Life cycle of a turtle reptile foldout sequencing cut and paste activity KS1 KS2 science

Teach or review the life cycle of a turtle with this foldable sequencing activity. This fun alternative to a standard cut-and-paste worksheet covers 4 stages of a turtle’s life cycle from egg to hatchling, juvenile, and adult sea turtle.

Print the templates you need on A4 paper ready for pupils to colour, cut, sequence the stages, glue, and fold. Once folded they can carefully bring the 2 halves together like an accordion, then pull apart to reveal the life cycle inside.

Ideal to support science lessons on life cycles, ocean/sea animals, or turtles.

Benefits of these activities:

• Low prep
• Children learn about life cycles in a fun and hands-on way, that’s a bit different from a standard science worksheet.
• Can be used to introduce the turtle life cycle, or as a review/assessment to check understanding.
• Encourages fine motor/scissor skills, hand-eye coordination (folding), and sequencing.
• Differentiated options allow for multiple age ranges or abilities to do the same activity.
• Finished foldouts can be inserted into a science book where they can be referenced by children.

This resource includes:

• 3 black and white differentiated templates (see below for more details)
• Directions for pupils
  Guidelines for how to fold the turtle.
• A full-colour diagram of a turtle’s life cycle
• Parts of a turtle cut and paste
• Life cycle information page
• Questions to discuss together

The templates

There are 3 templates to choose from:

• Template 1: Colour the turtle and life cycle stages, sequence the stages, glue, cut, and fold.
• Template 2: Vertical template. Colour the turtle and life cycle stages, sequence the stages (images with short descriptions), glue, cut, and fold.
• Template 3: Larger template. Colour the turtle and life cycle stages, sequence the stages, glue, cut, and fold. Option to use the stage names or short descriptions, and to have the turtle with an easy-cut (circle) outline.

Is the PDF editable?

This 17-page PDF resource is not editable. Versions with both US and UK spelling and paper sizes are included.