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apple stuff
By Julianne

I'm probably duplicating some of the ideas from the websites, but here are some of the things we do with apples. Most of them are math and science as those are my areas of responsibility.

Count apples (real ones) from one
to twenty
Make patterns with red, yellow and green apples (again, real ones or paper cut-outs)
Make our own apple patterns on a xeroxed sheet of blank apples - 6 apples on each row, about 5 rows.
Learn the color words "red, yellow and green" (we color an apple page where each apple is printed with one of these words.)
Taste different kinds of apples and discuss the tastes.
Write

about apples as a group and in our journals. We make a list of things we notice about apples, their color, their scent, their taste, etc.

Graph which kind of apple each student likes best: red, yellow or green.

Read books about apple trees and apple orchards.

Make applesauce from scratch.

Read the story of Johnny Appleseed.

Count the number of seeds in each apple we ate. Graph the results.

Make apple prints by cutting the apple either up and down in half or across in half. Across gives you a great star pattern. We use these works of art as part of our September calendar.

Plant an apple seed to see if it will grow. (They almost never do. They need to be chilled for several weeks before they'll sprout.)

Good luck with your unit. I love doing apples with first grade.