Kimee Kipperberg

Topic: Life Cycles

Grade level: 1st
Content: Science

ISTE Standard

NGSS Standard

1c. Use models and simulations to explore

complex systems and issues

LS1. B Growth and Development of

Organisms: adult plants and animals

5b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using

technology that supports collaboration,
learning, and productivity.

can have young. In many kinds of

animals, parents and the offspring
themselves engage in behaviors that
help the offspring to survive.

Insects

All
About
Life
Cycles

Birds

Amphibians
Mammals

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Mastery Teaching Model

Subject :
Level:

Science

2nd Grade

Science Standards for South Carolina

2-2.5 Illustrate the various life cycles of animals
2-2.3 Explain how distinct environments throughout the world support the life of different types of animals

Objective(s)
TSW be able to differentiate between the life cycles of various species
TSW be able to list the 4 stages of a life cycle

Lesson Notes
* Students should have prior knowledge about the characteristics of insects and other animal groups
* Students should have prior knowledge that animals have basic needs for survival
* This lesson should be used over multiple days.

Created By:

Erin Schneider

Click the Title to Hear a Familiar Song

What is a Life Cycle?

A life cycle is all the stages that happen in a plant or animal's lifetime.
Some animals are born and some hatch from eggs but all animals go through stages.

All life cycles start with the birth of a new living thing.

When one life ends, one all ways begins.

birth
death

Move the magnifying glass over the

boxes to reveal the

growth
adult

4 Stages of the
Life Cycle

he chrysalis.

It's a
Bug's Life
Click the book to watch the
book come to life!

Drag the Caterpillar to the Food

Which Came First...

the Chicken or the Egg?
Pull the Pictures Up for More Information
Click the Poster to Watch the Chickens Life Cycle
Erase the box below when you are finished, for a fun fact!

After 21 days, the egg It takes 6 months for a

The egg is the first stage hatches and a baby chickbaby chick to become an
comes
out. has feathers
the chickens
life.only animal
Aof bird
is the
that
adult.

"Roar"ing About A
Tiger's Life
Drag the flowers to the pail of water.
Our Momma
Mammals, like
lions, give birth to
live young. This
means their babies
are already grown
and look like a
small adult.

Pull Down to See

Our Momma!

As mammals
grow, they look
more like their
parents.

Hopping Through the Frog's Life Cycle

Click the numbers to reveal the frogs life cycle.
TADPOLE

Click Kermit the Frog to watch a video

about a Frog's Life

EGG
ADULT FROG

Click on the Frog

for a Reading
Sheet
Can you put the life
cycle in order?

FROGLET

"Not the Mamma"

Match the Life Cycle to the Stages.

Insects
Mammals
Birds
Drag the black dot to the white circle
to Reveal the Answer

Amphibians

Let's Sing and Dance!

"Animal Babies"
Can you recognize these animal babies?

Games and Activities

Check out these cool websites
Click on the game FIND THE PARENT

Frog
and
Human
Life Cycle
Activity

Brain Pop Jr. Activites and Videos

Must have a username and password for site

Worksheets and Extra Practice

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This IWB lesson is an appropriate use of technology

because it allows students to be introduced to different life
cycles and how they all follow the same four stages. It gets
what could become a classroom full of squirmy children
listening to a teacher talk at them and flips it to become a
guided lesson that the children discover on their own with
the reading help from the teacher. There is so many
opportunities for students to go to the board and tap, drag,
listen, and watch what the life cycle is all about. It reaches
every type of learning, which I think makes learning that
much more fun all together.