Life Cycle of a Plant Activities for K to 2 Science

Watching a seed turn into a plant is pure magic for little scientists. These activities give them the words and pictures to explain every stage.

These life cycle of a plant activities walk your pre-K, kindergarten, and first grade students through every stage, from seed to sprout to flowering plant. Hang the 2 page poster, practice the words with vocabulary cards, read the mini book together, and then let students write their own book. Games and graphic organizers make it easy to fill a science center or a spring unit with no prep.

What is in it

• 7 vocabulary cards
• Plant life cycle mini book
• Student writing book and writing rubric
• 2 page life cycle poster
• File folder game, memory game, and vocabulary puzzle
• KWL chart and can, have, are chart with brainstorming clouds
• Cut and paste and stage labeling pages
• 56 pages total

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Skills it builds

• Plant life cycle stages
• Science vocabulary
• Nonfiction reading and writing

Where it fits

• Science centers and small groups
• Spring and plant thematic units
• Whole class anchor charts
• Pre-K to 2nd grade classrooms

What teachers are saying

It holds 5 stars from 17 ratings.

"I used this with many of my students and will use it again next year. Love that it’s no prep!"

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From seed to flower

Hang the poster, read the mini book together, and let your scientists write their own.

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Made by a teacher who's been right where you are.

Jessica Ann Stanford, Teachers Follow Teachers