Apples Week!

Last week was our Apples week!  We did a lot of fun activities and learned so much about how apples grow and are harvested.  We began the week making glitter apples to put on out bulletin board in the hall.  The kids loved this simple activity which required nothing but die-cut apples, glitter and glue sticks.  They made as many as they wanted and enjoyed every minute of it!

Next came our “apple basket” name activity.  Every student had a ‘basket’ (a paper sack with a handle and their name printed clearly on the front) Uppercase apples were in one ‘orchard’, and the lowercase apples were spread face-up on our rug.  A visit to the uppercase orchard started the hunt for their names.  After they ‘picked’ their uppercase apple and put it in their basket, we moved to the rest of their name!  They were so excited that they could find their letters, and that they got to keep the apples with the letters of their name.  My hope is that some of them will take it home and work on spelling and recognizing their own names as well as learning the letters in their names…it is a fantastic activity!

   

With our sensory bin, filled with tiny apples, and apple pie smell,  our dramatic play apple orchard, apple tasting station, and all of our apple math and literacy connections…we never ran out of engaging activities, and we never stopped learning!
Our apple sensory bin made with oatmeal,
cinnamon sticks, tiny apples, tweezers and
magnifying glasses for a fun exploration!

We used apples cut 2 ways to make our apple stamping pictures!
Puffy paint apples!  Learning about the parts an apple!
Paper plate apple cores! Just add paint,
stems and leaves!
Making our names in apples!

The seasons of an apple tree
Ten Apples Up on Top comes to life!  
Ten Red Apples activity to go with
 Pat Hutchins AWESOME book!
Feed Johnny his apples! Counting game
Play-doh apple tree counting mats
Ollie’s Orchard dramatic play…a HUGE hit!

Our Bulletin board in all its glory with the glitter apples from the beginning of the week and the puffy paint apples from later that week when we learned about the parts an apple. 
What a fun week of learning!  We used all of our senses and had a wonderful time!

I have so many awesome Apples products in my TPT store!  You will find all the activities pictured here and so much more!

Apples! Complete Classroom Bundle
Apples Word Wall Cards
Apples Alphabet
Apple Orchard Dramatic Play Set
All About Apples 5-Day Lesson Plan for Preschool, PreK, K & Homeschool

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