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September
1. Apples
2. Apples
3. Safety
4. Safety
1. Apples
2. Apples
3. Safety
4. Safety
October
coming soon
coming soon
November
coming soon
coming soon
June
1. Trains
3. Planes
1. Trains
3. Planes
July
coming soon
coming soon
August
coming soon
coming soon
March
1. Springtime
2. Shamrock
3.
4.
1. Springtime
2. Shamrock
3.
4.
April
1. Sunflowers
2.
3.
4.
1. Sunflowers
2.
3.
4.
May
1. Butterflies
2. Creepy Crawl
3. Spiders
4.
1. Butterflies
2. Creepy Crawl
3. Spiders
4.
December
1. Music
2. Music
3. Snow
4. Happy B-day
to Jesus
1. Music
2. Music
3. Snow
4. Happy B-day
to Jesus
January
1. Moon
2. Shadows
3. Picnic
4. Planets
1. Moon
2. Shadows
3. Picnic
4. Planets
February
1. Fairy Tales
2. Favorite Stories
3. Favorite Stories
4. Favorite Stories
1. Fairy Tales
2. Favorite Stories
3. Favorite Stories
4. Favorite Stories
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Curriculum Overview
| This page is full of Apple activities, Apples lessons, Apple crafts, Apple Songs, Apple Stories, and everything you'll need to teach your children with an Apple Theme. Printable Lesson Plan |
Music & Movement:
"Apple Toss:" Set up bushel baskets
(or any ordinary basket) and let the children
takes turns tossing beanbag "apples" into them.
Snack:
Applesauce
"Apple Toss:" Set up bushel baskets
(or any ordinary basket) and let the children
takes turns tossing beanbag "apples" into them.
Snack:
Applesauce
Morning Circle:
(Have a special bag prepared in which you've placed three items beginning
with the letter "a." For today's lesson, at least two of these items should be
red as well.) Introduce today's topic by pulling a nice red apple out of your
"letter bag." Explain that "apple" begins with the letter "a." Pull other "a"
items out of the bag and talk about their beginning sounds.
(Have a special bag prepared in which you've placed three items beginning
with the letter "a." For today's lesson, at least two of these items should be
red as well.) Introduce today's topic by pulling a nice red apple out of your
"letter bag." Explain that "apple" begins with the letter "a." Pull other "a"
items out of the bag and talk about their beginning sounds.
Sing the "Apple Song:"
(original author unknown)
(Tune: "Itsy Bitsy Spider")
Once a little apple seed was planted in the ground.
Down came the soft rain, falling all around.
Out came the big sun as bright as bright could be.
And that little apple seed grew up to be an apple tree!"
(original author unknown)
(Tune: "Itsy Bitsy Spider")
Once a little apple seed was planted in the ground.
Down came the soft rain, falling all around.
Out came the big sun as bright as bright could be.
And that little apple seed grew up to be an apple tree!"
Story Time
Read Autumn is for Apples,
by Michelle Knudsen
(Random House Books for
Young Readers, July 24,
2001
Read Autumn is for Apples,
by Michelle Knudsen
(Random House Books for
Young Readers, July 24,
2001
Circle
| Centers |
| Books |
Seed sorting.
Provide magnifying
glasses as well so
children can examine the
seeds up close.
Provide magnifying
glasses as well so
children can examine the
seeds up close.
Apple exploration.
Provide various types of
apples for the children to
investigate. Cut some in
half and provide saucers
of foodcoloring so the
children can make apple
prints on paper.
Provide various types of
apples for the children to
investigate. Cut some in
half and provide saucers
of foodcoloring so the
children can make apple
prints on paper.
Fruit Stand.
Let children set up their
own grocer's stand with
play fruit, aprons, play
money, etc.
Let children set up their
own grocer's stand with
play fruit, aprons, play
money, etc.
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Little Apple Goat By Caroline Jayne Church / Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Little Apple Goat loves to eat fruit from the orchard. She doesn't want to munch on oats or grass or laundry left on the line. But all of a sudden, a stormy night destroys all all of the fruit trees in the orchard! The trunks are chopped down and the land is cleared. The farm animals cannot imagine life without the orchard, and Little Apple Goat doesn't know how she will manage without her fruit. Time passes, and this clever tale will charm young readers and also introduce them to the changing seasons. Recommended for ages 3 to 7. |
Apple Matching Game
Print up two pages of these beautiful apples and let
children play a color matching game. You can set up a
permenant version by turning it into a File Folder Game and
laminating it to make it more sturdy.
Print up two pages of these beautiful apples and let
children play a color matching game. You can set up a
permenant version by turning it into a File Folder Game and
laminating it to make it more sturdy.
| Torn Tissue Paper Apples. Provide each child with a large paper apple, a sheet of red tissue paper, and a small square of green tissue paper. Let children brush glue over the apple, then tear the tissue paper into bits and cover the apple. |
| Craft |
Optional Craft/Math Activity: 10 Apples Up on Top
This is a fun way for children to work on early counting skills while also creating
a portrait of themselves. First, after you read the book, "Ten Apples Up on
Top" by Dr. Seuess you can have your children make their own face on a paper
plate. Then let them write the numbers 1-10 on pre-cut apple shapes, and help
them staple them in order so that they re all up on top of their heads.
