Preschool Apple Theme





















Book List




An Apple a Day - Melvin Berger 

An Apple A Day!  Over 20 Apple Projects for Kids - Jennifer Storey Gillis

Apples - N. Hogrogian

Apple & Pumpkins - Anne Rockwell

I Can Read About Johnny Appleseed - J.I. Anderson

Fresh Cider and Apple Pie - Franz Brandenberg

Johnny  Appleseed - Steven Kellogg

Rain Makes Applesauce - Julian Schew

The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree - Gail Gibbons

The Tiny Seed - Eric Carle

Who Will Help? - Rozanne Williams 

Who's Got the Apple? - Jan Loof















Songs & Fingerplays




A Little Red Apple


A little red apple,

up high in a tree.


I look up at it,

and it looked down at me.


Come down please red apple I called,

And what do you suppose?


That little red apple

Fell right down on my nose.


OUCH!


~Submitted by Laura in Illinois


A Wiggly Worm - sung to "Boom! Boom! Ain't It Great to Be Crazy?"


Chorus:

Yum! Yum!  Don't you know I love apples?

Yum! Yum!  Don't you know I love apples?

Red and green and yellow, too…

Yum! Yum!  Don't you know I love apples?


Verse 1

Way up high in an apple tree, I saw two eyes look at me.

I reached for an apple; it started to squirm…oops! I found a wiggly worm!


Chorus


Verse 2

That wiggly worm is a friend of mine.  We eat apples all the time. 
 
I let him crawl back to that tree… hey! I see that worm looking at me!


Chorus



~Sandy Moons


Apples, Apples - sung to "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"


Apples juicy, apples round;

On the tree or on the ground.


Apples yellow, apples red,

Apple pie and juice and bread!


Apples crunchy, apples sweet;

Apples are so good to eat!





Four Red Apples - sung to "This Old Man"


Four red apples on the tree,

Two for you and two for me.

So-o shake that tree and watch them fall.

One, two, three, four -- that is all.



~Jean Warren


Here is a counting song my kids love.....


Farmer Brown had 5 green apples, hanging on his tree


Farmer Brown had 5 green apples, hanging on his tree

He plucked one apple and he ate it hungrily,

Leaving 4 green apples, hanging on his tree.


Then count backwards, but when you get to 1 green apple, change 3rd line to:


He plucked that apple and he gave it all to me, 

Leaving no green apples, hanging on his tree. 



~Submitted by Cindy

  
Do You Know The Apple Man? - Sung to "The Muffin Man"


Oh, do you know the Apple Man,

The Apple Man,

The Apple Man?

Oh, do you know the Apple Man

Who likes to play with me?


Oh, he has a great big smile,

A great big smile,

A great big smile.

Oh, he has a great big smile

And likes to play with me.


Oh, he has a bright red face,

A bright red face,

A bright red face.

Oh, he has a bright red face

And likes to play with me.


Oh, he has a star inside,

A star inside,

A star inside.

Oh, he has a star inside

And he likes to play with me.


Two Little Apples - sung to "This Old Man"


Way up high, in a tree

 (raise hands over head)

Two red apples smiled at me

 (smile)

So I shook that tree as har-r-d as I could

 (Pretend to shake tree)

Down came the apples, Ummm, they were good!!!!

 (Rub tummy)


Apple Song - sung to "Bingo"


I know a fruit that's good to eat and apple is its name, oh

a-p-p-l-e, a-p-p-l-e, a-p-p-l-e

And apple is its name, oh


I know a fruit that's good to eat and apple is its name, oh

crunch-p-p-l-e, crunch-p-p-l-e, crunch-p-p-l-e

and apple is its name, oh


I know a fruit that's good to eat and apple is its name, oh

crunch-crunch-p-l-e, crunch-crunch-p-l-e, crunch-crunch-p-l-e

and apple is its name, oh


I know a fruit that's good to eat and apple is its name, oh

crunch-crunch-crunch-l-e, crunch, crunch, crunch-l-e, 

crunch-crunch-crunch,l-e

and apple is its name, oh


I know a fruit that's good to eat and apple is its name oh,

crunch-crunch-crunch-crunch-e, crunch-crunch-crunch-crunch-e, 

crunch-crunch-crunch-crunch-e,

and apple is its name, oh


I know a fruit that's good to eat and apple is its name, oh

crunch-crunch-crunch-crunch-crunch,
 crunch-crunch-crunch-crunch-crunch,

crunch-crunch-crunch-crunch-crunch

and apple is its name, oh!


We've done this where they have actually taken a bite out of the apple instead of the crunch parts....but be careful with little ones that they don't choke while singing and eating.



~Submitted by Paulette



Look at the Apple - Sung to "The Mulberry Bush"


Look at the apple I have found,

(form a circle with your hands)

So round and rosy on the ground

Mother will wash it and cut it in two,

(pretend to wash and cut the apple)

Half for me and half for you.

(Hold out one palm, then the other)



~Submitted by Barbie


A Little Apple Seed - Sung to "Eensy, Weensy, Spider"


Once a little apple seed

Was planted in the ground.

Down came the raindrops,

Falling all around.

Out came the big sun,

Bright as bright could be.

And that little apple seed grew up

To be an apple tree.



