A is for Apple

Last week in preschool we focused on the Letter A and apples. Apple week was filled with so many fun learning activities. It is not hard to have fun and learn and the same time!

We tasted three different kinds of apples and created a graph based on our taste test preference. Graphs are a simple, visual tool that allows the preschoolers to interpret data and learn from it. It is easy to see here, which apple was the most popular. 

One thing I really love doing in my preschool class is to connect literacy with a project. Before we read "The Apple Pie Tree" together, we discussed and guessed why the book had that title. The preschoolers learned that apples grow on trees, apple pies are made from apples, so therefore the tree in the book "grew" an apple pie. We then made our own apple pie turnovers and ate them for snack.

Apple week would not be complete without apple printing. We cut the apples in half and used red, yellow and green paint to print apples on our Letter A page. This page will end up in the preschooler's alphabet book. Apple printing is a fun way to explore the inside of an apple.

One final project for apple week included an apple shape and gluing. We glued red paper squares all over our apple to make it look "delicious!" Using glue in this way helps the preschoolers develop their fine motor skills. They turned out so cute, right?!