Johnny Appleseed

Johnny Appleseed Johnny Apple seed lesson

Objective Students will learn who Johnny Apple seed was and why his contribution (planting apples) was important to our society. Students will be able to write three facts about Johnny Apple seed. Students will know important events in Johnny Apple seed’s life.

Johnny Apple seed Trail Read book "Johnny Apple seed" by Steven Kellogg Students will discuss what Johnny Apple seed would bring with him on his travels. Students will look at the relief map and discuss what natural barriers are.

Materials Book “Johnny Appleseed” by Stephen Kellogg

Extras for Students Events: Johnny Appleseed Museum Web Site: Urbana’s Johnny Appleseed Museum http://www.urbana.edu/appleseed.htm Johnny Appleseed Festival Web Site: Johnny Appleseed Festival http://www.johnnyappleseedfest.com

Writing Activity Students will listen to the book “Johnny Appleseed” and learn some new facts about him. Students will participate in discussion about Johnny Appleseed. The teacher will write several different sentences about him.

Writing Activity continued… Students will then go to their seats and pick at least three of their favorite sentences and write them on their paper. After writing their sentences they will color their paper.

Materials Needed for Writing Activity Book “Johnny Appleseed” by Aliki Large paper for teacher to write Johnny Appleseed sentences on Paper with lines for students to write on Students will use their own crayons to color the Computers

Standards for Writing Activity Standard: Writing Applications Benchmark: A. Compose writings that convey a clear message and include well- chosen details. Indicator: 2. Write responses to stories that include simple judgments about the text.

Extras for Students in Writing Activities Students can go to the web site and look up more information about Johnny Appleseed. -Web site: John Chapman- A gentle hero http://www.appleseed.org/johnny.html Students will be able to go online and take a small quiz about Johnny Appleseed. - Web site: The story of Johnny Chapman http://www.applejuice.org/johnnyappleseed.html

Johnny Appleseed Song For Students Read “Ten Apples up on Top” by Dr. Seuss Students will sing Johnny Appleseed song. Johnny Appleseed by Ron Brown Web site: Songs for Teaching http://www.songsforteaching.com/intellitunes/johnnyapp leseeddaysong.htm  Listen to this song  

Johnny Appleseed Science Students will each bring in an apple to school. The teacher will cut up the apples and place them into a crock pot. Students will come up in groups and add ingredients to the apples. The groups will add apples, water, sugar, and cinnamon.

Apple Science cont… Through out the day students will get a chance to look in the crock pot to see the apples changing. The teacher will mash the apples up periodically through out the day. After several hours apples should be broken down into apple sauce. Put into cups and let students taste the apple sauce they have made.

Materials Needed for Science Activity Teacher needs a knife Bag of extra apples Measuring cups Sugar, water, cinnamon, and apples

Extras for Students in Science Activities Fun Activity How do you make apple juice? Take fresh apples and cut them up Put apple pieces into blender Blend up apples to make juice Let students sample the fresh apple juice and compare it to some store bought apple juice.

Johnny Appleseed Movie Students will watch Johnny Appleseed movie. Other fun Johnny Appleseed websites: Web site: Enchanted learning Online coloring page of Johnny Appleseed http://www.enchantedlearning.com/paint/school/usa/people/Appleseed.shtml

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