~Submitted by Barbie


Eat an Apple


Eat an apple; (Bring right hand to mouth)

Save the core. (Close right hand in fist)

Plant the seeds. (Bend down touch hand to ground)

And grow some more. (Extend both arms out)



~Submitted by Barbie


Applesauce - Sung to "Yankee Doodle"


Peel an apple,

Cut it up,

Cook it in a pot.

When you taste it,

You will find

It's applesauce you've got!



~Submitted by Barbie


The Apple Tree


Away up high in an apple tree, (raise arms high)

Two red apples smiled at me (Smile and hold up two fingers)

I shook that tree as hard as I could; (Shake hands)

Down came those apples, (Bring hands down)

And mmmmm, were they good. (Rub tummy)



~Submitted by Barbie


Five Red Apples


Five red apples hanging in a tree (Hold up five fingers)

The juiciest apples you ever did see.

The wind came by and gave an angry frown (Fingers flutter downward)

And one little apple came tumbling down (One finger falls)

Four red apples, hanging in a tree, etc.



~Submitted by Barbie



Here We Go Round the Apple Tree  - Sung to "Mulberry Bush"


Here we go round the apple tree, the apple tree, the apple tree.

Here we go round the apple tree so early in the morning.

This is the way we plant the seeds

This is the way the little seeds sprout

This is the way it grows to a tree

This is the way the flowers blossom (bloom)

This is the way the apples grow

This is the way the apples are picked

Here we go round the apple tree.



~Submitted by Barbie


I'm a Little Apple - Sung to "I'm a Little Teapot"


I'm a little apple

short and round

I make a crunchy 

Munchy Sound.

If you bite into me,

you will see

I'm delicious as can be!



~Submitted by Barbie


Munching Apples - Sung to "If You're Happy and You Know It"


If you like to munch apples,

Raise your hand

If you like to munch apples,

Raise your hand

If you like to hear them crunch,

And eat them for your lunch

If you like to munch apples

Raise your hand.

(Substitute other actions and repeat)



~Submitted by Barbie


10 Shiny Apples  (read after you cut an apple in ½ across the middle)


10 shiny apples hanging on a tree.

Whoosh went the wind and they fell on me.

I picked one up and started to laugh.

When I found a surprise after I cut it in half.



~Submitted by Barbie


Lots of Apples


Lots of apples up in a tree,

Some for you and some for me.

Get a ladder and climb up high.

Lots of apples for apple pie.



~Submitted by Barbie













Arts & Crafts













Stuffed Bag Apples


Stuff a small paper lunch bag with newspapers. Tie the top off with yarn or string. Paint the top part green and the rest of the bag red.


~Submitted by Gloria in Kansas









Finger Paint Apples


Cut a large piece of finger paint paper into an apple shape. Next, dampen the apple shape paper and decorate with a spoonful of red finger paint.


~Submitted by Gloria in Kansas


Apple Shakers


Get ready to shake, shake, shake! pour some red, yellow, and green paint into shallow dishes. Place one or two apple halves in each dish. Have the children make prints on the bottoms of two large paper plates. Once the paint dries, help the children put the two paper plates together and staple around the edges. Leave a small topping at the top. Place rice or beans inside the paper plate. Add a gren construction paper leaf at the top and
staple closed. When finished, have the children shake their apple shakers.


~Submitted by Gloria in Kansas


Apple Prints


Have each child cut out a paper apple from a pretraced shape on red, yellow, or green paper.  The child then dips a apple half (sliced in half vertically) in white paint and makes prints on the paper apple.  Have the children wash the apples and put them out for the birds to eat.








Stained Glass Apples


Make apple cutouts from construction paper. Cut out the center (to leave a "frame" of
sorts). Spread glue on sheets of wax paper, slightly larger than the apple
paper. Add red, yellow and green tissue paper squares to waxed paper. Glue apple frame to
waxed paper. Dry overnight. Peel off waxed paper. Trim excess paper from edges of
apple. Hang in the window.



~Submitted by Barbie









Apple prints 


Cut apples in ½ top to bottom and/or side to side. Dip in paint and stamp on paper. After
the paint dries, add arms, legs, etc. with markers to make figures.

~Submitted by Barbie


 Apples Up On Top Of Me


Have the children make a self portrait.  Next, give the apple cut outs and the children
decide how many apples they want to balance on their heads and then they glue their
apples up on top!  Remember to have a variety of apples so they can choose from green,
yellow apples or red apples or both. The children can count the apples and write the
number on the paper.



~Submitted by Barbie


Apple Dolls


Peel an apple. Leave some peel around the stem. Carve the face with a plastic spoon. Soak
apple in saltwater for 30 minutes. Allow to dry. Spear base with a Popsicle stick. Place in a
wide mouthed bottle for 3 weeks to dry. Remove and add pipe cleaners for the body) and
fabric (for the clothes).



~Submitted by Barbie


Chain story


Write the title of a story about apples on a piece of paper. The next child
dictates and then illustrates the next sentence on another sheet. Allow each child to add
another sentence until the story is done. Attach pictures in order, side to side, and hang
up for all to read.



~Submitted by Barbie


Windsock


Use red, red, green, and yellow apple cutouts or stickers (or sponges and
paint) to make an apple pattern on a sheet of finger-paint paper. Add red, yellow, and
green streamers. Roll paper into a tube and tape. Punch 4 holes in the top and thread with
matching yarn. Hang in the breeze.



~Submitted by Barbie








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