Here comes Fall! We love all of our thematic units for the Fall- All About Apples, All About Pumpkins, All About Halloween, and All About Fall!!! Apples make a fun start because students love eating them and learning about their origins. I have created multiple resources about apples and pick and choose which fun and engaging activities I use throughout the week. I ALWAYS begin the unit with my BOOM Cards™. They are a fun and interactive way to kick off the week! The thematic unit has 10 activities ready to go. Towards the end of the week, we LOVE making applesauce as a whole group! Add in the adorable craft and your week is complete!!! Click the buttons below the covers to read more!
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Apple Thematic BUNDLE
Apple Thematic Mini-Unit
Use this super comprehensive unit to help your students learn about apples. Each activity is created around Preschool Standards. Perfect for lesson planning and differentiated instruction. There is a page at the beginning to help you print out the color or black-and-white activities. A data sheet is included to help keep your student’s academic progress.
All activities are available in both color and black and white!
LITERACY ACTIVITIES:
- vocabulary cards with the beginning sound in green and the ending sound in red
- labeling the parts of an apple
- sequencing the apple life cycle
- easy readers with colored apples
- UPPERCASE/ lowercase/ beginning sound match with apple trees
MATH ACTIVITIES:
- counting apples 0-10
- sorting shapes with shape apple trees
- positional word game with an apple and tree, and visual cards
- adding apples up to 8
- making patterns with apple vocabulary (ABAB, AABAAB, AABBAABB, ABCABC)
All About Apples BOOM Cards™
These 30 task cards come in 4 different kinds- vocabulary cards, apple life cycle cards, parts of an apple cards, and counting cards with apples on a tree.
How to Make Applesauce
Use this mini-unit on making applesauce as a fun, whole-group activity at the end of your apple theme study! Differentiated with different sequencing cards to do as a whole group, and then reinforce in a small center.
This mini-unit contains:
- vocabulary cards
- sequencing cards in 3 sizes (2½x 3½”, 4×5″, 5×7½”)
- interactive question book with sentences to answer
Use it for:
- a whole group activity
- differentiated center activities
- individual understanding of an activity
Every activity is available in both color and black and white, in case you don’t have access to a color printer.
Apple Tree Craft
Use this apple tree craft to work on following directions and completing an art project. It can foster independence and accomplishment. Use the books for the whole group and then post the smaller visuals for students who need additional support with completing tasks. This is perfect for whole-group instruction, small groups, art centers, and for IEP goals and objectives.
Included in this product:
- visual model of the apple tree
- pages with the apple tree pieces (in color and in black & white)
- book explaining the craft (with the color pieces)
- smaller visual directive pictures (with the color pieces)
- book explaining the craft (with black & white pieces)
- smaller visual directive pictures (with the black & white pieces)
FREE Apple Shape Match
I’m excited for you to see these products and would love any feedback about them. Just use this email: marykay@busylittlehandsblog.com. Let me know your thoughts. What do you love about some of these products? Do you have any ideas for your own classroom? What could be tweaked to make it easier, more functional, and more engaging?
If you’re interested in all about apples, check out my blog on making your classroom more engaging and interactive.
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