Children will investigate with the internet:
http://www.first-school.ws/
Science table - apples cut so children can see the star.
Guess My Seeds
Submitted by Gayle
After talking about the growth of an apple tree from seed to tree to apple and back to see show the kids an apple and let them guess the number of seeds in it. Then carefully cut open the apple and find out how many there really are. So you don't waste the apple you can have apple slices for snack.
How Many Apples Am I
Submitted by Holly
Let your kids lay down on the ground and measure how many apples tall they are
Apple Survey
Bring in as many different kind of apples as you can find at the grocery store (during peek season usually six+) and let the kids try them and see which one they like the best. With older kids you can chart which ones kids like the best. (You can also do the difference between flavored applesauce or apple cider/apple juice).
Counting Apples
Submitted by Jen
Make three apple trees and several apples from felt. Put a number under each tree and have your children put a corresponding number of apples on the tree
Food Made With Apples:
Apple Sauce
Apple Pie
Apple Cider
Raw Apple
Apple Juice
Cinnamon Apples
Fried Apples
Candied Apples
Caramel Apples
Chocolate Dipped Apples
Apple Cobbler
Nutrition- apple tasting - Graph results
parent volunteers will help children make apple sauce
Lacing activity- children will lace the letter
A found on first school site
Finger plays- Way up high on an apple tree, Songs, A for apple Ahahaha, Who let the A out, Stir it up,
2 little apples looking down at me I shook that tree, hard as I could, down came the apple, mm,mm good.
Math, weighing and measuring apples, 1/2 half apple, 1/4 apple,
blocks- add farm animals and trees, maps to show states where apple trees might be found.
art- sponge apple painting, letter a painting, paper bag apple trees, cutting out large apples, wooden apples to paint, ( donated and made by teacher's husband, made with jigsaw at home)
our classroom tree you are the apple of my eye
collage the letter A
Water table- Do apples sink or float?
Sand table- What are some things that start with A? Let's measure 1 cup, 2 cups, 1/2 cup.
Literacy, classroom cookbook, A is for apple book, journal writings or scribblings, dictation- Open ended questions from teacher about apples and recording children's response,
The A book, Johnny Appleseed, The little seed, The Weather book. All books about trees, weather,. families,
Computer-
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/word_games/word_games_match_game.html
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/science_songs/educational_videos_thunder_song.html
