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Apple Songs

10/6/2013

Climbing Up the Apple Tree
Climbing up the apple tree, (climb in place)
Swinging on a limb!
(Raise arms above head, away left and right)
If I hear a robin, I may (cup hand near ear)
Sing along with him! (sing tra la la)
'And Robin, if you fly away, (Put hands over eyes)
Here's what I think I'll do: (Point with index finger)
I'll wish a pair of sparrow wings
(gently flap arms at side and move around)
And fly away with you!

Five Red Apples
Five red apples hanging in a tree (Hold up five fingers)
The juiciest apples you ever did see.
The wind came by and gave an angry frown (Fingers flutter downward)
And one little apple came tumbling down (One finger falls)
Four red apples, hanging in a tree, etc.

Do You Know the Apple Man?
Oh, do you know the apple man,
the apple man,
the apple man?
Oh, do you know the apple man
who likes to play with me?

Oh, he has a great big smile,
a great big smile,
a great big smile,
Oh, he has a great big smile
and likes to play with me.

Continue with other verses that the children make up about the apple man.

Two Red Apples
Two red apple, high in the tree.
One for you and one for me.
I shook that tree as hard as I could.
Down fell the apples, mmmm they were good.

Dividing Apples

10/6/2013

Read: “Rabbit and Hare Divide an Apple” by Harriet Ziefert and Emily Bolam

One day Hare tries to divide an apple in half so he and Rabbit can share it. But he breaks it unevenly. They both want the bigger piece. Will they ever find a way to share the apple?

Materials needed:

apples
knife,
sentence strips
marker

Directions: One whole apple, cut one apple in half, cut one apple in quarters.

On the sentence strips write 1 whole apple, ½ apple, ¼ apple. After teaching children about fractions, set out the strips and have the children place the correct slice on the card.

Counting Apples

10/6/2013

Munchy Crunchy Apples are falling from the trees!

Let’s count how many apples have fallen!

Read: Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins

Materials needed:

sentence strips
apples
two baskets

Directions: On the sentence strips write the numbers 1 – 10 and the word apple(s). Put little apple stickers (or draw them) on each card according to the number written. Put them in a basket.

In another basket place 10 small apples.

Instructions: Have the child pick a card and place it on the table. Then have the child count out the correct number of apples.

Example: Point to the first card and say the name: 3. Count out the apples: 1 and 2 and 3. “Now there are three apples.”

Preschool Apple Science

10/6/2013

Print off pictures of apples and labels of the different apple parts.

Encourage the children to label the correct part of the apple.

Apple Tic Tac Toe

10/6/2013

Let’s Make an Apple Tic Tac Toe Game!

Read the Book: An Apple for Harriet Tubman by Glennette Tilley Turner.

Harriet Tubman was a slave as a child. She picked the apples in her master’s orchard, but was not allowed to eat them. When she grew up she escaped. Find out what happened!

Materials needed:

Large egg tray
several small apples (two different colors)
5x7 cards for sequence cards
apple stickers (two colors, or draw apples on the card.)
laminate or construction paper to protect the cards after making.

Directions: Next time you are buying eggs, purchase the large pack. Spray the carton with bleach water or disinfectant spray.

Wash the apples before children use them.

Instructions: Set out the egg tray, give the children equal amounts of small apples. Teach them how to play tic tac toe.

Apple Art

10/6/2013

Have children cut out the side view of an apple. Next have them cut out an axial cross section of an apple (cut around the middle rather than up and down.)

Have the children paste these to a piece of construction paper. Next provide them with ink pads to put their finger prints in as the seeds. One seed for each finger. Finally children will need to wash their hands thoroughly to avoid spreading the ink.

How Do Apples Grow Story Book

10/6/2013

Read the Book: One Red Apple by Harriet Ziefert (Author) and Karla Gudeon (Illustrator)

This story follows the life cycle of the apple from seed to market.

How Do Apples Grow Story Book

Materials Needed:
Two red pieces of construction paper cut in the shape of an apple. Several pieces of white paper, stapler, crayons.

Directions: Staple the white sheets between the red apples. Each day, after you read the story, have the children draw the sequence of the growth of the apple tree, going to market, and eating them.

Apple black line for cover

Apple Sequence

10/6/2013

Have the children organize the pictures from what happened first to what happened last.

Ask them how they came to their conclusion.

This activity will help children with math and logic skills, allowing them to connect a number to an image.

Growing an Apple Tree

10/6/2013

Cut an apple into slices leaving the core intact. Give each child several slices.

Have them collect the seeds from their slices. The slices can either be eaten or discarded after the seeds have been collected.

Next provide the children with a plastic sandwich bag and a damp napkin. Have the children place the napkin flat inside their bag. They will then need to place the seeds on top of the napkin and seal the bag. Have the children write their observations of the seed as well as draw or take a picture of the seed.

As time passes and the seed sprouts have the children keep taking notes tracking the growth of the plant. After the seed is large enough then it can be transplanted into a pot with soil.

Apple Science

10/6/2013

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