Apple Picking Tree
We also had a “U-Pick” apple tree, where we picked apples off the tree and sorted them by color. Every October we look forward to setting up our apple stand dramatic play center! We turn our dramatic play area into an orchard and market, complete with a scale and cash registers, and handy bags and baskets for carrying the apples. And, of course, a phone to take orders! Our apple orchard is a fun part of our apple theme, along with making apple prints and enjoying homemade applesauce! Watch the video: This center is so important for social development. At the beginning of the school year our two year olds play side by side, but as the school year progresses, they begin to play together. Such an important area for building communication skills, too! There are four different classes in our small preschool, and we share our materials. When we plan our school year, we make sure each class has a different idea happening, so that each class has a turn with the materials. When we were finished with our dramatic play apple stand, we passed all of the materials on to the pre-kindergarten class. When every class is finished with that idea, we box it up for the next year. What we used in our apple stand dramatic play area:
Signs, labels, and forms from our Apple Orchard Packet Pretend apples and apple pies Cash registers Scale Baskets and bags with handles Berry baskets Assorted tin pans
The children wanted to place one apple in each section of a muffin tin. (1:1 correspondence happening during play.) And, of course, they wanted to carry as many apples as they could at once. Our scale was handy for weighing the apples. (Those of you who follow me on Instagram might recall when I found this at a garage sale!) Side note: See those beautiful apple quilts? Those were made by my mama. I love having a piece of her in my classroom, especially since she is no longer with us. Phone orders were taken, too. Our Apple Orchard Packet contains the sign and apples. Simply copy them on to cardstock and laminate. We put ours on a magnetic white board, so I used self-adhesive magnetic strips on the backs of the apples. I placed red, yellow and green sorting bowls under the apple tree so they could sort the apples as they were picked off the tree.
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