Storytime - Apples

Books

• Dappled Apples by Jan Carr
• Toddler
• Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins
• Toddler
• The Apple Pie that Papa Baked
• Preschool

Songs/Rhymes

Five Little Apples

Five little apples at the grocery store.

Five little apples, all lonely to the core.

When along comes a child with a quarter to pay,

She buys one and takes it away.

--Miss Mollie

Way Up High in the Apple Tree

Way up high in the apple tree

arms above head

Two little apples did I see.

make two fists

So I shook that tree as hard as I could,

wiggle body all over

Down, came the apples.

bring arms down, wiggling fingers

Mmmmmm, they were good!

rub tummy

--Passionate Librarian

A-P-P-L-E

Sung to: “B-I-N-G-O”

There is a fruit I really like,

And Apple is its name-o.

A-P-P-L-E, A-P-P-L-E, A-P-P-L-E

And Apple is its name-o.

--Miss Mollie

Craft

Toddlers - Apple Tree

Materials: Die cut red construction paper mini apples, die cut brown construction paper trees, die cut green construction paper clouds (leaves), crayons, glue, and tape. The toddlers glued and taped the leaves and apples to their trees.

Preschool - Small a

I taught the preschoolers about the difference between capital A and lower case a before handing them this color-by-number sheet.