Strawberry Science for Preschool | Life Cycle & STEM Activities

A strawberry is more than a sweet snack! Preschoolers can look closely at its seeds, investigate how the plant grows, explore it with their senses, and discover how flowers become fruit. The mix of pictures, experiments, and recording pages gives curious children plenty to notice and talk about.

For teachers, this set offers several paths through a strawberry study. Introduce a topic with a poster, choose an investigation for small groups or your science center, and let children record their observations. Use a few activities during a garden unit or build a longer exploration around the plant’s life cycle. A sweet addition to your preschool science curriculum!

What's Included

• Plant visuals and vocabulary: Strawberry life-cycle and plant-part posters, variety and plant-type posters, fact posters, and 12 word-wall cards.
• Life cycle and senses: A color-cut-glue life-cycle worksheet and an eight-page My Strawberry Senses booklet exploring plant parts and sight, touch, smell, sound, and taste.
• Plant comparisons and seeds: A strawberry-versus-rose challenge with recording sheet, plus a seed-extraction challenge.
• Cleaning and tasting investigations: Cleaning-method instruction cards with a recording sheet, a taste-test activity and recording sheet, and strawberry jam, fruit leather, and smoothie recipe cards.
• Growing and pollination: Runners and growing posters, seed-sowing instructions, growth and watering charts, hand-pollination instructions, and two pollination challenges with printables.
• Flexible science-center materials: Set up learning invitations for science centers, sensory tables, nature areas, writing tables, or outdoor learning.

Learning Benefits

• Life-cycle understanding: Explore how a strawberry plant grows and produces fruit.
• Scientific observation: Examine seeds, plant parts, runners, and flowers.
• Early STEM thinking: Compare plants, test methods, and discuss results.
• Sensory vocabulary: Describe observations using the senses booklet.
• Recording ideas: Document findings with the investigation sheets and growing charts.
• Curiosity and questioning: Invite children to ask questions, make observations, and share ideas.

Important Digital Details

• Instant Download: Access your file immediately after purchase. No physical items will be shipped.
• Print and Prep: For best results, print posters, mats & cards on cardstock and laminate for rugged, daily classroom use. Print instructions, worksheets & booklet on standard 8.5" x 11" paper.
• Usage Policy: Licensed for personal use or a single classroom only.