Apple Life Cycle

These apple life cycle activities are perfect for back to school! Preschool and kindergarten kiddos will love learning about apple this fall. Get yours today!

I love back to school, and I love teaching about apples during the first few weeks of school. As you begin fleshing out your preschool apple theme, you’re going to want to leave some time to include apple life cycle activities.

Add these free autumn printables to your fall preschool lessons. Your kids will love them!

Apple Life Cycle

One of my autumn bucket list items each year is to go to an apple orchard to pick apples. I’ve not been able to cross this one off, but maybe I will this year with my grandson.

My kids and I loved exploring apples when they were preschool age. We’d talk about how apple trees grew from tiny seeds.

They loved cutting an apple in half crosswise to discover the “star” inside.

And, of course, no apple study is complete without a taste test and some homemade applesauce.

Preparing the Activities

To prepare these activities, all you need to do is print out the pages. That’s it! You’re all set.

However, you can make the activities reusable by laminating them and using velcro dots on the cut/paste pages.

Vocabulary Practice

There are three activities included in this activity pack. The first page is a mini-book.

I suggest printing this page on regular printer paper. Have students write the correct vocabulary word on the line in each box (seed, tree, etc.)

You may need to write the vocabulary words on a note card or post it for kids to look at as they write the words.

Cut apart the pages and staple them to create a mini book, if you’d like.

Not only does this page reinforce vocabulary words associated with the life cycle of an apple, but it’s a great way to introduce or reinforce the sight words I, see, and a.

Apple Life Cycle Sequencing

The second activity in this pack is a sequencing activity. One sheet is a numbered sequencing mat. The other is a set of four sequencing cards.

Print these two pages on regular printer paper. You can use colored printer paper if your kids don’t like to color.

Now, have your kids cut out the sequencing cards. This is a great way to let them strengthen their fine motor skills by using scissors to cut out the cards.

Then, have them glue the cards in the correct order on the sequencing mat.

If you’d like to make this activity reusable, you can laminate the cards and the mat. Add a velcro dot to each box and to the back of each card.

Life Cycle of an Apple Worksheet

Finally, there is a one-page sequencing activity. Kids can color the life cycle pictures, or you can print the page on colored paper.

Have kids cut out the numbers at the bottom of the page. Here is another opportunity for them to practice their scissor skills. Or, you could build other fine motor muscles by letting them use a ½” circle punch to cut out the numbers.

Have them glue the numbers beside the appropriate image to sequence the life cycle of the apple.