Free Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheets (Printable PDF)

Teach the four stages of a butterfly's life with these free worksheets: a color-in life cycle chart, a label-the-stages page, a cut-and-sequence activity and a butterfly journal for drawing and writing.

What’s Included

• Page 1: Butterfly Life Cycle
• Page 2: Label the Life Cycle
• Page 3: Cut and Sequence
• Page 4: My Butterfly Journal

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Click Download PDF under any page to get the full-size printable (US Letter).

How to Use These Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheet

1. Start with the Butterfly Life Cycle chart and say each stage name out loud.
2. Use the Label page to practise spelling egg, caterpillar, chrysalis and butterfly.
3. Cut out the pictures on the Cut and Sequence page and glue them in order.
4. Finish with the journal: draw and write one sentence about each stage.

Learning Benefits

Life cycles are a core early science topic. These pages follow the real order – egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly – and ask children to recognise, name, order and describe each stage. That progression moves from simple recall to explaining in their own words.

Age Range

Ages 4-8 (pre-K to 2nd grade). Picture-based, with simple words to copy.

Variations and Extension Ideas

• Raise real caterpillars in spring and fill in the journal as they change.
• Act out the life cycle: curl up as an egg, crawl, wrap up, then fly.
• Read a caterpillar picture book first, then do the worksheets.
• Pair with our chick coloring pages to compare life cycles.

Printing Tips

• Print at 100% (Actual size) so the boxes and lines stay the right size for small handwriting.
• Slip a page into a sheet protector and use a dry-erase marker to reuse it all week.
• Print the answer key separately and keep it in a folder for quick checking.
• Print the Cut and Sequence page on cardstock so the small pictures are easier to cut and glue.

More Printables in This Series

• Free Bug Coloring Pages (Printable PDF)
• Free Butterfly Coloring Pages (Printable PDF)
• Free Ladybug Coloring Pages (Printable PDF)

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the 4 stages of a butterfly life cycle?

Egg, caterpillar (larva), chrysalis (pupa) and adult butterfly.

What is the difference between a chrysalis and a cocoon?

Butterflies form a chrysalis; many moths spin a silk cocoon.

What grade is this for?

Pre-K to 2nd grade. Younger kids can do the coloring and cutting pages only.

Is there an answer key?

The first page (the life cycle chart) shows the correct order and names.

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