This is a fun way for children to work on early counting skills while also creating
a portrait of themselves. First, after you read the book, "Ten Apples Up on
Top" by Dr. Seuess you can have your children make their own face on a paper
plate. Then let them write the numbers 1-10 on pre-cut apple shapes, and help
them staple them in order so that they re all up on top of their heads.
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Ten Apples Up On Top! By Dr. Seuss / Random House, Inc Since 1961, Ten Apples up on Top has been helping preschoolers learn to count and read simultaneously. Simple illustrations and even simpler rhymes make this apple-balancing competition between a dog, a tiger, and a lion a fun, easy place to practice sight words and phonics. Recommended for ages 3 to 8. |
| Bible |
Optional Bible Song: Three in One
This is an optional song you can sing with your
children. It goes to the tune of "Are you Sleeping"
There is a printable object you can use included with
the lesson
God the Father, God the Father
God the Son, God the Son
God the Holy Spirit, God the Holy Spirit
Three in One, Three in One
This is an optional song you can sing with your
children. It goes to the tune of "Are you Sleeping"
There is a printable object you can use included with
the lesson
God the Father, God the Father
God the Son, God the Son
God the Holy Spirit, God the Holy Spirit
Three in One, Three in One
Handwriting Practice: 3 in 1
This is a handwriting worksheet where children can
color a picture of the apple, and trace the words
that go with the 3 in 1 book. This also includes the
optional bible song and the bible verse, "For there
is One God" 1 Timothy 2:5
This is a handwriting worksheet where children can
color a picture of the apple, and trace the words
that go with the 3 in 1 book. This also includes the
optional bible song and the bible verse, "For there
is One God" 1 Timothy 2:5
Bible Verse Bracelets:
"For there is one God
and one Mediator
between God and men,
the Man Christ Jesus." 1
Timothy 2:5
"For there is one God
and one Mediator
between God and men,
the Man Christ Jesus." 1
Timothy 2:5
| Bible Song: "Jesus is the Only Way to God," from "Follow the Saviour" cd by Colin Buchanan. |
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3 in 1: A Picture of God By Joanne Marxhausen / Concordia Publishing House This book effectively explains the Trinity to young children by using an apple. Just as the apple consists of three parts: the skin the flesh the seeds ...it is still one apple.God had three persons:Father, Son Holy Spirit...but He is one God. This new hardback version includes the same wonderful text and refreshed artwork. Ages 4-9. |
| Bible Storytime: 3 in 1 (A Picture of God), by Joanne Marxhausen. |
Handwriting Practice: A is for Apple
This is another optional handwriting worksheet for
children who are ready to practice tracing the
letters of the alphabet. A is for Apple, and they
can color a picture of the apple as well.
This is another optional handwriting worksheet for
children who are ready to practice tracing the
letters of the alphabet. A is for Apple, and they
can color a picture of the apple as well.
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Optional Math Activity: Apple Flashcards
If your children are starting early math, this is a fun way for them to start
learning early addition problems. Take some apples that have small
equations written on one side and the answers on the other. Print your
apples from a template, cut from construction paper or pick up a pack
of pre-cuts from the dollar store.
Then perhaps while you're playing "fruit stand" or "store", you can talk
with your child about how these are very special apples, and if you want
to have them for your store, you have to figure out each one's secret
number! Then let them go through the apples and add to their stores
collection.
If your children are starting early math, this is a fun way for them to start
learning early addition problems. Take some apples that have small
equations written on one side and the answers on the other. Print your
apples from a template, cut from construction paper or pick up a pack
of pre-cuts from the dollar store.
Then perhaps while you're playing "fruit stand" or "store", you can talk
with your child about how these are very special apples, and if you want
to have them for your store, you have to figure out each one's secret
number! Then let them go through the apples and add to their stores
collection.
| If you'd like a printable version of the above lesson, click here. |
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Apple File Folder Game
This is a printable Apple File Folder Game where children can
match the number on the apple to the amount of seeds in the
open apple. This goes great with the book below "Three in One"
and would be a wonderful activity to send home with children.
Mount to a File Folder, or fold the title page in half to make a take
home pocked for the children take their game home with them.
Apple File Folder Title Page
Apple File Folder Page 1
Apple File Folder Page 2
Apple File Folder Page 3
This is a printable Apple File Folder Game where children can
match the number on the apple to the amount of seeds in the
open apple. This goes great with the book below "Three in One"
and would be a wonderful activity to send home with children.
Mount to a File Folder, or fold the title page in half to make a take
home pocked for the children take their game home with them.
Apple File Folder Title Page
Apple File Folder Page 1
Apple File Folder Page 2
Apple File Folder Page 3
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