🍎 Weekly Lesson Plan: Theme — Apples

 Age Group: 3–5 years old

Duration: 1 week
Theme Focus: Discovering apples — their colors, taste, parts, and uses.

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Learning Objectives

By the end of the week, children will be able to:

• Identify an apple and its basic parts (skin, flesh, seeds, stem).

• Recognize apple colors (red, green, yellow).

• Develop fine motor skills through apple-related crafts and activities.

• Explore sensory experiences (taste, touch, smell).

• Engage in songs, stories, and counting activities related to apples.

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Weekly Overview

Day	Focus	Circle Time Discussion / Story	Creative / Art Activity	Math / Science Activity	Language / Literacy	Music / Movement
Monday	Introduction to Apples	Talk about what children know about apples. Show real apples or pictures.	Apple stamping using red, green, and yellow paint.	Count how many apples each child has (real or toy).	Read the book “Ten Apples Up on Top” by Dr. Seuss.	Sing “Apples and Bananas.”
Tuesday	Apple Colors & Sorting	Discuss the colors of apples. Show real samples.	Create a paper plate apple craft using tissue paper.	Sort red, green, and yellow paper apples into baskets.	Practice color words: red, green, yellow.	Movement game: “Find the Apple Color” — match apple cards to music.
Wednesday	Parts of an Apple	Cut an apple and explore parts (stem, skin, seeds).	Make an “Apple Core” craft using construction paper.	Science exploration: Observe apple slices that turn brown.	Vocabulary: stem, skin, seed, flesh.	Fingerplay: “Way Up High in the Apple Tree.”
Thursday	Apple Taste Test	Discuss flavors (sweet, sour, crunchy).	Create apple faces with cut apple pieces and raisins.	Taste red, green, and yellow apples; chart which one they like best.	Practice describing words: sweet, sour, juicy, crunchy.	Song: “Do You Like Apples?” (to the tune of “Do You Like Broccoli?”).
Friday	Apple Fun Day / Review	Review what they learned all week.	Make mini apple pies or applesauce together.	Count apples while stirring ingredients.	Recall story elements from “Ten Apples Up on Top.”	Apple dance — move like apples falling, rolling, bouncing!

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Learning Centers (Open Throughout the Week)

• Dramatic Play: Apple stand or “farmer’s market.”

• Sensory Bin: Dried apple slices, apple-scented playdough, apple toys.

• Block Area: Build an apple orchard using trees and red blocks.

• Writing Center: Apple tracing sheets and alphabet “A” activities.

• Library Corner: Apple-themed books (fiction and nonfiction).

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Songs and Rhymes

1. 🍏 “Way Up High in the Apple Tree”

2. 🍎 “Apples and Bananas”

3. 🍏 “A Is for Apple” Alphabet Song

4. 🍎 “Five Red Apples” Counting Song

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Materials Needed

• Real apples (red, green, yellow)

• Paint, paper plates, tissue paper

• Construction paper, glue, scissors

• Apple charts and counting cards

• Bowls, spoons (for taste test and applesauce)

• Storybooks: “Ten Apples Up on Top,” “The Apple Pie Tree,” “Apple Trouble.”