Plant Life Cycle Worksheets for Kids

Beans are an easy plant to grow, they don’t take a lot of work and they’re the perfect science experiment. With these plant life cycle worksheets for kids, you’ll be able to watch and name each life cycle stage.

If you love these, you’ll enjoy my other life cycle worksheets for kids.

Get your kids excited about working in the garden by studying the plants that will be growing there. Plant your own beans and see how they evolve from seeds to seedlings, then plant which seed pods.

Teach them about germination and how plants need the right conditions to grow, such as temperature, soil nutrients, and moisture, before they can sprout.

Spring or summer is the perfect time to get outdoors, start a garden, or plant some flowers. When your kids can see all the work it takes for a plant to grow, they will appreciate it much more.

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What do plants need to grow?

Kids may be motivated to see the stages of plants in real life. You can also discuss the things that plants need for their growth.

Sunlight, Water, and Air

Plants can make their own food. They need sunlight, water, and air (to get carbon dioxide) to be able to undergo photosynthesis (the process of making food for plants).

Plants need to be watered because this helps carry nutrients from the soil to the plant’s other parts.

Nutrients

Nutrients from the soil are also needed for plant growth. This is why we use fertilizers to give plants the minerals they need to grow healthy and strong. Of course, we cannot use too much of it, as it will also be bad for the plants.

Temperature

Depending on the plants you grow, some like warmer temperatures, and some like colder temperatures. This is why some plants cannot grow in our area; our climate is not suitable for their growth.

Space

Plants need to have enough space for them to grow properly. We repot the plants and change their location once we see that they have outgrown their pots. This is because their roots also grow and need to absorb more soil nutrients and water.

You can use these as a guide to experiment with the right conditions for plant growth. Have them observe and list how often they water the plants and the soil types, pick a good location for them to grow, the temperature, and at what stages the plants need to be repotted.

These are good for them because they allow them to be really hands-on in learning the plant life cycle and the right conditions for plants to grow.

Recommended Plant Life Cycle Books

Try one of these plant life cycle books to learn how plants grow from seed to adult. I love using books as educational material because they fill in so many gaps. This is such a fun way to learn while the kids are also working on their reading skills.

Each of the great books listed below dives deeper into the plant life cycle for kids. This means that they’ll be able to look at pictures while they read the words, which is always a huge help.

I love using books as a learning tool and resource because it gives the kids time to read and process independently. One of the best ways to combine learning and fun is to always have books handy for the kids.

Below are just a few of our favorite books about the plant life cycle, which I think you’ll love and like as well.

Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt: (Spring Books for Kids, Gardening for Kids, Preschool Science Books, Children’s Nature Books)From Seed to PlantNational Geographic Readers: Plants (Level 1 Co-reader)The Amazing Life Cycle of Plants (Look and Wonder)National Geographic Readers: Seed to PlantI Can Grow a Flower (Life Cycle Board Books)

 

Life Cycle of a Plant Worksheet Supplies

• Printer (I have this one, and love it!)
• Paper
• Scissors
• Pencil

Print the cards onto cardstock and laminate them if you wish. You can reuse the worksheets if you use a dry-erase marker and a page protector.

The printer I have is no longer available. However, you can look for another HP Instant Ink-ready printer and use their program to send you ink cartridges whenever your printer runs out of ink.

Recommended Plant Life Cycle Printables

Little Learners Print & Go Activity Kit: Plant Life Cycle

Maximize your plant life cycle lessons using this activity kit. Learn about the life cycle of a plant using lapbook pieces, worksheets, and tracing pages. With, fun and engaging activities for your child to enjoy!

Little Learners Print & Go Activity Kit: Pumpkin Life Cycle

Teach your kids about the life cycle of a pumpkin with this activity kit. Labeling activities, puzzles, graphing worksheets, pumpkin patterning, and a fun search activity are all included in this printable!

Recommended Plant Growing Kits

Watch the plant life cycle closely by growing your own plants with your kids. Create a terrarium or fairy garden to get even more creative.

These plant-growing kits do a great job of getting the kids to learn more about how plants actually grow. Having to take care of the plants themselves really encourages them to learn and understand the whole process thoroughly.

