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Falling Apples Fall Addition Activity

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Whenever you can demonstrate math principles with a hands-on activity it makes the activity much more memorable–and FUN! In the past we’ve shared how we use rubber ducks and flower petals to practice addition. To get ready for the new school year we did this apple addition activity. It’s an active way to review number combinations and practice beginning addition.

Falling Apples Fall Addition Activity

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We started with ten pompom “apples” and a basket. First I had Lovey count the apples to make sure she knew how many we had in all.

Counting Apples

Lovey’s job was to pretend to be a tree and let the apples fall. To add a little extra fun we made up a simple rhyme to say just before she let go of the apples. We decided on, “1,2,3 the apples fall from the tree.”

Falling apples counting activity

Once the apples fell, Lovey counted to see how many apples landed in the basket and on the ground. Then she shared the addition sentence to go along with the results. If 4 were in the basket and 6 were on the ground, she would say 4+6=10.

Ways to Make 10-Addition Activity

To make it even more exciting we decided the “tree” needed to be taller, so Lovey stood up and repeated the rhyme as she dropped the apples. Standing up helped the apples scatter a bit more which made for lots of giggles.

Falling Apples-Addition Activity-Fun way to practice making combinations of 10

 To extend this addition activity try using a different number of apples to begin with. Practice facts for 5, 6, 7, etc.

 

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Save time and get right to the playful learning with our printable lesson plan sets. Each set includes over 30 playful learning activities related to the theme, and we’ve provided different versions for home preschool families and classroom teachers so all activities are geared directly toward your needs.

Help children learn more about apples in a playful hands-on way with the apple activities in this comprehensive set of lesson plans for preschool, PreK and TK classrooms. This apple theme preschool lesson plan pack can be used during the fall, back-to-school time, in conjunction with a fruit theme, aligned with exploring the letter A, etc. Watch this short video to see just a few examples of the types of activities and printables included in this set:


This set includes active hands-on learning ideas and the following printables:

  • Apple Number Cards (0-35)
  • “Counting Apples” emergent reader
  • “I See Apples” emergent reader
  • Apple Letters (uppercase and lowercase in both red and green)
  • Apple Life Cycle Cards (in color and b/w)
  • Label the Apple Diagram (in color and b/w) with labeling cards
  • Apple Pattern Cards
  • Put the Apples on the Tree Game Mat
  • Editable cover and pages for a class apple book

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Preschool Classroom Apple Theme Lesson Plans

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