROUT, SEEDLING, FLOWERING PLANT, SMALL PEPPER FRUIT, and MATURE PEPPER WITH SEEDS. Include six picture-supported stages.
Cucumber Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten cucumber life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, SPROUT, SEEDLING/VINE, FLOWER, SMALL CUCUMBER, and MATURE CUCUMBER WITH SEEDS. Include six stages and a number-the-order activity.
Squash Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten squash life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, SPROUT, VINE/SEEDLING, FLOWER, DEVELOPING SQUASH, and MATURE SQUASH WITH SEEDS. Keep the squash generic rather than combining many varieties.
Zucchini Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten zucchini life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, SPROUT, YOUNG PLANT, FLOWER, SMALL ZUCCHINI, and MATURE FRUIT WITH SEEDS. Include six picture stages and arrows.
Radish Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade radish life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, SPROUT, SEEDLING, DEVELOPING STORAGE ROOT, MATURE RADISH PLANT, FLOWERING PLANT, and NEW SEEDS. Do not imply the harvested root itself directly produces seeds without continued plant growth.
Lettuce Life Cycle Worksheet
beginning 1st Grade lettuce life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, SPROUT, SEEDLING, LEAFY PLANT, FLOWERING/BOLTING PLANT, and NEW SEEDS. Include six picture-supported stages.
Wheat Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade wheat life-cycle worksheet showing SEED/GRAIN, GERMINATION, SEEDLING, GROWING WHEAT PLANT, FLOWERING/HEAD DEVELOPMENT, and MATURE GRAIN HEAD WITH NEW SEEDS. Include six stages.
Rice Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade simplified rice-plant life-cycle worksheet showing GRAIN/SEED, GERMINATION, SEEDLING, GROWING RICE PLANT, FLOWERING/PANICLE, and MATURE GRAINS. Use a simple field-water context without implying all rice is grown identically.
Cotton Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten cotton-plant life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, SPROUT, SEEDLING, FLOWERING PLANT, DEVELOPING BOLL, and OPEN COTTON BOLL WITH SEEDS. Include six stage pictures.
Peanut Life Cycle Worksheet
1st Grade peanut-plant life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, SPROUT, GROWING PLANT, FLOWER, PEG GROWING TOWARD SOIL, and PEANUT POD DEVELOPING UNDERGROUND. Include a final seed-return arrow.
Dandelion Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten dandelion life-cycle worksheet showing SEED WITH PARACHUTE, GERMINATING SEED, YOUNG PLANT, BUD, FLOWER, and SEED HEAD. Include six pictures and arrows returning to dispersed seeds.
Daisy Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten daisy life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, SPROUT, SEEDLING, BUD, OPEN DAISY, and SEED-PRODUCING FLOWER HEAD. Include six stage pictures.
Rose Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade simplified rose life-cycle worksheet using a seed-based model: SEED, GERMINATION, SEEDLING, YOUNG ROSE PLANT, BUD, FLOWER, and FRUIT/SEED STAGE. Keep the fruit/rose-hip stage simple and do not imply garden roses are always grown from seed.
Tulip Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten tulip growth-cycle worksheet centered on a bulb: BULB, ROOTS AND SHOOT, GROWING LEAVES, BUD, OPEN FLOWER, and DORMANT/RETURNING BULB. Clearly label this as a simple bulb growth cycle rather than pretending the bulb itself is a seed.
Daffodil Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten daffodil growth-cycle worksheet showing BULB, ROOTS AND SHOOT, LEAVES, BUD, FLOWER, and RETURN TO BULB/DORMANCY. Keep it a simple seasonal bulb-growth model and do not confuse bulb and seed.
Lily Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade lily life-cycle worksheet using a simplified seed-based model: SEED, GERMINATION, YOUNG PLANT, BUD, FLOWER, SEED POD/NEW SEEDS. Add a small note that many lilies can also grow from bulbs.
Lotus Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade lotus life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, GERMINATING SEED, YOUNG AQUATIC PLANT, LEAVES ABOVE WATER, BUD, FLOWER, and SEED POD. Use a simple pond cross-section.
Marigold Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten marigold life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, SPROUT, SEEDLING, BUD, OPEN FLOWER, and NEW SEEDS. Include six cut-and-paste stage cards.
Zinnia Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten zinnia life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, SPROUT, SEEDLING, BUD, OPEN FLOWER, and MATURE FLOWER WITH NEW SEEDS. Include six stages and sequence arrows.
Hibiscus Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade hibiscus life-cycle worksheet using SEED, SPROUT, SEEDLING, GROWING PLANT, BUD, FLOWER, and SEED POD. Keep it a simplified seed-based model and avoid climate-specific claims.
Orchid Life Cycle Worksheet
beginning 1st Grade simplified orchid life-cycle worksheet showing TINY SEEDS, GERMINATION/VERY YOUNG PLANT, SEEDLING, GROWING ORCHID, FLOWER SPIKE/BUDS, and FLOWERS. Add a small note that orchid germination in nature has special requirements, without teaching fungal symbiosis in detail.
