Life Cycles
Children's Books
A Frog's Life Cycle: Let's Look at Life Cycles. By Ruth Thomson. (2010). 24p. PowerKids Press, (978-1615322244). Gr. K-4.
This book provides details about the life cycles of a frog. Along with text, there are pictures to illustrate what each stage of the life cycle looks like. This book may be use for picture walks, class read-a-longs, or other techniques.
This book provides details about the life cycles of a frog. Along with text, there are pictures to illustrate what each stage of the life cycle looks like. This book may be use for picture walks, class read-a-longs, or other techniques.
Frogs: Animals: Life Cycles. By Gail Saunders-Smith. (2000). 24p. Pebble Books, (978-1560659556). Gr. K-4.
This book contains important text and photographs that describe the life cycle of frogs. This book is appropriate for second grade readers and can be used for in various ways in the classroom.
This book contains important text and photographs that describe the life cycle of frogs. This book is appropriate for second grade readers and can be used for in various ways in the classroom.
From Caterpillar to Butterfly. By Deborah Heiligman. Illus. by Bari Weissman. (2008). 32p. HarperFestival, (978-0061119750). Gr. K-1.
Although this book is tailored to younger grades, this book can still be useful in the classroom. Students can read this book on their own in order to build prior knowledge on the life cycles of butterflies.
Although this book is tailored to younger grades, this book can still be useful in the classroom. Students can read this book on their own in order to build prior knowledge on the life cycles of butterflies.
The Life Cycle of a Flower. By Molly Aloian. Illus. by Bobbie Kalman. (2004). 32p. Crabtree Pub Co, (978-0778706977). Gr 1-3.
Describes the physical characteristics and life cycle of flowering plants, including reproduction from seeds and by other means, and the importance of flowers to the environment.
Describes the physical characteristics and life cycle of flowering plants, including reproduction from seeds and by other means, and the importance of flowers to the environment.
White-Tailed Deer. By Dorothy Hinshaw Patent. Photographs by William Muñoz. (2004). 48p. Lerner Publications, (978-0822530527). Gr. 2-4.
This book provides a great amount of information on white-tailed deer. Each page contains a couple of sentences of text along with a photograph of a deer. In addition, short chapters introduce children first to the larger deer family, then provide information on whitetails' life cycles, adaptations for survival, and interactions with humans.
This book provides a great amount of information on white-tailed deer. Each page contains a couple of sentences of text along with a photograph of a deer. In addition, short chapters introduce children first to the larger deer family, then provide information on whitetails' life cycles, adaptations for survival, and interactions with humans.
Web Sites for Kids
Butterfly Life Cycle Game
This game allows students to place photos of butterflies into different life cycles in the correct order (eggs, caterpillar, full grown caterpillar, chrysalis, and butterfly).
Frog Life Cycle Game
This game is very short, but allows students to place pictures of frogs into the different life cycles in the correct order (eggs, tadpole, tadpole with legs, froglet, and frog).
Life Cycle of a Butterfly
This game allows students to click the order of a butterfly's life cycle.
Plant Life Cycles
This website brings the student to three different activities. The games are hard and students need a lot of knowledge about the life cycles of plants before attempting these games.
This game allows students to place photos of butterflies into different life cycles in the correct order (eggs, caterpillar, full grown caterpillar, chrysalis, and butterfly).
Frog Life Cycle Game
This game is very short, but allows students to place pictures of frogs into the different life cycles in the correct order (eggs, tadpole, tadpole with legs, froglet, and frog).
Life Cycle of a Butterfly
This game allows students to click the order of a butterfly's life cycle.
Plant Life Cycles
This website brings the student to three different activities. The games are hard and students need a lot of knowledge about the life cycles of plants before attempting these games.
Teacher Resources - Lessons/Activities
The Circle of Life Lesson Plan
This lesson plan ties into 2.1 (scientific processes) because students do a lot of observing and classifying. The lesson is about the life cycle of a butterfly.
Deer by the Dozen
This article provides teachers with detail about white-tailed deer. In addition, pictures from this article may be included into lessons.
Where Do Butterflies Come From? Activity
This website provides teachers with a great crafting activity about butterflies.
Where is the Tooth Fairy? Lesson Plan
This is a lesson plan about white-tailed deer and animal life cycles. Students will discover the development of the white-tailed deer's teeth.
Word Wall
This documents contains vocabulary words about a frog's life cycle that may be useful to use on a word wall in the classroom.
This lesson plan ties into 2.1 (scientific processes) because students do a lot of observing and classifying. The lesson is about the life cycle of a butterfly.
Deer by the Dozen
This article provides teachers with detail about white-tailed deer. In addition, pictures from this article may be included into lessons.
Where Do Butterflies Come From? Activity
This website provides teachers with a great crafting activity about butterflies.
Where is the Tooth Fairy? Lesson Plan
This is a lesson plan about white-tailed deer and animal life cycles. Students will discover the development of the white-tailed deer's teeth.
Word Wall
This documents contains vocabulary words about a frog's life cycle that may be useful to use on a word wall in the classroom.
Teacher Resources - Assessments
Life Cycles and Habitats
This website provides students with a quiz game. Some of these multiple-choice questions can be pulled from the website to use on a quiz or test.
Life Cycles
This website is a short assessment for the life cycle of a flower.
White-Tailed Deer Coloring Sheets
There are two sheets with deer that students can color. The sheets provide students with what colors to use. This can be used as an assessment if a few questions are added.
This website provides students with a quiz game. Some of these multiple-choice questions can be pulled from the website to use on a quiz or test.
Life Cycles
This website is a short assessment for the life cycle of a flower.
White-Tailed Deer Coloring Sheets
There are two sheets with deer that students can color. The sheets provide students with what colors to use. This can be used as an assessment if a few questions are added.