Mallard duck life cycle sequence and fold science craft and labelling

Introduce or review the life cycle stages of a mallard duck with this foldable sequencing activity. This fun alternative to a worksheet covers 4 stages of a duck's life cycle - egg, hatching, duckling, and adult duck. It could be used as part of a lesson on bird life cycles, alongside hatching ducks, as a science center, or in a science interactive notebook.

The templates

The activity templates are differentiated so you can use them with multiple age groups or abilities.

Template 1: Color the duck face and the stages of the duck life cycle. Cut out the template and fold.

Template 2: Color the duck face and the stages of the duck life cycle (egg, hatching, duckling, adult duck), cut out and sequence the life cycle stages, glue, cut and fold.

Template 3: As above but with a straight cutting edge.

Template 4: Color the duck face and the stages of the duck life cycle, cut out and sequence the life cycle stages (with short descriptions), glue, cut and fold.

Also included:

• Label the mallard duck cut and paste with 6 body parts to match (eye, bill, wing, neck, tail, and webbed feet). Choose from a male or female mallard.
• US and UK verisons of the PDF.

Benefits of this activity

• Low prep
• Children learn about the duck 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.

Please note that this is not an editable resource.