I like to use the Learning Resources Attribute Apples set. Since Apple Farmer Annie talks about organizing and sorting the apples that she picks, sorting apples is the perfect math center activity! Preschoolers and kindergarteners both need to work on this. Sorting by attributes is a much needed math skill to master. Homeschoolers don’t usually have centers set up like a classroom (wish I had the space!), but we usually call them something like morning bin work, or independent activities, games, or something similar. If you are teaching in a classroom, you would call these activities “centers” or “center work”. I’ll be showing you what we do for Apple Farmer Annie activities during apple week. If not, they are there for my kids to look at when they want. If we have time, we will read aloud those too. I usually will pick 5 main books as the core books for the week, then I will add more books related to the theme to the bookshelf in our book nook. So after I decide on a weekly theme, I decide on which books to read and base each day’s activities on. And one of the most common theme in August or September to teach is apples! I think it has to do with the fact that this theme is something that most children are fairly familiar with what apples are and the fact that there are so many fun and educational activities to do with apples. When I teach preschool and kindergarten, I like to teach in with themes, or unit studies. When I teach my children about apples, usually in preschool then again in kindergarten, I always include this book because the Apple Farmer Annie activities are so engaging! It should definitely be on your bookshelf. The illustrations are detailed and bright the story is simple but entertaining. Apple Farmer Annie Activities for Preschool and KindergartenĪpple Farmer Annie by Monica Wellington is one of those children’s picture books that just sticks with you.
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