APPLE PICKING TIME!

Objectives:

Students will be able to read and write the word apple.

Students will be able to use describing words to tell about apples.

Students will be able to recall the sequence of Johnny Appleseed story.

Students will be able to identify parts of an apple.

Students will be able to use graphing skills to show favorite kind of apple.

Students will be able to recognize different types of apples and their characteristics. 

Students will be able to show correct letter formation of upper and lowercase Aa.  

Here is an apple poem we read to help us learn our new sight word:

APPLE

How many times do you see the word Apple?

We practiced our upper and lowercase "Aa" handwriting and then made our own apples to hang in the classroom.  We identified three parts of an apple:  1.  The stem  2.  The leaf  3.  The flesh

Here are some of the books we are reading to help us learn about apples:

Apples  by Gail Gibbons

The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree: By Arnold Lobel

Johnny Appleseed:  By Steven Kellog

Ten Apples Up On Top:  By Dr. Seuss

We also had an apple tasting in class and graphed our favorite kind of apple.  Our choices were Granny Smith, Red Delicious, McIntosh.  The favorite was Red Delicious. Click on the link to find out more about this type of apple. 

We sequenced the story of John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) and watched a video that told about his life and his journey. 

We made apple puppets in the art center that look like this:

We had so much fun exploring apples!  Click on the links below to learn even more!

Color a picture online of Johnny Appleseed! and find his hidden tools.

Great Apple Recipes for kids to make!

Pictures of all the varieties of apples you can taste and some facts about each one.