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20+ Apple Activities for Preschool to Plan your Week Now

September 11, 2017

September is finally here which means we are in full back to school mode. We are busy learning and playing every day which means we have LOTS to share! I cannot wait to share everything we’ve been up to starting with our favorite apple activities for preschool!

Tons of apple themed activities and ideas. Weekly plan includes books, literacy, math, science, art, sensory bins, and more! Perfect for fall in tot school, preschool, or kindergarten.

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My girls are now 16 months and 3 (almost 4) so this year we are switching from our Tot School curriculum to Baby Bins for little miss Aubrey (which I will share later this week) and Preschool Curriculum for Madelynn. Because Madelynn has a November birthday she misses the cut off for preschool around here…and I am totally cool with having her home with me for another year. But she is so interested in learning letters, numbers, and all kinds of good stuff so I want to take full advantage of that!  

Here are our plans for our first week’s Apple Theme:

Tons of apple theme activities and ideas for preschool. Weekly plan includes books, literacy, math, science, art, sensory bins, and more! Perfect for fall in tot school, preschool, or kindergarten.

Apple Activities for Preschool Read Alouds

Practice concepts of print with this perfect apple picture book. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

 Concepts of Print:

This year we will be upping our read aloud game by practicing comprehension, vocabulary, and print concepts. This week we practiced all of these skills with some of our favorite books about apples.  

Our first read aloud was Apples, Apples, Apples By Nancy Elizabeth Wallace. To start learning about basic concepts of print, before reading I gave Madelynn sticky notes to label the front and back cover. Then we read the book.

Practice sequencing the life cycle of an apple with this easy activity. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Apple Life Cycle:

Our next apple read aloud was I Am an Apple by Jean Marzollo. This book describes the life cycle of an apple from the beginning to the end. Afterward, we practiced retelling the life cycle using picture cards.

Read about the parts of an apple, then use word cards to read and match to each picture. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Apple Parts Vocabulary:

For more nonfiction learning about apples, we read Apples by Gail Gibbons. This book has a lot of great information, but we focused mainly on the diagram of the inside of an apple. Afterward, we used apple pictures and word cards to match and discuss the parts of an apple.

Make predictions with Ten Apples Up on Top. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Making Predictions:

Our next apple story was Ten Apples Up on Top by Dr. Seuss. Before reading, we practiced answering questions and making predictions.
I asked, “After looking at the cover, what do you think this story will be about?” 
Madelynn: “3 animals are friends and they are going to the park.” 
Then I asked: “What makes you say that?” 
Madelynn: “Because they are holding hands like I do with my friends.”

Practice tracking print with these easy readers. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

 Tracking Print:

Madelynn has been very interested in pointing to the words in stories while I read to her each night, so for our last book each week we are going to be using emergent readers to begin tracking print.  One of my favorite sets is Abby’s Alphabet Book Series which includes one book for every letter because the pictures are bright and easy to identify, and there is only one word on each page. This week Madelynn identified the picture then pointed to each word as she read.   In my Apple theme plans and printables, I am also including emergent readers that I created in a similar style that you can use. You can find all of the apple printable materials at the end of this post.

Apple Activities for Preschool Literacy

This apple sound sort is fun for letter sounds and fine motor practice with an apple theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

 Apple Sand Tray:

Our first literacy activity this week was an apple theme sand tray.  Madelynn used small apple cards as a model and chose which letters she wanted to practice.  We started with our focus letter A for apple, then practiced M for her name and A for her sister Aubrey before trying lots of new letters.  

Apple sound stamping is fun for letter, sound, and fine motor practice with an apple theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

 Apple Sound Stamping:

Next, for more letter practice we used our dot stampers. We started out stamping inside the letter to make an A. Then Madelynn had to find the upper and lowercase a’s in the apple tree, stamp them and make the “a” sound each time.  

