An arts & crafts activity for intermediate students of Primary Education.

1. THE LIFE CYCLE OF
A CHICKEN
AN ARTS & CRAFTS ACTIVITY FOR INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS
(4th – 5th course of Primary Education)
JOSÉ MANUEL TORNERO REY

2. Today, the hen is going to lay some
eggs.
Hens lay about two eggs a day.
Inside eggs, there are chickens.

3. After three weeks, the chicken uses its
egg tooth and pecks at the shell
thousands of times.

4. The chicken hatches out of the egg.

5. It is the chicken’s birthday and the
chicken decides to go for a walk.

6. The chicken is very hungry and eats
some grains.

7. The chicken grows and changes. Now the chicken has
become an adult. The rooster lives in a farm. Farmers
breed roosters, hens and chickens for their meat and
their eggs. Male chickens are called roosters and
female chickens are called hens. They live up to 12
years.

8. The rooster starts losing its feathers.
The rooster is nearly 12, so asks the
farmer to have a dignified death.

9. The farmer decides to cook the
rooster and has a wonderful dinner
with his family.
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