To me, September is the perfect time for a teaching preschoolers about apples! The new school year signals that fall’s on its way, bringing with it thoughts of apples and pumpkins. My preschoolers and I had an absolute blast with this apple pie sensory play, which is perfect for an apple theme. Apple Theme FunKeep Reading
Free Printable Book Perfect for a Preschool Apple Theme
Oh how we love book-making in preschool (and my kindergarten students loved it too)! Homemade emergent readers help teach children important early skills, and they’re very meaningful to the kids. This apple-themed free printable book has been used by a variety of students over my years as a teacher. Free Printable Book about Counting ApplesKeep Reading
Apples Up On Top Name Activities
Name activities are a staple in my classroom. I thought it would be fun to create a few based around a preschool apple theme. Even better, these name ideas are perfect for extending the book Ten Apples Up On Top! printable letter apples up on top Materials Letter apples (free printable HERE) Pictures or drawingsKeep Reading
Super Simple Apple Fine Motor Color Matching Game
We had some fun earlier this fall during a preschool apple theme! The kiddos really enjoyed this apple color matching game that we played using some of our colorful wooden spools. Full disclosure – it’s not so much a “game” . . . but kids love calling all kinds of activities games, so I rolledKeep Reading
Parent Appreciation Ideas: Hand Print Art & Poem
My preschool coworkers and I have been “researching” parent appreciation ideas recently. We’re a small, non-profit preschool, so our families pay tuition AND then help us out with so many things (snacks, donating materials, organizing parties, and so on). So our preschool staff wanted to say thank you! This month, we made a cute handKeep Reading
Apple Number Activity for 1:1 Correspondence
The students and I have been having a blast with our scented “tiny apples”! I decided they’d be a great item to use for a simple apple number activity. It was perfect for our preschool apple theme, and I bet the kids would love it at any point in the year. Are you following myKeep Reading
Fine Motor Apple Math Game for Preschool
September can be a fun time for kindergarten or preschool apple theme. Here’s a super simple apple math game that my students loved last year! This post contains Amazon links. apple math game to teach math concepts and fine motor skills Materials Apple tree printout Pompoms Child tweezers or chopsticks Dice How to Play Children canKeep Reading
Apple Math Fun in Preschool – Tasting and Graphing Apples
I’m incredibly excited to team up with some wonderful mamas and teachers for weekly #playfulpreschool fun! Each week, we’ll be sharing ideas for themed preschool lesson plans. To kick start this collaboration, we’re focusing on a preschool apple theme. My contribution is apple math activities focused on apple taste testing, graphing, and sorting. apple taste test and appleKeep Reading
50+ Apple Ideas for Kids {Sensory, Snacks, Art, Learning}
Oh so many apple ideas for kids to try. These activities would be perfect for a kindergarten or preschool apple theme, or just for some fall fun! tons of apple ideas for kids We have been immersed in apples for almost the entire month of September. It seems only fitting to share over 50Keep Reading
Free Printable Apple Emergent Reader for Preschoolers
As I have mentioned multiple times in the past, 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 aKeep Reading
