Storytime Theme: Apples
Celebrate apples with this tasty storytime that can lean into STEM activities, crafts, baking, and more! Personally, I love apple pie, specifically my grandma’s! I think I finally figured out her recipe, but it’s not a perfect science because she’s very much a sprinkle this and add that type of baker. Every time I ask her, she always tells me it’s just by feel, but what I do love is how full of apples her apple pie is! It’s so big it’s often hard to even get the top crust on.
Today’s storytime celebrates this rather standard fruit with nonfiction and fiction titles, some fun songs and rhymes, as well as crafts and activities to round out this perfect fall lesson plan for kids from toddlers to elementary school age kids. As always, get inspired, copy everything, or find out what doesn’t work for you with these ideas!
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Storytime Theme: Apples
Books
- Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie by Herman Parish, illustrated by Lynne Avril
- Apple Farmer Annie by Monica Wellington
- The Apple Pie That Papa Baked by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by Jonathan Bean
- The Apple Tree by Zoe Hall, illustrated by Shari Halpern
- How Do Apples Grow? by Betsy Maestro, illustrated by Giulio Maestro
- Hungry Bunny by Claudia Rueda
- Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellogg
- Max & Mo Go Apple Picking by Patricia Lakin, illustrated by Brian Floca
- Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins
Songs & Rhymes
- Way Up High In an Apple Tree – The Kiboomers
- Apples & Bananas – Super Simple Songs
- Apples, Apples – Lessons 4 Learners
Crafts & Activities
- Apple Printing – Simple Fun for Kids
- Paper Plate Apple Craft – Kindergarten Connection
- Comparing Apples to Apples – What We Do All Day
