Apples

 

Download an Apples Performance Task Unit that meets the Georgia Performance Standards.

Books

Apple Fractions Jerry Pallota	Apples  Gail Gibbons
Apple Fractions Anne Rockwell	Big Red Apple Tony Johnston
How To Make an Apple Pie and See the World Marjorie Priceman	How Do Apples Grow? Betty Maestro
Little Mouse and the Big  Red Apple A.H. Benjamin	I Am an Apple Jean Marzolla
Johnny Appleseed Patricia DeMuth	Picking Apples and Pumpkins Amy Hutchings
The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree Gail Gibbons	Ten Apples Up on Top Dr. Seuss

Language Arts

Read the book Ten Apples Up on Top. Make a class book called "We Have Apples Up on Top. For each page have the following sentence: _______had_______ up on top. Above the text, have a picture of the child. Have each child pick an apple with a number on it.
They then glue the number of apples on top of their picture. Laminate the book, the children love reading it.

Apple Color Words
Match color words with corresponding apple colors.

Apple Grab Bag
Place upper or lower case letters in bag, children can pull one out and say its' name.

Place Apple poems in the pocket chart and use them to teach skills appropriate for your grade level.

Where is the Apple?
    Cut eight trees and mount them on paper, along with the following sentences (one per page, two on the last page).

The apple is over the tree.
The apple is under the tree.
The apple is in front of the tree.
The apple is behind the tree.
The apple is in the tree.
the apple is beside the tree.
The apple is in between the trees.
You can make the books in one or two ways:
1. Glue the apples into position on the page before laminating the book.
2. Laminate the pages with just the trees, then tape the laminated apple to a piece of yarn and tape the yarn to the back of the book, so the kids canmove the apples themselves.
You can make a variation of Where is the Apple? by using worms and apples.
 
 

Social Studies/Science

Discuss and taste different varieties of apples: Red Delicious, Yellow
Delicious, Granny Smith and McIntosh.

Read stories about Johnny Appleseed.

Discuss the life cycle of the apple tree

Discuss parts of the apple.

Discuss the difference between a cooked and raw apple. Look for
the difference in appearance and taste.

Apple Seeds
    Before cutting open an apple, ask the children to predict how many seeds there will be inside. Cut the apple in half horizontally and let the children observe the "star" that holds the seeds. Count the seeds with the children and have the compare the number with their predictions. try the experiment with another apple. Does it have the same seeds as the first? Try the same  experiment using a different color apple. As you cut open the different apples make a note that the insides look the same even though the outside is different. (You can make the same comparison with people - different on the outside but all the same on the inside.)

Have each student bring in an apple from home. On a graphing mat graph the apples by size, color, etc. Give each student a booklet with the following phrases:
All Around the Apple: (page 1) This is a picture of my apple. The color of my apple is _______. (Draw a picture of apple). (page 2) The weight of my apple is _______ teddy bear counters. (weigh apples on balance scale) (page 3) The stringmeasures the same as train of ______unifix cubes. (Measure around apple withstring.)

Give students a close-up look at the first stages of an apple tree's life cycle by sprouting apple seeds in the classroom. Ask students to save seeds from apples they eat. Give each child a few apple seeds, a resealable plastic bag (use a permanent
marker to write the child's name on the bag) and a paper towel. Demonstrate the following steps as students follow along with their materials.
*Moisten the paper towel with water.
*Fold the paper towel in half and place it inside the plastic bag.
*Watch it as it begins to sprout.
 
 

Poems and Songs

Apple On A Stick
Apple on a stick, apple on a stick
I can eat it all day and not get sick.
Apple in a cup, apple in a cup
I can drink it all day and not fill up.
Apple in a crunch, apple in a crunch
I can eat it all day, it is so good to munch
Apple in a cake, apple in a cake
I can eat it all day with no tummy ache
Apple in a pie, apple in a pie
I can eat it all day and never cry.
Apple in a dish, apple in a dish
I can eat it all day, it's so delish!

Apples
Apples in the attic,
Apples in the hall,
Apples in the summer,
Apples in the fall.
Apples make you healthy,
Apples make you tall,
I will eat some apples,
I will eat them all.

One Apple, Two Apples
One apple,
Two apples,
Three apples,
Four.
Five apples,
Six apples,
Seven apples,
More,
Nine apples,
Ten apples,
Apples galore!

Apples
Red apples,
Green apples,
Yellow apples, too.
Big apples,
Little apples,
Shiny apples, too.
Crunchy apples,
Soft apples,
Rotten apples, ooh!

Apples Big
Apples big,
Apples small.
Guess what?
I like them all!

Ten Rosy Apples
Ten rosy apples high in a tree,
Safely hiding where no one can see.
When the wind goes rocking to and fro,
Ten rosy apples to the ground must go.

Apple, Apple
(Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
Apple, apple on the tree,
I know that you are good for me.
You are fun to munch and crunch
For a snack and for my lunch.
Apple, apple on the tree,
I know that you are good for me.

Apples Off My Tree
(Tune: Skip to My Lou)
Pick some apples off my tree,
Pick some apples off my tree
Pick some apples off my tree
Pick them all for you and me.

Math

Sort laminated apples of different sizes/colors.

Have students put different size apples in order.

Use different color construction paper apples to make patterns.

Estimate the number of teddy bear counters it will take to balance an apple on the balance scale.

Provide tiny apples and a booklet with One apple, two apples, etc. on the booklet. Have the students paste the correct number of apples on each page.

 Make a set of 10 large apples and 55 worms, laminate and use as a math center game.

Make sets of apples with matching shapes for students to match.
 
 

Cooking

Applesauce
10 apples
1 cup water
2 cups sugar
cinnamon to taste

Peel, core and quarter the apples. Add water and sugar. Cook until soft. Mash with a potato masher; add cinnamon.

Apple Cinnamon Toast
1/2 apple per child
1 slice whole wheat bread
Cinnamon-sugar (in shaker)
Margarine

    Peel and slice apples. Each child may butter one slice of bread. Place apples on the bread. Place apples on the bread. Shake cinnamon-sugar mixture over the top of the apples. Place on a cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.
 
 

Art

Sponge paint apple trees.

Make apple prints from apple halves.

Cout out an apple shape for each student. Provide them with tron pieces of either red, yellow or green construction paper. Have them glue the pieces on the shape utnil it is covered. Have stuents add a stem and leaves.

Make a large tree, have students paint the tree and sponge paint apples on the tree.
(Use sponges cut in apple shapes,or cut out compressed sponge available at craft stores on an Ellison die cut machine.)

Let students draw an apple tree, then make fingerprint apples on the tree. Attach this special poem to their paper.
These are special apples,
Hanging on this tree.
I made them with my fingerprints.
They are a part of me!

Make three of the same sized apples in red, green and yellow, glue together to make a 3-D apple, add a paper worm glued so that his head sticks out.

Cut out a large red apple, add leaves and a stem. Write the child's name in glue and have them use colored popcorn to glue on the apple.

Cut out apple shapes and add glitter to them.

Apple Mural
Cut out a large apple tree shape. Let the students print apples of different colors and sizes on the tree. Use the mural for math activities.
*Count the apple prints.
*Count the large prints/small prints
*Discuss differences
*More/less large or small apples

Make a book about the apple tree over the four seasons.

Songs and Power Points to Download
Apple on a Stick Power Point
Pick Some Apples Power Point
Apple on a Stick song
Pick Some Apples song
(Songs were recorded by Bonita Bunny, a puppet that has been in my classroom for more than 20 years. She's quite the diva, but the kids love her. My friends tell me she's my alter ego. Who knows?)