Are you looking for a fun, hands-on way to teach life cycles in your classroom? This Life Cycle Activities: Life Cycle Wheel Craft resource is a meaningful (and super engaging!) way for students to explore and demonstrate their understanding of how living things grow and change.

Perfect for science centers, whole-group instruction, small groups, or independent practice, these life cycle wheels give students a chance to create, interact with, and revisit key science concepts in a memorable way.

What’s Included in This Life Cycle Bundle

This resource includes 3 differentiated versions of the life cycle wheel activity so you can meet the needs of all your learners:

• Option 1 – Color, Cut, Create

Students color, cut, and assemble their own life cycle wheel from scratch. This is great for reinforcing sequencing and fine motor skills.

• Option 2 – Match, Glue, & Build

Students color, cut, and glue the correct words or sentences describing each stage of the life cycle in the right place before assembling the wheel. Perfect for literacy integration!

• Option 3 – Center Version (Print, Laminate, Reuse!)

Print in color, laminate, and assemble the wheels to create a durable, reusable center activity that students can explore again and again.

You will need one brass fastener (brad) per child to assemble each life cycle wheel.

Life Cycles Included

Your students will explore the life cycles of:

• Ladybug
• Bat
• Butterfly
• Pumpkin
• Plant
• Apple
• Penguin
• Bee
• Frog
• Sea Turtle

These provide a great mix of animals and plants, making this resource versatile for multiple science units throughout the year.

Why Teachers Love This Resource

✔ Hands-on and interactive
✔ Differentiated for various skill levels
✔ Integrates science + literacy
✔ Works for whole group, small group, or centers
✔ Engaging visuals that support understanding
✔ Great for bulletin boards or student portfolios

Perfect For:

• Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade
• Life cycles unit
• Science centers
• Interactive notebooks
• Homeschooling
• Sub plans

If you’re looking for an easy-prep, engaging, and meaningful life cycle activity, these Life Cycle Wheel Crafts are a classroom favorite!

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID....

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Melinda T. says, "My students loved this resource. We used this with our CKLA Cycles in Nature unit. It was so cute and easy to use."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jayne C. says, "I love this resource. It has so many different life cycles that can be used throughout the year!"

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