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You are invited to download the tulip pack – learning printables for preschool and kindergarten children. Use this resource with clear true-to-life images to create hands-on botany activities for your students. Children will learn stages of the tulip life cycle, and parts of the tulip, practice sequencing skills, and work to improve their concentration and fine motor skills. This resource will come in handy if you are planning to do gardening with your students and explore spring flowers in your Montessori and early childhood classroom.

Tulips are some of the most beautiful symbols of spring. Their colors brighten sunny spring days. Children are so delighted to grow their own tulips in the classroom.
This resource contains a tulip life cycle poster, worksheet, 3-part cards, and parts of tulip printables.

HERE IS WHAT’S INCLUDED:
- Tulip life cycle poster
- Tulip life cycle 3 part cards
- Tulip life cycle coloring, cutting, and pasting worksheet
- Tulip life cycle tracing strips
- Parts of a tulip poster
- Parts of a tulip poster minus labels
- Parts of a tulip labels
- Parts of a tulip tracing
Age: Preschool ages 3 – 6 years
Subjects and uses in the classroom: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Gardening, Nature Table, Science Centers, Fine motor, Prewriting
How to Use:
Parts of a tulip – Gather books on the flower life cycle for children to explore. Print posters and label cards on cardstock and laminate. Cut individual label cards.
Attach clear velcro to the poster without labels and label cards. Velco will come especially handy if you decide to take your work outdoors. Having an additional challenge for little fingers is always welcomed when working with young children!
Present the poster – name all parts and invite the students to share their thoughts on the various functions of each part. Then read each label and invite the student to match it to the corresponding part of the tulip.
Life cycle poster – print on cardstock and laminate. Present all stages of the tulip life cycle. Invite the children to retell them or tell their own story that features all the stages.
Tulip life cycle 3- part cards – Print on cardstock and laminate if you wish to preserve colors and card quality for future use. Place picture cards in a column and invite the children to match the picture to the picture and the word to the word.
Tulip life cycle line art – supply scissors, glue, and coloring pencils. Invite the student to color and cut cards and glue them into the correct sequence.
Tulip tracing and coloring worksheets – print on cardstock and laminate. Supply an erasable pen. Invite the child to trace the words and color corresponding images. Alternatively, print pages on regular printing paper and slide them into plastic pockets.

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