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Free I See Apples Printable Book

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Preschool coloring book with text that reads child-made apple emergent reader
Preschooler coloring in printable apple book with text that reads apple colors emergent reader

If you and your students love printable books, the I See Apples printable book is sure to be a hit! You can incorporate it into your fall or apple theme plans. Or just bring it out when the kids are having apples for a snack.

The apple emergent reader is fairly low-prep, and you don’t need many materials to use it. Plus, it packs a punch when it comes to the early learning skills incorporated into it. That’s a win-win in my book!

Your students will be able to practice early literacy skills AND math skills with one easy apple mini book. And, of course, it’s a great lead into some science concepts too.

Preschooler holding an I See Apples printable book

Related: Free Preschool Printables

Preschoolers love making books, at least in my experience! Over the years, we’ve enjoyed making class books, individual books, books for friends, books for parents, etc. So many great learning opportunities arise when making books with kids.  

Sometimes, I combine kids’ art with words to make books. Other times, I create a short printable for the children. That’s the case with this apple emergent reader the children worked on during our preschool apple theme.

Table of Contents

  • I See Apples Printable Book
    • Materials for the Apple Mini Book
    • How to Assemble the Emergent Reader
    • I See Apples Printable Book Pages
    • How to Use the Apple Printable Book with Kids
    • What Skills are Being Practiced with the Apple Mini Book?
  • More Apple Printables
  • Apple Preschool Lesson Plans
  • Grab Your Free Printable Apple Book

I See Apples Printable Book

As I already mentioned, this printable apple book is easy to prep and simple to use with the children. Print, fold, staple, and go! Read below for more details about how to put the book together, and ideas for using it with the kids.

Materials for the Apple Mini Book

You really don’t need much. Here’s what I used (I may get commissions for purchases made through links in this post):

  • Printer
  • Stapler
  • Crayons

Yep, that’s about it! Of course, you might want to extend the learning with a few more items like:

  • Play dough
  • White board
  • Dry erase markers
  • Apple manipulatives

Those last ideas are just optional suggestions. So don’t stress if you don’t happen to have them on-hand.

How to Assemble the Emergent Reader

First, get your own copy of the I See Apples printable book at the bottom of this post. Then print out the book you prefer, making as many copies as needed.

To assemble the reader, fold each page in half vertically. Make sure the images are facing out. Then arrange the pages in order, with the folded sides on the right-hand side. Finally, staple along the left-hand side of the book.

Here’s a quick video to show you how to assemble the books without cutting them:

And then your apple books are all ready to go!

I See Apples Printable Book Pages

I kept the apple reader very simple. The layout is very basic, the words are easy and repetitive, and the pictures are simple.  The book consists of 4 pieces of papers.  Each page folds in half vertically, which leads to 8 mini pages.

Frist, there’s the front cover. It has the title “I See Apples”, along with space for a child’s name.

Preschooler coloring a yellow apple in an apple emergent reader

Related: Apple Sensory Bin

Each page follows the title’s pattern and focuses on the different colors apples can be.  All apples are red, yellow, or green (or some combination thereof), so the first three pages consist of those colors.

The page “I see a white apple” focuses on what an apple looks like when it’s bitten or cut into. If you’re able to, I highly recommend that you cut open an apple so the kids can really observe the inside.

Preschooler pointing to words in a printable apple book

The page “I see a brown apple” explores what happens when an apple is eaten down to the core and left out. Perfect for a mini lesson on oxidation if you want!

Please note that the free printable includes two copies of the book. The first is an updated version with crisper clip art. The second version is the original printable apple book I made for my preschoolers about a decade ago at this point!

child using green crayon to color an apple mini book

The child in the picture above, coloring in the very first iteration of this book, is in high school now! I feel so old!

How to Use the Apple Printable Book with Kids

Introduce the book to your students, “We’re going to make a book about different color apples.”  Nothing spectacular, but it let the kids know what the book is about.

Next, go page by page through the apple reader. Point to the high frequency words your students might know, as well as the color words. Then let the kids get their hands on their own books!

Help the children locate the color words on each page. Depending on the ages and needs of your students, you can have them underline the color words on each page or you can do it for them. Either way, make sure to use a corresponding crayon, marker, or colored pencil to do so.

Finally, have the kids color in each page. Be sure to discuss the appropriate colors needed! They can color in the children eating apples however they like. Maybe they’ll want to color in their favorite type of apple.

And, of course, be sure to keep the books to read over and over again!

What Skills are Being Practiced with the Apple Mini Book?

Even though it’s a super simple book, “I See Apples” helps kids explore a variety of literacy, math, and science concepts. Here are some:

  • High frequency words (I, see, a, an)
  • Color words (red, green, yellow, white, brown)
  • Parts of an apple
  • The apple life cycle
  • Oxidation
  • Reading directionality
  • Spaces and punctuation
  • Color identification
  • Language development
Preschooler holding open an I See Apples printable book

Related: Fall Activities for Preschoolers

It’s also a lot of fun to talk about the kids’ apple preferences along the way. In fact, your students might fill you in on that unprompted!

