Week Two: Apples

Click materials for visual. 

1. Variety of apples from the grocery store
2. Clothes Pins
3. White Card Stock for printed activities
4. Apple Jacks from the grocery store
5. vinegar from the grocery store
6. baking soda from the grocery store
7. corn starch from the grocery store
8. cinnamon from the grocery store
9. red food coloring from the grocery store
10.  vegetable oil from the grocery store
11. allspice from the grocery store
12. green pipe cleaner
13. apple sauce from the grocery store
14. paper plates from the grocery store
15. red yarn
16. red construction paper
17. dot marker
18. Rolos candy from the grocery store
19.  square pretzles from the grocery store
20. balloons
21. craft sticks
22. painters tape or sidewalk chalk

🍏The Apple Star Story🍎

Once upon a time there was a little boy (hold up the little boy prop). He was looking for something to do one beautiful fall day, so his mom told him to go find a little red house with no windows and no door and a star inside.

This sounded very interesting to the little boy.  He had never seen a little red house with no windows and no doors and a star inside, so he set out!

He was walking down the road when suddenly he saw Mr. Pig (hold up a small pig prop). The little boy asked, “Mr. Pig, Mr. Pig, do you know where I can find a little red house with no windows or doors and a star inside?”

Mr. Pig said, “Oink! Never heard of it!” and trotted off.

So the boy kept walking. Next he saw Miss Cow eating some grass by the side of the road (hold up a cow). The little boy asked, “Miss Cow, Miss Cow, do you know where I can find a little red house with no windows or doors and a star inside?”

Miss Cow said, “Moooo! Never heard of it!” and went back to eating her grass.

So the boy kept walking. Next he saw Mr. Horse galloping down the road (hold up a horse prop). The little boy asked, “Mr. Horse, Mr. Horse, do you know where I can find a little red house with no windows and no doors and a star inside?”

Mr. Horse said, “Neeeeigh-ver heard of it!” and galloped off.

The little boy was starting to feel sad. Where on earth was he going to find this mysterious little red house with no windows and no doors and a star inside?

Just when the little boy was about to give up and head home, he saw Miss Kitty sitting way up high in a beautiful apple tree (hold up a kitty prop).

The little boy cried out, “Miss Kitty, Miss Kitty! Do you know where I can find a little red house with no windows and no doors and a star inside?”

Well, Miss Kitty peered down at the little boy out of that big beautiful tree and said, “WHY YES, YES I DO.”

Then suddenly Miss Kitty threw a large red apple down from the tree (pull out a big, red apple).

The little boy reached out and caught the shiny red apple.

He looked at it and scrunched up his nose, “Miss Kitty, are you saying that this apple is a little red house with no windows and no doors and a star inside?”

Miss Kitty replied, “Why yes, yes it is.”

The little boy said, “Let’s see… This apple is red. And it has no windows. And it doesn’t have any doors. But does it have a star inside?”

(At this point in the story you will carefully use the knife to cut the apple in half HORIZONTALLY – please take caution by making sure no curious little fingers are close to your knife!!! And…)

TADA – a star! ☆