Life+Cycles+Non+Fiction+List

__ 10 Non-Fiction Trade Books about Life Cycles __  Paige Borgerson
 * Grade Level**: Preschool/Kindergarten
 * Objective:** Students will learn about different animal life cycles.


 * I could not locate the Lexile Level of these specific trade books but these books range from reading levels A-H, which corresponds with the Lexile Levels of 200-400.**

It's Planting Season. (2014). //Time for Kids//, 2,3. Berger, M., & Berger, G. (2011). //From Chick to Robin.// New York: Scholastic. Ganeri, A. (2006). //From Caterpillar to Butterfly.// Chicago: Capston Global Library. Ganeri, A. (2006). //From Egg to Chicken.// Chicago: Capstone Global Library. Ganeri, A. (2006). //From Egg to Spider.// Chicago: Capstone Global Library. Ganeri, A. (2006). //From Puppy to Dog.// Chicago: Capstone Global Library. Ganeri, A. (2006). //From Seed to Apple.// Chicago: Capstone Global Library. Ganeri, A. (2006). //From Seed to Sunflower.// Chicago: Capstone Global Library. Ganeri, A. (2006). //From Tadpole to Frog.// Chicago: Capstone Global Library. Himmelman, J. (2000). //An Earthworm's Life.// Canada: Children's Press.
 * 1. This is a //Time// magazine that is geared for lower age levels. It is short and sweet, but does a great job explaining and illustrating the life cycle of a plant. It also has a fun quiz on the back for students to participate in.**
 * 2. This is also a good read for the lower age levels (preschool-kindergarten). It discusses the life cyle of a robin. It has great photographs to show children the different stages of a robin's life. It also contains comprehension questions in the back to check for understanding.**
 * 3. The following books are based on a life cycle series by Anita Ganeri. These are great book for a variety of age levels. You can use them to read aloud from ages preschool to first grade, or you can use them as independent readers for grades 2nd and 3rd. They are also great books to teach the upper elementary grades about text features. All of the texts include an index, glossary, and many more important non-fiction text featurs.**
 * 4. The last book is a great non-fiction book that uses illustrations to discuss the life cycle of an earthworm. It is a great fit for lower elementary children.**

__ 5 Websites to Support Life Cycles Unit __ [] This is a website that requires a subscription, but it has an array of videos to help teach many different science concepts! Life cycles are one of the areas it covers. They are very fun and engaging videos for the children! They also have a variety of activities to follow up with after every video.

[] This is a wonderful, <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> that lists games and activities that you can do with your students in class. It actually has games where you choose how to take care of a plant to see if you can keep it alive and help it through the stages of its life cycle. It is a very fun technology piece to add in your science instruction.

[] This is also another great website to use with your class to see if you can get a plant to successfully grow and <span style="background-color: transparent !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border: none !important; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-style: normal !important; font-variant: normal !important; font-weight: normal !important; height: auto !important; line-height: 19.5px !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> its life cycle. It has videos and activities that range for the variety of age levels.

[] The National Geographic website also has an excellent video for children to view real footage of the caterpillar's life cycle. It does a great job of bringing an animal life cycle to life for the children.

[] National Geographic has a link to a great lesson that you can start with your children to teach them about the frog's life cycle. It provides work sheets and detailed lesson plans to help you implement into your classroom. This lesson is geared for Grades 2 and above, but the lessons can be adapted to fit any grade level.