This is the first of a series of harvest lesson plans for use in the kindergarten classroom. In this lesson plan series, you will be given a day by day activity list of all things "apple". The lessons will include math, language, movement, art and circle time activities.
Monday
For today's lesson plan, you will be introducing the apple theme to your class. Today, you will need the following items to prepare for class:
An assortment of apples, cut, washed and ready for the children to taste
1 whole apple and a sharp knife (keep this out of reach of your children)
Yellow, red and green felt apples and felt board
Johnny Appleseed by, Steven Kellog
United States map
Circle Time
Introduce the different apples. Allow children to taste the different varieties of apples and record their descriptions.
Read the book, Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellogg. Discuss John Chapman. John wanted to take apple seeds to the west where there were no apple trees. He went east with a bag of apple seeds, a cooking pot which he wore on his head and a bag of books. He became Johnny Appleseed. His birthday is on September 26th. Find the date on the calendar.
Use a large U.S. map to plot John Chapman's route from Massachusetts, westward. Put apple stickers on the map to mark the states mentioned in the book.
Art
Using yellow, red and green construction paper, allow children to trace large apple stencils and apple cookie cutters. Instruct the children to cut out their apples and allow them to hang them in a specific location on the wall.
This activity will help in their fine motor skills as well as their scissor skills.
Math Skills
Flannel Board Apples
Using 10 or more felt apples, place them randomly onto the flannel board.
Instruct the children to count the apples aloud.
Place felt numerals onto the board.
Point to a number and request a few children to come up and "pick" that number of apples.
Language Skills
Introduce the children to the parts of an apple.
Either on the board or on large pieces of paper, write the words "stem", "skin", "seeds".
Cut an apple in half to expose the inside. Point out the stem, skin and seeds.
Ask children thought provoking questions such as...
Which part attached the apple to the tree?
Can you eat the skin?
What fruits do you have to peel before eating?
If you plant these seeds today, will an apple tree grow overnight?
Movement
Sing this song and use the movement to act out:
(To the tune of Do You Know The Muffin Man?)
Oh, do you know the apple man?
Apple man, apple man (tilt head from shoulder to shoulder)
Do you know the apple man
Who picks the apples for me? (reach up and pick apples)
Oh, do you know the apple man?
Apple man, apple man (tilt head from shoulder to shoulder)
Do you know the apple man
Who cooks applesauce for me? (pretend to stir a spoon)
Kindergarten Lesson Plans: Apples
This is a series of five lesson plans geared to teach kindergarten students an apple theme. Lesson details are Johnny Appleseed and a discussion of numerous apple varieties.