Sticky Apple Tree for Toddlers
Little Sister is at such a fun age right now (18 months) and is learning more and more every day. Like all of my kids, she loves anything interactive that she can repeat over and over again. I have done…
Apple Sorting Busy Bag
Post by Contributing Writer Kim of Life Over C’s We have been working on colors for quite a while with my special needs preschooler. From time to time, she will say a color name or point to a color,…
Ten Red Apples Sensory Bag
We love the book Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins. Little Sister has yet to sit through the entire book, but it has always been one of my favorites to read with the boys. Yippee, Fiddle-de-Fee! When we were doing…
Apple Art with Washi Tape
It’s back to school and nearly apple-picking time…the perfect time for some apple art with washi tape. My favorite apple art project is a tad bit messier than this more simple and sophisticated project…but children can participate in creating both!…
Ten Apples Up on Top Fine Motor Activity
Our boys recently re-discovered the book Ten Apples Up on Top, as it had been misplaced for a couple years now! While reading it to them, I was reminded of when we made our own Ten Apples Up on Top model using an oatmeal…
Apple “A” Peel-Away Art
Have fun creating some alphabet art that is super easy and lots of fun! Little Brother and I set sail on our maiden voyage of crafting together…it started off wonderfully and ended up with a screaming fit (it was obviously…
Apple Patterning
This activity involves both cognitive development (patterning) as well as fine motor development (coloring, cutting, and gluing). It was also great practice for learning to color inside of the lines. It was like pulling teeth to get Big Brother to…
Apple Toss
I thought our apple theme was coming to a close, but then I remembered that I hadn’t done a gross-motor activity in this unit yet… This activity will require a lot of creativity and imagination. This isn’t a bad thing…kids…
Apple Sensory Matching
I’ve been a bit neglectful on the activities for 1-2 year olds lately…I’m sorry! So here you go… There aren’t a whole lot of pictures in this “tutorial” because I was trying to finish up in a pinch…so we can…
Apple Song
As always, please excuse my terrible singing voice… Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com I’m a Little Apple(sung to the tune of I’m a Little Teapot) I’m a little apple,I grow on a tree. I start as a seed…
Apple-Seed "A"
It’s been a crazy day. We only had about 5 minutes to do an activity today, so I was thankful this was a simple one! Here’s what you’ll need: a piece of red and white construction paper, glue, and several…
Apple Garland (The Fruit of the Spirit)
“But the Fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” -Galatians 5:22-23 All of these characteristics are things I wish to see first and foremost in myself and…
Red Hot Applesauce
As a child, I used to look forward to getting Red Hot Applesauce for Christmas every year from a dear family friend of ours. It is a delicious treat and quite possibly the best applesauce I’ve ever had (thanks to…
Happy Birthday, Johnny Appleseed!
Today, September 26th, marks the birthday of John Chapman (aka Johnny Appleseed). When I was still teaching, each year a volunteer from one of the local companies in town would dress up as Johnny Appleseed and read a book to…
Ten Apples Up on Top
Have you read Ten Apples Up On Top! by Dr. Seuss? It is a lesser-known Dr. Seuss book, but so much fun to read. Big Brother loved it! Written in true Seuss-style, this one is much shorter with fewer words on…
Apple *Star* Stamping
I was really bummed that the “stars” in the center of the apples didn’t show up in our prints, but maybe it will work for you. I’m sure everyone has seen this idea before…but I couldn’t do an apple unit…
Apple Theme Sensory Tub
We had a great time with this sensory tub this morning. The oatmeal is a great texture! Big Brother, who typically flitters from one thing to another every 5 minutes, spent 40 minutes just playing with the sensory tub! And the only reason…
Family Handprint Apple Tree
At the beginning of every school year, my student’s first “homework” was always to make a family tree out of each of their family member’s handprints as the leaves. We thought we’d make our own family apple tree using our…