Don’t forget to get your free copy of the I See Apples printable book at the end of this post! Be sure to let me know what your students think of it, too.

More Apple Printables

If you loved the apple emergent reader, I bet you’ll enjoy these apple printables as well:

  • Apple Calendar Numbers
  • Free Printable Apple Counting Mats
  • Apple Counting Book
  • Printable Apple Tree Alphabet Letter Game
  • Apple Tree Math Game

You can also find more apple activities saved on my Apple Theme Pinterest board.

Apple Preschool Lesson Plans

Let Preschool Teacher 101 save you a TON of time with done-for-you resources like our apple lesson plans. Our lesson plan packs come with a one-page week-at-a-glance, detailed daily lesson plans, skills checklist, book suggestions, editable weekly plans, and related printables. There are whole group lessons, small group activities, and center ideas! Click on the image below to see the plans:

preschool apple lesson plans cover
Apple Lesson Plans

Here are a few more resources to check out. Click on each image below to read more:

Collage of images which include pretend play printable, apple stand orders printable, and text that reads
Preschool Apple Dramatic Play
roll and cover apple math games resource cover
Roll and Color Apple Math Games
Apple math differentiated number sense activities cover image.
Apple Number Sense Activities

Grab Your Free Printable Apple Book

This freebie is available to members of Fun-A-Day’s free email community. If you’re not a member, feel free to join (and you can grab the book as a welcome gift – we have even more freebies for you too!). If you’re already a member, you can enter your information too and you won’t be added a second time. Enter your information in the form below:

If you don’t see the form, you can access it here.

collage of printable apple book with text that reads free apple emergent reader

Originally published September 2013.

Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: Apples, Book Making, Fall, Free Printable, Reading

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  1. Rebecca says

    September 23, 2013 at 10:43 pm

    I love this! It’s perfect. I have an early reader AND we are going apple picking this weekend! Thank you.

    Reply
    • Mary Catherine says

      September 26, 2013 at 6:15 pm

      I’m so glad you liked the apple book! Let me know how it goes, and have tons of fun on your apple picking trip.

      Reply
  2. Michelle E. says

    September 26, 2013 at 8:45 pm

    I love this book! I’m currently doing apples as my theme and would love to include this. I’m having trouble accessing the freebie you have posted Would you be able to email it to me?? Thanks so much!

    Michelle

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    • Mary Catherine says

      October 8, 2013 at 7:16 pm

      Yay, so glad you liked it!! I hope you received the email I sent a while ago. Let me know how it works out when you try it!

      Reply
  3. Mary Catherine says

    November 4, 2013 at 9:22 pm

    Hi Sami! It’s listed under the “freebies” tab, next to the number of likes the page has received. Email me at rda.of.fun@gmail.com if you have any difficulty getting to it! 🙂

    Reply
  4. Lee Ann says

    August 17, 2015 at 2:56 pm

    I printed the book, but I’m not exactly sure how to copy it and make it into a book.

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    • Mary Catherine says

      August 17, 2015 at 4:10 pm

      Hi Lee Ann! Fold each page in half along the vertical line running in the middle of the page. Make sure the pictures are facing out when you fold. Then staple the book in order from there. Does that make sense? I may need to add photos or a video for this part!

      Reply
      • Lee Ann says

        September 21, 2015 at 4:43 pm

        So I need to copy them double sided?

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        • Lee Ann says

          September 21, 2015 at 4:57 pm

          Nevermind! I got it!! 🙂

          Reply
  5. Ann hollingworth says

    August 18, 2015 at 10:59 am

    Wonderfully creative and age appropriate book! And I write leveled books, so I know what I am talking about! Congratulations. I look forward to exploring your site.

    Reply
    • Mary Catherine says

      August 18, 2015 at 1:56 pm

      Thank you so much, Ann! I really appreciate it – welcome, and have fun looking around. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Susan says

    September 15, 2015 at 1:35 am

    Thank you so much for this!! It was exactly what I needed!!!

    Reply
    • Mary Catherine says

      September 30, 2015 at 4:14 pm

      Yay, so glad to hear that! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Sherry says

    September 25, 2015 at 3:49 pm

    Thank you for the “I See Apples” book! I can’t wait to share it with my preschoolers.

    Reply
    • Mary Catherine says

      September 30, 2015 at 4:10 pm

      You’re so welcome! Let me know how it goes! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Nette says

    September 30, 2015 at 11:52 am

    Loved this reader! Thank you so much!

    Reply
    • Mary Catherine says

      September 30, 2015 at 4:12 pm

      Glad you’re happy with it!!! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Denise Stephenson says

    October 1, 2016 at 5:36 pm

    Our sight words this week are I /see . Thanks for sharing this perfect resource.

