Apple Activities Pack

Explore everything there is to know about yummy apples while practicing important math and literacy skills!

What’s included in this pack of Apple Activities for Kindergarten & Preschool?

Literacy

• Alphabet Hunt – Find & Trace
  Search each activity card for the target uppercase and lowercase letters and trace them.

• Alphabet Match Clip Cards
  Clip or cover the apple seed letters that match the apple.
• Apple Tree Matching
  Add the lowercase apples to the correct uppercase tree.
• Sound Barrell Matching Puzzle
  Match the apples to the letter barrels according to the picture’s beginning sound.
• Alphabet Match
  Write letters on circle stickers then match them to the apple letters on the tree.
• Apple Seed Matching
  Add the lowercase apple seeds to the correct uppercase apple. 
• How to Make an Apple Pie
  Read the steps then sequence the direction cards. Cut and paste sequencing worksheet included too!
• Apple Life Cycle
  Includes chart, flashcards, and a cut and paste sequencing worksheet. 
• Parts of an apple
  Learn vocabulary related to apples with these cut and paste activities.

Fine Motor Skills

• Apple Playdough Mats
  Use playdough or other manipulatives to trace the shape of each letter on these activity mats.

Numbers & Counting

• Number Sense Sorting
  Sort and match the cards featuring different representations of numbers 1 to 10.
• Counting Apple Seeds
  Trace the number then add the correct number of apple seeds.

Colors, Shapes & Patterns

• Math Link Color Matching Cards
  Match the colored worm to the correct colored apple using a math link.
• Color Matching Apples
  Use these activity mats with colored manipulatives to practice matching colors.
• Shape Matching Apples
  Match the different shaped seeds to the correct apple. Extend by using real-life objects.
• Patterned Apples
  Match the missing piece to the correct apples according to the patterns.
• Apple Mystery Puzzles
  Match the shapes on each piece to the correct space on the board to reveal a mystery picture!
• Sticker Color Matching
  Use colored stickers and add them to the same colored apple. 
• Shapes Apples
  Add shape cards to a sensory bin for students to find, trace and add to the apple tree.
• Pony Bead Color Matching Apples
  Add a pipecleaner to the bottom of each colored apple card and have students add the correct colored pony beads to each pipecleaner.

Craft

• Apple Life Cycle Craft
  Color, cut, and paste to create an expanding apple life cycle craft.
• Name Apple Tree Craft
  Add the apple letters of your name to the tree!

Worksheets

• Apple Investigations
  Use these worksheets for students to explore apples including if they sink or float, how tall their apple is, how many seeds it has, and more. 
• PLUS: Dot-to-dot, shadow matching, counting, patterning, letter recognition, and more. 

How to use this Apple Math & Literacy Centers pack?

Some great ways to incorporate this resource into your classroom include:

⭐ As part of your morning work during a theme on fruit or plants

⭐ As literacy or math center activities after reading books about apples, fruits or plants and nature.

⭐ With small groups of students with a particular focus, e.g. identifying common shapes and colors.

These Apple Activities are perfect for the following learning settings:

✂️ Simply print and laminate each component, if desired. 

✂️ Both color and black and white formats are included where possible to suit your individual printing needs.

Suggested materials:

✏️ Coloring materials

✏️ Scissors

✏️ Glue

✏️ Playdough

✏️ Clothespins

✏️ Dry erase markers

✏️ Bingo chips

✏️ Pom poms

✏️ Pony beads

✏️ Circle stickers in different colors

✏️ Math links

✏️ Apple

✏️ Apple seeds

✏️ Unifix cubes

✏️ Pipe cleaners

Optional:

✏️ Colored rice for sensory bin

✏️ Manipulatives in different colors