Earth Sciences Homeschool Curricula (by date, oldest first)

Explore the life cycle of a butterfly, a bee, an apple, a bald eagle, a turkey and more! These no-prep, label the picture printables are great for practicing scissor skills or handwriting in labeling centers, writing centers, to complement science units or for ESL students.

Each life cycle comes in two versions for differentiated learning: one version is a cut and paste, the other is a fill-in-the-blank version with a word bank for more advanced students. Cut and paste versions work well for preschool and kindergartners working on scissor skills, while the word bank version gives older kinders, first and second graders practice at writing and identifying the parts of the life cycles. Printables come in both full color and black and white. Use the black and white version to add a coloring component to the lesson!

Labeling Activities Included:

Life Cycle of a Ladybug

Life Cycle of an Apple

Life Cycle of a Bee

Life Cycle of a Pumpkin

Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Life Cycle of a Bald Eagle

Life Cycle of a Turkey

Life Cycle of a Sea Turtle

What You Get:

-Cut and Paste version of each labeling activity in both color and black and white

-Word Bank version of each labeling activity in both color and black and white

-Answer Key for each labeling activity

*Total of 40 pages including answer keys*

**This is the eighth in a series of Label the Parts sets**

Label the Parts - Autumn (including holidays)

Label the Parts - Winter (including holidays)

Label the Parts - Spring (including holidays)

Label the Parts - Summer (including holidays)

Label the Parts - Insects, Bugs & Spiders

Label the Parts - Animals

Label the Parts - Objects

Label the Parts - Life Cycles

All Label the Parts sets are included in the Label the Parts Bundle. The bundle is available for 20% off the list price of the units sold separately.

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Looking for other fun activities?

Colorful Owls - Trace, Color & Build

Colorful Pumpkins - Trace, Color & Build

What Belongs? Cut, Sort, Paste Activities

Dinosaur Math Puzzles - Numbers, Words, Tallies & more

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68 different labeling activities, covering autumn, winter, spring, summer, animals, insects/bugs/spiders, objects, and life cycles. This bundle gives you enough labeling activities to fill a writing center for a year and then some! These labeling printables can also be used to supplement holiday, seasonal, science or social studies units as well as homeschooling nature studies, field trips, and holiday studies. Each labeling activity comes in two versions for differentiated learning: one version is a cut and paste activity and the other is a fill-in-the-blank with a word bank for more advanced students. Both a full color and a black and white version of each are included so that you can add a coloring component to the activity with the black and white version. Some themes included are apple, inside of a pumpkin, Thanksgiving, Halloween, snowman, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Chinese New Year, butterfly, cherry blossom branch, Easter, St. Patrick's Day, campsite, symbols of summer, Ramadan, grasshopper, dragonfly, praying mantis, cow, dog, polar bear, life cycle of an apple, life cycle of a bald eagle, life cycle of a turkey, and more. Newly added: Life Cycles 2 Mini Set that is exclusive to this bundle. The mini set includes the life cycle of a frog, a horse, a dragonfly, and a snake. The mini set is included in the bundle for free. With this bundle you save 20% off of list price if purchased individually. What You Get: -Cut and Paste version of each labeling activity in both color and black and white -Word Bank version of each labeling activity in both color and black and white -Answer Key for each labeling activity *Total of 68 activities and 340 pages including answer keys* ***************************************************************************** Looking for other fun activities? Colorful Owls - Trace, Color & Build Colorful Pumpkins - Trace, Color & Build Colorful Fish - Trace, Color & Build Dinosaur Math Puzzles - Numbers, Words, Tallies & more What Belongs? Cut, Sort, Paste Activities ***************************************************************************** Before you go... Follow me to be the first to know about discounts, sales, and new products! Get credit to use on your next purchase • Leave feedback for any purchases you've made and TeachShare will give you a credit toward your next purchase! Plus, feedback helps me make better products tailored to what my customers are looking for. *****************************************************************************

Perfect for Earth Day or any time, this Unit teaches children to take care of our Earth. This Unit supports the Next Generation Science Standards.

The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning.

A they work through the experiments in this packet the students will explore the following concepts:

1. Human beings cause pollution on the Earth.
2. Pollution is harmful to the land, air and water of the Earth
3. People can help reduce and prevent the amount of pollution on the Earth.

