Overview

This biology activity introduces children to plants, animals, and the natural world through hands-on exploration. Learn about the life cycle of a chicken with easy-to-handle figures, from hatching to adulthood. Size: 7.5cm. Color: yellow to adult feathers. A hen may lay 300 eggs in a year, but only if a rooster is present can the eggs contain hatchlings. Eggs take 21 days to hatch, but a newly hatched chick is up and moving within a day. Within three months, the chick has lost its yellow feathers and replaced them with adult feathers, ready to start the cycle again.
Scientific Name: Gallus domesticus
Characteristics: Can’t get to a farm? Learn about the life cycle of a chicken with these easy-to-handle figures.
Size and Color: Bright yellow baby chicks are as cute as can be, but in only a few days, they begin losing their feathers and transitioning to adulthood. These figures show the process, right up to the 7.5cm tall adult chicken.

Recommended Age Range

Generally suitable for ages 3–6 with adult supervision; may extend based on readiness.

Key Learning Outcomes

• Encourages curiosity about living things.
• Develops vocabulary about plants, animals, and the environment.
• Supports concentration and observation skills.

How It’s Used

1. Place the activity on a child-sized table or mat.
2. Invite the child to explore the pieces or cards.
3. Encourage matching, sorting, or identifying parts of living things.

Tips for Home Use

• Incorporate nature walks and observation into daily life.
• Encourage children to share what they discover about the natural world.

Material & Safety Information

Always exercise extreme caution and care, never leave a child unattended and without adequate supervision with any of the equipment or material advertised on our website and catalogue. Many of the products on our website and in the catalogue are designed according to scientific teaching principles. They are teaching aids, not toys. They must be used under professionally trained adult supervision.

Our products include educational Montessori materials as well as child-friendly educational toys. Montessori materials are teaching aids and not toys — they must be used under adult supervision. Toys in this category are designed for play but still require appropriate care and supervision.

The Heart of Montessori Learning

In Montessori education, the importance of learning is not found only in the materials, but in the way they are introduced. The true magic lies in the prepared adult, the prepared environment, and the respectful relationship between adult and child. When this relationship is built on trust, respect, and authentic love, the child feels safe and inspired to explore. As Dr. Maria Montessori explained, it is through this deep connection that learning is joyfully and naturally absorbed. Montessori called her approach an “education for peace” — nurturing not only knowledge and skills, but also compassion, understanding, and respect for self, others, and the world.