Apples with Mrs. Lyle

Apples...
We celebrated Johnny Appleseed with homemade apple crisp and painted apple crowns on September 27th! This was an event that kicked off our investigation of apples!
We investigated apples and noticed that apples turn brown when they are cut in half and the air touches the inside of the apple. We predicted and discovered that apples have seeds inside and we counted 7 seeds in one apple and 5 seeds in another apple. We learned many songs about apples and how they grow. We graphed our favorite apples and discovered that most children liked yellow apples. We looked closely at apples and noticed the different parts of an apple....the skin, the stem, the core, the seeds and the flesh. The children also documented what they saw with a "look and draw" of an apple. The field trip to the apple orchard was a highlight and many students wrote about their favorite part of the field trip during Writer's Workshop.