Practical Life

• Apple Slicing and Preparation: Children will practice using a safe apple slicer to prepare apples for snack time, developing fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and a sense of independence.

• Spooning and Pouring Activities: New works with scoops, spoons, and pitchers will be introduced to strengthen wrists and refine pincer grips.

• Polishing: We will use apple polishing to learn to care for the environment and for the fruit that we eat.

Sensorial

• Apple Tasting: We will conduct a tasting of different apple varieties (e.g., Gala, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp) to explore and compare flavors, colors, and textures.

• Color Box Work: Our color boxes will be used to explore and match the colors of apples, with a special focus on shades of red, green, and yellow.

Language

• Vocabulary: We will introduce vocabulary related to apples, including parts of the apple (skin, stem, seeds, core, flesh), apple products (juice, sauce, cider), and seasonal changes.

• Apple Books and Songs: We will read books like How Does an Apple Grow? and learn songs such as Way Up High in the Apple Tree during our circle time.

• 3-Part Cards: Apple-themed three-part cards will help children with object-to-word matching and classification.

Mathematics

• Counting and Sorting: Children will use real and artificial apples to practice one-to-one correspondence and sorting by size, color, or type.

• Fraction Work: Older students will be introduced to the concept of fractions using apple fractions, like half and whole.

Science and Culture

• Life Cycle of an Apple: We will be studying the life cycle of the apple, from flower to fruit.