Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie
It’s a perfect fall day and Amelia Bedelia is visiting her grandparents. When her grandmother wants to make an apple pie, Amelia is happy to help out!
January
Apples A to Z
Packed with loads of information about apples and how they grow, this book takes readers on an alphabetical journey through the apple orchard to the kitchen and includes a recipe for homemade applesauce!
Apple Tasting – Preschool
Children use their sense to explore apples and gain confidence in trying new fruits.
Downloads
- Apple Tasting – Preschool (quick view as .pdf)
Apple Butter Time
Jonathan’s grandparents own an apple orchard in the mountains. Every fall the whole family gets together for an old-fashioned apple butter making party, and Jonathan learns about his family traditions.
One Green Apple
It’s hard being the new kid in school, especially when you don’t speak English. On her second day with her new class Farah takes a trip to the apple orchard where she discovers that many things in her new home are just like the things she left behind.
Apple Exploration lesson plan
Introduce students to the systems farmers use to sell the vegetables and fruits they grow. Set up a farmers market in the classroom where students will sort, sell, and buy apples.
Downloads
- Apple Exploration lesson plan (quick view as .pdf)
- Apple farm signs (quick view as .pdf)
- Apple prices (quick view as .pdf)
- Fruit bucks (quick view as .pdf)
Seasons on a Farm lesson plan
Students will learn about seasonal weather patterns and their effects on local farms and gardens and use qualitative and quantitative measurements to describe weather.
Downloads
- Seasonal month chart (quick view as .pdf)
- Seasons on a Farm lesson plan (quick view as .pdf)