Free Printable Life Cycle of a Ladybug Play Dough Mats

We know play dough is fabulous for fine motor skills and children love playing with it, but did you know play dough can also be a valuable tool for science lessons? Free Printable Life Cycle Of A Ladybug Play Dough Mats For Kids are a wonderful printable activity that gives you an easy, hands on way to teach life cycles. Your kids will love recreating the stages of a ladybug life cycle using their play dough.

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the ladybug life cycle play dough mat for the life stage "ladybug".

overhead view of the ladybug life cycle play dough mats printables with ladybug life cycle toys.

the play dough mats for the four stages of the ladybug life cycle next to a book about ladybugs.

overhead view of the ladybug life cycle play dough mats printables.

the ladybug life cycle play dough mat for the life stage "larva".

Recommended Grade Level:

Preschool

Kindergarten

1st Grade

Supply List
Coordinating Activities

Ladybug Life Cycle Play Dough Mat Supplies:

Paper
Laminating Supplies
Scissors
Dry Erase Marker
Playdough

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This activity for practicing the life cycle of a ladybug for Kindergarten and Preschool has a place to create the life cycle with play dough, a spot to practice tracing the vocabulary word, and an “I can” sentence at the top of each page.

Stages included:

ladybug lays eggs
eggs on leaf
ladybug larvae (larval stage)
pupa
ladybug
ladybug with wings (adult ladybug)

larva stage in the ladybug life cycle playdough mat — Ladybug Life Cycle

How To Use This Life Cycle Activity:

Enter your email address in the box below to receive a link to download this free, printable ladybug life cycle play dough mat.

Once you download the activity, print it onto white card stock and laminate it.

If you don’t have a laminator, you can cover the page in clear contact paper or slip the pages into clear plastic sleeves.

Each card has a place to practice writing the vocabulary words eggs, larva, pupa, leaf, ladybug, and wings.

Your child can use their finger to trace the word, or use a dry erase marker to trace along the dotted line and write the word.

Help your child read the sentence at the top of each play dough mat. This would be a great time for them to point out any words or letters they recognize!

Using play dough, have your child create the different ladybug stages on their mats.

Talk about the different stages as they are forming their play dough.

Write down any questions your child has about the stages of the ladybug metamorphosis as they are working with the play dough and research them later with your child.