Plant life cycle worksheet for children, illustrating seed germination, growth, and flowering stages.

Explanation:
Let’s follow the plant life cycle step by step using the sentences and matching them to the correct stages in the diagram.

1. "The seed is in the soil."
→ This is the very beginning. The diagram shows a brown seed (no sprout yet) in a circle on the left. That’s stage 1.

2. "The roots grow down and the stem grows up."
→ After the seed is in the soil, it starts to sprout: a root goes down, and a tiny stem with first leaves pushes up. In the diagram, the top circle shows a sprout emerging — root down, stem up, with two small leaves. That’s stage 2.

3. "The leaves grow from the stem."
→ Next, the young plant develops more leaves on its stem. The bottom circle shows a small plant with several leaves but no flower yet. That’s stage 3.

4. "The leaves get bigger and the flower appears."
→ Finally, the plant matures: leaves are larger, and a flower blooms (center of the diagram). That’s stage 4.

Now, look at the empty boxes around the circle — they’re placed near each stage, in clockwise order starting from the top.

- Top box (next to sprouting seed) → sentence 2
- Right box (next to small plant with 2 leaves) → sentence 3
- Bottom box (next to plant with more leaves, no flower) → sentence 4
- Left box (next to seed in soil) → sentence 1

But wait — the arrows go clockwise:
Seed (left) → sprout (top) → small plant (right) → leafy plant (bottom) → flower (center) → back to seed.

Actually, the diagram has 4 circular stages around a central flowering plant. The central flower is the mature stage, and the 4 circles are the earlier steps in order.

Let’s list the 4 circles in clockwise order starting from the top (as the arrow points clockwise):

1. Top circle: sprout (root + stem emerging) → matches sentence 2
2. Right circle: small plant with 2 leaves → matches sentence 3
3. Bottom circle: plant with more leaves, no flower → matches sentence 4
4. Left circle: seed in soil → matches sentence 1

So the boxes should be filled as:
- Top box → 2
- Right box → 3
- Bottom box → 4
- Left box → 1

Final Answer:
Top: 2, Right: 3, Bottom: 4, Left: 1