This is a craft activity to show the life cycle of a chicken. The wheel has three main stages that you need to complete by cutting, coloring, and gluing.
Here are the steps to finish your project:
1.
Color the Pictures:
* Color the two chickens yellow with orange beaks and red combs (the top part of their head).
* Color the nests brown.
* Color the egg in the middle yellow or white.
* Color the arrows purple so they show which way the cycle goes.
2.
Cut Out the Wheel:
* Use the green scissors to cut along the thick black circle line on the outside. Be careful to stay on the line!
3.
Prepare the Egg Flap:
* Look at the square box labeled "egg" at the bottom.
* Cut along the dotted lines on the left, right, and bottom sides of that square.
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Do not cut the top line. This creates a little flap or pocket.
4.
Assemble the Cycle:
* Take the glue stick. Put glue on the back of the paper triangle piece (the one with the black dot at the top).
* Stick this triangle onto the center of the big circle wheel. Make sure the point with the black dot is at the very top center.
* Now, lift up the "egg" flap you just cut. Slide the picture of the chick (which usually comes on a separate strip for these projects) underneath this flap. If you don't have a separate chick strip, you might just color the egg stage here. *Note: Based on standard versions of this craft, there is usually a third stage called "chick" that slides under the egg flap.*
5.
Write Your Name:
* Write your name on the line next to "Name:".
Now you can spin the wheel or lift the flaps to show how a chicken grows from an egg to a chick to a grown-up hen!
Final Answer:
Complete the chicken life cycle wheel by coloring the images, cutting out the circle and the egg flap, gluing the center pointer, and writing your name.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of chick life cycle worksheet.
