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Home » Activities » Montessori Apple Activities for Preschoolers

Montessori Apple Activities for Preschoolers

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This post includes loads of apple-themed activities for preschoolers! A great addition to a fall preschool unit.

Preschool Apple Unit

Preschool Apple Theme Activities

Practical Life

  • 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 slicing

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
applecrafts

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
Fall Activities for Preschoolers - Apple Printing

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?

Fall Activities for Preschoolers - Apple Printing

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.

Fall Activities for Preschoolers - Apple Printing

More Apple Themed Activities

  • Apple Seed Mosaic
  • Apple Tree from I Heart Crafty Things
  • Paper Plate Apple Core from Fun Family Crafts
  • Apple Tissue Paper Suncatcher
  • Fingerprint Apple Tree
  • Scented Apple Playdough

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

Tagged With: Fall, Kindergarten, Preschool, Seasons, Unit

About Marnie Craycroft

Marnie hails from Maine where she spent summers buried in sand and winters buried in snow. She is the daughter of a nearly four decade veteran of the public school systems. Teaching has always been a part of her life. She founded Carrots Are Orange in 2010.

Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori learning and living website for parents and teachers.

Marnie graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a BA in Economics. She spent nearly a decade working in investment management. In 2006, she earned her MA in business from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999 and currently lives in Boulder with her husband and three sons. She is Montessori trained. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, PBS Kids, BabyCenter, the Melissa & Doug blog, Huffington Post, and WhattoExpect.com. Besides writing, passions include running (usually after her three sons), photography, and outdoor adventures.

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