Also included are four full color posters for you to display in your classroom, black and white posters for the children to color, journal pages and lots of extension activities.

Students will investigate shadows and light through a variety of engaging activities. This is a fun unit to do for Groundhog Day, but can be used any time of the year.

The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

Ten hands-on lessons about shadows are included:

★ Discovering Shadows

★ Outdoor Shadows

★ Is a Shadow Always Black?

★ A Moving Shadow

★ Big and Small Shadows

★ Shadow Detectives

★ Multiple Shadows

★ Shadow Tracings

★ Shadow Charades

★ A Shadow Show (Reflecting on What We've Learned)

This packet also includes extension activities and printables.

In this Unit, students will learn about what plants need, through hands-on activities and observations. This unit supports the Next Generation Science Standards.

The “Science Kids” series of packets is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning.

As they learn about what plants need, the students will explore the following topics:

★ Life Cycle of a Seed

★ Plants Need Water

★ How Plants Absorb Water

★ Plants Need Soil

★ Dark or Light? (Plants need sunlight)

★ Parts of a Plant

Students will learn about weather systems, temperature and how to prepare for weather emergencies. This Unit supports the Next Generation Science Standards.

The “Science Kids” series is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

As they work through the experiments in this packet, students will explore the following concepts:

1. The weather changes.

2. Weather includes cloud cover, wind, precipitation and temperature.

3. The sun warms the Earth.

4. We can use tools to measure the weather.

5. The weather determines some of our actions and activities.

Activities include:

* “What do we wear?” (Clothing for different weather conditions)

* “Temperature” (Make a working thermometer)

* “The sun warms the earth”

* “Cloud in a Jar”

* “Make it Rain”

* “Make a Rain Gauge”

* “Make a Rainbow”

* “Will the Wind Blow It?”

* “Make a Pinwheel”

* “Artificial Snow”

* “Emergency Weather Situations” (Tornado, hurricane and snowstorm)

* “I am a Weather Forecaster”

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This packet contains activities to enhance your P-K study of fall leaves. Activities include:

✔ Printable book with illustrations of leaves and the text "Some Leaves Are..." This book talks about difference in leaf color, shape and edges.

✔ "Parts of a Leaf" labeled, printable poster.

✔ "My Leaf Drawing" printable

✔ "Leaf Detective" printable (Look for certain types of leaves outdoors and mark them on the sheet)

✔ Leaf Sorting Mats (by shape)

✔ "My Leaf Report" (Write and draw about a found leaf)

These science activities will complement your Apples, Autumn or Fall theme.

Activities include:

• Printable book "The Little Apple Seed" (in color and b/w) outlines the life cycle of an apple from seed to tree to apple and back to seed
• Life Cycle of an Apple Printable (b/w)
• "Seasons of an Apple Tree" color posters
• "Parts of an Apple" printable (in color and b/w)
• "My Apple" observation activity and printable
• Two Apple Experiments- "Sink or Float?" and "How to Keep an Apple From Turning Brown"

The Science Kids curriculum is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning. All activities can be differentiated to meet the needs of your students.

This year long bundle includes 16 Science Units:

• “What do Scientists Do?”

• “Floating and Sinking”

• “Color Mixing”

• “Magnets”

• “Kitchen Chemistry”

• “Ramps”

• “Mirrors”

• “Gingerbread Science”

• “Freezing and Melting”

• “My Human Body”

• “Music and Vibration”

• “Shadows and Light”

• “Weather and Temperature”

• “Taking Care of the Earth”

• “Taking Care of Pets”

• “Taking Care of Plants”

This packet includes enough lessons for 32 weeks of hands-on learning. While 32 weeks is a bit shorter than a typical school year, this curriculum is designed to be flexible in order to give children the time they need to learn, so extra days are allowed for each unit. Additional, optional activities are also included for many of the units, and these can be used to help fill your days if needed.

This curriculum supports the Next Generation Science Standards for kindergarten.

Please see my other Science products if you want to supplement this curriculum.

The “Science Kids” series of packets is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning.

(*Save money by purchasing the entire Year Long Science Curriculum in one bundle.)

