Spring Animal Life Cycles

Sunday, February 16, 2020

I am so excited to introduce these new sets of life cycle materials to you! These sets got even BIGGER (with more printables)! But no worries to those who have purchased previously, older sets will be updated soon at no extra cost.

In this post, I am going to feature the life cycle of a (mallard) duck as we are already using it at home. I'm also listing down other spring animal (animals born in spring) life cycle sets that are also available in the shop.

Spring Animal Life Cycles: MASTER LIFE CYCLE CHART

This is mainly used as a display on a shelf or wall. The child can use the rounded cards to recreate this chart on a bigger cardboard paper (A3) or a chart on the wall. In a classroom setup this is best for group work activities.

Spring Animal Life Cycles: WORKSHEET

Another option is to use the smaller life cycle sheets. The rounded picture cards are cut and matched to the life cycle blank sheets with (1) labels or (2) descriptions. Black & White version is also provided in case the the child chooses to color the illustrations.

Spring Animal Life Cycles: Montessori 3 Part Cards

Spring Animal Life Cycles: Build the Word Mats

This was inspired by our CVC Build the Word Mats whom Vito loves using. This material encourages kids to form the words and for spelling practice as well. The magnetic letters we are using are from Lakeshore Learning, you can also use Montessori moveable alphabets or the similar ones in Amazon.

Spring Animal Life Cycles: Word Building Mats

Spring Animal Life Cycles: SEQUENCING ACTIVITY

This sequencing activity allows the child to order the events of the life cycle of a duck. Black & White version is also provided for coloring purposes.

Spring Animal Life Cycles: BOOKLET

Assembling booklets has been a favorite of my kids. There are many skills that can be developed in doing this: fine motor, handwriting, coloring, hand muscles and maximum effort (for stapling/binding)