My Favorite Apple Books

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Our September Apple unit is under way and it brings with it a plethora of great books all about apples. This unit lends itself to wonderful non-fiction selections and some fun fiction selections too. Here are the books I keep in my collection to read during the month of September. 

How Do Apples Grow? by Betsy Maestro

This book gives an in depth look into how apples grow from bud to blossom to fruit. It is a bit technical but I love to use this to show how apples grow. It is not a read "word for word" to preschoolers or kindergartener students kind of book but very helpful to teach the life cycle. 

I created this science unit to teach all about the life cycle of an apple. It has a science journal that we use each day to explore apples using our 5 senses. I kick start this unit with the non-fiction selections in this list. Click HERE or on the picture to see it in my store. 

Apples A to Z by Margaret McNamara

This book covers apples from A to Z. At the beginning of the year when we are still really focused on the alphabet this is a perfect fit for our science unit. 

Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins

The rhyming, sing-song text in this fun book counts down from 10 as a succession of farm animals consume apples from a tree. Perfect to add in a math connection to your apple unit and also goes great with Ten Apples Up on Top by Dr. Seuss. 

I also add in these September math centers with an apple theme during my apple unit. We use these as daily "extra" activities in our math tubs. When students are finished early they have an easy go to activity that is always ready. Click HERE or on the picture to see them in my store. 

Ouch! by Ragnhild Scamell

A fantastic book about fall that follows a hedgehog as she works to get into her nest, along with an apple that falls and gets stuck in her spines. As she works to free herself the situation only gets worse. This book lends itself to retell and sequencing by putting hedgehogs adventure in order. 

Here is a fun freebie to use when you read Ouch! Just a heads up. You may already have the book from Scholastic. I got it in a CD listening station set of September books but the book was called "Apple Trouble". They must have changed the name!  

If you have this book at your listening station it makes a great extension activity. Click HERE or on the picture to get your freebie! 

The Biggest Apple Ever by Steven Kroll

This cute story about Clayton the town mouse and Desmond the country mouse and their quest to find the biggest apple ever. It shares a positive message of collaboration and friendship in a story centered around the fall season. 

Little Mouse and the Big Red Apple by A.H. Benjamin

A hungry little mouse, struggling to bring home a big apple, doesn't want to share with the animals who help along the way. I like using this book to compare to Apple Trouble and The Biggest Apple Ever. They all make great text to text connections. 

Thanks for stopping by today! Have fun teaching all about apples!