Halloween life cycle science foldable activities (pumpkin, spider, bat, owl)

Give your life cycle studies a Halloween twist with this set of cut and paste science foldouts. This resource features differentiated templates for the life cycles of a bat, owl, pumpkin, and spider.

You could use them to compare the life cycles of a bird, mammal, plant, and arachnid. They are also great for interactive science notebooks or as science centers.

Each life cycle has options that allow you to differentiate for your students.

Spider life cycle

• Color the template, cut and fold.
• Color, sequence the simple life cycle name labels, glue cut and fold.
• Color, sequence the life cycle stage description labels, glue cut and fold. This is the option in the preview video.

Pumpkin life cycle

There are 4 pages to choose from:

• Color the pumpkin life cycle stages, cut out, glue and fold.
• Color the pumpkin life cycle stages, cut out the stages and sequence them, glue and fold.
• As above but with a straight cutting edge.
• Color the life cycle stages and pumpkin halves, sequence the stages, glue, and fold. There are 2 label options for this - one has pictures with words, the other with short descriptions.

Owl life cycle

• Children sequence 4 life cycles on the template, glue, cut, and fold. Option to sequence basic words with pictures, or pictures with descriptions.
• As above, but with an easy-cut edge.
• Children sequence 6 life cycles on the template, glue, cut, and fold. Option to sequence basic words with pictures, or pictures with descriptions.
• As above, but with an easy-cut edge.

Bat life cycle

There are 3 templates to choose from:

• Color, cut and fold.
• Color, sequence the descriptions of the bat life cycle, glue, cut and fold.
• Color, sequence the stages (with descriptions) of the bat life cycle, glue, cut and fold.

What educators are saying:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Thank you this was a great resource. My students loved creating these and asked for more. This was a an add on to my STEM lessons

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐These are cute activities to do around Halloween when you want to keep it educational but also on theme for spooky season.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐This is an excellent resource. My students found these activities very engaging.

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