Best Apple Learning Activities for Back to School

Did you know there are nearly 2,000 different types of fruits on the planet? What do you think is the most well-known fruit on the planet? Easy-peasy! It's... apples.

Every year, more than 75 million tons of apples are produced around the world. Despite their widespread use, most people know very little about them! That's unfortunate because there's so much to learn!

Read along to discover fun activities about apples that are perfect for autumn, especially for back to school season. Kids will learn more about this popular fruit that will keep the doctors away and it's no secret that apples are such a fun (and juicy!) topic to learn about.

FUN AND INTERESTING APPLE FACTS FOR KIDS

The most common items are sometimes the most informative! Kick-off your apple theme activities with these 10 fun apple facts for kids that will pique your students' interest.

The fun apple facts listed below are a great place to start for those interested in learning more about this popular fruit.

1. Apples grow in apple orchards. Some people grow their own apples in their yards!
2. There are over 7,000 different types of apples grown across the world. Among of the different varieties of apples are Red Delicious Apple, Golden Delicious, Fuji, and Honeycrisp.
3. Apples are so versatile as an ingredient in many dishes. Apple pie, applesauce, candy apples, and apple fritter are really common.
4. Apples are a very healthy fruit. They have plenty of vitamin C and fiber.
5. New York is called The Big Apple. It is also the state that grows the most apples!
6. One apple has around 6-10 apple seeds.
7. Apple season begins in September. The best time for apple picking is from September to October.
8. A massive 4 pound Hokuto apple was discovered on October 24, 2005, in Japan, making it the world's largest apple. The apple was listed as the heaviest apple in the "Guinness World Records 2005" book.
9. The average size apple is around 3 inches in diameter and between 70 and 10 grams in mass.
10. One regular-sized apple will produce around one-third of a cup of juice. To produce one gallon of apple juice you will need roughly 48 average-sized apples.

FANTASTIC APPLE-THEMED ACTIVITIES FOR BACK TO SCHOOL

It's time to get ready for the all-time favorite fruit by consuming these Apple Read Aloud Activities, Apple Crafts, and Apple Lessons Plans Worksheets for little learners!

You can check Apple Read Aloud Activities | Apple Crafts | Apple Lessons Plans Worksheets if you're looking for fall or apple theme activities that can be used week-long providing kindergarten and 1st grade students with engaging lessons and practice activities.

This set will optimize reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills, as well as make science integration into your reading, writing, and literacy block a breeze. There are also lesson plans, graphing activities, and an apple craftivity included!

The Apple Read Aloud included in this set will enable the young ones to learn about the parts of an apple, recall events in stories, recognize, write, and read the colors (red, yellow, and green), practice following directions, and a whole lot more. Students can unleash their creativity when they make apple crafts, make apple shape books, or graph their favorite color of apple.

The Apple Literacy and Science Read Aloud and Activities Set also includes illustrated vocabulary cards, comprehension question cards, question test with vocabulary and writing differentiation, a student writing checklist, and so many more in store for the students to be fully engaged with this amazing topic.

Grab this amazing apple-themed lesson plan and activity unit now!

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Many of your students may be going apple picking with their families or baking apple pies with their grandparents over the weekend, depending on where you live.

These apple lesson worksheets help students bring what they're speaking about and reliving at home into the classroom.

I hope you utilize this resource and find it helpful to help your students learn more about apples. May you have an Oinktastic day and enjoy the wonders this season can bring!