This week began our Fantastic Fall unit - one of my most favorite times of the year!
It's so exciting to talk about the characteristics of Fall, then go outside and have the students experience it first hand!
Each month we have a song, helping us learn how to spell the name of the month. Here is the song for October:
Just for fun we add a "Boo!" to the end:)
This week was all about apples!
After learning the growth cycle of an apple, we painted our own apple trees.
We talked about Johnny Appleseed and his role in the spread of apple trees and the many varieties available.
Of course, we had to make our own coon hats!
To top off the week we had an Apple Day Celebration on Thursday.
The kids had so much fun! We read books and feasted on apples!
We had five different varieties of apples to taste. If the children liked the flavor, they colored the happy face. If they didn't care for the flavor, they colored the frowny face. Most of us loved all the flavors, although the Granny Smith was a little too tart for some:)
We learned a special way to cut an apple, where a star appears inside.
We used apple stamps to paint an apple tree.
Looking forward to more fall fun: next week we'll explore pumpkins!
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