Preschool Apple Theme Activities

A preschool apple theme is just one of the fun and engaging preschool themes you can teach this fall! Many young children have some experience with apples prior to preschool. This apple unit allows you to take what they already know and build upon it.

Integrate science, literacy, math, sensory exploration, art, and more into your apple lesson plans. Consider planning a trip to a local apple orchard if possible, too!

You’ll even find some free preschool printables shared below. And they’re apple-themed, of course! They support the hands-on learning that takes place during your apple theme.

Collage of apple activities with text that reads apple theme for preschoolers

I keep referencing this as a preschool theme, and it definitely is! But I’ve also used many of these ideas during a kindergarten apple theme, too.

No matter which age you teach, take a look at the apple activities below. Find the ones that work best for you, and then make adjustments to the activities based on the needs of your students.

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Preschool Apple Theme

This page houses all of Fun-A-Day’s apple theme ideas. Be sure to save it for future reference. And check back at times, as I plan to add more ideas!

I’ve broken up the activities based generally on subject area. As we all know, though, many subjects overlap in early childhood classrooms. So you’ll notice items that can fit into multiple categories. I did my best to make it easier for you to find things.

Literacy Apple Theme Activities

Let’s kick things off with literacy ideas for your preschool apple theme. You can read more details by clicking on the individual links.

6 literacy activities for a preschool apple theme

You can find even more on my apple literacy activities for preschoolers page.

Math Ideas for Your Preschool Apple Theme

Next up is math! You’ll notice that some of the literacy ideas above touch on math, too!

5 math activities to use during an apple theme for preschoolers

I have even more ideas on my apple math activities for preschool page.

Apple-Themed Sensory Play

We can’t forget about the sensory fun when planning a preschool apple theme, right?! I love that you can easily add literacy, math, science, and fine motor skills to the sensory play.

5 apple theme preschool sensory activities

Preschool Apple Theme Art and Crafts

Last but not least, let’s chat about creative apple activities. I love seeing the children take an idea and really make it their own when it comes to art and crafts!

4 art ideas for a preschool or kindergarten apple theme

And you can find even more ideas in my apple crafts for preschoolers post and in my apple art for preschoolers post.

More Ideas for a Preschool Apple Theme

Well, I just couldn’t stop there! Here are a few more individual ideas and collections for planning your apple unit:

Apple Activities for Preschoolers (this is a big collection of 50+ ideas from all over the web)
Apple Theme Pinterest Board
Felt Apple Pie Making Kit
Fine Motor Apple Tree Game
Printable Apple Books for Preschoolers

What are some of your favorite activities for a preschool apple theme? What are some of your students’ favorites?

Why Teach Kids About Apples?

I know not every teacher enjoys an apple unit, and that’s okay! If it’s not your cup of tea, you don’t need to plan a preschool apple theme for your students.

That being said, it really can be a fun concept to explore with the kids! As I mentioned earlier, many children enter preschool with some background knowledge of apples. And if they don’t, you can easily give them that exposure.

Here are a few more reasons to teach kids about apples:

Apples can be explored with all of the five senses.
They’re readily available in most grocery stores.
You can use apples to teach important early learning concepts – from fine motor skills to science to math to art, etc.
Apples are concrete objects that kids can understand.

I definitely think, if you’re going to teach a unit on apples, you want to wait until after some time spent getting to know your students. An “all about me” theme would be a great place to start.

Materials for a Preschool Apple Theme

Now that you’ve had a chance to check out all of the apple-themed activities, let’s talk supplies. Here are some of the supplies used (I may get commissions for purchases made through links in this post):

Apples
Washable tempera paint
Dry chickpeas
Liquid watercolors
Construction paper
Oats
Apple pie spice
Printer
Pretend apples
Pompoms

Of course, you can pick and choose the apple activities based on the supplies you already have on-hand! Or maybe these ideas will inspire you to create something completely different.

Apple Lesson Plans

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