Food chains foldable sequencing activity cut and paste shark bear lion

Are you looking for a fun and interactive way to teach food chains that's different from a standard worksheet? This science cut-and-paste activity is hands-on and has options for differentiation. Ideal for science centers, interactive notebooks and to support learning about ecosystems, feeding relationships, and habitats.

This resource has templates for 3 food chains (lion, grizzly bear, and shark). For each one there are 3 similar options;

1. Color the pre-designed template, with animals and plants already included and fold.

2. Color the food chain, sequence the animals/plants to show who eats who, glue them onto the template, cut and fold.

3. As above but with a simpler, straight cutting edge.

Once folded, students can hide their food chain by bringing the 2 halves of the template together, then gently pull apart to reveal the inside (see preview video).

There is minimal prep required. Print the designs you plan to use on letter-sized paper or card. Students need colored pencils, scissors, and glue.

Instructions for how to fold are included (you may wish to make an example beforehand for those who might find folding tricky). There is a version for both US and UK spelling/paper size.

What teachers are saying:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐This was a great way to illustrate the food chain and the transfer of energy from one organism to the next!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐My students LOVED this activity even more than I anticipated. It was a great visual to learn more about food chains.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐This was a great idea to close out my lesson and it really helped give my students a visual of the food chain and how it worked from bottom to top. thanks