Apple tree and pumpkin plant life cycle spinner wheels cut and paste craft for KS or lower KS science

Introduce or review the life cycle of a pumpkin plant and an apple tree by making these fun spinner wheels. This low-prep KS1 or lower KS2 science craft allows pupils to colour and sequence 6 life cycle stages, before assembling their spinner.

Use this cut and paste resource for a plant life cycles lesson, autumn science, or to compare the life cycles of a pumpkin and an apple.

Vocabulary

The life cycle stage vocabulary in these activities is as follows:

Apple life cycle: seed, sprout, sapling, mature tree, flowers, fruit

Pumpkin life cycle: seed, sprout, vine, flowers, green pumpkin, mature pumpkin

Options for this activity

For each life cycle, there are 3 options to choose from so you can choose which suits your needs best:

• Option 1: Colour the pumpkin/apple and life cycle stages, sequence the life cycle stages, and then assemble the spinner.
• Option 2: Colour version. Children colour the life cycle stages, sequence the stages, and assemble the spinner.
• Option 3: Use coloured card. Children colour the life cycle stages, sequence the stages, and assemble the spinner.

For each option, directions for pupils are included.

What materials are required?

• Printed templates
• Glue
• Scissors
• Pencil crayons
• Paper fasteners

What else is included?

• Full-page diagram for each life cycle (colour)
• Full-page description poster for each life cycle stage (colour). These could be printed or displayed on a screen to introduce the life cycle to children.
• Pumpkin word search with answers for early finishers. Words (x12) can be found across, down, and diagonally. Solution page included.
• US and UK versions of the PDF

Is this resource editable?
No, the PDFs are not editable