Paper Plate Life Cycle Crafts for Preschoolers

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These paper plate life cycle crafts are a great way for preschoolers to visualize the cycle of living things. They’re perfect all year long!

No matter what season you’re in, life cycle activities are relevant. You can study bugs in the spring, flowers in the summer, pumpkins in the fall, or penguins in the winter. These suggestions are just the beginning.

Paper plate crafts are so fun, because they are frugal and easy to create. Because of their circular nature, they’re perfect for demonstrating the way cycles begin and end.

Paper Plate Life Cycle Crafts

It’s spring! It’s a great time to learn about the life cycle of a butterfly. This spring craft for kids will help kids visualize the butterfly life cycle. Homeschool Preschool

Follow this simple tutorial to make a frog life cycle candy science craft! Bring science to life with this fun, educational activity. Homeschool Preschool

I love how all of the pieces of this pumpkin life cycle tuck into a paper plate pumpkin craft. Carrots Are Orange

Teach kids about the life cycle of corn with this fun paper plate craft. It’s perfect for your nutrition or farm-themed lesson plans. The Preschool Toolbox

Print out the template, and you’re all set to create a ladybug life cycle wheel with your preschoolers. The STEM Laboratory

If you have some Wikki Stix in your preschool craft stash, your kids can use them to create this fun sea turtle life cycle craft. Wikki Stix

Here’s a fun paper plate Monarch butterfly life cycle that uses dried beans and pasta. Somewhat Simple

This paper plate sunflower life cycle includes free templates to make putting it together much easier. Making Learning Fun

I love how this post shows you how to create a paper plate life cycle spinner for anything you might be studying with your kids. Let’s Explore

Kids will love transforming bandaids into butterflies with this butterfly life cycle paper plate craft! The Preschool Toolbox

BOOKS ABOUT LIFE CYCLES

Fill your book basket with a great collection of preschool life cycle books. Most of these books can be found at your local library or used bookstore.

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What is a Life Cycle? – Introduces the life cycles of plants, insects, amphibians, reptiles, fish, birds, mammals, and humans, discussing birth, growth, parental care, and reproduction.

The Amazing Life Cycle of Plants – How do plants grow? Explore the journey from seed to sapling and beyond. Children have lots of questions about the world around them, and this book helps them discover many amazing and wonderful scientific facts about nature.

My Little Book of Life Cycles – How does an acorn grow into a tree? What does a baby sea horse eat? Discover the amazing stages of different life cycles and learn all about your favourite species with this stunning series.

Round Out Your Unit with These Activities:

Your preschoolers will love all of the engaging activities included in this preschool science pack. Six life cycle sequencing puzzles will help your preschoolers practice sequencing as they learn the life cycle of six living things!

I love this Life Cycle Board! This graphic organizer is an awesome visual tool to help children sequence the Life Cycle of plants and animals. The circular shape of the board and the arrows are designed to help children understand Circle of Life and grasp the concept of “Cycle”.

Learn how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly. This felt board set shows a pictorial display of a butterfly’s life. With 6 stages and detailed felt pictures this set works well within a lesson on caterpillars, cocoons, butterflies, insects, how insects help our lives, life cycles or gardening.