Butterfly life cycle worksheets bundle for Year 1 to Year 7: three printable workbooks on metamorphosis, butterfly anatomy and habitats, with a colour by code science activity.

The butterfly life cycle is a favourite science topic because children can see every stage so clearly. This bundle lets you teach it at different levels, from a simple picture book for younger pupils to science questions for older ones.

What is included (3 PDF files, 45 pages)

• My Caterpillar-to-Butterfly Book (15 pages): tiny eggs, hello caterpillar, inside the chrysalis, a butterfly emerges, match the stages, put the cycle in order, a butterfly garden, my nature watch and my life cycle story
• Butterfly Activities (20 pages): life cycle, butterfly body, label the butterfly, cut and paste, built to survive, butterflies and flowers, design a symmetrical butterfly, butterfly art, make a paper butterfly, counting and a review
• Butterfly Life Cycle Colour by Code (10 pages): three missions on life stages, metamorphosis and habitats, with answer keys (written for older pupils, Year 6-7)

Ways to use it

• A complete minibeasts or life cycles science unit
• Differentiated work for a mixed-age class
• Observation journal while you raise caterpillars in class
• Science display, early finisher tasks or a cover lesson

All three workbooks are in black and white, so they are easy on the printer and pupils can colour them in.

Year groups: Year 1 to Year 7 (KS1, KS2 and early KS3).

Format: PDF, US Letter (choose “Fit to page” to print on A4). English.

Updated November 2026.