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All About Apples!
 :Apple Books: 
Bulletin Board:
First make a large apple using red poster board. Attach green tissue paper at the top for leaves. Cut a circle out of the center of the apple. Let children poke their faces into the apple center and take snapshots of each child. Place the apples on a bulletin board around the title "You Are The apple of Mrs. Anderson's Eye!" Everyone will enjoy these apple smiles!
[Idea adapted from Lollipops, Issue 96, 1999]
:Poems & Songs:
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After reading Picking Apples and Pumpkins by Amy and Richard Hutchings, take the class on an imaginary trip to the apple orchard with this fingerplay.
Wake Up! We're going apple picking today!
(Yawn, stretch, and pretend to hop out of bed.)
Let's drive to the farm.
(Pretend to steer car)
Get your basket.
(Pretend to pick up apple basket.)
Let's go on the hayride to the orchard!
(Pretend to bump up and down in wagon.)
Wow! Look at all the apples! Let's pick some!
(Reach up and pretend to pick apples)
Put them in the basket.
(Pretend to put apples in the basket.)
Those apples are really high. Let's climb!.
(Pretend to climb tree and pick apples.)
Let's use the apple picker.
(Pretend to use a long pole to reach apples.)
Wow! Our basket is really full!
(Pretend to lift heavy basket.)
Let's pay for our apples.
(Pretend to give money.)
Let's drive home. That was fun!
(Pretend to steer car.) |
Ten Little Apples
[tune: "Ten Little Indians"]
One little, two little, three little apples,
Four little, five little, six little apples,
Seven little, eight little, nine little apples,
Ten little apples for you and me!
**For added fun for this song, give each child ten apple-shaped stickers. Have her place an apple sticker on each fingertip. Have her hold up the appropriate number of fingers as she sings.** |
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Ten Shiny Apples
- by Victoria Smith
[tune: "Angel Band"]
There was one
There were two
There were three shiny apples.
There were four
There were five
There were six shiny apples.
There were seven
There were eight
There were nine shiny apples.
There were ten shiny apples in the tree. |
Five Little Worms
Five little worms, happy as can be,
Living in an apple on an apple tree.
They nibbled to the left,
and they nibbled to the right.
They nibbled on that apple
with all of their might.
When the apple was gone
and the worms were fed,
They quickly fell asleep in a
cozy feather bed! |
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Apples, Apples
[tune: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"]
Apples juicy, apples round,
On the tree or on the ground.
Apples yellow, apples red,
Apple pie and juice and bread!
Apples crunch, apples sweet,
Apples are so good to eat! |
I Love Apples
[tune: "You Are My Sunshine"]
I love red apples. I love red apples.
And I could eat them every day.
I love the sweet ones. I love the tart ones.
Apples keep the doctor away.
I love green apples. I love green apples.
And I could eat them every day.
I love them crunchy. I love them munchy.
But I hate those apple bellyaches.
I love all apples. I love all apples.
And I could eat them every day.
I love the sweet ones. I love the tart ones.
Please don't take my apples away. |
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Found an Apple
[tune: "My Darling Clementine"]
Found an apple, found an apple.
Found an apple on a tree.
I was napping, just catnapping,
Underneath the apple tree.
Then it hit me, then it his me,
As the apple fell on me.
I discovered, yes discovered.
Newton's law of gravity. |
Apple, Apple, on the Tree
[tune: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"]
Apple, apple, on the tree,
I know you are good for me.
You are fun to munch and crunch
for a snack or in my lunch.
Apple, apple, on the tree,
I know you are good for me! |
Johnny Appleseed
[tune: "Camptown Races"]
Johnny Appleseed came to town.
Oh yeah, oh yeah,
Johnny Appleseed came to town
Carrying a sack of seeds.
He planted apple trees
Everywhere he went.
Oh, Johnny Appleseed came to town
Carrying his apple seeds. |
Apples Up on Top
[tune: "Up on the Housetop"]
Up in the treetop, way up high,
Three red apples for my pie.
How will I get them to the ground?!
I'll shake that tree 'til they fall down!.
Shake, shake shake!
Watch them fall!
Shake, shake, shake,
I'll catch them all!
Oh, into my basket,
One, two, three!
No more apples in the tree.
[ Eva Bareis - Rapid City, SD]
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:Reading & Language Arts:
 Scholastic's Let's Find Out series: Our Story, October 99 Apples! Looking at all the things one class did with apples.(Things we too will do or have done) Also discusses the kinds are apples there are.
Apple Lotto with sight words or upper and lowercase letters.
After reading Then Apples Up On Top, make a class book to read again and again.
1. To make the pages, cut 11x17 tagboard in half (the long way). [One suggestion was to have girls make a book with pages to match number of girls, and boys to make a book with pages to match number of boys.]
