Life cycle of a rose plant foldable activity

Explore the stages of a rose’s life cycle with this fun, foldable activity. Ideal as a Valentine’s Day or summer science activity, for an interactive notebook, or to support learning about plants, life cycles, or roses.

Print the black and white templates for pupils to colour, cut, and sequence. There are 4 similar cut-and-paste templates to choose from so you can pick one that best matches your class’s needs.

-Template 1: Colour the rose and its life cycle stages, sequence the stages, glue onto the template, cut, and fold.

-Template 2: As above but with a straight cutting edge around the rose.

-Template 3: Colour the rose and its life cycle stages, sequence the stages, glue onto the template, cut, and fold. Larger finished size than templates 1 and 2.

-Template 4: As above but with a straight cutting edge around the rose.

Simple instructions with pictures are provided to help with folding. Once complete, the 2 halves of the rose are brought together, then gently pulled apart to reveal the life cycle stages inside.

The 6 life cycle stages for this activity are seed sprouting, seedling, young plant, flower in bud, flower in bloom, and rosehip (fruit).

US and UK versions are included. Please note this resource is not editable.

Benefits of this activity

-Low prep
-Children learn about the rose life cycle in a fun and hands-on way, that’s a bit different from a standard science worksheet.
-Can be used to introduce the life cycle, or as a review/assessment to check understanding.
-Encourages fine motor/scissor skills, hand-eye coordination (folding), and sequencing.
-Finished foldouts can be inserted into science books where they can be referenced by children.