Chicken life cycle sequence and fold science craft activity

A fun, foldable craft activity for exploring the stages of a chicken's life cycle from egg to adult bird. A great follow-up after hatching out chicks! Alternatively, use for a science center, in an interactive notebook, or for a farm animals or Easter/spring activity.

Benefits of this activity

• Low prep
• Children learn about the chicken life cycle in a fun and hands-on way, that’s a bit different from a standard science worksheet.
• Can be used to introduce the life cycle, or as a review/assessment to check understanding.
• Encourages fine motor/scissor skills, hand-eye coordination (folding), and sequencing.
• Differentiated options allow for multiple age ranges or abilities to do the same activity.
• Finished foldouts can be inserted into an interactive notebook where they can be referenced by children.

The templates

There are 5 similar cut-and-paste templates so you can select the one that best suits your needs:

1. Students color, cut and fold their template. The words used are egg, embryo, chick, and chicken.

2. As above but using the words egg, egg hatching, chick, and chicken.

3. Students color their template, cut out the life cycle words, glue them in order onto the template, cut, and fold. Uses the same vocabulary as template 1.

4. As above but with the same vocabulary as template 2.

5. Students color their template, sequence the life cycle labels, glue, cut, and fold.

Student directions are provided as well as a folding guide with pictures.

What else is included?

• Full-page description for each life cycle stage (color picture and text). These can be used for an introduction, either printed or displayed on a screen.
• Chicken life cycle poster
• Label the hen cut and paste with 6 body parts (wattle, crown, beak, wing, claw, tail).
• Chick maze with solution for early finishers.

Is this resource editable?

The PDF is not editable. US and UK versions of the file are included.