This bundle contains enough science activities to fill the third quarter of the school year (About 8 weeks)

Freezing and Melting:

Investigations in this unit include:

★ "Ice Treasures"

★ "Light or Dark?"

★ "Adding Salt and Color"

★"Ice Cube Race"

★ "Which is Heavier?"

★ "Oil and Ice"

★ "Painting with Ice"

The final investigation in this unit is a student-designed investigation that will test how certain ingredients affect the time it takes an ice cube to melt.

The packet also includes a fun recipe for Ice Cream in a Bag! (And the scientific explanation for how this recipe works.)

My Human Body

As we make the life size body model, the students will learn about:

★ The skeletal system (bones)

★ The respiratory system (lungs)

★ The muscular system (muscles)

★ The cardiovascular system (heart, veins and arteries)

★ The digestive system (stomach and intestines)

★ The nervous system (spine and brain)

This packet also includes a printable book: “My Amazing Body” (black and white)

Suggestions for additional activities are included (including printable activities)

Music and Vibration

As they learn about vibrations and sound, the students will explore the following hands-on topics:

★ "Balloon Drums"

★ "Seeing Sound Vibrations"

★ "Cardboard Kazoos"

★ "Spoon Sounds"

★ "Rubber Band Guitars"

★ "Buzzing Balloons"

The two-week unit will conclude with the students creating their own unique instruments.

This unit also includes pocket chart word cards for many common percussion instruments.

Shadows and Light

Ten hands-on lessons about shadows are included:

★ Discovering Shadows

★ Outdoor Shadows

★ Is a Shadow Always Black?

★ A Moving Shadow

★ Big and Small Shadows

★ Shadow Detectives

★ Multiple Shadows

★ Shadow Tracings

★ Shadow Charades

★ A Shadow Show (Reflecting on What We've Learned)

This unit also includes extension activities and printables.

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The “Science Kids” series of packets is intended to help teachers implement developmentally appropriate, hands-on science activities for children in Preschool, Kindergarten and the early grades. The activities in these packets are based on the scientific method and encourage inquiry-based learning.

(*Save money by purchasing the entire Year Long Science Curriculum in one bundle.)

This bundle contains enough science activities to fill the fourth quarter of the school year (About 8 weeks)

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Weather and Temperature

As they work through the experiments in this packet, students will explore the following concepts:

1. The weather changes.

2. Weather includes cloud cover, wind, precipitation and temperature.

3. The sun warms the Earth.

4. We can use tools to measure the weather.

5. The weather determines some of our actions and activities.

Taking Care of the Earth

As they work through the experiments in this packet, students will explore the following concepts:

1. Human beings cause pollution on the Earth.

2. Pollution is harmful to the land, air and water of the Earth.

3. People can help reduce and prevent the amount of pollution on the Earth.

Taking Care of Pets

Through the activities in this packet, children will explore the things that animals need, including:

1. Food and Water

2. Habitat

3.Body Coverings

4. Exercise

5. Companionship

Taking Care of Plants

As they learn about what plants need, the students will explore the following topics:

1. Life Cycle of a Seed

2. Plants Need Water

3.How Plants Absorb Water

4. Plants Need Soil

5. Dark or Light? (Plants need sunlight)

6. Parts of a Plant

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Teach the Plant Life Cycle with this 6-page emergent reader booklet and poster set! Your students will learn all about how plants grow with this plant life cycle emergent reader! This set is perfect for Pre-K and Kindergarten students when teaching the life cycle of plants. 

Plant Life Cycle Emergent Reader & Posters | How Plants Grow Resource Set Includes:

• 6-page Plant Life Cycle Emergent Reader (full & half page version)
• 6 Full-Color Life Cycle of Plants Posters

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⭐ I used this to reinforce already taught concepts.  The kids loved the little books.  It was a great thing for them to practice and take home for those "what did you learn in school" conversations they would be having at home.  Thank you!

⭐ Wonderful and engaging resource with great visuals!

⭐ This was a great supplemental resource for our plants unit!

More Fun and Engaging Resources from Dovie Funk:

• Plant Life Cycle Bundle 
• Life Cycles Bundle: Frog, Chicken & Butterfly
• Pumpkin Life Cycle Emergent Reader & Posters

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Teach your students all about 3 different animal life cycles with this fun bundle! Students will learn about the butterfly, frog and chicken life cycles with these engaging life cycle emergent readers. These books are perfect for early readers and will be the perfect addition to any life cycle, science unit!

