Explore the stages of the sunflower life cycle with this fun foldable activity. This hands-on resource is a mix of craft and worksheet. It can be used as a science center, for an interactive science notebook, or to support learning about plants, life cycles, sunflowers, or seasonal changes.
Simple directions with a picture are provided to help with folding. Once complete, the 2 halves of the sunflower are brought together, then gently pulled apart to reveal the life cycle stages inside.
Benefits of this activity
-Low prep
-Children learn about the sunflower life cycle in a fun and hands-on way, that’s a bit different from a standard science worksheet.
-Can be used to introduce the life cycle, or as a review/assessment to check understanding.
-Encourages fine motor/scissor skills, hand-eye coordination (folding), and sequencing.
-Finished foldouts can be inserted into an interactive notebook where they can be referenced by children.
The templates
-Template 1: Children color the sunflower and life cycle stages, match the words to the pictures, glue, cut, and fold.
-Template 2: Children color the sunflower and life cycle stages, sequence the stages, glue, cut, and fold.
-Template 3: Larger template. Children color the sunflower halves and life cycle stages, sequence the stages, glue, cut, and fold. The large sunflower is included with a circle outline, a rectangle outline, and with no outline.
What else is included?
-Color image of the full life cycle
-Label the parts of a sunflower plant cut and paste sheet (color and black/white).
-Simple writing page for students to write a sentence about each stage of the life cycle.
-US and UK versions of the PDF
Is this resource editable?
No, the PDF is not editable.
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