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Ladybug Life Cycle Worksheet

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Ladybug Life Cycle Worksheet

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🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To understand the four stages of a ladybug's life cycle

Success Criteria: I can name and order the four stages of a ladybug's life cycle

📚 Part 1: Life Cycle Stages

1. How many stages are in a ladybug's life cycle?

2 stages

3 stages

4 stages

5 stages

2. What is the correct order of a ladybug's life cycle?

Egg → Pupa → Larva → Adult

Egg → Larva → Pupa → Adult

Larva → Egg → Adult → Pupa

Adult → Larva → Egg → Pupa

3. Which stage comes after the egg?

Adult

Pupa

Larva

Baby ladybug

4. Fill in the missing stages:

Egg → __________ → __________ → Adult

5. Match each stage to its description by drawing lines:
Egg
Larva
Pupa
Adult
Changes inside a case
Tiny yellow dots on leaves
Red with black spots
Looks like a tiny alligator

🌱 Part 2: Ladybugs as Garden Helpers

6. What do ladybugs eat that helps plants?

Flower petals

Aphids (tiny green bugs)

Tree bark

Grass

7. How do ladybugs help gardeners? (Check all that apply)

They eat harmful bugs

They protect plants

They dig holes

They reduce the need for bug spray

8. Explain in one sentence why ladybugs are called "good bugs":
9. A ladybug can eat up to _______ aphids in one day!

5

25

50

100

✏️ Part 3: Summary and Creative Thinking

10. Write a short paragraph about the ladybug life cycle using these words:

Word bank: egg, larva, pupa, adult, change, grow

11. Draw and label the four stages of a ladybug's life cycle:
12. Extension Activity: If you were a gardener, how would you encourage ladybugs to visit your garden?

📖 Dyslexia-Friendly Reading Support

Key Words with Syllable Breaks:

• Life cy-cle (2 syllables)

• Lar-va (2 syllables)

• Pu-pa (2 syllables)

• A-phids (2 syllables)

• Met-a-mor-pho-sis (5 syllables)

Remember: A life cycle means the stages a living thing goes through as it grows and changes.

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