Kristen Riddlebaugh ED 417 Johnny Appleseed Kristen Riddlebaugh ED 417

Unit: Johnny Appleseed Grade: 1st Join us as we visit the life of Johnny Appleseed. 1/11/2019 copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com

copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com Objectives Students will take a closer look into the life of Johnny Appleseed Students will further their knowledge of Johnny Appleseed Students will chart what they already know about Johnny Appleseed and what they will learn Students will compare past and present through reading and discussions about Johnny Appleseed 1/11/2019 copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com

Introduction of Johnny Appleseed He was born John Chapman on September 26, 1774 in Massachusetts Johnny Appleseed was an American pioneer who introduced the apple to Ohio, Indiana and Illinois by planting apple trees and supplying others with seeds 1/11/2019 copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com

Introduction of Johnny Appleseed- continued His dream was for a land where apple trees were everywhere and no one was hungry Johnny Appleseed became an American legend because of His kind and generous ways His leadership in the conservation’ The symbolic importance of apples 1/11/2019 copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com

Johnny Appleseed Facts Johnny began by working on an apple farm as a young boy At the age of 18 he began traveling west He got his name because of the apple seeds he spread everywhere he went Appleseed loved animals as he lived with them his entire life Johnny wore a pot on his head for a hat He wore no shoes; even in the winter Johnny Appleseed did not usually get paid for planting the trees but instead received donations of food and clothes 1/11/2019 copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com

copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com Activity #1- KWL Chart Read and show the book, Johnny Appleseed Goes a' Planting by Patsy Jensen Students will create a K-W-L chart for Johnny Appleseed What I What I want What I have know to learn learned 1/11/2019 copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com

copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com Activity #1- Materials Book, Johnny Appleseed Goes a' Planting Large white paper with K-W-L chart pre-drawn Marker 1/11/2019 copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com

copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com Activity #2- Graphing Pass out slices of green, yellow and red apples for students to taste Have students vote for their favorite apple by placing that color of apple on graph 1/11/2019 copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com

copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com Activity #2- Materials Several slices of each of the three apples (enough for every student to try all three) Large white piece of paper with three colors of apples labeled at bottom and numbers on side 10-15 cut-outs of each apple color (green, yellow and red) 1/11/2019 copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com

copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com Activity #3- Mapping Read book, Johnny Appleseed - My Story by David L. Harrison Have students track Johnny Appleseed’s journey from Massachusetts to Ohio using apple seeds 1/11/2019 copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com

copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com Activity #3- Materials Enlarged map of United States with states labeled (Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio) Apple seeds to mark Johnny Appleseed’s trail Glue Book to help students track his journey 1/11/2019 copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com

Activity #4- “Back in Time” Read book, Folks Call Me Appleseed John by Andrew Glass Discuss with students the differences between their lives and Johnny Appleseed’s life Record these differences on a chart labeled “Past and Present” 1/11/2019 copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com

copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com Activity #4- Materials Large sheet of paper labeled “Past and Present” with a line down the middle dividing the two Marker to record students’ responses As a class, compare and contrast the similarities and differences between the past and present 1/11/2019 copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com

Activity #5- Interactive Writing As a class, discuss how Johnny Appleseed was such a giving and generous person Have students think about other people they know like him or things that they could do to be a more giving person Have students begin writing about things they can do or have done to be generous to someone 1/11/2019 copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com

copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com Activity #5- Materials Book, Folks Call Me Appleseed John Large sheet of paper or dry-erase board Marker or pen to record students’ responses Lined writing paper for students with space for illustrations Pencils 1/11/2019 copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com

copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com Websites Wikipedia Internet Encyclopedia; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Appleseed Enchanted Learning- Zoom School; www.enchantedlearning.com/school/USA/people/Appl... Apple Juice on the Internet- Ask A.J.; www.applejuice.org/johnnyappleseed.html National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Kids Page; kids.niehs.nih.gov/apples.htm Johnny Appleseed; www.appleappetite.com/Johnny.htm 1/11/2019 copyright 2006 www.brainybetty.com