Unit Content
Ages 2 to 5: Reinforce colors and scientific vocabulary by taste testing three different kinds of apples
Ages 2 to 5: Make an easy apple-themed treat and sequence a set of pictures to show the order in which each ingredient was used
Ages 2 to 5: Learn the names of four different types of apples and practice beginning letter sounds
Ages 2 to 5: Practice one-to-one correspondence and counting to 20 by adding apples to the tree
Ages 2 to 6: Practice letter formation and handwriting development with our apple-themed capital letter mats
Ages 2 to 6: Increase fine motor strength, promote creative thinking, and allow time for dramatic play
Ages 2 to 6: Celebrate all of the ways in which apple trees are beneficial to us and the environment
Ages 3 to 5: Build fine motor and pre-handwriting skills by tracing lines from an apple seed to the corresponding apple
Ages 3 to 6: Encourage careful observation and strengthen fine motor skills with this apple sewing card
Ages 3 to 6: Build vocabulary and phonics skills by identifying letters of the alphabet and connecting the letters to beginning sounds in words
Ages 3 to 6: Practice one-to-one correspondence and number recognition by matching the apple cards to the correct ten frame
Ages 3 to 6+: Sequence the stages of an apple tree, from seed back to fruit, while practicing letter formation and handwriting
Ages 4 to 6+: Build vocabulary and writing skills by observing, identifying, and labeling the different parts of an apple
Ages 4 to 6+: Identify similarities and differences between two different types of apples
Ages 4 to 6+: Identify and describe the characteristics of an apple as well as practice counting and measuring skills by observing an apple up close
Ages 5 to 6+: Build number sense and place value skills by composing and decomposing the number 10