| An apple day really can keep the doctor away. It | | | | story of Johnny Appleseed and what he did for |
| is one of the healthiest foods around. When it | | | | people. |
| comes to preschoolers, apples are what you give | | | | Field Trip! |
| your teacher when you like them, they are what | | | | Depending on where you live, you may be able to |
| the letter "A" stands for and you can snack on | | | | take the children to an apple orchard so they can |
| them! It's a trifecta! There are many preschool | | | | pick their own apples. If not, buy some different |
| activities that you can perform surrounding the | | | | types and let them go on a "trip" at the school to |
| almighty apple. | | | | pick apples. |
| Placemats | | | | Make Candied Apples |
| There are a couple of different ways to do apple | | | | Buy some caramel coating and apples at the |
| placemats. One is having the kids color an apple | | | | store. Bring in some wax paper and popsicle |
| coloring page. The other is to cut an apple in half | | | | sticks. Jam a stick into the apple; let the kids dip |
| and dip in colored paint to make imprints on | | | | them into the caramel, place on the wax paper |
| construction or white paper. Add leaves or eyes if | | | | for drying. |
| you like. | | | | Show and Tell |
| Apple Trees | | | | Have the kids bring in their favorite type of apple |
| Have the kids decorate a tree with apple | | | | and share. Then cut them in half to reveal the |
| ornaments that they color or have them | | | | seeds. Make some faces out with the seeds or |
| fingerpaint an apple tree. | | | | plant them to watch them grow. |
| Who Needs Mr. Potatohead? | | | | Paper Mache Apples |
| Print out an apple template and have the children | | | | Use inflated balloons for the form of the apple. |
| color them. Go a bit further and glue on a face, | | | | Mix flour and water together and dip newspaper |
| funny eyes, stems, feet, arms, etc. You can | | | | strips into the mixture. Apply the strips to cover |
| either get these body parts at a craft store or | | | | the balloon in its entirety. After the balloons are |
| have the preschoolers draw them and glue them | | | | dry have the preschoolers paint and decorate the |
| on. | | | | apples. |
| Worms in the Apples! | | | | Apple Rolling |
| Cut out some apple templates for the children to | | | | Put some paper on the bottom of a box. Dip the |
| color. Then, have them punch some holes into the | | | | apples into different color paint(s) and then drop |
| apple for the worm to come out of. Use a pipe | | | | the apples into the box. Rock and roll the box |
| cleaner if you like for the worm. | | | | every which direction you can and the paper will |
| Johnny Appleseed | | | | record the designs from the rolling apple. |
| Have an apple hidden in a bag and let the kids | | | | These are just a few ideas out of hundreds that |
| reach in to feel what it is and see if they can | | | | you can choose from. It's always good to throw |
| guess correctly. Have them describe the apple. | | | | in some information about apples when working |
| Review these descriptions after you have | | | | with preschoolers. While performing any apple |
| revealed the apple to the preschoolers. Did | | | | activity with the preschoolers, teach them about |
| anyone know it was an apple? Tell them the | | | | the object as well. Most importantly: have fun! |