All About Apples
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Mathematics Science | |
| Author | Ava Burgess | |
| Description | This is a thematic unit created to allow kindergarten
students the opportunity to explore and learn about apples. The goal of this unit is to give students the opportunity to explore apples, a familiar fruit, with various hands-on activities. Through these activities, students will be introduced to skills they need for learning about their world and classifying information through the use of predictions, conducting experiments and drawing conclusions about data collected. Apples will be used in student created artwork and parts of the apples will be used to introduce the concept of whole and half. Through literature the students will meet a historic figure, Johnny Appleseed. While the focus of this unit is based in science and math, the use of printed text, fiction and non-fiction books, poems and songs throughout the day will also play an important role in this literature-rich "apple" environment. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | LCD projector
Interactive whiteboard Laptop computer Classroom computers or computer lab Color printer Overhead projector (if LCD projector not available) | |
| Grade Level | K | |
| National Standards | Science
1: Understands the structure and properties of matter 2: Understands the nature of scientific inquiry Mathematics 1: Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the concepts of numbers 2: Understands and applies basic and advanced concepts of statistics and data analysis Language Arts: Writing 1: Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process Language Arts: Reading 1: Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process Language Arts: Listening & Speaking 1: Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes Technology: 1: Knows the characteristics and uses of computer software programs | |
| Keywords | apples
predictions graphs counting color words seeds | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Overview: All About Apples
Lesson 1: My Apple Lesson 2: Explore Apples Lesson 3: Seed to Apple Lesson 4: Taste Test Lesson 5: Apple Festival | |
| English IGO or CSO | RLA.K.1.6, RLA.K.1.7, RLA.K.1.8, RLA.K.2.3, RLA.K.2.4, RLA.K.3.1, RLA.K.3.2 | |
| Math IGO or CSO | MA.K.1.1, MA.K.1.7, MA.K.2.1, MA.K.5.2, MA.K.5.3 | |
| Science IGO or CSO | SC.K.1.1, SC.K.2.1, SC.K.2.2, SC.K.2.5, SC.K.4.6 | |