It's Apple Time

It's that time of year when apples are ev-er-y where!  We did not get to do a unit on apples last year, so I had a year to dream up ways to make this unit fun & engaging in our home.  I shared this apple printable (free) with y'all back in August, but still had so much more left.  This unit did not disappoint......well except that I would do almost anything to have orchards in Texas to take our kids to for apple picking!  One day.....one day :-)  In case you plan on talking about apples with your kiddos, here are some ideas!
Here are some of the books that we focused on for this fun apple unit.  And while we've already moved onto the next unit, I have to admit that we are still reading these because they are just so good!

Apples ~ It all Starts with a Seed ~ From Seed to Plant ~  A Seed is Sleepy ~ A Picture of God 3 in 1 ~ Apples and Pumpkins ~ Autumn is for Apple Pie ~ Secrets of the Vegetable Garden ~ How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World ~ The Giving Tree ~ These Colors are Bananas ~ The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree ~ Johnny Appleseed ~ Apples for Everyone

This unit allowed for objectives for so many content areas.  We spelled works with apples, counted, played apple bingo, talked about historical figures with apples, geography with apples, sorted colors, practiced fine motor skills, practiced handwriting, measuring, addition, patterns, made our own fun apple stand, some fun arts and crafts projects, learned the science and sequence on the life of an apple, practiced sight words, & of course baked an apple pie (which was actually my first ever apple pie!)
This truly was such a fun unit that we enjoyed so much that we lingered around the topic for a couple weeks after.  It was too much fun not to!