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Unit study: Apples

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Apples are a very popular topic for unit studies in preschool and kindergarten classrooms. There is just something so quintessentially American about apples. Could that be due to the history of the apple being intertwined with the settlement of pioneers who moved west before the founding of our country? Johnny Appleseed, of course, gets much of the credit for the spread of apples across our nation.

In any case, my kids and I did an apple unit study while they were in preschool. We went apple picking. We taste tested all manner of apples and apple treats. We read about apples. We engaged in apple arts and crafts, apple science activities, apple math activities, and more.

If you are planning an apple unit study, I hope you will find some useful ideas below! Although my kids were three and four when we did this unit study, many of these ideas can be adapted for kids both older and younger.

Apples unit study || Gift of Curiosity

My learning objectives for our apple lessons included:

  • Kids will know that there are different varieties of apples that have different colors and tastes
  • Kids will be able to identify the parts of an apple
  • Kids will have an understanding of the apple life cycle

We also used apples to inspire math and science lessons with their own math- and science-related learning objectives.

Below you will find all of the apple-related posts that have been featured at Gift of Curiosity.

 

Apple activities for kids

  • Apple Unit Study
  • Apple taste testing
  • Books about apples
  • Apple rotting experiment
  • Apple coffee filter craft
  • Estimating an apple's circumference
  • Apple-themed learning activities
  • Apple tissue paper prints
  • Apple activities for fall
  • Apple sand craft
  • Painting with apples
  • Dissecting an apple
  • Apple Tree Math
  • Apple sensory bin
  • Apple counting book
  • Apple fine motor game
  • Writing letters in apple sauce
  • Apple Montessori Activities
  • Ten Apples Up on Top extension activities
  • What weighs more than an apple?
  • Grow a candy apple
  • Shrunken apple heads
  • Apple crafts
  • Apple treats
  • Apple sensory play
  • Apple Volcano
 

Apple printables

  • Apple Unit Study
  • Apple Printable Pack
  • Apple Fine Motor Pack
  • Exploring apples
  • Apple 3-Part Cards
  • Apple Do-a-Dot Printables 1
  • Apple counting book
  • Apple outlines
  • Apple I Spy
  • Apple play dough mats
  • Life Cycle of an Apple Tree
  • Apple Preschool Math Pack
  • Apple Toddler Skills Pack
  • Apples Measurement Activity

For more apple activities, see my Apples Pinterest board.

Follow Katie @ Gift of Curiosity’s board Apples unit ideas on Pinterest.

Comments

  1. Denine Hicks says

    August 28, 2015 at 6:31 pm

    I LOVE that you include specific learning objectives in your unit studies. I had been pondering what the objectives for an apple unit would be, beyond just having fun. THANK YOU for the ideas!!

    Reply
    • Katie SG says

      August 29, 2015 at 2:16 pm

      My pleasure! I do think learning objectives are important for any unit!

      Reply
  2. Tricia C. says

    April 28, 2017 at 3:43 pm

    Great work. I am working on a spin on apples in literature for a 7th grade English class but saw your site. My grandkids would love some of these fun ideas. We are reading,The Giver, a novel with a pivotal moment with an apple. We are going to locate apple symbolism throughout literature and history.

    Reply
  3. susie harvey says

    August 27, 2018 at 4:20 pm

    thank you so much this website is amazing. so fun being able to find everything you need in one place.

    Reply
  4. Thara says

    December 7, 2019 at 11:46 am

    This is useful!

    Reply

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