Chicken Lifecycle Cut and Paste Worksheet for Preschoolers
This worksheet has children ages 3-5 cut out circular images representing a chicken's life stages, egg, chick, and adult hen or rooster, and glue them in the correct growing order, building sequencing skills alongside scissor and gluing practice. Working with round shapes specifically also gives children extra scissor practice on curves, which are trickier to cut than straight lines.
Part of the pack
Lifecycles Activity Book & Flashcards for Preschool & Early Elementary
This is page 43 of the pack. Ages 3-8 · Preschool–Grade 2Ages 3-8 · Nursery–Year 3Ages 3-8 · Nursery–Class 2Ages 3-8
Curriculum
- Living Things - Birds > Bird Life Cycles
How to use this worksheet
Help your child cut out each circular picture, taking care to follow the curved edge rather than cutting straight across. Lay the circles out and talk about which stage comes first, the egg, and which comes last, the full-grown chicken. Have your child glue the circles in order onto the main worksheet, from egg to chick to adult. Once dry, review the finished sequence together, naming each stage as you point to it.
Materials needed
- Scissors
- Glue
- Pencil
Extension activities
- 1Draw your own chicken life cycle from egg to adult.
- 2Read a book about chickens and their life cycle, like a story set on a farm.
- 3Visit a farm or petting zoo to see real chickens and chicks.
- 4Crack open a real egg, with supervision, and talk about what's inside.
- 5Make a chick craft using a cotton ball and yellow paint.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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