Apples! Apples! Apples!

Books Recommended or shared:

All of Pie, Pie for All by Martin

Apple Farmer Annie by Wellington

Apple Pie Tree by Hall

Apples Here! by Hubbell

The Farmer’s Wife by Shah

So this is what we find in the storytime apron this month:

An apple tree!

We use the tree to tell the story of The Farmer's Wife which is a cumulative tale involving an apple.

Here are the flannel board pieces:

A-P-P-L-E (Sung to the tune of  B-I-N-G-O-)

(Remove the first letter of the word and clap in its place, repeat until no letters remain)

I know a fruit that grows on trees, and apple is its name, oh!

A-P-P-L-E!  A-P-P-L-E!  A-P-P-L-E!  And apple is its name, oh!

Farmer Brown had Five Green Apples

Farmer Brown had five green apples hanging on a tree.  (Hold up five fingers)

Farmer Brown had five green apples hanging on a tree.

He plucked one apple, and ate it eagerly,

(Mime picking and eating an apple)

Leaving four apples hanging on a tree.

(Hold up four fingers)

(Continue song until last verse):

He plucked that apple and gave it right to me.

Leaving no more apples hanging on the tree.

Or use flannel apples and turn an apple over each time you 'eat' one:

Way Up High in the Apple Tree

Way up high in an apple tree, (mime looking up)

Five red apples smiled at me (Hold up five fingers)

I shook that tree as hard as I could (shake tree)

Down fell an apple, mmmm, mmmm, good.

(Eat apple and rub belly)

Continue counting down to no more apples.

2.  Whispered (sing softly and shush with finger)

3.  Got Angry (Sing grumpily and frown)

4.  Cried (Sing while sniffling, wipe eyes and sob)

5.  Yawned (Sing and continue yawning)

Make these apples by putting colored paper through a copier, cutting them out, and then laminating them and adding flannel to the backs.  Make enough for each child to have one and bring them up at the appropriate moment.

The Apple Basket

The first apple in the basket was bright and shiny red.

The second apple in the basket said, "My, what a cozy bed!"

The third apple in the basket said, "Make room for me you pair!"

The fourth apple in the basket said, "Please move over there!"

The fifth apple in the basket said, "Oh dear, oh me, oh my! 

This basket looks like pastry.  I think we're in a pie!"

Five Red Apples

Five red apples hanging in a tree,

The juiciest apples you ever did see.

The wind came by and gave an angry frown,

And one little apple came tumbling down.

Four red apples…..etc.

A Little Apple Seed

(To the tune of “Itsy Bitsy Spider”)

Once a little apple seed,

(Hold fingers together to show a small seed)

Was planted in the ground

(Place on ground)

Down came the raindrops

(Wiggle fingers to show rain)

Falling all around.

Out came the big sun

(Form a circle with arms overhead)

Bright as bright could be.

And that little apple seed,

Grew up to be a tree!

(Raise arms to make a tree).

Apple Roll

Five little apples in the bowl

One fell out and started to roll

It bumped the table and hit my feet

How many apples left to eat?

(Count down)