Concepts

Songs, Books, and Stories

Special Activities

Monday

Apples can be red, green, or yellow.  Many foods are made from apples.

The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree
“Five Little Apples”

We will list what we know about apples and graph apples by color.  We’ll taste-test different colored apples and chart our favorites.  We will also use scissors to cut yellow, red, and green paper.

Tuesday

Apples grow on trees.  Many apple trees located together are called an orchard.  Apples can be sweet or sour.  Apples have seeds inside them.

The Little Red House With No Windows
“Way Up High in the Apple Tree”

We will color apple slices with Q-tips and use tongs to pick and sort apples by color from an apple orchard.

Wednesday

What’s inside of a pumpkin?  Pumpkins can be made into a variety of foods.

“What is It?”
“Five Round Pumpkins”

We will investigate what’s inside a pumpkin and taste some pumpkin pie.  We’ll also play with cooked and uncooked pumpkin pulp and discuss how they are different.

Thursday

Pumpkins start as a seed.  They grow on a vine and come in many sizes and shapes.

From Seed to Pumpkin
“How Does a Pumpkin Grow”

We will weigh and measure some pumpkins and then measure ourselves to see how many pumpkins tall we are.  We’ll match pumpkins by shape and size and plant pumpkin seeds in soil.

Friday

We will join Dawn’s group to celebrate Julie’s last day with us.

Changes to the Environment

The dramatic play area will feature an apple orchard.  For art we will fingerpaint with apple colors and for sensory play we will find pumpkins hidden in rice in the sensory table.  We’ll use foam textured blocks with animals for construction play.  For small motor play we’ll pound tees into a pumpkin and we’ll toss apples into baskets for large motor play.

Special Notes