Life Cycles

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.

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.

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.