Mute swan bird life cycle cut and paste sequencing craft activity for science

Introduce or review the life cycle of a mute swan with this hands-on sequence and fold activity. A fun way to learn about bird life cycles, this resource will have pupils sequence the stages from eggs to adult swan before cutting and folding.

Use to support a lesson on birds, life cycles, pond/freshwater animals or in an interactive notebook!

Benefits of this resource

• Low prep
• Suitable for interactive science notebooks
• Differentiated template options
• Use as an intro or review
• Hands-on fun for students - a great alternative to a science worksheet

The templates

• 1. Template 1: Pupils colour the template and life cycle pictures, match the word labels to the images, glue, cut, and fold.
• Template 2: Pupils colour the template and life cycle pictures, cut out the 4 life cycle stages, arrange them in order, glue, cut, and fold. There is an option to use the stage names or short descriptions.

What else is included?

• Information page about the swan life cycle (colour and b/w).
• Full life cycle printable page (colour).
• Label a swan cut and paste (colour and b/w).
• UK and US versions of the file