Frog Life Cycle Worksheet - Tims Printables - Free Printable

To solve this problem, we need to look at the pictures in the circle and figure out the correct order of how a frog grows up. This is called a "life cycle."

Step 1: Identify the starting point.
Most life cycles start with eggs. In the image, there is a cluster of round bubbles near the top. These are frog eggs.

Step 2: Follow the arrows clockwise.
The arrow from the eggs points to a small creature with a big head and a long tail. This is a baby frog that has just hatched. It lives in the water and breathes like a fish. This stage is called a tadpole.

Step 3: Look at the next stage.
The arrow from the tadpole points to a creature that looks like a tadpole but has started to grow back legs. You can see little legs appearing on the sides. This is often called a tadpole with legs or a developing tadpole.

Step 4: Check the next transformation.
The next arrow points to a creature that looks more like a frog now. It has four legs, but it still has a long tail. This stage is called a froglet (or sometimes a young frog). It is learning to breathe air and get ready to live on land.

Step 5: Identify the final adult stage.
The arrow from the froglet points to a full-grown frog sitting on a lily pad or leaf. It has no tail and strong legs for jumping. This is an adult frog.

Step 6: Complete the cycle.
The arrow from the adult frog points back to the eggs. The adult frog lays eggs, and the cycle starts all over again.

So, going around the circle starting from the eggs at the top and moving clockwise, the labels should be:
1. Eggs
2. Tadpole
3. Tadpole with legs (or Developing Tadpole)
4. Froglet (or Young Frog)
5. Adult Frog

Let's double-check the lines provided in the image to match them to these stages.
- Top right line (next to eggs): Eggs
- Right side, upper line (next to swimming creature with tail): Tadpole
- Right side, lower line (next to creature with hind legs): Tadpole with legs
- Bottom right line (next to creature with four legs and tail): Froglet
- Bottom left line (next to small frog waving): This seems to be another view of the Froglet or perhaps the transition to adult. Let's look closer. Actually, looking at the standard diagram flow:
- Eggs -> Tadpole -> Tadpole with legs -> Froglet -> Adult Frog.

Let's re-examine the specific blanks in the image based on standard worksheets:
1. Next to the cluster of circles: Eggs
2. Next to the swimmer with just a tail: Tadpole
3. Next to the swimmer with back legs: Tadpole with legs
4. Next to the four-legged creature with a tail: Froglet
5. Next to the small frog standing/waving: This is likely the Young Frog or late-stage Froglet losing its tail.
6. Next to the large frog on the leaf: Adult Frog

Wait, let's trace the arrows carefully.
- Start: Eggs (top center)
- Arrow to: Tadpole (top right)
- Arrow to: Tadpole with hind legs (middle right)
- Arrow to: Froglet with front and hind legs + tail (bottom right)
- Arrow to: Small frog with very short tail/no tail (bottom left)
- Arrow to: Large Adult Frog (left)
- Arrow back to: Eggs

So the labels corresponding to the blank lines, generally going clockwise or matching the nearest image:

- Line next to Eggs: Eggs
- Line next to first swimmer: Tadpole
- Line next to second swimmer (with legs): Tadpole with legs
- Line next to four-legged tailed creature: Froglet
- Line next to small standing frog: Young Frog (or sometimes just grouped with Froglet/Adult transition)
- Line next to big frog: Adult Frog

However, usually, these worksheets have 4-5 main labels. Let's look at the lines again.
There is a line under "Eggs".
There is a line under the first tadpole.
There is a line under the tadpole with legs.
There is a line under the froglet.
There is a line under the small frog.
There is a line under the adult frog.

Actually, looking at the layout:
1. Top right blank: Corresponds to Eggs.
2. Middle right blank: Corresponds to Tadpole.
3. Bottom right blank: Corresponds to Tadpole with legs.
4. Bottom middle/left blank: Corresponds to Froglet.
5. Left side bottom blank: Corresponds to Young Frog (or late Froglet).
6. Left side top blank: Corresponds to Adult Frog.

Let's simplify for a student. The standard 5 stages are:
1. Egg
2. Tadpole
3. Tadpole with legs
4. Froglet
5. Adult Frog

Looking at the image blanks specifically:
- The blank next to the egg mass: Eggs
- The blank next to the simple tadpole: Tadpole
- The blank next to the tadpole growing legs: Tadpole with legs
- The blank next to the creature with 4 legs and a tail: Froglet
- The blank next to the small frog (tail mostly gone): Young Frog (Note: Some curricula combine Froglet and Young Frog, but since there are two distinct images here before the adult, we label them separately if needed. However, often the "Froglet" label applies to the one with the tail, and the next one is just a smaller "Adult" or "Young Frog". Let's stick to the most common terms.)

Let's refine the list based on the visual progression:
1. Eggs: The blob of jelly-like spheres.
2. Tadpole: The fish-like larva with a gill slit and tail.
3. Tadpole with legs: The tadpole that has sprouted hind legs.
4. Froglet: The stage where it has four legs and a shrinking tail.
5. Adult Frog: The fully grown frog capable of reproduction.

In the diagram, there are 6 images and 6 lines?
Let's count the lines:
1. Under the title "Life Cycle...", next to the eggs? No, the line is to the right of the eggs.
2. Below the first tadpole.
3. Below the tadpole with legs.
4. Below the froglet.
5. Below the small frog.
6. To the left of the adult frog.

Okay, so we need 6 labels.
1. Eggs
2. Tadpole
3. Tadpole with legs (or Hind legs appear)
4. Froglet (Front legs appear, tail shrinks)
5. Young Frog (Tail almost gone)
6. Adult Frog

This fits perfectly.

Final Answer:
Here are the correct labels for the stages in the frog's life cycle, following the arrows clockwise:

1. Eggs (Next to the cluster of circles)
2. Tadpole (Next to the small swimmer with a tail)
3. Tadpole with legs (Next to the swimmer that has grown back legs)
4. Froglet (Next to the creature with four legs and a tail)
5. Young Frog (Next to the small frog with almost no tail)
6. Adult Frog (Next to the large frog on the leaf)