Earlier and Later: Flower Bloom Sequencing Worksheet for Preschoolers

How to use this worksheet

Look at the 'Earlier' images together and describe what's happening in each one, then do the same for the 'Later' images. Ask your child to match each earlier picture to the later picture that shows what happens next by drawing a connecting line. Once all pairs are matched, point to the final flower image and ask your child to draw what they think comes after it. Talk through their prediction together before moving on.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Crayons

Extension activities

• 1Discuss other life cycles, like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly or a tadpole becoming a frog.
• 2Plant a real seed in a cup and observe and sketch its growth over the following weeks.
• 3Draw and label the stages of a plant's growth on a separate sheet of paper.
• 4Read a book about plants or gardens and talk about which parts happen 'earlier' and 'later.'