Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Apple Fest


Apple Fest was such a success! Thank you for all of your help! We wouldn't have been able to pull it off without your donations and willingness to volunteer! 

I hope your students made some great memories and learned through team work and interactive activities! 

Here are a few pictures of our Apple themed centers:

Which type of apple is your favorite? The students each tasted a red delicious, golden delicious and Granny Smith slice. They used adjectives to describe the apples and then they cast their votes and graphed it! 


Apples were also great tools to introduce the concept of gravity and the affect of elevation. The students worked as a team to determine the fastest and slowest way to roll the apples down the pipes. 

Apple bowling was a favorite! The apples were the balls and the pins were bottles labeled with apples. The students bowled their hearts out and then counted and added the total number of pins that they knocked down. 

The students also retold the story of Johnny Appleseed using props!

The sweetest part of the day was this apple dipping station. The students got to choose from peanut butter, marshmallow cream or caramel and then a topping of chocolate chips, marshmallows or sprinkles! They loved it!


THE favorite center was bobbing for apples!! Laura's mom was awesome and demonstrated some tricks of how to grab  the apples! Thank you!!







The kids love doing crafts with Ms. Lauren and this was the perfect day to break out the glitter! We made candy/caramel covered Apple crafts. 











































Monday, October 5, 2015

Apple week!

Apple week was a blast!!! Our science standard had us focusing on the needs and parts of plants. Apples were the perfect seasonal plant to focus on! We started the week off by learning how to make an apple pie and see the world! This is a great book and here is a link to the story being read aloud: http://youtu.be/w03XWpdfKRE

We took a suitcase and searched our maps for the best apple pie ingredients in the world! 

Then we made an apple pie! 
Most of the students enjoyed making the pie more than actually tasting it!
Next time I'll be sure to bring some ice cream! 

We tied apples in where ever we could! Apple books, Apple math centers and crafts and even Apple sight word books and so much fun!

Another highlight was having an apple as a guest reader!!!

Leighton's grandmother is a retired Kindegarten teacher so she knows just how to keep their attention!

Apple Fest will be on the next post! Lots of pictures!!