Animals Life Cycles worksheet - Free Printable

Let me work through this step by step.

Butterfly Life Cycle:
The butterfly life cycle has 4 stages:
1. Egg - laid on a leaf
2. Caterpillar (larva) - hatches from egg, eats leaves
3. Pupa (chrysalis) - forms on a branch/twig
4. Butterfly (adult) - emerges from pupa

Looking at the diagram flow:
- The top box points to the leaf with an egg → This should be "Egg" (the starting point)
- Wait, let me look more carefully at the arrows.

The arrows go in a circle. Let me trace them:
- Top rectangle → arrow points down-right to the leaf/egg area
- Actually, looking at the layout: there's a rectangle at the top center, one on the left, and one on the right middle.

Let me reconsider the positions:
- Top center rectangle: above the leaf
- Left rectangle: next to the butterfly
- Right middle rectangle: next to the caterpillar
- Bottom rectangle (below the chrysalis/pupa on branch): this is for the pupa stage

The cycle order following arrows:
1. Top box → leads to leaf with egg → so top box = "Egg"
Wait no, the egg is ON the leaf. The top box points TO the leaf.

Actually, looking again:
- The leaf has an egg on it
- Arrow from top box goes to the leaf
- Then arrow from leaf goes to caterpillar (right side)
- Then arrow from caterpillar goes to chrysalis on branch (bottom)
- Then arrow from chrysalis goes to butterfly (left)
- Then arrow from butterfly goes back to top (completing cycle)

So the boxes are:
- Top box (above leaf): This is where the butterfly lays eggs → "Egg" - but wait, the egg is already shown on the leaf. Hmm.

Let me reconsider. The four word options are: Pupa, Caterpillar, Butterfly, Egg

The four empty boxes in the butterfly section:
1. Top center box
2. Left box (next to butterfly)
3. Right middle box (next to caterpillar)
4. Bottom box (below chrysalis)

Following the cycle clockwise from top:
- Top box → leaf with egg → this represents the EGG stage being laid
- Actually the top box IS the label for the egg on the leaf

Hmm, let me think about this differently. Each box labels a stage:
- The leaf with small dot = Egg stage → top box labels this = "Egg"
- The caterpillar = Caterpillar stage → right box = "Caterpillar"
- The chrysalis on branch = Pupa stage → bottom box = "Pupa"
- The butterfly = Butterfly stage → left box = "Butterfly"

That makes sense! The boxes label each image/stage.

Dog Life Cycle:
The four word options are: Adolescence, Birth, Adult, Puppy

The dog life cycle stages:
1. Birth - mother dog with newborn puppies (bottom image showing nursing)
2. Puppy - small young dog (bottom left image)
3. Adolescence - growing dog/teenager (top left image - medium sized)
4. Adult - fully grown dog (top right - large dog)

Looking at the diagram:
- Bottom image: mother dog nursing puppies → "Birth"
- Bottom left: small puppy sitting → "Puppy"
- Top left: medium-sized dog → "Adolescence"
- Top right: large adult dog → "Adult"

The boxes positions:
- Top center box (above the dogs)
- Left box (next to adolescent dog)
- Right box (next to adult dog)
- Bottom left box (next to puppy)
- Bottom right box (next to birth/nursing scene)

Wait, there seem to be 5 boxes but only 4 words. Let me recount.

Looking at the dog section:
- One box at top center
- One box on the left (middle-left area)
- One box on the right (middle-right, next to "Adolescence" word bank)
- One box at bottom left
- One box at bottom right

That's 5 boxes but only 4 words. Hmm, maybe I'm miscounting.

Actually looking more carefully, the "Adolescence", "Birth", "Adult", "Puppy" are the WORD BANK (options to drag), not labels already placed. So there are 4 empty boxes to fill with these 4 words.

Let me recount the empty boxes in dog section:
1. Top center box
2. Left side box (near the adolescent-looking dog)
3. Right side box (near the adult dog) - wait, is this empty or is "Adolescence" already there?

Looking again: The word bank on the right shows: Adolesence, Birth, Adult, Puppy. These are draggable options.

The empty rectangles in the dog diagram:
1. Top center
2. Left middle
3. Right middle (this might be where "Adolesence" label goes... no wait, that's in the word bank)

Actually I think there are 4 empty boxes:
1. Top center - labels the overall cycle or a specific stage
2. Left - next to the medium dog
3. Bottom left - next to the puppy
4. Bottom right - next to the nursing mother

Hmm, but that's still confusing. Let me just match stages to images:

- Mother nursing puppies = Birth
- Small sitting dog = Puppy
- Medium standing dog = Adolescence
- Large standing dog = Adult

Now mapping to box positions based on typical worksheet layout:
- The box near the nursing scene (bottom) = Birth
- The box near the small puppy (bottom left) = Puppy
- The box near the medium dog (top left area) = Adolescence
- The box near the large adult dog (top/right) = Adult
- The top center box might be a title or...

Actually, I think the top center box might just be part of the layout and there are exactly 4 boxes matching 4 words. Let me assume:

Butterfly cycle boxes (4 boxes, 4 words):
- Top box (above leaf/egg) = Egg
- Right box (next to caterpillar) = Caterpillar
- Bottom box (below chrysalis) = Pupa
- Left box (next to butterfly) = Butterfly

Dog cycle boxes (4 boxes, 4 words):
- Box near nursing mother = Birth
- Box near small puppy = Puppy
- Box near medium dog = Adolescence
- Box near large adult dog = Adult

For the dog diagram, based on typical circular flow:
- Starting from birth (nursing) going clockwise or following arrows
- The green arrows show the cycle direction

Looking at green arrows in dog diagram:
- From adult (top right) → goes down to nursing/birth (bottom)
- From birth → goes to puppy (bottom left)
- From puppy → goes up to adolescent (top left)
- From adolescent → goes to adult (top right)

So the boxes:
- Near adult dog (top right area) = Adult
- Near nursing/birth scene (bottom) = Birth
- Near puppy (bottom left) = Puppy
- Near adolescent dog (top left) = Adolescence
- Top center box = ?

I think the top center box might actually be labeling something else, or perhaps I'm seeing an extra box. Let me just provide the clearest answer:

Final mappings:

Butterfly Life Cycle:
- Egg (on leaf)
- Caterpillar
- Pupa (chrysalis)
- Butterfly

Dog Life Cycle:
- Birth (mother with newborns)
- Puppy (young dog)
- Adolescence (growing dog)
- Adult (full-grown dog)