Fall Apples

Good Monday morning,

So, with Fall in the air (well, on some days....last week we had temperatures in the 90's) I decided to do an apple activity with my younger Intellectual Disability classes.  At my schools, the kids learn about Johnny Appleseed so it ties into their curriculum!  

Most of the kids in this class are working on various hand-use skills and tool use.  This activity incorporated cutting, painting, as well as making choices for colors.

For this activity the materials you will need are:

• paper plates
• black sharpie
• scissors
• red and green paint
• paint brushes
• pre-made apples from Ellis Press
• pencil
• glue sticks
• pre-made printed names of student (unless they can write their name)

 

first I drew a curved line for the students to cut along.....some students practiced cutting one side and because of time the teacher or myself cut the other side.

 

next the student decided which color they wanted for their apple....red or green of course.....the green looks like black, because....well....it is

(the teacher assistant discovered this after we had already started)...oops

 

next the student pointed to which color they had painted their apple, and glued down the pre-made color apple.  This worked well on incorporating some of their language goals as well...and the teacher was able to collect data on it too!

finally they added seeds using the eraser end of a pencil...dipped in black paint.
they glued down the apple core, and then from a choice of two they chose their name and glued that down! 

This activity incorporated so many fun elements and the kids really seemed to enjoy their finished product. 

Enjoy!

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