Life cycles resources for primary

Lessons, activities, fact cards and writing frames to explore life cycles with primary pupils

Tes Resources Team

Image of the stages of the life cycle of a butterfly as part of life cycles resources for primary and secondary

Primary resources for learning about the life cycles of birds, plants, insects, amphibians and mammals

Resources for your KS1 and KS2 pupils to start learning about the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, as well as further their knowledge of life cycles by analysing the differences between the life cycles of mammals, amphibians, insects and birds.

With everything from a foldable sequencing activity on the life cycle of a bird to lessons on the stages of a human's life cycle and writing frame packs on a range of life cycles, we are sure to have something to aid your planning and save you time with your lesson preparation, so why not take a look?

Plants

Sunflower Life Cycle
hollyjack1

Sunflower Life Cycle

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Life cycle of a sunflower cut and stick activity. Colour and cut the pictures. Stick in the correct order. Suitable for 4-6 year olds.
plant-life-cycle-pictures-to-print
teachnchatter

plant-life-cycle-pictures-to-print

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plant-life-cycle-pictures-to-print - 52 pages printable pdf product. Includes lifecycle of the bean and flowering plant. Posters, flashcards and quiz. plant-life-cycle-pictures-to-print includes: * 52 pages (cover pages included) * bean and flower plant * lifecycle, needs and parts (e.g. stem, pe...
Plant Life Cycles Lesson KS2
Dr_Troilo

Plant Life Cycles Lesson KS2

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Primary Key Stage 2 - Full biology lesson on Animal Life Cycles Learning Objectives * Recap sexual reproduction using flowers * Explain what is meant by asexual reproduction * Give examples of asexual reproduction Lesson Includes * Starter activity (retrieval practice/recall) * Warm-up acti...
Life Cycle of a Plant
lwardell2903

Life Cycle of a Plant

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A worksheet where - after learning about the life cycle of a plant - children have to draw their own images linked with each stage and add the following key words to the sentences: germination germinated bigger flowers pollination pollen anther stigma insect ...

Amphibians and mammals

Life Cycle Of A Frog
janedonlan1

Life Cycle Of A Frog

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The frog life cycle activities and worksheets are designed to be fun and engaging for your young learners or SEN pupils includes differentiation for varying abilities. Includes: 1x life cycle poster 2x cut and paste life cycle 4x differentiated labelling sheets 1x information text 1x ...
A newt   s life
RubyTuesdayBooks

A newt s life

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KS1 Science: Animals - A newt s life Information on a newt s life cycle. It complements our book Wings, paws, scales and claws from our FUNdamental Science series. For more information, downloads and to purchase our books, please visit www.rubytuesdaybooks.com This download helps meet th...
Human Life Cycle - KS1
EC Resources

Human Life Cycle - KS1

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The Human Life Cycle KS1 PSHE lesson. A one-hour long, very detailed, fully resourced PSHE lesson suitable for KS1. This lesson has been created for Year 2, however, the activities may also suit younger students in KS2 (Year 3). In this lesson, the students will learn about the human life cycle ...