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Ample Apples
First graders read stories and make observations about the life cycle of an apple tree. They write and illustrate expository text about apple trees and make applesauce.
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Seed Sensation
Students explore seeds through dissecting, sorting, comparing and contrasting. They draw their observations of both a closed and open seed and then they label the parts of a seed. They brainstorm where seeds come from. They compare seeds...
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From Seed to Apple
Students identify the stages of apple growth. In this agricultural lesson plan, students read the story I Am Apple and sing the song "Round the Apple Tree." Students place pictures of the stages of an apple into the correct order....
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What to do with Malus-domestica, Cultivated Apples?
Students take on the roles of apple farmers. In this Arizona agriculture lesson, students explore the concepts of supply and demand as they role play apple farmers who create marketing campaigns when supply outweighs demand.
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Apple: Bare to Pick
Students investigate the seasons of the apple tree. In tree seasons lesson, students use a sun model and a globe to study the tilt of the Earth to create the seasons. Students discuss the tilt and the seasons. Students discuss...
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Johnny Appleseed
Students engage in a study of apples using children's literature. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Student list facts about apples and compare them while answering some guided questions. They plant some apple seeds and...
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Fun with Plants Flower Power
Students understand the parts of the flower. In this flower lesson, students perform experiments to see where seeds come from. Students complete a data sheet about the experiment. Students understand the terms pistil and stamen.
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Dinofours My Seeds Won't Grow
Students listen to a read aloud, Dinofours My Seeds Won't Grow. They talk about what plants need to grow and study the parts of plants. They discuss what types of plants we eat after which they plant a seed in order to observe the growth...
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Apple Seeds 2
For this number recognition worksheet, students color around the edge of each apple and then use a black crayon to draw the corresponding amount of seeds in the apple.
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Apple Seeds
In this coloring math worksheet, students color around the edge of the apple and then use a black crayon to make the correct number of apple sees inside each apple.
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Yummy Apples!
Students discuss apples and how they are grown. They listen as the teacher reads "Apples," by Gail Gibbons. Students discuss the story. They view several different types of apples and compare their characteristics. Students taste several...
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The Amazing Apple
Students analyze an apple. In this lesson about developing inquiry skills, students do an experiment with an apple. Students make several observations about the apple. Students answer questions to help them improve and practice their...
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An Apple a Day
Students explore the Johnny Appleseed story. In this service learning lesson plan, students sequence the life cycle of apple trees and recognize how Johnny Appleseed worked as a philanthropist.
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Green Apples
Third graders brainstorm the effects of light on the growth of plants. In groups, they participate in various activities in which they grow alfalfa sprouts and lima beans. They complete a worksheet on how the varying amount of light...
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Why Is An Apple Like A Suitcase?
Students examine a variety of fruit to discover that each has seeds. Through experimentation, they discover the role that fruit and seeds play in a plant's life cycle.
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Seeds of Life
Learners match real seeds with the corresponding names of fruits and vegetables. They answer discussion questions, and glue the seeds on the correct squares of a chart.
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Johnny Appleseed Theme Unit: Day 2
Learners participate in a variety of activities surrounding a thematic unit on apples and Johnny Appleseed.
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Johnny Appleseed Theme Unit: Day 1
Students participate in a variety of activities surrounding a thematic unit on apples and Johnny Appleseed.
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Classification
Students explore classification. In this science lesson plan, students observe various apples, contrasting them, and classifying the apples based on structure and color.
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Garden Starters
Students grow their own gardens. In this planting lesson, students use egg cartons to start their own gardens by planting and caring for seeds. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson to complement the theme.
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Parts of the Plants that we Eat
First graders study plants and their parts to see what parts are edible. In this plant lesson students are assigned plant parts and they are to put them in the right category.
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The Big Apple: Beginning Estimation and Math Skills, Working With Data
In this basic mathematics worksheets, students answer a set of 9 questions based on an "apple." Students then write 2 paragraphs discussing conclusions they have drawn from their data.
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Apple Science
Sixth graders experiment with different ways to test an apple for ripeness. In this apple harvesting lesson, 6th graders conduct three different experiments to test apples for ripeness and carry-out four additional activities involving...
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The Big Apple
This lesson has various activities that can be done simultaneously in groups or one at a time with the entire class. The activities center around New York and apples.