This week we are learning about apples. We read The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall and The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons. We used a mystery bag to feel an apple without knowing what it was and described what we were feeling. There were some great descriptive words such as hard,cold, smooth, pokey, round and big ( I used a huge Honey Crisp apple). Then the children guessed what was in the bag. A ball and an apple were the most popular guesses.
At the art table we made apple prints on paper. At the math table there are different sized apples to arrange from smallest to largest and there is also a scale to weigh apples and find out which one is the heaviest and lightest.
We also made applesauce. First the children used an apple peeler to peel the apples. Each child had an opportunity to turn the handle and the children enjoyed seeing how long a peel could be without breaking. Then they chopped the apples carefully into small pieces and put the pieces in a pot to cook. Our room smelled wonderful as the apples cooked. When the apples were soft, we used a colander fruit press to mash the apples. We added a little cinnamon to our applesauce. It was Yummy!