    Reply
    • Mary Catherine says

      October 1, 2016 at 8:05 pm

      I’m so glad you found it helpful! 🙂

      Reply
  10. Ursula says

    September 15, 2018 at 1:13 am

    You have beautiful materials, I teach ESL in Beijing and these could be very useful . Is the apples emergent reader free? If so could you Would you be able to email it to me .
    Thank you
    Ursula

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    • Mary Catherine says

      September 15, 2018 at 11:04 am

      Hi Ursula, thanks so much for the sweet words! I love hearing where my readers are and what they’re teaching. Yes, the apple reader is a free printable available to members of my free email community. You can find the form to join at the very bottom of the post, before the long image. I’d love to have you join us. 🙂

      Reply
  11. Stacey Schaffer says

    September 23, 2018 at 5:10 pm

    I love this book. It look perfect for my PreK kids. Thank you.

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    • Mary Catherine says

      October 7, 2018 at 11:51 am

      So glad to hear that, Stacy! Thanks. 🙂

      Reply
  12. sarah says

    May 21, 2019 at 2:48 am

    my daughter likes it so much

    Reply
    • Mary Catherine says

      May 22, 2019 at 9:49 am

      I’m so happy to hear your daughter enjoys the emergent reader, Sarah!

      Reply
  13. Brianna Tanner says

    October 15, 2019 at 4:33 pm

    I am looking forward to using this book for harvist month with my TK kiddos! We are hoping to get them interested in reading. Quick question- would the 4/5 year olds be able to assemble this or should staff premake them?

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    • Mary Catherine says

      October 15, 2019 at 5:37 pm

      Glad to hear that! Be sure to let me know what your students think. 🙂 I prefer to assemble the books ahead of time (I’ve never had the kids help assemble them).

      Reply
  14. Jennifer says

    December 1, 2019 at 11:53 pm

    I just downloaded the I see apples reader, however it is password protected. How do I get it so I can print it off for my students? I would love to have this for them to do this week!

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    • Mary Catherine says

      December 2, 2019 at 9:40 am

      Hi Jennifer! It’s only password protected in terms of editing the book – clipartists ask that we secure printables that way so people cannot easily just grab the clipart without purchasing it themselves. The password doesn’t apply to printing (I just double-checked now). Hope that helps!

      Edited to add – Make sure you’re opening the file in the most up-to-date version of Adobe Reader. Sometimes other PDF programs (or trying to print from the web preview) can cause printing issues.

      Reply
  15. Linda Sharpe says

    September 3, 2020 at 12:31 pm

    These books are perfect for emergent readers! I like to make a”Big Book” to read together, then I like to make little books for each child to color and read with each other! Then they can take the book home and read it everyday with parents! Great predictable text!

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    • Mary Catherine says

      September 27, 2020 at 5:44 pm

      Yes, I love making “big books” with the kids too! Thanks so much for the kind words. 🙂

      Reply
  16. Amy says

    September 3, 2020 at 2:37 pm

    Thank you!

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    • Mary Catherine says

      September 27, 2020 at 5:43 pm

      You are very welcome! I hope you and the kids enjoy the book!

      Reply
  17. Melinda says

    September 10, 2020 at 8:42 pm

    Thank you for doing all the work for me! My first graders will love reading this book!!

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    • Mary Catherine says

      September 27, 2020 at 5:39 pm

      I’m so happy to hear your first graders will enjoy it! 🙂

      Reply
  18. Robin H says

    September 15, 2020 at 9:38 am

    Nice reader for all levels.

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    • Mary Catherine says

      September 27, 2020 at 5:38 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  19. Mary Catherine says

    September 23, 2020 at 10:39 am

    Hi Karen, There’s a large teal button close to the bottom of the post. It’s under the heading “Grab Your Free Printable Apple Book” 🙂

    Reply
  20. Melissa Manson says

    September 30, 2020 at 9:59 am

    I could really incorporate these in my daily plans

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    • Mary Catherine says

      September 30, 2020 at 1:57 pm

      Let me know how it goes if you try the book with your students!

      Reply
  21. Masumi Moore says

    August 27, 2021 at 10:37 am

    Great projects for kindergarteners!

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    • Mary Catherine says

      September 8, 2021 at 9:34 am

      Yes, my former kindergarten and preschool students definitely enjoyed it. 🙂 Thank you!

      Reply
  22. Masumi Moore says

    September 12, 2021 at 7:34 am

    A lot of fun materials!

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    • Mary Catherine says

      September 13, 2021 at 8:08 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  23. Andrea Montgomery says

    September 26, 2022 at 5:29 pm

    I signed up but im not getting the freebie book

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    • Mary Catherine says

      September 26, 2022 at 9:57 pm

      Hi Andrea! To get the printables, you need to enter your email in the forms at the bottom of the individual posts. It doesn’t look like you requested this one, but I entered your email in the form just now. So the download link should be showing up in your inbox soon.

      Reply
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