2. Paste the sentence "_________has _____apples up on top." and a copy of students' picture at the bottom of each page.
3. To determine how many apples each student will have on top, have him or her draw numbers, then distribute the appropriate number of apples.
4. The kids will paste their apples on top of their heads.(use calendar cutouts)
5. Kids fill in the blanks with their name and the number of apples.
[Compiled ideas from Amanda Hill, A to Z Teacher Stuff, and TEC202, September 96]
Crunchy To The Core worksheet. Color all the letters red. Color all the numbers green.[TEC8674, Teacher's Helper, Sept/Oct. 1999]
Alphabet Sequencing. Program a set of apple cutouts with a different letter of the alphabet. Make enough for each set of 2 partners in the small learning group. Give each pair a basket pattern with the alphabet in sequence written on it. Using the alphabet apples, work in partners to put the alphabet apples in alphabetical order. Use the basket pattern as a reference.
The Little Apple Seed accordion book. Follow the directions of this mini reproducilbe book. When complete it will tell the story of an apple tree.
Apple Tree Sequencing. Color the pictures of Johnny Appleseed and his trees. Cut the pictures apart and glue them on another sheet of paper in correct order.
Use the simple blender applesauce recipe for children to copy onto a clipart pot like Johnny Appleseed wore. Children can take the applesauce recipe home to make later while improving on letter formation too!
Match worm cutouts to apple cutouts using letter recognition; sight word recognition; color word recognition, etc. |
:Math:
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Apple Pie Slices! worksheet. {TEC880} Cut and paste the apple pie slices. Group them by size. (small, medium, and large)
Have an apple product tasting party. Bring in applesauce, apple jelly, apple juice, mini apple muffins, and apple jacks cereal. Allow children to taste each of the 5 items. On a pre-made graph, have the children answer Yes or No to whether they liked the product or not. Discuss the results ... Which product did most people like? Which product did most people not like? Etc.
Estimate how many green apple jolly ranchers are in a jar or baggie.
For a homework assignment, have each child bring in an apple of any color - red, green, or yellow. When they bring the apple to you in the morning (in a ziploc bag), give each child a white Ellison diecut apple. Have the child color the diecut the color of the apple he/she brought in. Before he/she begins his morning activity, place the apple diecut on a Quick Graph in the correct column. RED / GREEN / YELLOW
Predict how much yarn it will take to go around the apple. Group students' answers as too long, too short, or just right.
On the day that each student brings in an apple, do this fun predicition activity. Guess how many apples it will take to fill different sizes of baskets. Collect an assortment of fruit baskets from a fruit stand and let children see how many apples each size holds.
Apples A Peel to _____. [graphing worksheet]
[Source: AIMS - Fall Into Math & Science]
Use an apple-shape punch to cut out red, yellow, and green apples. (about 15 per child) Put the apples into ziploc bags. Give each child a bagggie and a worksheet. Have child graph the punches according to color. Glue all the red apple punches in the red column (one per square) and so on for yellow and green. Discuss results.
Apple Count worksheet. Using the Carson Dellosa green, red, and yellow cutouts made for decorating bulletin boards, put them in a brown bag so that no student can see what colors are inside. Have each child pick one apple from the bag. Color one square for that color in the appropriate column. The winner of the graph is the apple color that gets to the top first.
Match worm cutouts to apple cutouts using numeral recognition, number words, shapes, numerals/sets, etc.
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:Science:
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The best apples for applesauce are Golden Delicious and Winesap
Simple Applesauce:
Supplies: 5 apples
1 tablespoon sugar
3/4 cup water in a pot
1 tsp. cinnamon
potato masher
bowl
Peel, core, and slice each apple into 8 pieces. Put the apples in the pot of water along with the cinnamon and the sugar. Cover and simmer, stirring every ten minutes until the apples are tender (about 30 minutes). Allow the apples to cool and then mash them in a bowl with a potato masher to make applesauce. (serves 10)
Apple-Tree Book - [Apples, 1998, Creative Teaching Press]
Cut out the 4-tree picture on the solid lines and fold on the dotted lines to make a four-page book. Draw pictures to show how an apple tree changes with the seasons.
My Weekly Reader, Edition K, September 1999, Week 2 - A Visit to an Apple Farm - Discusses where apples come from, how an apple grows, color of apples, picking-time, and apple products.
All About Apples Mini Booklet. [TEC202 September 96]
Reproducible booklet to review facts about apples. Color the tree and glue red-hot candies on the tree to represent apples. Or, you can use q-tips dipped in red paint. Color the apples red, yellow, and green. Glue a ral apple seed on an apple. Draw a picture of your favorite apple product.
Brainstorm words or phrases to describe apples. Write the students' responses on a large apple cutout or apple poster (found at local school supply store) to display throughout the unit.
