Apple Week!

This whole week we are going to be doing fun activities with apples! Since it is only the second week of school and we are not starting our ABLLS pullout or our specials until next week, I decided to do some creative projects, games, and lessons relating to apples. (Since apples and the beginning of school go hand in hand!)

Today we did a great interactive read aloud using the book "10 Apples Up on Top" by Dr. Seuss. One of my fabulous and artistic assistants drew the tiger, lion, and dog from the book on a poster board. We then laminated the board and stuck 10 pieces of soft side Velcro above each animal. I printed and laminate 30 apples and stuck a piece of hard side Velcro to the back. As we read the story, the kiddos were able to stick apples on top of the animals heads. They loved it!!!! It turned out great!

At another center run by an assistant, the students made an apple painting. I cut some apples in half and the students painted the apple and stamped it onto a piece of paper. Aren't they cute?

At yet another center, one of my assistants worked on apple booklets with the kids. There are three levels of the books. In one level, students only trace the word apple, in the next level they trace the entire sentence and in the last level they write out the sentence independently. Of course we needed some educational activities amidst all of the fun we were having!