On my long day without specials, I like to sneak in a few extra activities. I also have yellow colorful cards that you can display on a pocket chart to help review the lifecycle. Then we go back to our seats and use the paper version to complete the activities and make our own lifecycle. I like to project it on the smart board and read it together because the colorful version has real photographs. I have both a color and black and white version of this book included. We write about him on a fill-in-the-blank template and then add a paper topper craft.įinally, we end the unit by reviewing the lifecycle of an apple. As you can see in the picture, I created a new anchor chart just for Johnny Appleseed in the shape of a hat. I left the printable templates blank without an author so you could choose which book you would like to share, there are so many. On day 4 we read a Johnny Appleseed book. On day 3 we read How Do Apples Grow? We repeat the focus and then look closely at what an apple tree looks like in the 4 different seasons. Finally, we make the apple and worm craft. We also review retelling which we learned in week 2 of GRP. We review fiction or nonfiction characteristics and then decide which type of book this story is. On day 2 we read one of my favorites, Bad Apple: A Tale of Friendship. We do a practice worksheet, and then we focus on the parts of the apple with a craft. After reading we go through a list of cards I made to decide if the book is fiction or nonfiction. On the first day of our apple week, I love to read Gail Gibbon’s book Apples. We visit this chart each day to add information that we have learned. Sometimes I do a KWL chart and other times I do a Schema, New Learning, & Misconceptions chart as shown here. We do a little worksheet to collect this information. With any nonfiction unit, I always start by finding out their schema. The lifecycle book is one that I wrote and is included in color and black and white in this apple activities unit. We read lots of books during this week but here are a few that we focus on. Our goal is to learn the difference between the two types of books and of course learn all about apples and the apple lifecycle. We read a variety of fiction and nonfiction books throughout the week. In fact, our 6th week of Guided Reading with a Purpose is based on an apple theme with a whole week of apple activities for first grade. ![]() In first grade, I also love to celebrate all things apples too. The next year we made it up and have continued to make sure we check the calendar first! When we arrived, the orchard wasn’t ready for pickers. ![]() I was so proud of myself for getting all the kids together with all our schedules aligned. ![]() Fall is approaching which means sweater weather! I love to bake, so all things apple and pumpkin are my favorites including this week of apple activities for first grade.Įvery year my family goes to the apple orchard to pick apples so we can have yummy applesauce and pie.
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