Discover the nutritional wonders of apples and get to know Johnny Appleseed with a plethora of learning experiences that cover subjects math, history, English language arts, health, and arts and crafts. Activities include an apple tasting challenge, and apple accordion fold book, apple poetry, and more! 

Concepts

apples, johnny appleseed, healthy eating, healthy habits, diet, fruit, Nutrition, crafts, diagrams, taste testing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Create an apple-themed bulletin board featuring Johnny Appleseed and interesting information about apples
• As a class, plant an apple tree  
• Display finished art projects around the classroom 

Classroom Considerations

• Be sure there are no apple allergies among the class members
• Requires preparation and a variety of materials depending on which activities you wish to conduct  
• The lesson's duration reflects roughly how long it takes to complete one task

Pros

• Offers a variety of activities covering the topic of apples 

Cons

• Does not include PDF's for worksheet activities
• Some graphics appear out of focus 

Common Core

W.K.2 W.1.2 W.2.2 W.3.2.a W.3.4 K.CC.B.4.a K.CC.B.4.b K.CC.B.4.c K.CC.B.5 K.OA.A.1 1.NBT.C.4 2.OA.C.4 2.NBT.B.5 3.OA.A.1