Every year we celebrate Johnny Appleseed's birthday during the last week of September. We call it Apple Week and our kids LOVE it. We have so much fun! We use resources from A Year of Many Firsts for guided reading and A Day in First Grade as well. I love that both of these ladies focus on rich vocabulary, real photographs that build background and schema, and integrating science into every part of the school day. I rely on resources from both of these ladies constantly!
Here is a small peek into some of the activities we did for Johnny Appleseed's birthday!
First, we got our applesauce started. I had a fabulous parent peel, slice, and dice ten apples for me. We put them in the crock pot with a cup of water and a cup of sugar. Then we added a few shakes of cinnamon and we were all set! It cooked all day and made our classroom smell heavenly!
After we got the applesauce started we sampled different colored apple slices and graphed our favorites.
We followed up with a quick little craft for our hallway display. I just had the kids cut out a picture of an apple and layer tissue paper squares on it. They always look cute outside our door!
We spent the rest of the day reading about Johnny Appleseed and writing about how he was a good citizen. By the time the kids came back from specials the applesauce was ready!
The kiddos snacked on their applesauce and a few other appley treats that our parents sent in before we went home. We were able to get out our science journals and record the properties of our applesauce while we ate. All in all, we had a great day!
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