AND in Second grade we look at the economics behind apple orchards. We discuss how food gets from the farm to the table, and at my school... go on an amazing field trip to an apple farm!
Check out some of our pictures below. It was gorgeous!
How cool is this apple sorting machine!? Not only does it sort by color, and type, it also sorts by size! It literally shoots out the apples that are way too small into bin to be crushed into apple juice or used as compost on the farm!
Their apple pie was amazing!! Doesn't it look yummy!?
The apple farm was a great way to sum up all their apple learning from Kindergarten and First grade. They were so excited.
After returning from the apple farm, we made the apples we picked into applesauce. A class mother cut and peeled each and every apple as we discussed the importance of accurate measurement and defined what a unit is. We then as a class measured out the ingredients and placed it in a crock pot all day.
By the end of the day we had delicious applesauce! I was so surprised at how easy it was to make!
We finally ended our study on apples by focusing on the common core and writing opinion pieces. We discussed the proper way to organize our writing and wrote about how we felt about our field trip to the apple farm. Students made sure to include topic sentences, conclusion sentences, reasons or evidence and details that backed up our topic.
We then used some of the left over apples from our trip to stamp apple trees to add some art to our writing.
It was a great month and a wonderful study on apples!
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