Apple season is one of my favorites. And an apple theme is perfect for the classroom and speech therapy room in the fall! Cooking activities, read-alouds, crafts, worksheets, and apple everything. Here are a few of my favorite ways to introduce vocabulary related to fall and apples:
Read-Alouds
The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall
Bad Apple A Tale of Friendship by Edward Hemingway
Apple Themed Vocabulary Activities
This apple themed language activity contains a variety of apple vocabulary pictures, synonyms, antonyms, categories, and much more! Perfect for language centers and small group activities.
This apple unit for preschool and kindergarten contains a variety of apple themed vocabulary activities including coloring pages, sorting activities, easy reader books and more.
Apple Recipes for Kids
Here’s a cool website (kid’s cooking activities) with apple recipes for kids of all ages. I like the apple frogs, apple crisp and apple turnovers.
Free Crockpot Applesauce Poster Visual Recipe
Apple Recipe Freebie for Early ed and Special ed
Apple Pie in a Cup Visual Recipe
Craft Ideas
There are lots of different crafts to make involving apples. It is fun to cut apples in half and using tempura paint make simple stamps on craft paper. Here are a few other fun ideas:
Taste Testing
The best part of an apple themed activity is the tasting! Bring in a variety of types of apples. Cut them into nice slices and allow the students to sample different types of apples. Talk about flavors (sweet, sour, tart) and textures (juicy, crunchy, soft). You might also try some apple juice and apple cider. Encourage students to talk about other things that are made from apples that they enjoy.
Still looking for more fall themed activities? Try these fall freebies:
Free Fall Recipes to Make with Kids
What else do you enjoy in the fall?
