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Apples: A Class Act! (Grades Pre-K–3) ActivityApples: A Class Act! (Grades Pre-K–3) Activity
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US Apple Association
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Pre-K - 3rd
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Apples: A Class Act! (Grades Pre-K–3)

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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! 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

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

Additional Tags

english language arts

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

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