Lifecycle Circle Book: Cut & Paste Activity for Preschoolers

How to use this worksheet

Cut out each circle along its outline, helping your child if the curves are tricky for small scissors. Lay the circles in a row and talk through what's happening at each stage: seed, sprout, growing plant, and flowering or seed-producing plant. Paste or fasten the circles together in order, either stacking them into a flip book or gluing them onto a strip of paper. Once assembled, have your child point to each circle and explain what happens next in the cycle.

Materials needed

• Scissors
• Glue
• Crayons

Extension activities

• 1Plant a real seed in a cup of soil and check on it daily to compare its growth to the circle book.
• 2Color each circle to match the real colors of a growing plant, from brown seed to green sprout to colorful flower.
• 3Retell the plant life cycle out loud without looking at the book, using it afterward to check accuracy.
• 4Make a second circle book for a different plant, like a sunflower or bean, and compare the two cycles.
• 5Sing a simple 'seed to plant' song while pointing to each stage in the finished book.