Dandelion Life Cycle
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Discover how dandelions grow from seeds to seed dispersal with this botanical life cycle set for children ages 4 to 9. Six stages of dandelion development shown through watercolor illustrations teach plant growth, wind dispersal, and botanical cycles through hands-on card work and matching activities.
📦 What's Included
- Life cycle poster: Visual overview showing all six transformation stages
- 6 three-part nomenclature card sets: Control cards, picture cards, label cards for each stage
- 2 worksheets: Students label and sequence the life cycle independently
- Stages covered: Seed, germination, seedling, flowering plant, seed head formation, seed dispersal
- Watercolor illustrations: Beautiful botanical artwork throughout
- 6 pages total: Complete botanical study materials
💡 Learning Benefits
- Botanical science understanding complete plant life cycles
- Vocabulary development learning botanical terminology
- Sequencing skills ordering growth stages correctly
- Reading practice matching labels to illustrations
- Nature observation connecting cards to real dandelions
- Wind dispersal concepts understanding seed travel mechanisms
🎯 How to Use
- Display poster during spring nature studies
- Use three-part cards for matching and vocabulary work
- Children sequence picture cards showing growth order
- Complete worksheets to assess understanding
- Pair with outdoor dandelion observation in spring
- Extension: Blow dandelion seed heads and watch dispersal
🌱 Teaching Tip from a Montessori Guide
Dandelions are perfect first life cycle studies because children can observe them everywhere. When children blow dandelion seed heads watching seeds float away, they experience dispersal firsthand. Then these cards give language to what they've already witnessed. That concrete-to-abstract sequence makes the botanical vocabulary stick permanently.