Back to School

We are off and running.  It was a good first week.  The usual whimpers and whines, but no tears. 

I am adjusting as much as the kids since I have one partner teacher for the M W F class and another for T TH.  We are getting the hang of it.

3D Apples

We used the paper from the  rolled apple painting  to make these neat 3D apples.

Cut out 2 symmetrical apples. 

Fold in half with the color on the inside. 

Cover one half of one apple with white glue

Stick a leaf and a stem in the glue so that most of the leaf and stem is off the edge of the apple. Add more glue where the leaf and stem are still on the apple. 

Match up the glued apple with the other apple  and stick together.

Now add the core/center of the apple. We put it on the right side so it was like reading left to right, but it doesn't really matter. 

Add seeds. Last year the school provided snacks and we saved up apple seeds to be able to use real seeds.  This year we used cut out seeds. The kids decided how many 

Ta Daaa. A super cool apple that you read like a book. 

Outside...           Inside...    Outside...           Inside...    Outside...           Inside...

Of course they went on the door 

SKILLS INVOLVED: choosing 2 apples, gluing, deciding how many seeds, counting seeds, following instructions, fine motor

WOULD WE DO IT AGAIN: Definitely.  We did this last year and repeated it this year. It is better with real seeds though.

RECYCLE FACTOR:We used the paper from the rolled apple painting which made it more interesting than using plain construction paper or just sending home the rolled painting as is.   The vines on the door were left from the monkeys and the caterpillars.

Painting with Apples

This can be done with anything that even remotely rolls.

Roll the apple in the paint. We used red, yellow and green apples in red, yellow and green paint. 

Gather kids around a big flat box with paper covering the bottom.  Sometimes we use a small box that will fit a single piece of paper. Other times we use a large box like this. We have even been known to use a box bigger than this that the entire class can gather around. 

Drop the apple in.

Raise and lower the sides of the box to get the apple rolling. 

Change colors.  

Change colors again!

Then go back and roll the apples all over again!!

Once the papers dry we will use them as the base for another apple fun project.