Fun Ways to Celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day

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Every fall, it is fun to welcome the new season by incorporating Johnny Appleseed and/or apples into your classroom! I love to incorporate apples and Johnny Appleseed into my literacy, science, and math instruction by covering the skills I need to cover but with an apple twist! If you’re short on time, you might also have a Johnny Appleseed Day on a Friday.

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Introducing Johnny Appleseed

I always love to introduce Johnny Appleseed to my students through a read-aloud. After reading a book about Johnny Appleseed, we practice sequencing skills by sequencing the events in the story or Johnny’s life. For older students, they might write a retelling of the story. I also give my younger students emergent readers about Johnny Appleseed so they can practice reading about his life during independent reading or at home. Older students might practice comprehension skills with a reading comprehension passage about Johnny Appleseed’s life.

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Johnny Appleseed Day Literacy Activities

To keep the theme of Johnny Appleseed going, my students practice alphabetical order using Johnny Appleseed vocabulary words or by writing a how-to writing about how to make apple pie. After writing about how to make apple pie, students complete an apple pie craft to be displayed with their writing.

Johnny Appleseed apples literacy math science activities fall unit apple life cycle apple abc order apple pie how to writing sequencing graphing
Johnny Appleseed apples literacy math science activities fall unit apple life cycle apple abc order apple pie how to writing sequencing graphing
Johnny Appleseed apples literacy math science activities fall unit apple life cycle apple abc order apple pie how to writing sequencing graphing

After we study the life of Johnny Appleseed, I incorporate apples into our math, science, and social studies instruction.

Johnny Appleseed Day Math, Science, and Social Studies Activities

Students taste different types of apples, vote on their favorite, and graph the results.

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Students also learn about the parts of an apple and the life cycle of an apple. After learning the parts of an apple, students create a craft to label the different parts. Then, after learning about the life cycle of an apple, students create a craft to sequence the steps.

Johnny Appleseed apples literacy math science activities fall unit apple life cycle apple abc order apple pie how to writing sequencing graphing
Johnny Appleseed apples literacy math science activities fall unit apple life cycle apple abc order apple pie how to writing sequencing graphing

All of these Johnny Appleseed activities and more are included in my Johnny Appleseed Unit!

Included are apple literacy activities such as a non-fiction apple emergent reader, organizers and charts to brainstorm information about apples, parts of an apple labeling and cut and paste activity, and an apple craft.

Also included are Johnny Appleseed activities such as an emergent reader, Johnny Appleseed reading comprehension passage with questions, organizers to brainstorm information about Johnny Appleseed, a retell writing activity, Johnny Appleseed sequencing activity, ABC Order activity, and an apple pie how-to writing activity and craft.

Social Studies, Science, and Math activities are also incorporated into this Johnny Appleseed resource packet. Use the story of Johnny Appleseed to teach students the importance of kind deeds, learn about the apple life cycle with a craft, incorporate science with apple taste-testing activities, and incorporate graphs by having students vote and tally on different apple questions. This resource is intended for Kindergarten and First Grade students. Answer keys are included.

Here Is What Is Included:

Apple Activities:

  • Apples Emergent Reader
  • Apples Organizer
  • Apples KWL Chart
  • Parts of an Apple Cut and Paste Labeling Sheet
  • Parts of an Apple Labeling Sheet
  • Parts of an Apple Labeling Sheet Answer Keys
  • Apple Craft

Johnny Appleseed Activities

  • Johnny Appleseed Emergent Reader
  • Johnny Appleseed Reading Passage
  • Johnny Appleseed Reading Comprehension Check
  • Johnny Appleseed Reading Comprehension Check Answer Key
  • Johnny Appleseed Organizer
  • Johnny Appleseed KWL Chart

Literacy Ideas

  • Retell/Summarizing Writing Template
  • Johnny Appleseed Sequencing Activity (includes picture support)
  • Johnny Appleseed Sequencing Activity
  • Sequencing Cut and Paste Sheet
  • Johnny Appleseed Sequencing Activity Answer Keys
  • Johnny Appleseed ABC Order
  • Johnny Appleseed ABC Order Answer Key
  • How to Make Apple Pie – How-to Writing Template
  • How to Make Apple Pie – Writing Templates
  • Apple Pie Organizer
  • Apple Pie Craft

Social Studies Ideas

  • New to Neighborhood Writing Template
  • Good Deeds Writing Template
  • Good Deeds of the Week Chart

Science Ideas

  • Taste-Testing Parent Letter
  • Life Cycle of an Apple Craft
  • Apple Slice Science
  • Apple Trees Organizer

Math Ideas

  • Do You Like Apples? Graph
  • Which Type of Apple Do You Like Best? Graph
  • Which Type of Apple Do You Like Best? Graph
  • Do You Like Apple Pie? Graph

Apple Art Ideas
Website and Book Suggestions
All Answer Keys Are Included

I hope you and your students will enjoy these Johnny Appleseed Day and apple activities! If you would like to snag a copy to use in your classroom, you can get a copy here. Enjoy!