Each student brought in an apple and boy did we have fun with it! They graphed the color apple that they brought and then we did a taste test to see what was the favorite. They each picked the color that was their favorite and they got to build the graph to show the data with a paper apple. The funny thing was that only one kiddo brought a yellow apple and it ended up almost being the favorite!
What did we do next, well we made applesauce of course!! I peeled all the apples and cut them into quarters. Each kiddo was given some apple that they cut up (plastic knifes) and added to the pot. Each group added the sugar, cinnamon and water. It cooked the whole day and made our classroom smell amazing! They were able to do a taste test at the end of the day, yummy.
We also did an apple investigation that was fantastic!
You can find this over at http://www.2teachingmommies.com/2011/09/apple-science.html.
I read them the story Little Apple: A Book of Thanks by Brigitte Weninger. They loved it and they are still talking about the star inside the apples they have at lunch!
We also did a version of this apple star activity. We were also focusing on the letter A, so I just copied the poem and had them highlight all the letter a's they could find in the poem. and they glued it onto a cutout apple. You can find it at http://theverybusykindergarten.blogspot.com/2011/09/apples-week.html
We also did this little book that you can find at www.oopseydaisyblog.com. We colored it and added the red apples to the tree as we worked through the book together.
We also read a few stories about Johnny Appleseed and talked about what he did. We finished up with this worksheet that I found at whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com
In math I used color apple cutouts that they created patterns with.
