Life Cycles

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Age

3-6

Materials

Different kinds of life cycle cards, showing in a series of pictures for the life cycle of a flower, a tree, a fish, a bird, a frog, ... etc.
Each picture may be accompanied by a brief caption.
The life cycles may be:

  • Linear, like a time line. This is particularly appropriate for showing birth to death life cycles.
  • Circular, which is good for showing annual life cycles of plants, and for showing the migration and hibernation patterns of animals.



Preparation


Presentation

  1. Directress selects a life cycle card.
  2. She presents and discusses what we see in the sequence of pictures, from the beginning of life to the end.


Control Of Error


Points Of Interest


Purpose

  • Awareness of life cycles.
  • Discuss subjects like migration, hibernation, pollination, etc.
  • Aware that living things are interconnected and that life is a never ending cycle, even though individuals die.
  • Provide more practice at observation skills required for any matching activities.
  • Extend the child's vocabulary.


Variation


Handouts/Attachment