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This
is Activity Day #1 of Letter
A Impact Poster Lesson Plan
Make sure to have a selection of different kinds apples to show
and present to the children:
Activity 1 > Health and Nutrition > Apple
1. Discuss that an apple is a fruit. Visit Apple at Dole
to learn fun facts. It is important to eat fruit
to be healthy.
2. Apple
Fun Do lesson plan and printable activities for Pre-K and K
level at nutritionexplorations.org
3. Apples
a Fruit with "A-Peel" for for 4th and 5th graders
but adaptable to many ages.
Activity 2 > Letter A
Apple printable lesson plan activities
Activity 3 > Crafts > Apple Theme and Apple Tree
theme
Review and select an apple theme crafty activity below that is age
appropriate:
1. Apple
prints placemat: Cut an apple in
half and dip in red or green paint to make apple prints on
construction paper.
When paint is dry, add leaves, smile, eyes and letter A
noses. Optional > laminate.
2. Apple Fingerprints or Stickers Tree >
Skills > Numbers > Counting
Discuss that various fruit, such as apples, cherries and oranges
grow on trees. Trees grow from the seeds in the fruit.
Print this tree
coloring page.
Have children color the image first. Children can decorate
the tree with "apples": painted fingerprints
(poster paint or washable ink pad), red round stickers or red
paper cut-outs using a coin as a template. Have children add
five or ten apples. Have them count them to
practice numerals and number order.
3. DLTK's printable Awesome
Apple craft, or this cute Fingerprint
Apple Tree picture.
Activity 4 > Online Coloring > Skills:
Computer Mouse and Color
Visit the online
coloring page featuring an image of children eating
apples. Print the coloring
page for offline coloring.
Activity 4 > Active
Apple coloring page: When presenting this
coloring page address that eating nutritious foods and exercise
are both important for good health.
* Snacks: apple sauce, cut-up apples, here
are more ideas.
External resource:
Apples
an more
courtesy of the University of Illinois extension.
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