“Ten Apples Up On Top!”
When I was doing my student-teaching in a developmental kindergarten, I was asked to begin the year with a unit on apples. It is a very common theme, and there are a ton of activities you can find while searching this topic on the World Wide Web. One of my favorites is a counting lesson that was often used as a classroom activity, but can easily be changed to be completed with a single child.
Before you begin the lesson with your child, you will need a copy of Dr. Seuss’s (AKA Theo LeSeig), Ten Apples Up On Top!, a long strip of paper that measure approximately 3″ x 24″, a picture of your child (3″ x 3″ or smaller), 10 apple clip art pictures (2″ x 2″ or smaller), and glue.
Read the story together with your child. Laugh along as the animals compete to have more and more apples stacked upon their heads!
When you finish with the story, have your child try to balance one apple on her head. Then, help your child glue her picture to the bottom of the strip of paper. She should then glue ten paper apples as though they were balancing on her head in the picture!
*Note: The measurements given are simply one way to complete the activity. It could be completed on a smaller or larger scale. You could use apple stickers or even have your child draw the apples, as well.
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Written by Laura on October 3, 2011
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