Milkweed Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade milkweed life-cycle worksheet showing SEED WITH SILKY TUFT, GERMINATION, SEEDLING, MATURE PLANT, FLOWERS, and SEED POD RELEASING NEW SEEDS. Keep monarch butterflies as optional background context only; the focus must remain on milkweed.
Oak Tree Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten oak-tree life-cycle worksheet showing ACORN, GERMINATING ACORN, SEEDLING, SAPLING, MATURE OAK TREE, and ACORNS. Include six picture-supported stages and arrows.
Pine Tree Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade simplified pine-tree life-cycle worksheet showing SEED FROM CONE, GERMINATING SEED, SEEDLING, SAPLING, MATURE PINE, and SEED-BEARING CONES. Avoid calling the cone itself a seed.
Cherry Tree Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten cherry-tree life-cycle worksheet showing SEED/PIT, GERMINATION, SEEDLING, SAPLING, MATURE TREE WITH BLOSSOMS, CHERRIES WITH SEEDS. Include six sequence stages.
Lemon Tree Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten lemon-tree life-cycle worksheet showing LEMON SEED, GERMINATION, SEEDLING, YOUNG TREE, FLOWERING TREE, LEMON FRUIT WITH SEEDS. Include six sequencing images.
Mango Tree Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade mango-tree life-cycle worksheet showing MANGO SEED, GERMINATION, SEEDLING, SAPLING, MATURE FLOWERING TREE, MANGO FRUIT WITH SEED. Include six stage pictures.
Orange Tree Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten orange-tree life-cycle worksheet showing ORANGE SEED, GERMINATION, SEEDLING, YOUNG TREE, BLOSSOMS, ORANGES WITH SEEDS. Include six stages and arrows.
Peach Tree Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten peach-tree life-cycle worksheet showing PEACH PIT/SEED, GERMINATION, SEEDLING, SAPLING, BLOSSOMS, PEACH FRUIT WITH PIT. Include six sequence pictures.
Pear Tree Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten pear-tree life-cycle worksheet showing PEAR SEED, GERMINATION, SEEDLING, YOUNG TREE, FLOWERS, and PEARS WITH SEEDS. Include six sequencing images.
Avocado Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade avocado life-cycle worksheet showing AVOCADO SEED/PIT, ROOT EMERGES, SHOOT EMERGES, SEEDLING, YOUNG TREE, MATURE TREE WITH FRUIT. Include six stage pictures and arrows.
Coconut Tree Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten coconut-palm life-cycle worksheet showing COCONUT/SEED, GERMINATING COCONUT, YOUNG PALM, GROWING PALM, MATURE COCONUT PALM, and NEW COCONUTS. Use “coconut tree” in the title for keyword relevance and “coconut palm” in the science labels.
Cactus Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten cactus life-cycle worksheet using a seed-based model: SEED, GERMINATION, SMALL SEEDLING, YOUNG CACTUS, MATURE FLOWERING CACTUS, and FRUIT/SEEDS. Keep the species generic and do not claim all cacti look alike.
Fern Life Cycle Worksheet
beginning 1st Grade simplified fern life-cycle worksheet showing SPORES, SMALL GAMETOPHYTE/PROTHALLUS, YOUNG FERN/SPOROPHYTE, MATURE FERN, and SPORES ON FRONDS. Use child-friendly labels such as “tiny fern stage” with the technical term optional in parentheses.
Moss Life Cycle Worksheet
1st Grade highly simplified moss life-cycle worksheet showing SPORES, YOUNG MOSS, GREEN MOSS PLANT, SPORE CAPSULES, and NEW SPORES. Keep technical gametophyte/sporophyte terminology optional and do not show seeds or flowers.
Bamboo Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade bamboo growth-cycle worksheet showing SEED OR NEW SHOOT, BAMBOO SHOOT, YOUNG CULM, MATURE BAMBOO, FLOWERING/SEED STAGE. Add a small note that bamboo species vary greatly and many spread through underground rhizomes, so this is a simplified life-cycle model.
Grass Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten grass life-cycle worksheet showing SEED, GERMINATION, YOUNG GRASS, MATURE GRASS, FLOWERING/SEED HEAD, and NEW SEEDS. Include six picture-supported stages.
Mushroom Life Cycle Worksheet
beginning 1st Grade simplified mushroom life-cycle worksheet showing SPORES, GERMINATING SPORES/HYPHAE, MYCELIUM, YOUNG MUSHROOM, MATURE MUSHROOM, and NEW SPORES. Make clear that the visible mushroom is one reproductive structure of the fungus rather than the whole organism.
Fungi Life Cycle Worksheet
1st Grade introductory fungi life-cycle worksheet using a mushroom-forming fungus as a clearly labeled example. Show SPORES, HYPHAE, MYCELIUM, FRUITING BODY/MUSHROOM, and NEW SPORES.
Mold Life Cycle Worksheet
1st Grade simplified mold life-cycle worksheet showing SPORES, SPORE GERMINATION, HYPHAE/MYCELIUM GROWTH, SPORE-PRODUCING STRUCTURES, and NEW SPORES. Use a neutral magnified science diagram rather than spoiled-food imagery that encourages touching mold.
