Please note that this listing is a digital download (10-page PDF file) to print the pages you require yourself. UK and US versions are included. A fun, foldable activity for exploring the life cycle stages of a bean plant. This printable mini-book makes a great follow-up activity after growing your own beans! Alternatively, use it for a science center, in an interactive science notebook, or for a plants, growing, or seasonal changes unit activity. Benefits of this activity: 💚Low prep 💚Children learn about the bean plant life cycle in a fun and hands-on way, that’s a bit different from a standard science worksheet 💚Can be used to introduce the life cycle, or as a review/assessment to check understanding. 💚Encourages fine motor/scissor skills, hand-eye coordination (folding), and sequencing. 💚Differentiated options allow for multiple age ranges or abilities to do the same activity. 💚Finished foldouts can be inserted into an interactive notebook where they can be referenced by children. The differentiated templates There are 5 similar cut-and-paste templates in the PDF so you can select the one that best suits your needs: Template 1: Color the life cycle of a bean plant, cut, and fold. Template 2: Color the bean plant life cycle stages, cut out the word labels and match them to the pictures, glue, cut and fold. Template 3: Color the bean plant life cycle stages, cut out the life cycle stages, sequence the labels on the template, glue, cut and fold. Template 4: As above but with a rectangle around the outside for easier cutting. Template 5: Largest version. Students will color the template and life cycle stages, sequence the stages, glue, cut and fold. Instructions are provided as well as a folding guide. This file is not editable. ALSO INCLUDED: Bean plant life cycle word wall vocabulary cards. Save money with the plants foldable activity bundle (pumpkin, bean, apple tree and sunflower life cycles): https://www.etsy.com/listing/1480964333/