2nd GradeActivityScience20–25 minutes

Plant Life Cycle Diagram

Skill taught: Identifying and sequencing the stages of a plant life cycle

Label-and-color diagram with guided questions about plant growth stages.

Subject

Science

Type

Activity

Free printable
Time

20–25 minutes

Estimated

Materials Needed

  • β€’Printed diagram
  • β€’Pencil
  • β€’Crayons or colored pencils
  • β€’Optional: real plant or seed to observe

Directions

  1. 1.Discuss the four stages before labeling: seed, sprout, plant, flower/fruit.
  2. 2.Have your child label each stage on the diagram.
  3. 3.Color each stage using realistic colors.
  4. 4.Answer the guided questions about what each stage needs to grow.
  5. 5.Optional: plant a seed and observe the real life cycle over several weeks.

Parent Teaching Tip

Planting a real seed alongside this worksheet transforms a paper exercise into a living science investigation. Even a bean in a plastic bag taped to a sunny window provides weeks of authentic observation.

Skill Progression

Prerequisite skill

Basic needs of living things: water, sunlight, soil

This resource

Plant Life Cycle Diagram

Next skill

Comparing life cycles of different plants and animals

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