Montessori Apple Activities for Preschoolers & Toddlers

Tonging Apples – Great for fine motor skill development and pre-reading skill. Demonstrate by identifying the items on the tray, move slowly transferring the small wooden apples from left to right and speak with a few words. Once the child masters the activity, integrate pre-math by counting the apples.
Washing Apples
Slicing, Peeling, Coring Apples
Make Apple Sauce with these Crockpot Applesauce Making Cards from Training Happy Hearts
Apple Lacing Card from No Time for Flashcards
Apple Themed Sensory Bin from Pink and Green Mama

Sensorial

Apple Taste Test
Leaf Shape & Sort
Apple Peeling – Present an apple, a peeler, and a cutting board. Demonstrate using an economy of words with your child.
Apple Sensory Cards from Stir the Wonder
Apple Taste Test like this one from What Do We Do All Day?
Apple Core Puzzle from J Daniel 4s Mom

Montessori Language

Apple Pin Poke
Parts of an Apple from The Helpful Garden
Types of Apples 3 Part Cards
Apple Word Family material from Scholastic
Apple Adjectives Activity

Montessori Math

Graphing with a chart and die, or graph an Apple Taste Test
Tree Addition using this template from Life Over C’s
Pattern Cards using a free template from Spell Outloud
Apple Tree Counting like this felt tree from Spell Outloud
Graph an apple tree’s growth

Montessori Art

Make Apple Prints

Although I was at first disappointed that the apples I had bought from the grocery were not in great shape for eating, my mind immediately went to “what can I do with these apples with the boys?” So we sliced them open and took a look at the Parts of the Apple: the skin, the flesh, the core, the seeds, and the stem. Then, well, we made art! Personally, I prefer apple activities over skeleton activities but who is counting?

Apple Activity for Preschoolers

Materials:

Paper
Apples
Brush (or not)
Bowls for paint

Apple Printing Approach:

I set out a tray with bowls of paint. The bowls were wide enough so that the boys could dip the apple into the paint. I also included a paint brush so the boys could paint the apples if they desired that approach.

More Apple Themed Activities

Apple Seeds Mosaic
Apple Tree from I Heart Crafty Things
Paper Plate Apple Core from Fun Family Crafts
Apple Tissue Paper Suncatcher
Fingerprint Apple Tree

Montessori History

Track the time it takes for an apple tree to grow and to harvest apples using a piece of string

Montessori Geography

Where do Apples grow? Why? Discuss states like Washington. Mark a map with the apple grown in that state.

Montessori Zoology

Study of animals known to enjoy apples such as worms, caterpillars, and horses
Investigate: An apple a day keeps the doctor away?

Montessori Botany

Life Cycle of an Apple Nomenclature Cards

Montessori Science

What makes an Apple rot?

Resources for Apple Unit

Apple Serving Activity Set from Montessori Services
Fruit Vocabulary 3 Part Cards from Montessori Services
Picture Books about Apples from No Time for Flashcards
Tons of Science Experiments with Apples from Preschool Powol Packets

Preschool Apple Theme Activities

Practical Life