20+ Apple Activities for Preschoolers

Apple picking season is here! If you’re planning an apple-themed unit during the fall season for your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten kids, you’re in the right place. Combine apple math, literacy, arts and crafts, sensory, science and fine motor play with these Apple Activities for Preschoolers.

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Preschool Apple Theme

Apple activities for preschoolers are a winning theme in any preschool classroom. Many kids already know a bit about apples, whether it’s from a trip to the orchard, snack time at home, or when engaging with letter a activities. This theme is an opportunity to build on what they know, making learning fun and memorable.

Apple themes are also perfect for fall because apples are everywhere! Apple picking is actually one of our favorite family fall activities.

These literacy printables are designed to engage young learners, helping them practice letter recognition, uppercase and lowercase letter discrimination, letter sounds, and early reading skills—all while having fun with apples.

For hands-on math activities, a variety of printables are included such as number sense mats that help students build a strong foundation in counting and number recognition. The counting apple seeds activity brings math to life in a way that’s easy for young learners to understand. Creative shape and color activities help reinforce important shape and color recognition skills in a fresh and exciting way.

You can also get this Free Apple Counting Playdough Mats which is a great way to get toddlers and early preschoolers involved too.

For apple science activities, complete apple life cycle activities, sequencing tasks, popular labeling exercises, and even make an apple craft!

These apple activities for preschool also include minimal to no prep hands-on Apple worksheets. Here is everything you’ll ever need for a fun apple-themed unit for your learners.

Apple Activities for Literacy

1. Alphabet Hunt and Trace

Improve letter recognition and upper and lower case discrimination all at once!

3. Apple Letter Tree Matching

Match the uppercase or lowercase red apples to the apple tree!

5. Alphabet Sticker Matching

This is a fun fine motor activity for little hands. Write the letters on stickers or dots and then match them to the tree! You can also use a dot marker!

7. Apple Play Dough Mats

Create the letter with playdough! This is a fantastic hands-on activity. You can also use stickers, buttons, pipe cleaners or other manipulatives.

2. Alphabet Matching Clip Cards

Match the apple seeds to the apples using a clothespin or a bingo chip.

4. Apple Picking Sound Barrels

Take a trip to this apple orchard and match the barrels to the correct letter sound apple.

6. Alphabet Seed Matching

Match the seeds to the apple. What a fun way to improve upper and lower-case discrimination.

Apple Math Activities

8. Number Sense Mats

Sort the cards according to the correct number mat. This is great for ‘floor-based play‘.

10. Investigation Apple

There are 2 investigative worksheets to pick from which are science and discovery-focused.

9. Count the Apple Seeds

This activity involves tracing which has so many benefits. Kids can trace the number and match apple seeds to the number cards.

Apple Color Recognition Activities

11. My Favorite Apples

This is one of our prettiest apple-themed activities. Match the patterned and spotty apples. For a fun element, laminate and place the apples in a basket.

13. Sticker Color Matching

Match the color stickers to the apples. You can also use pom poms to add unique textures to the apples.

15. Worm Color Matching Cards

Match the color worms to the color apple using math links to improve fine motor skills.

12. Sort the Apples

Match the apples to the colors to improve color recognition and visual perception skills!

14. Pony Bead Color Matching

Use pipe cleaners to thread the pony beads depending on the color. These are awesome for a classroom display!

Apple Shape Identification Activities

16. Mystery Shapes Puzzle

Reveal a mystery picture by matching the shapes to the board. Solving puzzles are a brain booster!

18. Trace the Shapes

Turn this into a sensory activity: Place the shape cards into a sensory bin, then trace each shape as you find them.

17. Shape Matching Seeds

Sort the shape seeds to the correct apple shape. Use real life objectives to make it more practical.

Apple Sequencing and Labelling

19. Apple Life Cycle Sequencing

This is a great topic of discussion for circle time. Use the pciture cards or real objects. Then let the kids try the sequencing worksheet.

21. Parts of an Apple Labeling

As a STEM mama at heart, I love teaching the kids about the parts of an apple using these labelling printables and craft activities. Kids can also identify each part on a real apple like the stem, skin, seed, leaf etc.

20. How to Make an Apple Pie

Apple pie is the perfect fall treat! it’s definitely on my Fall Bucket List… Learn the steps to create apple pie, then solve the sequencing worksheets.

Apple Crafts

22. Apple Name Art

My little one and I had a special bonding experience completing this apple art project. Both smaller and larger trees are included to use depending on name length! I love sending these home with the kids or displaying them in my classroom during fall.

23. Apple Life Cycle Craft

Then cut it out, fold it, and glue the craft together. If you like this activity, you’ll love my free Apple Tree Cut and Paste Activity.

Apple Worksheets

Print these 10 themed worksheets out in advance and keep them on hand for busy mornings, quiet time, independent learning, or early finishers. Children will work on shadow matching, cutting practice, pattenrs, sequencing, letter recognition, counting, and more.

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letter recognition apple activities for preschoolers

GET THE APPLES ACTIVITIES PACK

Who doesn’t love crisp, crunchy, delicious apples? Explore this yummy fruit with this pack of engaging Apple Activities for kindergarten and preschool. Learn about the life cycle of an apple, the parts of an apple, investigate the characteristics of apples and so much more. Plus, practice letter recognition, alphabet matching, counting to ten, matching colors, and identifying shapes with apple-themed hands-on activities and worksheets. The activities in this pack are perfect for literacy and math centers, small groups, or even whole-class lessons.

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Tips for an Awesome Apple-Themed Unit

Tasting Station: Set up a table with as many types of apples as you can find. Discuss the similarities, differences, taste, texture and colors. Ask the kids to bring their favorite toppings.
Story Time: Read a themed apple book. I recommend Bad Apple: A Tale of Friendship. You can do a reading and let the kids engage in dramatic play based on the story.
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