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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)

















gayle A. –
Very helpful!
Morgan W. –
This was a great resource for helping students learn about life cycles. I loved how it incorporates using transitional words with the writing tasks. This is a wonderful resource! Thank you!
Judith S. –
Thank you!!
Sandra M. –
I used these last year and I’m using them this year. I made my students a learning packet of the different sequencing stories that go with our ELA curriculum. It is so helpful for the students to see pictures as they use sequencing words to tell a story. I love the word banks, I teach my students to use the word bank to help with spelling and add to their writing.
Amy U. –
Students loved it
Hey Teacher Hey –
These helped with reluctant writers in sped classroom!!
Cynthia G. –
great hands on
Proud to be a Public School Teacher –
Good resource for my early writers!
ELL Teacher Resources –
Great resource for ELL students!
Hein’s Harvest –
My students loved these activities, and they were very easy to use!
Denisse U. –
This was a great resource for sequence writing practice. The visual aids helped my ELL’s come up with sentences for their sequence writing.
Shannon W. –
great resource
roberto C. –
This resource is great
Meagan S. –
Loved this!
Laura Jo K. –
My students loved this resource. They were actively engaged and learned so much
Kathryn K. –
Wonderful addition to the science curriculum!
Trisha P. –
Works great with my struggling ELL’s.
Melissa E. –
Love these! So helpful for students who are learning writing skills to visually see examples!
Serena C. –
Made sequence writing easy and fun for my first graders.
Chris Morriss –
Thank you!