I have a confession to make… I have never done Apple Week in my class before. I know, I know… pretty unusual for a Kindergarten/ First Grade teacher! Well, you will be happy to know that we had Apple Week last week and we had a blast! Take a look at my students’ favorite apple themed activities. BONUS: Be sure to download a pack of free apple themed activities before you go!
1. Apple Song
I found this fun song on YouTube and my students loved it!
Thank you, The Learning Station! You always seem to have the perfect songs for my little learners.
2. Apple Science
We did a quick predicting activity and put it to the test. We all *gasped* when the apple came back up to the top!
3. Apple Math
I asked parents to send me an apple for some of our activities so each student had one. We sorted the apples by color. Then we measured ourselves to see how many apples tall we were.
We were all VERY excited when we got to measure the teacher with our apples!
4. Apple Vocabulary
We learned the names of the parts of an apple.
5. Apple Craft
Finally, we made an apple craft! I just LOVE how these turned out.
Materials Needed:
- Glue sticks or liquid glue (to attach all pieces)
- Red paper plates (one per student)
- White construction paper (for the apple core)
- Black construction paper (for the seeds)
- Green construction paper (for the leaves)
- Blue construction paper (for the background)
- Scissors (for cutting the plates, seeds, and leaves)
Preparation:
- Pre-cut materials for younger students: If working with younger children, pre-cut the apple core shapes, seeds, and leaves to make assembly easier.
- Set up a craft station: Arrange materials so each student has easy access to the supplies.
Instructions:
- Prepare the Apple Shape
- Give each student a red paper plate.
- Have them cut two curved sections out of the sides of the plate to create the apple core shape.
- Create the Core
- Cut a rectangular strip of white construction paper and glue it to the middle of the red plate, covering the cut-out sections.
- Add the Seeds
- Cut small seed shapes out of black construction paper.
- Glue them onto the white paper to represent the apple’s seeds.
- Attach the Leaves
- Cut out leaf shapes from green construction paper.
- Glue the leaves to the top of the apple.
- Mount on a Background
- Glue or staple the finished apples onto a blue sheet of construction paper to create a contrast.
- Display the Artwork
- Arrange the finished apples on a bulletin board for a fun and festive classroom display!
6. Apple Bulletin Board
Take a look at our apple bulletin board!
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