Description
Plan a full year of early science with one bundle: 12 complete life cycle units for preschool, pre-K and kindergarten, ages 3 to 6. Follow the pumpkin, apple and turkey in fall, the penguin in winter, the robin, plant, butterfly, frog and chicken in spring, and the ladybug, bee and sea turtle in summer.
Every unit follows the same 5 day routine with a read-aloud story, a wall poster, black and white worksheets, a hands-on craft and an assessment, so your science block is ready for the whole school year in the classroom, homeschool or daycare.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
► You will get 12 complete units, 750+ pages in total, including: ⤵
▴ 152 black and white worksheets: ⤵
→ Cut and paste life cycle sequencing
→ Trace the words, color and label, what comes next
→ Parts of each animal or plant
→ Counting, tracing paths and small to big
→ Draw and write pages
▴ 12 Teacher Guides with a 5 day lesson plan and assessment pages (class checklist, child record, observation notes)
▴ 12 read-aloud stories in color
▴ 12 wall life cycle posters to build with the class, 50 stage cards in all
▴ 12 mini posters, 96 flash cards and 12 chants with motions
▴ 12 emergent readers and 24 pattern coloring pages
▴ 12 hands-on crafts with real photos: 10 Life Cycle Wheels, plus the Pumpkin Buddy and Apple Buddy
▴ 2 pretend play stands: a Pumpkin Patch Stand and an Apple Orchard Stand
▴ 12 headbands and 12 certificates with a handprint craft
► The 12 life cycles: ⤵
→ Fall: Pumpkin, Apple, Turkey
→ Winter: Penguin
→ Spring: Robin, Plant, Butterfly, Frog, Chicken
→ Summer: Ladybug, Bee, Sea Turtle
► Pages in US Letter size (8.5 x 11 inches). For A4 paper, choose Fit to Page when printing. Each unit comes as its own PDF.
WHY TEACHERS LOVE IT
One simple week repeats all year: read the story, build the wall poster one stage a day, practice with the worksheets, then spin the Life Cycle Wheel to retell the whole cycle. Children learn the routine once and focus on the science.
The stories keep animal and plant science real and gentle, and a 3 stage version in each unit lets younger children join the same lesson with a smaller step.
Bold lines, large pictures and short directions make every page easy to read, including for children who use visual supports. The worksheets are no prep: print and teach.
✥ PERFECT FOR
◆ Homeschool science for the whole year
◆ Preschool, Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms
◆ Daycare and childcare programs
◆ Science and learning centers
◆ Seasonal and holiday theme weeks
◆ Small groups
◆ Independent practice
◆ Early finishers
★ SKILLS PRACTICED
◆ Sequencing life cycle stages for animals and plants
◆ Science vocabulary: egg, larva, pupa, tadpole, hatchling, seed, sprout, life cycle
◆ Listening comprehension and retelling with the read-aloud stories
◆ Counting with one to one correspondence, matching numerals and ordering by size
◆ Predicting what comes next and comparing how living things grow
◆ Cutting, gluing, tracing paths and coloring for fine motor strength
◆ Oral language and turn taking through the chants, crafts and pretend play
TERMS
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