Butterfly, Frog & Chicken Life Cycles | Life Cycles Emergent Readers Set Includes:

• Hello, Frog - The Life Cycle of Frogs Reader
• Fly High, Butterfly - The Life Cycle of the Butterfly Reader
• Little Egg, Little Chicken - The Life Cycle of a Chicken Reader

Each book is 8 pages long and comes in 2 a full size and half-page printing option. This is a great companion resource to my Life Cycles Bundle that includes posters and tab booklets. 

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⭐ Great resource for learning life cycles - kids LOVE these!

⭐ Nicely made resource. Easy to print and put together. 

⭐ Great resource for teaching life cycles!

More Fun and Engaging Resources from Dovie Funk:

• Life Cycles Bundle
• Spring Math Morning Work
• Spring Book Reports

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This is an eight-page book that teaches the stages of the chicken life cycle in simple sentences. If you are looking for emergent readers for the frog and butterfly life cycles, all three are bundled together in my Life Cycles Emergent Readers resource. PLEASE NOTE: This resource only includes the chicken life cycle emergent reader (in two sizes). Click this link to find ALL THREE Life Cycles Emergent Readers and save money! Life Cycles Emergent Readers Bundle

Are you wanting to teach about animal life cycles this spring? This unit covers the life cycles of frogs. These worksheets and booklets cover information and vocabulary about life cycles.

This resource includes (In each unit):

• TWO sets of posters (one on the life cycle, the others are facts with vocabulary)
• TWO printable cut and paste worksheets for reinforcement
• Five-page tab booklet (2 sizes)
• Bonus writing page

The tab books are simple for kids to cut out and put together. There is a small version with two pages per sheet of paper and a larger version with one sheet per page. These units are also sold individually. Check out my TeachShare store for more math, literacy, science and social studies resources!

Looking for something for young learners? Here is a booklet for emergent readers about the Life Cycle of a Frog!

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This is an eight-page book that teaches the stages of the butterfly life cycle in simple sentences. If you are looking for emergent readers for the frog and chicken life cycles, all three are bundled together in my Life Cycles Emergent Readers resource. PLEASE NOTE: This resource only includes the butterfly life cycle emergent reader (in two sizes).

Click this link to find ALL THREE Life Cycles Emergent Readers and save money!

Life Cycles Emergent Readers Bundle

This is a cute little nine-page booklet on the life cycle of a pumpkin. It's great for Pre-K and Kindergarten students. There are two pages per sheet to save on printing and copying. I've also included color posters to print and display for coloring examples. If you are looking for a Thanksgiving book for emergent readers click HERE to find "Old Friends and New Friends" which is a story about the Pilgrims and Native Americans.

Also check out my TeachShare Store for many other literacy, math, social studies and science resources!

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Pumpkin Life Cycle Emergent Reader

Are you wanting to teach about owls this spring? This unit includes lots of FUN FACTS about owls.

This resource includes:

• Posters (in color and black & white)
• KWL printable worksheet
• Venn diagram worksheet comparing bats and owls
• Write the Room activity page
• Fact-Writing page
• Five-page tab booklet (2 sizes)
• Parts of Owl Labeling page
• Owl Directed Drawing

The tab books are simple for kids to cut out and put together.

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This is an eight-page booklet of adorable woodland animals. Children trace the letters that name the animal then color the pictures. Animals included are: fox, bear, squirrel, deer, skunk, raccoon, rabbit and hedgehog. I have included posters to display for coloring examples.

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This is a fun and engaging way to learn about the life cycle of chickens! This resource includes: TWO sets of posters (one on the life cycle of chickens, the other is chicken facts with vocabulary), TWO printable cut and paste worksheets for reinforcement, a five-page tab booklet (2 sizes) and a bonus writing page. The tab books are simple for kids to cut out and put together. There is a small version with two pages per sheet of paper and a larger version with one sheet per page. Check out my TeachShare store for more math, literacy, science and social studies resources!

This resource can also be purchased in a bundle with the Butterfly Life Cycle and the Frog Life Cycle! If you want to SAVE money click Life Cycles Bundle to see that resource!

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