This apple sound sort is fun for letter sounds and fine motor practice with an apple theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

 Apple Sound Sort:

First, I printed out apples with pictures that started with the “a” sound and other sounds. Madelynn said each word then sorted them into “a” and “not a” baskets based on the beginning sound.   Next, she completed the printable cut and paste version of the same apple themed activity to show what she learned.  

This apple name craftivity is fun for name and fine motor practice with an apple theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

 Apple Craft:

I’m super excited about this next activity. We are going to be doing a different name craft each week to perfect our cutting abilities, learn our name, letters, and practice writing! This week Madelynn did an “Apples up on Top” themed craft and stacked the apple letters to form her name.  She cut out the cute little girl and for this first week, I cut the apples to keep her from getting too frustrated.  

Apple journal writing is a great way to show learning, practice fine motor skills and learn about writing. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

 Apple Journal Writing:

For our last literacy activity each week, we are going to be writing in a preschool journal about our learning. This week Madelynn chose to draw and label the parts of an apple. I encouraged her to write the first sound then she drew scribble lines for the rest of the words. Not bad for her first attempt at journal writing!

Apple Activities for Preschool Math

This apple count & color activity is fun for number sense and fine motor practice with an apple theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

 Apple Count and Color:

This week for math we focused on counting and identifying numbers to 5.  We started with this printable apple color by code activity. Madelynn counted the dots then had to follow the directions to make each spot the correct color.  After counting a few sets she got really good at quickly identifying how many dots were in each set just by looking at them.  

This apple mystery number activity is a super fun way to practice number identification and fine motor skills with an apple theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

 Apple Mystery Numbers:

To prep this activity I used dry erase markers to draw a treetop and number apples on our clear tray. Then I cut a paper towel tube in half lengthwise for the trunk and poured green sand on top of the numbers for the treetop.  I gave Madelynn a small paintbrush and she carefully dusted off the “leaves” to uncover each apple and read the numbers.  

We're going on an apple hunt! Fun activity for number and color recognition. Grab this printable to play! Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

 Apple Number Hunt:

Madelynn LOVED our letter and number hunts this past year in tot school, so we will definitely be adding them into our activities for preschool starting with our apple theme. Instead of finding and matching the numbers to her paper, I made the activity a bit more challenging by putting dots on our hidden apples. Madelynn had to find each apple, count the dots, find the number on her page, and color it the matching color.  So many skills at work!  

These apple ten frames are a super fun way to practice number identification, counting, number writing, and fine motor skills with an apple theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

 Apple Ten Frames:

We used these apple number sense printable mats for LOTS of math practice this week. First, Madelynn identified a large number. Then she made it with playdough and counted the apples in the ten frame. Next, she used a dry erase marker to practice writing the number and finally used tweezers to grab and count out pom-pom “apples” to put on the tree.  

This apple count and stack activity is a super fun way to practice number identification, counting, and fine motor skills with an apple theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

 Apple Count & Stack:

For this math game, we started by rolling lots of small balls of red and green playdough for our “apples.” then Madelynn rolled a die and counted out that many apples and tried to stack them up.  Then she rolled again and added that number of apples to her stack. She continued rolling until her tower fell over.

Apple Activities for Preschool Science, Art and Sensory Play

This real apple part labeling activity is a great way to reinforce science vocabulary. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

 Apple Parts Labeling:

I’m excited about trying to incorporate more intentional science concepts into our learning this year with preschool. After reading about the parts of an apple we did this labeling activity with a real apple. I printed the words on cardstock then attached them to toothpicks to stick into each part. Great hands-on learning and one of our favorite apple activities for preschool!  

This apple tree collage is an adorable craft that incorporates lots of fine motor skills practice. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

 Apple Tree Collage Craft:

We will be including art projects in our preschool plans each week as well, so for the first craft this week we made a fun apple tree collage. First I gave Madelynn strips of brown paper and she glued them together to make a tree. Next, she used a leaf-shaped sponge to stamp green leaves on the branches.  Finally, she glued red buttons on top for apples.  

