Life cycle of animals worksheet for 2 - Free Printable

Let’s solve this step by step.

We have three life cycles to complete: butterfly, chicken (bird), and frog. At the bottom, there are five cut-out pictures we can use:
- Caterpillar
- Chick
- Butterfly
- Tadpole with legs (froglet)
- Egg in a nest

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Life Cycle 1: Butterfly

The first box shows eggs on a leaf → that’s stage 1: Egg

Next should be the larva stage — for butterflies, that’s the caterpillar. So we paste the caterpillar picture in the second box.

Then comes the pupa stage — shown as a chrysalis hanging from a branch → that’s already given.

Final stage is the adult — the butterfly. We paste the butterfly picture in the last box.

So order for #1:
Egg → Caterpillar → Chrysalis → Butterfly

Write under each box:
1. Egg
2. Larva (or Caterpillar)
3. Pupa (or Chrysalis)
4. Adult (or Butterfly)

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Life Cycle 2: Chicken (Bird)

First box is empty → but we know birds start as eggs, so we paste the “egg in nest” picture here.

Second box shows an embryo inside an egg → that’s still part of the egg stage, but developing.

Third box is empty → after hatching, it becomes a chick. Paste the chick picture here.

Fourth box shows the adult hen → that’s the final stage.

So order for #2:
Egg → Embryo (inside egg) → Chick → Adult Hen

Write under each box:
1. Egg
2. Embryo
3. Chick
4. Adult

*(Note: Sometimes “embryo” is not labeled separately — you could also call stage 2 “Egg” again, but since it’s showing development inside, “Embryo” is more accurate.)*

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Life Cycle 3: Frog

First box shows frog eggs → stage 1: Egg

Second box shows a tadpole → stage 2: Tadpole

Third box is empty → next stage is when the tadpole grows legs and starts looking like a frog — called a froglet. We paste the “tadpole with legs” picture here.

Fourth box shows the adult frog → stage 4: Adult Frog

So order for #3:
Egg → Tadpole → Froglet → Adult Frog

Write under each box:
1. Egg
2. Tadpole
3. Froglet (or Young Frog)
4. Adult

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Now let’s match the cut-outs correctly:

For #1 (Butterfly): Use Caterpillar and Butterfly

For #2 (Chicken): Use Egg in nest and Chick

For #3 (Frog): Use Tadpole with legs (froglet)

That uses all 5 cut-outs perfectly.

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Final Answer:

Life Cycle 1 (Butterfly):
Box 1: Egg (already drawn)
Box 2: Paste Caterpillar → write “Larva” or “Caterpillar”
Box 3: Chrysalis (already drawn) → write “Pupa” or “Chrysalis”
Box 4: Paste Butterfly → write “Adult” or “Butterfly”

Life Cycle 2 (Chicken):
Box 1: Paste Egg in nest → write “Egg”
Box 2: Embryo (already drawn) → write “Embryo”
Box 3: Paste Chick → write “Chick”
Box 4: Adult hen (already drawn) → write “Adult”

Life Cycle 3 (Frog):
Box 1: Eggs (already drawn) → write “Egg”
Box 2: Tadpole (already drawn) → write “Tadpole”
Box 3: Paste Tadpole with legs → write “Froglet” or “Young Frog”
Box 4: Adult frog (already drawn) → write “Adult”