Chicken Life Cycle Ideas and Printables

This Chicken Life Cycle pack explores the life cycle of chickens through increasing vocabulary as students read and write about chickens.

Record of Learning

• This will be a record of learning as you move through the information about chickens.

• Complete the first page before you start the unit.

• As you progress through the unit complete the pages in order.

• The students may go back and add information as they learn new things

Posters

• These posters will enable your students to have access to facts and diagrams. • They will assist in correct spelling when displayed.

• There are two sets – the second set has information.

• The third set has the life cycle.

Reader

• This will give you two books – copy and staple together and then cut in half.

• Re read and place in your class library.

Jigsaw Task

• Print and laminate for long term use.

• These jigsaws – break up cards will assist in matching words to pictures to a statement.

• Two spellings for fertiliser/fertilizer

Recording of Learning

• These templates will consolidate and extend knowledge for all students about chickens.

• Please make choices about which tasks are suitable for each student in your grade.

Print and go section

• Interactive Note page,

• Egg life, What do chickens eat? Label parts of a chicken,

• Eggs/Hatchling/Hens can/have/are

• Venn Diagram – chick/hen

• Research and answer facts

• Order the life cycle

• What is an Omnivore?

Informational Report

• The following pages will assist in writing a report.

• Spinner - Color copy and laminate. Add a split pin to attach the arrow. Spin the arrow. When it stops – the student must give some facts about that part of the chicken cycle.

• What I know about chickens, chicken planner – with and without lines.

• Information Report Planner - Two spellings for fertiliser/fertilizer

Photo Prompts

• Battery Hens

• Day In the life of a chicken

• How many ways can we eat eggs?

• Describe how to crack an egg?

• These can be printed off or shown on your interactive screen as a prompt.

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