Have you ever heard the saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”?
Well, the opposite is true of early childhood educators. Someone says the word “apple” and we come running.
Apples are such a great theme for early learners, especially during back to school season and fall.
Which is why I’m sharing this list of fun and easy apple activities for preschoolers!
There are plenty of fun preschool apple activities here for kids from ages four to six.
Keep reading to see fun apple preschool crafts, apple learning printables for preschool, and even preschool apple books to read!
Fun and Easy Apple Activities for Preschoolers
Since these apple learning ideas include several early childhood education concepts, take a look at the entire list before writing your lesson plan.
For those that involve counting and math skills, you might want to reinforce basic number recognition first before moving on to number sense.
Using digital learning with preschoolers? There are even activities below you can complete on a device!
Apple Activities for Preschoolers
Share these fun apple activities for preschoolers to help early learners practice important concepts with a fun fall theme!
These preschool apple activities include early learning ideas for math, literacy, fine motor practice, sensory input, and visual discrimination. There are fun apple preschool crafts to choose from as well!
Work on number recognition, counting, and one-to-one correspondence with these fun apple preschool counting puzzles!
This printable apple same and different lesson is a fun way to help early learners practice visual discrimination skills!
Learn how to compare numbers up to ten with this fun digital apple picking activity!
Make up a batch of this apple pie playdough to have a fun fall sensory activity with your little ones!
Make counting to ten a fun hands-on activity for early learners with these apple tree ten frame counting mats! Perfect for fall math centers!
These 20 apple preschool books make wonderful read aloud selections for fall in early learning classrooms!
These adorable and easy apple crafts for kids are perfect for welcoming fall! With over 75 to choose from, there are enough here for the entire season!
Get little ones some fun cutting practice with these free apple preschool scissor skills worksheets!
This apple themed shape sorting worksheets set is so fun for fall math centers! Early learners can use these to practice recognizing all four basic shapes!
Teach early learners to recognize same and different objects with these fun apple matching worksheets for preschool! Perfect for fall morning tubs and centers!
Practice counting and fine motor skills with this fun playdough apple tree counting mat!
Make this easy coffee filter apple craft to share a fun fall activity for kids with the family! So easy for little ones to make!
With these easy apple preschool activities, you can easily teach about apples for two to three weeks – a perfect way to move into the fall season with early learners!
Want to round out your day with even more apple fun? Keep reading for more ideas!
Fun Apple Theme Songs for Preschool
Circle time songs are such a fun way to get the day started in preschool!
Stay on theme and welcome students to class with these simple apple songs for preschoolers!
- YouTube: Way Up High in an Apple Tree – The Learning Station
- YouTube: Five Apples In The Apple Tree – The Kiboomers
- YouTube: I Love Apples! – Harry Kindergarten Music
- YouTube: I Like Apples (Circle Time Song) – Child Care Land
- YouTube: 5 Red Apples! – Harry Kindergarten Music
See more ways to make fall early learning fun with these activities!
