Ten Apples Up On Top!

Here is an activity I am going to do this week. Begin by reading Ten Apples Up On Top! Give students the apple page and they choose a number 5-10 to break apart. Students will need to cut out that mant apples. Then students glue their apples in a row and draw their break apart line to divide their apples into two groups. This allows students to see the parts in the whole number they chose. For example, 6 and 3 are partners of 9. Then they color the two sets of apples two different apple colors (red, yellow, green). When they are finished you can have them create little Johnny Appleseed or a you can take their pictures and they can glue the pot on top of their head, then glue the apples above that. I think I am going to take each of their pictures. I included a large pot (the page with two pots) for their heads if you take their pictures. Just a fun way to incorporate apples and math! Have fun!!!

Apple Graphing

Here is a fun survey for apple tasting. I probably will use green apples so I won't have all yes's...if ya know what I mean ;-) I can not take credit for the layout of the graph...I got the idea from another blogger...and I am super sorry...I can't remember who. If it is you please leave a comment!!! Have fun eating and surveying!

Johnny Appleseed Sequencing

Yes, it is that time of the year when we talk, read, write and of course EAT apples. I have created a flow map used to sequence the Johnny Appleseed story. This is how it works...first students listen to the story. Then the pictures on the flow map are discussed whole group. You may even want to use your document camera to take a few pictures of the book you read to physically sequence the events. After, you have students cut out the pictures at the bottom of the flow map and they use the blank flow map to sequence. When students are finished sequencing the events (in partners) have them read the map. Be sure to have students use first, next, then, last, finally...to insure that students understand we are sequencing events. There is a particular order in which the events happened. At this point in the year I generally won't have them write with this map because their  writing skills are not developed enough to be able to do this successfully. However, verbally describing the events in this map using complete sentences is just as good for them by helping them build a solid sense of sentence structure. Sooo....this is my thinking with the map in which the order of the pictures are sequenced: Johnny, the pan, the bag of appleseeds, the small apple tree, then the apple tree with apples, the boy picking apples, last the apple pie.

Apple Toss Game

Students work with partners and take turns tossing two apple seeds (or any kid of counters) onto the game board. They write an addition sentence to match the numbers they covered on the game board. If need be, students can draw circle drawings to help them solve the problem. Students continue until their data sheet is complete. To "gear up" this activity, make the numbers larger on the game board or change the game to multiplication. I like the students to use the math vocabulary as they write their addition sentence so that is why you see addend, plus, equal, and sum on their data sheet. As they are working, I roam around the room asking students to explain their thinking using the vocabulary words. Learning that is fun for sure!

Apple Bubble map

Another fun map activity that builds vocabulary, reading and writing skills. Students or partners get one set of pictures and a bubble map. Again, after taste testing and listening to several informational books about apples, students can complete this map. As they cut and glue the pictures to the bubble map they read the words with the support of their partner and the pictures. After gluing they read their bubble map using complete sentences. For example, Apples are crunchy and sweet. To take the activity one step further, students can then write the sentences. Happy bubble mapping!

A couple more apple activities!

I love to incorporate poems as much as possible.  This is an apple poem I found on the internet and added to it a bit. We read the poem several times throughout the week highlighting rhyming words, high frequency words, and what ever else you can think of. At the end of the week, students are given a copy and they read it, highlight, cut the poem apart on the dotted lines, mix it up, then sequence the poem.  A great idea for students to self check would be to have them draw a picture on the back of the page (taking up as much of the page as possible) so they can sequence the poem and then turn the poem over to check their work. Last they glue it down and add it to their personal reader folder for future use. Click on the picture to get a copy!

Double Bubble

Compare and Contrast

Above is a double bubble map where students can compare red apples and green apples. Each student, or partnership, gets one strip of pictures. After taste testing and doing lots of fun background building activities with the apples, they are ready to compare with the apples. The two triangles and squares on the map are for how they are different (sweet and sour). The hexagons are for how they are alike (both have stars when cut in half, both have flesh, skin, grow on trees...) After students compare with the pictures, they should be able to read at least one sentence from the map if not several. An example: Green apples are sour. Red apples are sweet. They both have stars when you cut them apart. 

Apple fun!

I always begin the year with an apple unit. Roll an apple is one of the many activities I do with my class. They LOVE it.  It teaches them how to work together, play a game, and follow directions. Click on the pic. to get a copy of your own ;-)    

Roll an Apple

Another fun activity is the Apple Can Be tree map sort.  It is important for ELL students to be able to distinguish what an object/item can be and can't be.  The first page is two sets of identical pictures (my attempt at trying to save paper). Each student or pair gets a set of pictures and a tree map. I usually have the students work in pairs to build language. Students work together and sort on the tree map what an apple can and can't be. When they are finished they read their tree map using complete sentences. Example: An apple can be juice. An apple can't be a hot dog. 

Tree Map

Well my friends, all zero of you, that is all I can do for tonight!  I will be back soon-only a few hours until morning...wait, it IS morning!!!  Great - I have found yet another thing to be "addicted" too! Oh well - it could be worse ;-) Nighty-night!!