An Apple A Day

Fall is officially here!  To celebrate, we did several activities with apples this week.  We started with some nonfiction text reading using our Scholastic news magazine.  We learned all sorts of interesting facts like the seeds are called pips.  We enjoyed an apple snack while we read our magazines.  The magazine had several nonfiction text features.  We made our own books about apples with nonfiction text features like a table of contents, labels, captions, and a diagram.  The students worked very hard on their books.

In math, we used the apple theme to practice addition.  We solved story problems and built equations with apples.  We also practiced the addition strategy of counting on.  Miss Schultz planned so many great apple activities that met important first grade objectives.  She even made the children delicious apple sauce.  Who knew math could be so yummy!  Thanks Miss Schultz!

Speaking of yummy, we also tasted different kinds of apples.  The students had to pick their favorite color of apple: red, yellow, or green.  After the students taste tested, they used an apple to stamp their favorite apple on a graph.  We love data!

Of course, we had to do some science with our apples.  One tool scientists use is a scale.  We compared the weight of an apple to different supplies in our desk.  In our science journals, the students sorted the objects into heavier than an apple or lighter than an apple.  The scientists did awesome.

We also got creative with apples.  The children really enjoyed this song made about the Dr. Seuss book Apples On Top.



After watching the song several times, the children set out to make their own "Apples On Top" book with a book making app called Scribble Press.  Scribble Press is an awesome book creator for $3.99.

To create their books, students had to be very techie.  They learned how to take a selfie, adjust the picture, import the picture to their page, add stickers, type text, and publish an e-book.