Apple Resources

Books

Physical Books Available in Our Libraries

• Destiny Discover Collection: Apples

E-Books:

• Epic Collection About Apples (you need to be signed in to Epic! to view the collection)

• Johnny Appleseed Poetry Book and Biography on BookFlix

Database Articles

Pebble Go

• Apple Harvest

• Johnny Appleseed

Britannica Kids

• Apple

World Book

• Apple

• Johnny Appleseed

Articles from Trusted Websites

Wonderopolis:

• Can an Apple a Day Chase the Doctor Away?

• Can One Bad Apple Spoil the Bunch?

STEAM Ideas

Science

• 5 Senses Apple Investigation (from the NJ Agricultural Society Learning Through Gardening Program; also includes recipe for slow-cooker applesauce)

• Apple Oxidation Experiment

  • Brittanica article explaining oxidation

Technology

• Curious George Missing Apple Game (fill in missing number)

• Seesaw activities:

  • Apple Subtraction

  • Apple Patterns

  • Parts of an Apple

  • Create an Apple Using Shapes

  • Short and Long Vowel Apple Picking

  • Autumn Anagrams

Engineering

• Apple boats

• Apple tower challenge (works well with the book 10 Apples Up on Top!)

Art

• 40 Simple Apple Crafts

Mathematics

• Using an apple, estimate and then measure height, weight, circumference, etc.

• Predict and then count how many seeds are in an apple

Videos

• The Life Cycle of an Apple (11 minutes long, from PA Apples, the official YouTube page of orchard owners from Pennsylvania)

• The Importance of Bees (2 minutes, 40 seconds lot, from Michigan Apples, the official YouTube page of orchard growers from Michigan)

• How Apples Go From the Orchard to the Store (3 minutes, from April the Apple Gal's channel, a Washington orchard owner)

Misc. Other Ideas and Resources

• Apple freebies on TPT

• Packet from Pennsylvania Apples-- includes ideas for a variety of subject areas as well as a coloring page, 5 senses recording sheet, a crossword, a word search, and other materials