This week, we learned about fall’s tastiest fruit: apples! On Monday, we cut open an apple and talked about each of it’s parts: the skin, the flesh, the stem, the seeds, the core, and the star-shaped seed pod. The students decided that our apple’s seed pod looked more like a flower than a star. We also read the book “I Am an Apple” which describes how apples grow in a very preschool-friendly way. On Tuesday, we had our “practice forest classroom” day! We spent the entire morning outside, from drop-off to lunch time, just as we will when we visit the forest classroom. Students built amazing houses for animals, mixed all sorts of mud recipes in the mud kitchen, and found countless bugs! Later in the morning, we had a family volunteer come in to teach us about bees and beekeeping! The students were entranced when Mr. Eric revealed the plexiglass frame full of bees. We learned about how they make honey, how they “talk” to each other by dancing, and what each bee’s job is. In the end, students got to taste filtered and unfiltered honey. So sweet! On Wednesday, we made our own applesauce! We followed a recipe, and each student got a chance to use the apple peeler/corer. Once we had added all of our ingredients (apples, lemon juice, cinnamon, and nutmeg) we let it cook in the slow cooker for 4 hours. Our classroom smelled amazing all day! After rest time, our applesauce was ready to taste. Many of the students loved it, and they were all proud to have helped make it. On Thursday, we did an apple taste test to determine whether students liked red, yellow, or green apples most. We made a table and found out that red apples were the most popular. Students also had the opportunity to paint using halved apples at choice time. The finished products are beautiful! On Friday, we took a walking field trip to the Fairlee Library to have a fall-themed story time with Mrs. Samantha! We listened to 2 great fall stories, played 2 very fun fall games, played with apple-pie-scented play-doh, and made leaf prints by painting leaves and pressing them onto paper. Next week, we will learn about what different animals do in the fall to prepare for winter.
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