Apple Unit

And finally the L part of our KWL. All week we read books about apples and think if there is new information to add to the apple. Interesting to know that an apple tree will start producing apples when it is between 5 and 8 years old--just like our little first graders--not that they will begin producing apples anytime soon, though.
The bottom of the apple is the 'eye', in the middle of the 'tips.' Fun.

Apple Unit

Here is the W part of the KWL activity. "Why do apples have tips?" Caught us all off guard and needed some explanation. The bottom of the apple has tips and the top is more smooth. Oh...

Apple Unit

Crazy sideways picture! So we did this little KWL to start our Apple Unit. It's nice to do an activity where the kids are learning, but it's also nice when the activity makes the teacher laugh the whole time, because of their responses. Win, win. They were so intense about the apples not having a stem--or leaves--especially those from the store. One girl said that apples could be poisonous--also got a lot of response from the class. So true, though. "Ya, but only if a person does it to the apple."