Yeast Life Cycle Worksheet
beginning 1st Grade simplified yeast growth worksheet showing ONE YEAST CELL, BUD FORMING, BUD GROWING, and TWO CELLS AFTER BUDDING. Present this explicitly as a simple example of yeast reproduction rather than a universal complete fungal life-cycle model.
Algae Life Cycle Worksheet
1st Grade introductory algae growth-and-life-cycle worksheet using one clearly labeled simple green-algae example rather than claiming all algae share one cycle. Show a few child-friendly stages appropriate to the chosen example and include a prominent note “Algae have many different life cycles.” Keep technical alternation-of-generations content out.
Amoeba Life Cycle Worksheet
beginning 1st Grade amoeba reproduction worksheet showing one amoeba cell GROWING, COPYING ITS NUCLEAR MATERIAL in a simplified non-molecular way, BEGINNING TO DIVIDE, and TWO AMOEBA CELLS. Use the title “Amoeba Life Cycle” for keyword relevance but explain that this worksheet shows a simple cell-division/reproduction sequence rather than animal-like egg-to-adult stages.
Paramecium Life Cycle Worksheet
beginning 1st Grade simplified paramecium reproduction worksheet showing ONE PARAMECIUM, CELL GROWTH, DIVISION BEGINNING, and TWO CELLS. Use “Paramecium Life Cycle” in the title for keyword relevance but describe the sequence as simple cell division.
Plankton Life Cycle Worksheet
beginning 1st Grade concept worksheet explaining that “plankton” describes many different drifting organisms rather than one species with one universal life cycle. Show three small examples—phytoplankton, zooplankton, and a temporary planktonic larva—and ask students to match each to a simple growth/reproduction picture.
Phytoplankton Life Cycle Worksheet
beginning 1st Grade simplified phytoplankton growth-and-reproduction worksheet using one clearly labeled example of single-celled phytoplankton. Show CELL GROWS, CELL DIVIDES, TWO CELLS, MORE CELLS.
Dinosaur Life Cycle Worksheet
Pre-K and Kindergarten general dinosaur growth-and-life-cycle worksheet showing EGG, HATCHLING DINOSAUR, JUVENILE DINOSAUR, and ADULT DINOSAUR. Use one clearly specified egg-laying dinosaur example rather than mixing unrelated species across stages.
Life Cycle of a Dinosaur Worksheet
Kindergarten sequencing worksheet titled “Life Cycle of a Dinosaur” using EGG, HATCHING DINOSAUR, YOUNG DINOSAUR, GROWING JUVENILE, and ADULT DINOSAUR. Use one consistent dinosaur type across all five pictures.
Sea Horse Life Cycle Worksheet
keyword-variant worksheet for “Sea Horse Life Cycle” that is visually and pedagogically different from the Seahorse Life Cycle Worksheet. Use a four-panel BEFORE AND AFTER sequence: DEVELOPING YOUNG IN MALE BROOD POUCH, BIRTH OF TINY SEAHORSES, JUVENILE, ADULT.
Butterfly Metamorphosis Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade worksheet specifically targeting butterfly metamorphosis rather than a generic life-cycle sequence. Show EGG, LARVA/CATERPILLAR, PUPA/CHRYSALIS, and ADULT BUTTERFLY.
Frog Metamorphosis Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade frog metamorphosis worksheet showing EGGS, TADPOLE, TADPOLE WITH HIND LEGS, TADPOLE WITH FOUR LEGS AND SHRINKING TAIL, FROGLET, and ADULT FROG. Focus specifically on visible body changes.
Animal Life Cycle Worksheet
Kindergarten and 1st Grade comparison worksheet using exactly four contrasting animals: BUTTERFLY, FROG, CHICKEN, and RABBIT. Provide one simplified life-cycle strip for each and exactly eight questions asking students to identify eggs, babies, metamorphosis, and adult stages using only the supplied pictures.
Life Cycle Worksheets Mixed Review
final Kindergarten and 1st Grade comparative life-cycle worksheet using exactly six organisms: BUTTERFLY, LADYBUG, FROG, CHICKEN, BEAN PLANT, and SUNFLOWER. Include exactly 18 numbered questions divided into three sections: 6 stage-identification questions, 6 sequencing questions, and 6 comparison questions.
FAQs About Life cycle worksheets
A life cycle is the series of stages a living thing goes through as it begins life, grows, develops, reproduces, and continues into a new generation.
No. Different organisms grow and reproduce in different ways. Butterflies, frogs, birds, mammals, flowering plants, ferns, and fungi do not all have the same life cycle stages.
Butterfly, frog, chicken, ladybug, bee, bean plant, pumpkin, sunflower, apple, and other familiar organisms are useful for Kindergarten because their stages can be represented clearly with pictures.
There is no single four-stage model that applies to every living thing. For example, butterflies have egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages, while other organisms have different numbers and types of stages.
Metamorphosis is a major change in body form during development. Butterflies and frogs provide familiar examples for young learners.
A plant life cycle describes how a plant begins, grows, becomes mature, reproduces, and produces a new generation. The stages depend on the type of plant.