Pre-K Pandas
All About Apples
Oct 3-7, 2016
Circle Time
Math, Science,
and Exploration
Music, Arts,
Fine & Gross
Motor
Monday
Introduction to apples.
Read "Apples" by
Jacqueline Farmer
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Applesauce Recipe:
Introduce and learn
"How many Apples Are
Students will learn the
Read "It's Apple Picking
about different kinds of You?" Measuring and
components of a recipe
Time" by Michele Benoit
apples. Introduce apple
counting how many
and what ingredients we
Slawson
describing words.
apples tall students are.
will use to make
applesauce.
Apple Dough Numbers:
Apple Tasting: Students Dancing Appleseeds:
Make It Last!
Homemade Applesauce:
Students will practice
will taste test different Students will experiment Experiment with sliced
Students will mix and
number identification,
kinds of apples to chart with kitchen ingredients
apples and what
measure to make their
counting, and
which is the class
to make appleseeds
ingredient will make
own snack of
quantification with
favorite.
bounce in water.
them stay fresh longer.
applesauce.
playdough apples.
Parts of an apple
handwriting activity
Apple Tightrope:
Apple Bobbing: Students
Apple Pie Sensory:
Apple Picking: Students Students will practice
will practice fine motor
Students will explore
will practice fine motor balancing skills trying to
skills, hand, and wrist
apples and apple pie
skills to pinch pom-pom
race while balancing
strength "bobbing" for ingredients with a hands
apples from "trees."
apples on hands, arms,
apples with tongs.
on sensory bin.
head, etc.
At circle time, we will go over the calendar, date, weather, letters/sounds, and sight word. We will also have daily handwriting lessons after lunch.