Food chains foldable sequencing activities cut and paste science craft

These science cut-and-paste foldable activities make learning about food chains in different habitats fun! A hands-on alternative to a worksheet, children can sequence plants and animals for different food chains before cutting out their templates and folding them.

The finished results are ideal for an interactive science notebook or whole-class science bulletin board display. They are most suitable for Kindergarten, first, or second grade.

Resource 1

This resource has templates for food chains in 3 different habitats - woodland, ocean, and rainforest. For each one, there are 4 options included:

1. Color the pre-designed template, with animals and plants already included, and fold.

2. Color the food chain, sequence the animals/plants to show who eats who, glue them onto the template, cut and fold.

3. Students draw their own food chain on a black and white template, cut and fold.

4. Students draw their own food chain on a pre-colored template, cut and fold.

Resource 2

This resource has templates for 3 food chains (lion, grizzly bear, and shark). For each one there are 3 similar options;

1. Color the pre-designed template, with animals and plants already included and fold.

2. Color the food chain, sequence the animals/plants to show who eats who, glue them onto the template, cut and fold.

3. As above but with a simpler, straight cutting edge.

There is minimal prep required. Print the designs you plan to use on letter-sized paper or card. Students need colored pencils, scissors, and glue.

Instructions for how to fold are included (you may wish to make an example beforehand for those who might find folding tricky).