Root Viewer Kit for Kids – Grow Your Own Plant for Boys & Girls – Science STEM Toy & Craft Growing Kits for Ages 4-8 Birthday Easter GiftsKids Gardening Set 27 Pcs – Gardening Tools Set for Kids Best Outdoor Toys – Toddler Gardening Set with Magnifying GlassBack to the Roots STEM Certified Kids Terrarium Grow Kit – Easy-to-Use DIY Set for All Ages SmallThames & Kosmos Kids First Botany – Experimental Greenhouse Kit, Model:567004TickleMe Plant Deluxe Greenhouse Kit with 6 Color Paint Set for Kids with 10 Fun Activities. Grow The House Plant That Closes its LeavesToyvelt Fairy Garden Kit for Kids – 14

 

My kids loved growing vegetables and fruit they could actually eat. Although backyard animals got to the fruits a lot quicker than we could, vegetables are always a treat when they come from the garden.

What’s included in these plant life cycle worksheets?

These 11-page worksheets include engaging activities for kids to learn and have fun at the same time.

Plant Life Cycle Three-Part Cards

Three-part cards are the perfect addition to their learning about the life cycle of plants. These greatly help kids to recognize and understand the lessons better.

Parts of a Plant Labeling Activity

Kids can label parts of monocotyledon and dicotyledon plants with the help of a word bank. They can either write the labels or cut and paste them!

Life Cycle of a Plant Cut and Paste Activity

Children can cut the labels on the word bank and the illustrations, then paste them on the plant life cycle worksheet.

Plant Life Cycle Word Tracing Activity

They can learn how to write and spell the stages of development of plants. This is great for practicing their writing skills.

Answer Keys

Answer keys are provided to check their work. If they like to work on their own, kids can just go ahead and see if they got it right.

These worksheets are great for learning the life cycle of a plant and its parts. Kids also got to learn how to spell and write its stages and development. It is really a complete package to add to your life cycle lessons!

Ever wondered what was inside a plant cell? Take a look at this Plant Cell Coloring Worksheet.

How to use these plant life cycle worksheets?

If you’re looking for a fun way to dive into more plant learning and ideas, these plant life cycle worksheets are the best. The more the kids can learn about the life cycle of plants and animals, the more you can start learning about various other aspects.

To extend this activity, plant beans in your own backyard and see if they can recognize the different life stages of the plant. How do they go from seeds, germination, seedlings, and then forming flowers and producing beans?

You can then open up the beans to find more seeds, hence the circle of a bean plant.

Kids love watching their plants grow from seeds, reading their favorite plant books, and taking a visit to your local garden center. Don’t miss this opportunity to do plant activities and teach them outdoors.

If you have a preschooler and are looking for more science printables to get your child engaged while learning, check out my list of Science Worksheets for Preschoolers!

More Plant Activities

These plant activities will help your kids understand more about plants and nature without the need to be outdoors all the time. These activities will make your young botanists happy and learning!

• Plant Cell Craft
• Plant and Botany Activities for Kids
• Strawberry Life Cycle Worksheet
• Plant Life Cycle Coloring Pages
• Plant Parts Coloring Pages
• Parts of a Strawberry Plant Worksheet by Homeschool Preschool
• Fastest Growing Seeds for Science Projects by The Activity Mom
• Cactus Paper Cup Craft For Kids by Simple Everyday Mom

More Life Cycle Worksheets

Keep up with that life cycle learning by using these fun worksheets. This is a simple way to have an entire life cycle learning activity for the kids to have fun with and expand their knowledge easily.

• Sunflower Life cycle for kids
• Life Cycle of a Dandelion Worksheet
• Sunflower Life cycle for kids
• Apple Life Cycle Worksheets
• Pumpkin Life Cycle Worksheets
• Corn Activity Set Worksheets by 3 Boys and a Dog

As you can see, these plant worksheets have great images to go along with labeling the plant life cycle. So, download these worksheets and get started on the life cycle of a plant!

See the other fun science worksheets in this series – Free Printable Science Worksheets for Kids.

Download the plant life cycle worksheets below

Teach your kids the stages of plants and all about their life cycle. It’s like planting the seeds of learning in your kids. Then soon enough they will bloom and reap the fruits of their labor.