Last month, my 6th grader studied plant and animal cells and their parts in science. She was having a hard time recognizing and remembering the functions of the organelles in the cells. So, I created these posters and printables to help her {and me} study. They really helped her out.
The first thing we did was use the flip book to record the function of each of the organelles. We are using Pandia Press’s R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey: Biology Level 2. Therefore, our definitions match her text; however, you can use the definitions in your own text book. The beauty of this flip book is the fact that she could quiz herself on the definitions. She would look at the name of the organelle, say the definition from memory, then lift the flap to check herself.
After writing out all of her definitions and reviewing them with me, she used the vocabulary cards to play a matching game. She worked until she could match the organelles and their functions.
Once I was sure she had the organelles and their functions down, she created an animal cell poster. I had her cut out the organelles and lay them out on the poster board to make sure they all fit the way she wanted them. Then, she penciled in the cell membrane. She picked the organelles back up. She traced the cell membrane and colored in the cytoplasm before gluing the organelles down. I had her label as many organelles as she could from memory. She got them all!
If you are studying cells this year, I hope you’ll find these pages useful. Included in this FREE printable pack, you’ll find 15 learning pages. There are posters with and without labels, the vocabulary lift-the-flap book, vocabulary cards, fill-in-the-blanks review sheet, color pages, and organelle printouts.
>>Click here to download your FREE Plant and Animal Cell Learning Pack.<<
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Hi! Thank you for sharing your cells!! Great ideas!
What a wonderful printable collection! Just what I was looking for . Thank you so much for sharing!
I love this… I teach a SDC Science class. Love the visuals and colors 🙂
This is perfect for our lesson! Thanks for all of your hard work in creating this!!
wow this is great thank you !
Hello, Thank you for taking the time out to help Mom’slike myself be able to help my daughter learn a more easy effective way. It was a great learning tool and she really understood the difference between the two cells. Thank you for your creativeness, time, and dedication. May God Bless you
Thank you very much!! This resource is absolutely fabulous! Thank you!
Lisa C
Thank you so much ! So easy to print, high quality. I really appreciate it
Is there answer shhets for the word seach? My students are going crazy with it!
Yes there needs to be answer sheets for these, thank you.
Thank you for this resource! My 3rd grade team and I will have a blast using it!
Hello, this is awesome! Do you happen to have a B&W version of the printables?
I love you I love you I love you I love you! Seriously, you just saved me. I am just now day 1 starting to homeschool my daughter. (we are on day 1 eek!!!) There is supposed to be a teacher coming weekly but since that hasn’t started and I have no clue when it will actually start, I decided to jump in based on what she was learning at school. I have spent the last hour trying to come up with a ‘packet’ so we can work on cells. I stumbled upon your site and I can’t thank you enough. I feel like a have a starting off point now and I don’t feel so lost. Thank you again!!
That’s wonderful! You can do this mom 🙂
This is great – thank you so much for sharing!!
You are very welcome.
This is exactly what I was looking for (and more!) to use along with our Apologia anatomy unit on cells. This is fun and colorful and so well done. Thank you SO much for sharing this!!!
Thanks for the cell packet ! its very thorough and will be easy for my students to complete. Just what I needed!!! Thanks for sharing!!! : )
Thank you. I will do this with my little girl.
Thank you so much for this free resource! I am tutoring a student who cannot come to school, and this is very helpful.
So good for my little girl, thanks
Just what I needed! Thank you so much for sharing
hey Tara I was wondering if this unit is still available? I am not able to download it so I wasn’t sure. thanks!
Yes, the download is still available and working. Send me an email and I’ll send you the file 🙂
thanks! the email is [email protected],com
Thank. You. So. Much. I paid $4 for a TPT craftable resource, and this is far superior.
Thank you so much for sharing this worksheet!
Am I allowed to use this material for my classroom?
Yep!
This is Awesome! Just what I was looking for.
This such a wonderful package, well thought out and put together, I can’t wait to use it, Biology is my all time favorite subject.
Thank you for making it free to use, we have a somewhat small budget.
Thank you so much!!! I have an 11 year old daughter that is Dyslexic and I teach her with visual learning. These are great pages you have shared!!!!
I’ve just landed on your page for the first time and I love you already! My little boy is gifted, driven to learn and very active. At seven years of age it is tricky to find materials that present the level of information he needs (hungers for) in a way that is accessible to him (supersizing and incorporating physical activity and novelty is really important). I will certainly be hanging around here for a while. Thank-you so much for generously sharing your cells pack.
We were unable to find “cell wall” and smooth ER on the word search. Is there a key to go with all of this?
THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! This is AWESOME.
Waow…this is amazing…
thank you!
Hi! Thank you for publishing this learning pack such a great help for my daughter to learn about cells.
Thank you so much for offering these pages. They were exactly what I was looking for. I have them printed off, and I am excited to do these with my daughters this week!
This packet is wonderful! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you, it’s really usefull
Thank you so much for this free print out. The kids loved it and made it fun for them to learn.
Wow, that’s a wonderful collection. Exactly what I want. Thank you so much for sharing it.
Thank you very much for sharing this! We do Classical Conversations and Cycle 1 has 2 weeks on animal and plant cell parts. My boys will really enjoy this!
Thank you. This was perfect!
Que buen material, gracias por compartirlos!!!
Thank you so much for this! Wish I had stumbled upon it first when I started searching 30 minutes ago, lol.
Very helpful. Thank you for this
thanks for the help
Thank you so much, this is perfect for our plant/animal presentation project
Thank Your for Sharing !!
Thank you these are great! Very fun and colorful.
Thank you so much for sharing. This is really going to help my 5th graders!