Apples

I always enjoy starting off the school year with our apple unit. We learn the parts of the apple which provides vocabulary words like core, peel and skin.

We listed all the things you can make with apples. We tasted different apples and compared their taste. We graphed our favorite way to eat apples (choices were apple, apple pie, apple juice and applesauce). We also charted if we liked or did not like the applesauce we made in class. All things you can discuss with your child.

What can you do at home?

When you are at the grocery store with your child (and if you have time), stop in the produce area and look at all the different varieties of apples.

Visit a local apple orchard to pick apples.

Make a recipe using apples. My favorite go to recipe site is http://www.allrecipes.com/ There were some good apple bread recipes.

Make applesauce. The children love this activity. I am often asked for my 'recipe'. There really is no recipe. I peel and thinly slice the apples and the children chop them with plastic knives and dump them in the crockpot. We slow cook all day. We add sugar and cinnamon to taste and they love it. I know they love it because they made it.

It's apple picking time!