We LOVE this bobbing for apples sensory bin. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

 Apple Sensory Bin:

We will also be doing 2 sensory bins each week. This one was one of our favorites from Tot School last year, but I added in puzzle letters to practice letter id and word building as well.   In this bin: water, apple counters, silicone cupcake cups, fine motor tools, mini puzzle letters

This apple labeling craft is an adorable way to incorporate lots of fine motor skills practice and science learning. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

 Apple Labeling Craft:

For this apple craft, Madelynn first painted an entire paper plate red.  Then after it dried, she cut out and added the parts of the apple.  And finally, she glued words on to label each part.  

We LOVE this picking apples sensory bin. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Apple Picking Sensory Bin:

In this bin: red and green pom poms, small cardboard boxes, toilet paper tube, and cardstock trees with velcro dots, tweezers

  Want all of this week’s apple activities for preschool?  Find them here:
On my site : Apple Plans & Printables On TpT: Apple Plans & Printables

Tons of apple themed activities and ideas. Weekly plan includes read alouds with comprehension activities, literacy practice, math skills, sensory bins, science and art! Perfect for fall in tot school, preschool, or kindergarten.

Or you can grab our entire year of themes and plans:
On my site here: Preschool Bundle On TpT here: Preschool Bundle

45 weeks of engaging themed activities and ideas ready to go for your 3-4 year old. Weekly plans include reading comprehension, literacy, math, sensory play, arts & crafts and Science/social studies concepts. Everything you need for a year packed full of Preschool fun and learning.

Then check out the rest of our 45+ themes on the Preschool Curriculum Main Page.

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Bright ideas for the little learners ~ Mrs. Plemons' Kindergarten is an education blog dedicated to fresh, engaging, and fun teaching ideas for toddlers, preschoolers, and the primary classroom.

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  1. Jessica K says: April 28, 2018 at 6:42 pm

    Hi there! I’m totally loving your blog. I homeschool my 10, 8, 5, and 2 year old and this site is so great for ideas! I was wondering where you get your printables? I have searched google and pinterest, but cannot find some of them? The apple sound sort? Would appreciate it if you could point me in the right direction.
    Thanks so much!
    Jessica K

    Reply
    • Jessica says: June 4, 2018 at 1:55 pm

      I do not have the final unit available yet, but it will be added soon. You will be able to find it here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Preschool-Full-Year-Curriculum-Plans-and-Printables-GROWING-BUNDLE-3512310

      Reply
  2. Shannon says: July 25, 2020 at 4:41 am

    Where do you get your sand trays?

    Reply
    • Jessica says: August 31, 2020 at 2:55 pm

      I use the wooden trays that Melissa and Doug Toys often come in.

      Reply
  3. Sarah says: July 30, 2022 at 9:44 am

    I am creating your apple tree sensory bin. The poms are not sticking to the Velcro. Did you put the other side of the Velcro on the Pom too?

    Reply
    • Jessica says: August 7, 2022 at 10:11 am

      I think it might depend on the type of pom poms you buy. I have a few different types and the extra fluffy ones are the ones that work for us. You could definitely glue a small piece of matching velcro to the pom poms to make them stick easier with the ones you have.

      Reply
      • Katie says: September 20, 2022 at 9:12 pm

        I’m having the same issue! Do you remember where you bought your extra fluffy pom poms?

        Reply
        • Jessica says: January 31, 2023 at 12:40 pm

          The ones that I use are colorations brand.

          Reply
  4. Tracy says: October 5, 2022 at 3:10 pm

    I love the letter dot pot page!!! Do you sell the them as a complete set of alphabet letters?

    Reply
    • Jessica says: February 22, 2023 at 9:35 pm

      Sorry for the delay but I did just post a set of only dot marker pages. You can find that set here:

      https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dot-Marker-Letter-Practice-Preschool-Practice-Prep-9115020

      Reply

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