Introduce Johnny Appleseed on day 2.

Plan:

Day 2 - INTRODUCE JOHNNY APPLESEED

LARGE GROUP ACTIVITIES

Song - sung to "This Old Man"

Four red apples, on the tree
Two for you and two for me
So-o shake that tree and watch them fall
One, two, three, four, that is all.

(Use this song to review yesterday's topic. Talk about the movie)

Show and Tell -
• Tell about John Chapman as written above. Talk about nicknames and offer it as a show and tell topic for the day. Ask the students if they have a nickname.

Story -
• Read the paper book: "Johnny Appleseed's Gift" - they will color this as a small group activity.

SMALL GROUP ACTIVITIES

Art -
• Color a picture of Johnny Appleseed.
• Color their book. Their parents can read it to them again at home.
• Students could color a Johnny Appleseed Pamphlet or each student could color their own picture with teacher written words to take turns taking home.

Science -
• Place apple seeds out on a tray for them to manipulate.

Math -
• Have them make a particular number of seeds in Johnny Appleseed's basket. They could use the picture they colored earlier and go to a different center in the room to stamp the seeds on or use real seeds.

Snack -
• applesauce - have them make their own in small groups with teacher
• Apple fritters

LARGE GROUP ACTIVITIES

Poem: " Two Little Apples" with hand motions

Way up high in the apple tree
2 red apples winked at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could
Down came the apples
Mmmmm.... Were they good!

EXTRA ACTIVITIES

Watch a portion of the Disney movie "Johnny Appleseed".

Related Pages:

Johnny Appleseed for Little Ones Theme Unit ( Preschool, K, 1-2 )
Three day theme unit featuring activities and ideas for all areas of the curriculum.

Johnny Appleseed Theme Unit: Day 1 ( Preschool, K, 1-2 )
Introduce the apple theme day 1.

Johnny Appleseed Theme Unit: Day 3 ( Preschool, K, 1-2 )
Finish Johnny Appleseed theme on day 3.