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Home / Early Learning / Literacy / Free Printable Apple Emergent Reader to Make with Your Preschoolers

Free Printable Apple Emergent Reader to Make with Your Preschoolers

Shared by Mary Catherine 43 Comments

Grab a free printable apple reader to use with your preschool or kindergarten students.

Printable Apple Emergent Reader for Preschoolers

Related: Fall Alphabet Cards

I love making books with my preschool students.  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

  • Book Making Fun with a Printable Apple Emergent Reader
    • What the apple book looks like
    • Introducing the printable apple book to the children
    • What the kids learned with this emergent reader
  • More Apple-Themed Resources
  • Grab Your Free Printable Apple Book

Book Making Fun with a Printable Apple Emergent Reader

This printable apple book (you can grab a copy at the end of the post) is easy to prep and easy to use with the children. Print, fold, staple, and go!

What the apple book looks like

When creating this emergent reader for the kids, I kept everything simple.  The layout is very basic, the words are easy and repetitive, and the pictures are simple.  This way, the children aren’t overwhelmed.

The book consists of 4 letter-sized pieces of papers.  Each page folds in half vertically, which leads to 8 mini pages. Even the prep work for making the book is easy — simply copy, fold, and staple!

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

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

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.

Printable apple book for preschool and kindergarten

Related: Tiny Apples Sensory Play

The page “I see white” focuses on what an apple looks like when it’s bitten into.

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

Introducing the printable apple book to the children

I introduced the book to the children by saying, “We’re going to make a book about different color apples.”  Nothing spectacular, but it let the kids know what the book would be about.

Going page by page, I read the book to the children.  I underlined the color words and stressed how important it is that pictures in a book match the words.  Then I had the children color the apple the appropriate color.

Child coloring in printable apple book pages

He is very focused on his illustrations!

Related: Number Apples and One-to-One Correspondence Activity

What the kids learned with this emergent reader

The printable apple reader gave me the chance to introduce (or review) many concepts with the children in a meaningful way.  We talked about:

  • color words
  • parts of an apple
  • print concepts
  • even our own apple preferences

So much in such a short period of time!  Now that the kids have completed the books, the readers will go into the children’s book boxes.  This will give the children lots of chances to reread the apple book they made!  With each reading, even more early literacy concepts will be touched upon!

Don’t forget to get your free copy of the book at the end of this post!

If you’re looking for more apple-themed ideas, check out my Apple Theme Pinterest board!

Have you ever made books with your children/students?  What do they enjoy about book making?

More Apple-Themed Resources

Save time and get right to the playful learning with done-for-you lesson plans and educational activities for preschoolers. Click on the photos below for more information on our apple preschool lesson plans, 10 apples on top plans, and apple ten-frame task cards:

Ten Apples Lesson Plans
picture of three preschool printables with a cartoon image of apples in a basket with the text preschool apples lesson plans

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. Click on the button below to join us:

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If you can’t see the button above, click here to join our free email community (and grab the book as a welcome gift).

Free printable apple emergent reader

Printable apple book about colors

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

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  1. rebecca at thisfineday 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. Tacoa says

    October 12, 2013 at 10:08 pm

    I love the “I See Apples” emergent reader. I tried as well to access it but I could not retrieve it- is there anyway that you could email it to me? I would love to use it with my students.

    Thanks!

    Reply
  4. Sami says

    October 21, 2013 at 8:55 pm

    I would love to get this book for my preschoolers we are having a apple/Harvest week but I can not figure out how to get to it. I have liked you on Facebook but not sure where to go from there. my face book is Samantha Puperi. Any direction would be great!

    Reply
    • 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
  5. 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.

    Reply
    • 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. Denise Stephenson says

    October 1, 2016 at 5:36 pm

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

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    • Mary Catherine says

      October 1, 2016 at 8:05 pm

      I’m so glad you found it helpful! 🙂

      Reply
  11. 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 button to join at the very bottom of the post, right before the long image. I’d love to have you join us. 🙂

      Reply
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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!

      Reply
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. Karen says

    September 17, 2020 at 1:45 pm

    I would love to know where to download this emergent reader. I have looked every where and cant find where to download.

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    • 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
  21. Melissa Manson says

    September 30, 2020 at 9:59 am

    I could really incorporate these in my daily plans

    Reply
    • 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
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