Activity of the Day: November 7, 2011

Count the seeds 
Before you cut an apple, have your child try to guess how many seeds will be inside. Cut open the apple and count them. How close was he/she. Write down your child's guess.. and how many seeds that were in the apple. The next day repeat the process. Compare your results. Were there more, less, or the same amount of seeds in the two apples.

Find more Apple ideas on our Preschool Fall Lesson Plan page.

Activity of the Day: November 6 2011

Fingerprint Apples
Supply each child with a piece of white paper and red or green non-toxic stamp pads. Show the child how to make fingerprints on the paper, using only one finger at a time. When finished, add leaves with a black pen.

Find more Apple ideas on our Preschool Fall Lesson Plan page.

Activity of the Day: November 5, 2011

Worm Art 
This one is a lot of fun, and has great results. Set out a piece of yarn (the worm) for each color of paint you intend to use. Have the child dip the yarn in one color of paint, and run it across the paper. Use a new piece of yarn for a different color.

Find more Apple ideas on our Preschool Fall Lesson Plan page.

Activity of the Day: November 4, 2011

Torn paper apples 
Draw an apple on a piece of white paper or use a white paper plate. Tear red paper into dime sized bits (enough to cover your apple drawing.) Cut out one or two leafs for the apple from green paper. (Or if possible use real apple leaves.) Have your child glue the torn pieces of paper onto your drawing of an apple. Then have your child glue on the apple leaves.

Find more Apple ideas on our Preschool Fall Lesson Plan page.

Activity of the Day: November 3, 2011

Easy Apple Art 

Give a child a paper plate and one of the following colors... red, yellow or green. Have them paint the paper plate. Attach a paper stem to create an apple. This one is great for younger children. You can also have the children glue real apple seeds to the plate after the paint dries. 

Find more Apple ideas on our Preschool Fall Lesson Plan page.

Activity of the Day: November 2, 2011

Apple Printing 
Cut an apple in half. (make a lateral cut, separating the top from the bottom) You should be able to see the "star" that the core forms in the apple. Put some red or green tempera paint in a shallow container, (a pie tin works well) and show your child how to paint the apple with the paint and press onto a piece of paper creating an apple print. 

 

Activity of the Day

Fingerprint Apple Tree
Use brown ink along the side of the child's hand to make the tree trunk. Use green ink on the child's thumb to make as many leaves as the child wants. Use red ink on the child's pinky finger to make the apples.