Human life cycle foldable sequencing activity and posters

This fun foldable activity will take pupils through the 6 stages of the human life cycle - baby, toddler, child, teenager, adult, and elderly person. This sequencing resource is designed to help children understand the different stages of human growth and how we all change over time.

It’s a great hands-on alternative to a worksheet and can be used to support lessons on mammal life cycles, growing up, or ourselves.

The activity

Pupils colour the life cycle stages and arrange them in order on their template. They glue them in place before cutting and folding.

There are 3 similar template designs to choose from (one with an easy-cut straight edge), and life cycle stages for a male and a female.

Human life cycle posters

This resource also includes 7 full-page printable posters with details about each human life cycle stage. These could be used to help introduce the activity, or for a classroom display. If you don’t want to print them, their landscape format means they can easily be displayed on a screen.

Also included:

• Matching worksheet for students to match the stage to the age.
• Some ideas for questions to discuss together during, or after making the foldouts.
• A4 and US letter size versions are included.

Please note that this resource is not editable.