A picture-based Growing from Seeds Worksheet that asks Kindergarten students to spot what grows from a seed and number a sunflower's four life cycle stages. Answer key included, so it is ready to print and teach.
This what does a plant need activity has kindergarten and 1st grade children sing, sort picture cards and write about sunlight, water, air and soil. Answer key included.
UsingEarth Day Writing Activity, students brainstorm the sequence of events of a growing seed, then publish using them Earth Day themed writing.
Explore this parts of a flower activity with kindergarten to 2nd grade students. Kids order life cycle cards, spin and color flower parts, and an answer key is included.
This seeds draw and write worksheet helps kindergarten students show how a seed grows, from a decorated seed packet to planting, plant needs and the finished plant, building early science and writing skills.
Using Things That Grow Activity, students play UNO to practice classifying things that grow into four categories.
Try this life cycle three pack science life cycles activity with kindergarten to 2nd grade students. Kids sequence chicken, frog and butterfly picture cards; an answer key is included.
This Butterfly Clip Art is a perfect addition to any bulletin board, flyer, or other printable that you use in your classroom while learning about butterflies.
From tiny seed to tall sunflower
Kindergarteners learn that living things grow and change, and that the changes happen in order. The favorite example is a plant: seed → sprout → plant → flower, and then the flower makes new seeds. Many classes also meet the butterfly and the frog. Kids learn what plants need to grow (water, sunlight, air and soil) and they notice that babies of animals and plants look a lot like their parents. The click moment is when a child checks the class bean cup and shouts, "It has a leaf now! It's changing!"
Five-year-olds believe it when they see it. These moves let them watch real growing happen.
Plant a bean in a clear cup with a wet paper towel so kids can see the roots. Check it every morning and talk about what changed. Real growing beats any picture, and it teaches patience too.
Why it works: handing over the work step by step, from teacher to student, is one of the most widely used teaching frameworks (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
Try it withGrowing from Seeds WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Once a week, kids draw the bean and write or dictate one word: seed, roots, sprout, leaves. Staple the pages into a little growth journal. They love flipping back to see how far it came.
Why it works: pairing a picture with each word gives kids two ways to remember it, a well-tested principle of how people learn (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withSeeds Draw and Write WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Give kids picture cards of a life cycle out of order and have them line them up on the rug, then glue them in a circle. Ask, "What comes after the flower?" so they see the cycle starts all over again.
Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.
Try it withLife Cycle Three Pack Science Life Cycles ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Hands-on science for little growers.
ActivitiesKids sort pictures into "plants need it" and "plants don't need it." Pizza is always a crowd favorite on the no side.
Open What Does a Plant Need Activity →
ActivitiesPut together the petals, stem, leaves and roots, and name each part as you add it.
Open Parts of a Flower Activity →
ActivitiesIs it alive and growing? Kids sort puppies, trees and rocks, and talk about how they know.
Open Things That Grow Activity →Teacher favorites right now: Growing from Seeds Worksheet, What Does a Plant Need Activity and Earth Day Writing Activity.
A life cycle is the order of changes a living thing goes through as it grows. For a plant it is seed, sprout, grown plant, flower and new seeds. Kindergarteners learn that the pattern repeats.
Plants are the most common, especially beans and sunflowers. Butterflies, frogs and chickens are favorites too because the changes are so easy to see.
Grow a bean in a clear cup or plant seeds in a small pot, and check on it every day. Talk about each change and draw it together. Library books about butterflies and frogs are a great add-on.
Most beans sprout in about 3 to 7 days when kept damp and warm, which is perfect for a kindergarten attention span. Leaves usually appear within two weeks.
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