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Sequence Writing Prompts – Plant and Animal Life Cycles
My students are so successful at writing using these story sequence writing prompts! For this activity, writers use the 5 sequence picture cards to order events, then they can use the transition words and specific story vocabulary words to tell their story.
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Included with each writing printable is a “Good Writers” editing checklist reminder at the bottom of the paper. I have also included a basic sight word list to post in your writing center to assist with those tricky words. These prompts naturally differentiate your writing center. Even my most emergent, timid writers shine using them!
Included in this resource: (see the preview file for full details)
PLANT AND ANIMAL PICTURE TOPICS:
- Life Cycle of an Apple Tree
- Life Cycle of a Bee
- Life Cycle of a Butterfly
- Life Cycle of a Chicken
- Life Cycle of a Frog
- Life Cycle of a Ladybug
- Life Cycle of a Penguin
- Life Cycle of a Praying Mantis
- Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
- Life Cycle of a Sunflower
- Life Cycle of a Watermelon
- 11 Life Cycle story pictures to sequence with word banks (in color)
- 11 Life Cycle pictures to sequence with word banks (black and white – cut and paste) NO PREP
- 11 digital Google slides
- Transition Word Cards
- 2 blank writing templates
- Sight word reference printable
- Writing checklist anchor chart (2 styles)
Adventures of a Classroom Teacher –
Just what I needed to use in my classroom. Thank you for creating and sharing a wonderful resource!
Mary R. –
a great resource to use with students on life cycles. I used as a writing activity and students could choose.
Angelina D. –
This is a terrific resource to use with ELL/ESL/Multlingual students when teaching transition/sequence words in writing. It is also an helpful resource to prep for the state language proficiency assessment ACCESS.
Nancie K. –
This was such a great addition to our unit with plenty of options for all writing levels.
Tattle Tales –
Engage students in sequencing and story writing with these Plant and Animal Life Cycle prompts! Students use 5 picture cards to order events, then write their story using transition words and vocabulary. Each page includes a “Good Writers” checklist for self-editing, plus a sight word list to support emergent writers. Perfect for Google distance learning or classroom writing centers, these prompts help all students build confidence and storytelling skills.
Hannah Y. –
This was a great resource to use with my 2nd graders.
FLA Teacher –
This made learning life science so much fun! We loved using it.
Makayla B. –
This was a super cute resource and my students really enjoyed it!
Kristin S. –
I used this during Migrant Summer School. The kids loved using these resources to learn about animal habitats and plant and animal life cycles. We supplemented at the end of the unit with a field trip to a local reptile museum!
Lynn R. –
This was a great way to do assessments on life cycles for the end of our unit. It was also good for a mini writing assessment.
Patricia A. –
This is an amazing resource. It was extremely helpful for my students.
Toni C. –
I love using these downloads in all subjects. If you are a Virginia teacher, these are great to use and aligned 🙂
Brooke N. –
My students loved this resource. I loved that it included different types of animals.
Megan T. –
Such a great resource! My students enjoyed this activity! Super easy to use.
elisa F. –
This resource went very well with our reading topic for the month. Thank you for this resource.
Alyson Sherman –
My students loved the visuals which help enhance the learning
Helena Budgell –
This was a great resource for my grade two class!!
Roxy Rose –
Great product It was a great resource to use with my second graders.
Rachelle B. –
This was a great addition to my classroom! Thank you!
Meaghan S. –
My students were really engaged when using this resource. They were struggling With sequencing their writing/stories and this seemed to help solidify their knowledge.