Life Cycle of a Flower - Activities & Seesaw Freebies

Spring has sprung and so have all the plants and flowers! This is a great time to teach your students about the life cycle of a flower. I have created some life cycle activities that will keep your students engaged. Also, why stop at the life cycle of a flower, when you can do all things spring?! Come check out some great spring activities here.

Need some digital activities for distance learning? I have that covered too! I have some FREE Seesaw activities for you to try. Everything is done for you. All you need to do is click on the link and add it to your activities tab.

This Life Cycle of a Flower sequencing activity is a fun way to practice what happens first, next, after that…. and so on. It ties in several skills such as sequencing an event in order and using critical thinking by explaining their thoughts on paper.

Click HERE to download for free or click on the image above.

Another way to teach the life cycle of a flower, is to try it digitally on Seesaw! First you will hear me reading a nonfiction book about the growth of a sunflower, and then students can take that information to manipulate the stages of the flower digitally and upload it for you to review. Students have a chance to reflect and explain what they did and then digitally draw what a flower needs to grow. I try to make my Seesaw activities more than just a digital worksheet. It’s all about the deeper level of thinking that ties into each assignment.

Click HERE to grab this Seesaw activity for free or click on the image above.

Aside from teaching the life cycle of a flower, it’s also important to teach them the parts of a flower too. Here is a little Seesaw Freebie that should do the trick! Like I said before, this is not just a digital worksheet. Students have to reflect after watching a video about the parts of a flower, and explain what at least one part of the flower does.

Click HERE to grab this Seesaw activity for free or click on the image above.

Aside from all these digital assignments, another great way bring in some hands-on learning, is to have students grow their own plants. All you need is:

a clear plastic cup
some potting soil
1-2 sunflower seeds

Students can explore the growth of their very own plant. A sunflower seed is pretty hardy, and I’ve had great success with these. Just make sure to water them when the soil is dry, but do not over water as they could rot. Also, as we know, it needs plenty of sunlight too!

For more spring activities, I love to add in these math & literacy activities for small groups, independent work, or morning work.