Bulletin Board: “The New Crop Is In!”
Place each child’s photo in an apple that he/she
painted. I use Do-A- Dot bottles to allow the
children to mix red, yellow, and green.
Books:
The Story of Johhny Appleseed by Aliki
Little Mouse and the Big Red Apple by A.H Benjamin
Apples by Gail Gibbons
The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons
The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall
Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins
Big Red Apple by Tony Johnson
Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellog
Autumn is for Apples by Michelle Knudsen
How do Apples Grow? by Betsy Maestro
I am an Apple by Jean Marzollo
Apple Cider Making Days by Ann Purmell
Ten Apples Up on Top by Dr. Seuss
Apple Farmer Annie by Monica Wellington
"The Little Red House with No Doors and No Windows and a Star Inside" (story can be found at The Virtual Vine apple unit)- Retell the story using puppets. I made an apple that opens and reveals the "star" inside by folding red paper in half.
POEMS AND RHYMES:
“Way Up High”
Way up high in the apple tree
Five little apples were smiling at me.
I shook that tree as hard as I could.
Down came the apples.
M-m-m-m, they were good!
“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.
“Apples”
Red and juicy, shiny, sweet,
Apples you’re so good to eat.
Crisp and crunchy, healthy too.
This core is all that’s left of you!
“Apple, Apple”
(“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” tune)
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.
"Have You Ever Seen an Apple?"
("Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?" tune)
Have you ever seen an apple,
An apple, an apple?
Have you ever seen an apple that grows on a tree?
A red one, a yellow one,
A green one, a gold one.
Have you ever seen an apple that grows on a tree?
"Apple Seed"
("Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" tune)
I'm a little apple seed,
Peeking through.
Please help me
And I'll help you.
Dig me a hole
And hide me away.
And I'll be an apple tree
Some fine day.
"Apple Tree"
This is the tree
With leaves so green.
Here are the apples
That hang in between.
When the wind blows
The apples will fall.
Here is the basket to gather them all.
"Johnny Appleseed"
("The Muffin Man" tune)
Do you know the apple man,
The apple man, the apple man?
Do you know the apple man?
He planted apple seeds.
He wore a pot upon his head,
Upon his head, upon his head.
He wore a pot upon his head.
His name was Johnny Appleseed.
John Chapman was his real name,
Was his real name, was his real name.
John Chapman was his real name.
But we call him Johnny Appleseed.
WRITING:1. Apple Faces Book:
Here is apple happy. (Draw happy face.)
Here is apple sad. (Draw sad face.)
Here is apple sleepy. (Draw sad face.)
Here is apple mad. (Draw mad face.)
Here is apple small. (Draw small apple.)
But in a pie he’s best of all! (Draw pie.)
2. Journals- "My favorite color apple is a
_______ one."
MATH:
1. Identify the number on each apple tree and place that amount of apple counters on it.
2. Identify the number on each apple basket and place that amount of apple counters on it.
3. Identify the number on each apple and place that amount of gummy worms on it.
4. Estimate how many seeds are in an apple. Cut open apple and count to see.
5. Estimate circumference of apple using yarn. Graph yarn too short, too long, and just right.
6. Estimate how many apples will fit in a basket.
7. Weigh an apple and classroom objects such as a crayon, toy car, and wood block, to see which is heavier.
8. Graph how many apples tall each child is. Child lays on floor and Ellison apples or real apples are laid next to him/her.
9. Graph favorite color apple.
10.Graph apples by size or color. 
SCIENCE:
1. Cut open apple to discover what is inside. Discuss what is the “star” of the apple.
2. Make applesauce. Peel, core, and slice 10 apples. Place in a pot along with 2 cups of water, 2 tablespoon of sugar, and 2 tsp. of cinnamon. Cover and let simmer for 30 minutes, stirring every ten minutes. Allow apples to cool and them mash in a bowl using a potato masher. Yields 15-20 servings.
3. Apple Taste Test- Graph who likes and doesn’t like apples.
4. Sequence how an apple grows (seed, tree, blossom, apple) using picture cards. Making Learning Fun has a printable for an "Apple Life Cycle" paper plate project at
http://makinglearningfun.com/themepages/AppleLifeCyclePaperPlate.htm
5. Apple Smile Snack- Core and slice apples. Give
each child a slice and have him/her spread
peanut butter on it using plastic knife or popsicle
stick.Then, add mini marshmallow "teeth".
6. Caramel Apple Slices- Melt a pound of caramel in microwave with water. Pour caramel over apple slices and let cool before eating.
7. Apple Oxidation Demonstration- Slice apple in half. Sprinkle lemon juice on one half and nothing on the other half. After an hour, show apples to children and explain the apple with the lemon juice had protection from oxygen, which turns cut apples brown.
8. Taste apple cider and/or apple juice.
9. Make caramel apples.
ART:
1. Apple Buddies- Cut out apple pattern. Draw facial features and glue on limbs. 
2. Apple prints-Cut apple in half and push popsicle stick through it for children to paint with.
3. Paper Plate Apples- Paint plate red, green, or
yellow. Glue on paper stem and leaf.
4. Tissue Paper Apple- Cover apple pattern with
red, green, and yellow tissue paper squares.
Cover lightly with diluted glue so tissue paper
gets “shellached”.
7. Fingerprint Apple Tree- Children paint apples
using fingerprints and red paint. Attach the
following poem:
These are special apples
Hanging on this tree.
I made them with my fingerprints.
They are a part of me!
8. Paper Roll Apple Tree- Cut out green
construction paper circle and paint red apples
on it using fingerprints. Paint toilet paper tube
brown and cut one slit on each side of one end.
Slide circle into slits.
9. “The Seasons of an Apple Tree”_ Divide paper
into 4 sections. Color tree trunks and
branches brown. Decorate a tree in each
section as follows:
Fall-red, yellow, orange tissue paper leaves
Winter-cottonball snow
Spring- pink tissue paper “blossoms”
green tissue paper leaves
Summer-green tissue paper leaves
red tissue paper apples
10. Basket of Apples- Children cut out brown
construction paper basket and glue on to
white construction paper. Children dip their
fingers in red paint and press finger above
basket to make red apples. Children create
green and yellow apples the same way.
11. Stuffed Bag Apple- Stuff a paper bag with
newspaper, twist top closed, and tie with
twist tie. Paint bag below twist tie red,
green, or yellow. Paint portion above twist tie
brown. Staple on a green construction paper
leaf with child's name written on it.
12. Johnny Appleseed Paper Bag Puppets- Draw
face on puppet. Cut out and glue pot on top
of head. Use felt squares and fabric scraps
for clothing.
13. Johhny Appleseed hat-Cut gray construction
paper in half length-wise. Measure around
student's head and staple ends together. Cut
out gray handle and staple to side of hat.
14. Apple with Handprint Stem- Child cuts out
apple pattern and uses handprint to make
stem and leaves.
