We started our week with a bang and learned all about apples, apple orchards, life cycle of an apple and Johnny Appleseed!!
This book is always a favorite of mine. Gail Gibbons always fills her books with so much information! And the kids love it!
Click the photo to get your copy!
I loved doing this little activity; incorporating a writer’s workshop lesson “labeling” and learning parts of an apple. Didn’t they turn out so cute?!
We also had a little taste testing to fill in our graph of our favorite apple and of course any taste test is ALWAYS fun!
YUM!
And after tasting of course we had to graph it!
We wrapped up the week with some Johnny Appleseed and these cute little apple collages!
I just love the way they turned out!
One of my friends asked me about my round head shots of my class to showcase their work and I must say it was super easy to do. I used Power Point to create them.
Here are a few easy steps.
Insert photo.
Click “crop” and then “Mask to Shape”.
I chose circle.
Then just make them the size you want.
I did two inch circles so I could use my trusty two inch punch to make it easier.
That’s it!
I’ll probably add a black background next time so there won’t be any white around the edges… but this works for now! 🙂
If you need any ideas or extra resources for your apple week, check these out!
This is a math station packet (aligned with common core) with 5 different skills for your math groups or stations!
Teri over at A Cupcake for the Teacher has this adorable craft-ivity of Johnny Appleseed!
Here are a few freebies in my store, click the pic to get yours!
Word Search
Parts of an Apple Labeling
Apple Taste Test
Hope you enjoyed taking a peek into our apple week!
Happy Friday!
WOW! Wonderful pictures! Thanks for the great ideas! I love the collages with the student picture- are the pieces of the collage from scrapbook paper? How large are the student labeling apple parts?
Again, thanks for the ideas! Your room looks great!
Maryann
brennemm@carlisleschools.org
Thanks Maryann! Yes, the the squares are from random red, yellow and green scrapbook paper cut into one inch squares. As far as the labels, if you click the photo it will take you to the free download in my TPT store. I have two sets a labels on each page, so I just cut them in half and gave each student one. Hope that makes sense. I also added a second page of large size labels for a large size teacher anchor chart.
Thanks again,
Mandi