As a follow-up to the apple-product taste test, have each child take home an Apples Everywhere! Checklist. Have them look at home and see which of the apple products on the list they have at their homes. [TEC202 96]
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:Social Studies:
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My Weekly Reader, Edition K, September 1996, Week 4 - The Story of Johnny Appleseed - A simple story giving the tale of Johnny Appleseed.
Johnny Appleseed fact sheet and color sheet. Teacher-made from clipart at www.themailbox.com
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:Art:
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Basket of Apples picture.
Materials: 1/6 sheet of 12x18 construction paper; 1/4 apple; brown, red, and green paints in shallow dishes; and brown and black markers.
Directions:
1. Dip a quarter apple in brown paint. Press down on the paper to make a basket print.
2. Dip your finger in red paint and print some red apples above the basket shape.
3. Print some green apples the same way. Allow to dry.
4. Use the markers to draw a handle on the basket and to add stems to the apples.
Make an apple brown lunch bag puppet
Make paper plate apples. Using the small paper plates, have children tear small bits of red construction paper and glue it collage-style on the paper plate. Add green leaf and brown stem to each plate.
Apple Mobile. Cut red apple top and bottom. Cut manila-paper cores. Cut green leaves. Add each piece of the apple to a piece of red yarn to create the apple mobile.
Apple Prints - cut apples in half horizontally - a fully developed apple has ten seeds inside. Find the star and count the seeds.
Apple Trees - One Foot Tall. In advance, prepare a large container of warm, soapy water for easy cleanup. Have each child cut a treetop from green construction paper and then glue it to the top of a light blue sheet of construction paper. Next, have her step in a shallow pan containing a thin layer of brown paint. To create a tree trunk, hel each child position her foot on her paper and make a print. Then have her clean her foot with soapy water. Next, have her use a red bingo dauber to pritn apples on her tree.
[ Diane Bonica, The Mailbox, Aug/Sept. 2002, Kindergarten]
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:Miscellaneous / Games :
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Play Red Apple / Green Apple. For a spin-off version of an old favorite game, Red Light/Green Light, play Red Apple/Green Apple. Demonstrate by standing in front of children with a red and green apple in your hands. When you yell, "green apple," tell them they can move around the room. When you yell, "red apple," tell them they must free and stay in the position they were in when they stopped.
Have Apple Races. Divide a group into 2 teams. Have 2 bushel-baskets. Have 2 sets of 6 apple-shaped (or of apple-type printed fabric) beanbags. Have each team put the beanbag on his/her head and try to walk down to the basket without dropping the beanbag. Put the beanbag into the basket and come back to tag the next person. The group that finishes first gets to play a second time.
Encourage at home reading with an incentive. Send home a letter like the one in September Monthly Reproducible Magazine - TEC955, 1999. Every time the child's parent reads him/her a story at home, write that story name on the apple tree. When the apple tree is full, send the incentive chart to school for a small treat such as a jolly rancher apple candy. Hang the apple tree chart on a bulletin board for teh class to see the "Perfect Pickins'"
Apple Smiles: Squirmy-Wormy Apples.
1 small, cored apple
2 T. peanut butter
1 T. granola
1 gummy worm
Mix the peanut butter and granola together and then stuff the apple with the mixture. Place one end of the gummy worm in the peanut butter mixture. Delicious!
Apple Tree Treat
Ingredients for one:
1 Ritz cracker
1 graham cracker section
green-tinted frosting
4 red M&M minis (apples)
Use Ritz cracker as tree top. Frost the treetop with the green frosting. Place the treetop at the top of the graham cracker tree trunk. Add apples to the treetop. Eat!
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:Applesauce Recipes:
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Applesauce
10-15 apples, water, sprinkle of cinnamon and sugar, sharp knife, large saucepan, large bowl, potato masher, apple corer/peeler
1. Core your apples. Cut apples into quarters.
2. Put about 1 inch of water in the bottom of your saucepan. Place apples in the pan. Bring the water to a boil over high heat, and then lower the heat and simmer the apples about 30 minutes. When they are soft and very mushy, they are cooked enough. Don't let them burn!
3. Drain the apples and put them in a large bowl
4. Roll up your sleeves and use the potato masher to get mashing! Mash until the sauce is the right consistency.
5. Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on top, and enjoy your delcious applesauce warm or cold.
6. Makes about 5 cups.
Easy Blender Applesauce
5 large apples, 1 cup water, dash of cinnamon and sugar, blender
1. Peel, core and quarter the apples.
2. Put a few apple pieces into the blender at a time, and blend with the cup of water.
3. When all the apples are in, add the cinnamon and sugar and continue blending until mushy.
4. Scoop out the sauce and serve in cups -enjoy!
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