Autumn plant life cycles foldable sequencing activities

This resource is a set of 3 plant life cycle foldouts to support KS1 or early KS2 science.

The set includes templates for corn, pumpkin and apples life cycles. These fun printables are ideal for interactive science notebooks, and activities connected to harvest.

Each set provides the opportunity for sequencing as well as encouraging fine motor skills with cutting and folding. Instructions and guidance for students on how to fold each one is included.

Apple foldout

There are 3 templates to choose from:

1. Colour the apple life cycle stages, cut out and sequence the life cycle stage words, glue and, fold.

2. Colour the life cycle stages, sequence the stages (pictures with words), glue, and fold.

3. Colour the life cycle stages and apple halves, sequence the stages (either with simple words, or with descriptions), glue, and fold.

Pumpkin foldout

There are 4 similar templates to choose from

1. Colour the pumpkin life cycle, cut and fold.

2. Colour, cut and fold. This is identical to the first template but with a simpler edge for less confident cutters.

3. Colour, arrange the stages of the pumpkin life cycle, glue, cut and fold.

4. Large version over 2 pages. Color, arrange the stages of the pumpkin life cycle, glue, cut and fold.

Corn/maize foldout

There are 4 similar templates:

1. Colour the corn and the stages of its life cycle. Match the words to the pictures, cut and fold.

2. As above but with a straight cutting edge.

3. Colour the corn and the stages of its life cycle. Sequence the stages, glue, and fold. There are 2 different label options for this - one with words, the other with short descriptions.

4. As above but with the straight cutting edge.

For each life cycle, you’ll find US and US paper sizes/spelling. In addition, each plant has a set of full colour sequencing cards that you could use as a small group activity.