All About Apples: Reading and Exploring!
Lesson Description
Video Resource
Key Concepts
- Different colors of apples (red, yellow, green)
- Apple vocabulary (skin, flesh, stem, seeds, leaf)
- Apples as fruits that grow on trees
Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to read simple sentences about apples.
- Students will be able to identify the different colors of apples.
- Students will be able to name at least three parts of an apple.
- Students will be able to describe where apples grow.
Educator Instructions
- Introduction (5 mins)
Teacher will play the video. Before starting, teacher will ask students if they like apples and what they know about them. Teacher will remind students to listen carefully to the video. - Reading Sentences (10 mins)
Teacher will pause the video after each sentence about apples. Students will repeat the sentence after the video teacher. Teacher will emphasize key words like 'red', 'yellow', 'green', 'fruits', and 'trees'. Teacher can write words on the whiteboard. - Apple Parts (10 mins)
When the video discusses the parts of the apple, teacher will pause it. The teacher will draw an apple on the board and label the skin, flesh, stem, seeds, and leaf with the help of the class. - Discussion and Wrap-up (5 mins)
Teacher leads a discussion about apples, asking students what they learned. Teacher summarizes the key facts: apples grow on trees, come in different colors, and have different parts.
Interactive Exercises
- Color Sorting
Teacher will show different colored objects (red, yellow, green) and asks the students to name the color. Then, the teacher relates these colors to the different colors apples can be. - Apple Part Labeling
Teacher will give each student a worksheet with a picture of an apple. Students label the parts of the apple (skin, flesh, stem, seeds, leaf).
Discussion Questions
- What is your favorite color of apple? Why?
- Have you ever picked an apple from a tree? What was it like?
- What is your favorite way to eat apples (e.g., raw, apple sauce, apple pie)?
Skills Developed
- Reading comprehension
- Vocabulary building
- Listening skills
- Following directions
- Oral communication
Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1:
What is one color that apples can be?
Correct Answer: Red
Question 2:
Where do apples grow?
Correct Answer: On trees
Question 3:
Which of these is a part of an apple?
Correct Answer: Stem
Question 4:
What is the outside of the apple called?
Correct Answer: Skin
Question 5:
What is inside the apple?
Correct Answer: Flesh
Question 6:
What is inside of the flesh?
Correct Answer: Seeds
Question 7:
What is at the top of the apple?
Correct Answer: Stem
Question 8:
Which of the following is NOT a part of an apple?
Correct Answer: Bark
Question 9:
What kind of food is an apple?
Correct Answer: Fruit
Question 10:
What color is the flesh of the apple?
Correct Answer: White
Fill in the Blank Questions
Question 1:
Apples can be _____, yellow, or green.
Correct Answer: red
Question 2:
Apples grow on ____.
Correct Answer: trees
Question 3:
The outside of the apple is called the ____.
Correct Answer: skin
Question 4:
The _____ is on top of the apple.
Correct Answer: stem
Question 5:
The inside of the apple is called the _____.
Correct Answer: flesh
Question 6:
There are _____ inside of the apple.
Correct Answer: seeds
Question 7:
The _____ is sometimes by the stem.
Correct Answer: leaf
Question 8:
Apples are ____ that are good for you.
Correct Answer: fruits
Question 9:
When you pick an apple, you twist it and ____.
Correct Answer: pull
Question 10:
The skin of an apple can be ____.
Correct Answer: red
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