Tomato plant life cycle sequence and fold activity summer cut and paste craft

Do you need a fun activity for teaching life cycles that isn't a standard worksheet? Help your students understand and review the life cycle of a tomato plant with this differentiated sequencing activity. This resource is a printable PDF with cut-and-paste options.

Children put the life cycle stages from tomato seed to ripe fruit in order on their template. They then cut and fold. The finished foldouts are ideal for an interactive science notebook.

This activity could support learning about flowering plant life cycles, plants we eat, summer fruit/healthy eating, or gardening.

The templates

There are 3 similar printable template options so you can choose what suits your students best:

• Template 1: Color the tomato and life cycle stages, cut out and sequence the stages, glue, and fold.
• Template 2: Color the tomato and life cycle stages, match the words to the pictures, glue, assemble, and fold. Larger template.
• Template 3: Color the tomato and life cycle stages, sequence the stages, glue, assemble, and fold. Larger template. Option to sequence pictures with their stage names (e.g., seed, seedling, etc), or with short descriptions.

What else is included?

• Full page color diagram of the tomato plant life cycle.
• Set of sequencing cards with arrows. Print and cut out the individual cards and arrows for children to arrange in the correct order. Color and black and white options included.
• Label the tomato plant cut and paste worksheet.
• US and UK versions of the PDF