Fall is one of my favorite seasons in the classroom! There are so many weekly themes we get to celebrate in kindergarten… pumpkin week, Fire Safety Week, and one of my top picks (see what I did there), apple week! We create this simple apple life cycle craft, as we are learning all about apples! It is a great way for students to visually learn all about the life cycle of an apple, while also practicing their fine motor skills. Grab your apple life cycle craft FREEBIE at the bottom of this post!

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Apple Life Cycle Craft Supplies

• Apple life cycle craft template
• Red construction paper
• Brown construction paper
• Green construction paper
• Glue stick

Apple Life Cycle Craft Prep

Preparing this apple life cycle craft is simple and quick!

First, copy the apple on red construction paper or card stock.

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Next, copy the stem on brown construction paper or card stock.

After that, copy the leaf on green construction paper or card stock.

Finally, copy the stages of the life cycle onto regular copy paper.

Each student will need an apple, a stem, a leaf and a strip of the life cycle of an apple stages.

I like to quickly separate the stems, leaves and stages, but I primarily leave most of the cutting to the students.

This is a great way for them to strengthen their scissor cutting skills.

Apple Life Cycle Read Aloud

Once all of the apple craft parts are prepped, it is time to introduce this activity to the students.

Before doing so, I like to read a few apple books that go into detail about the life cycle of an apple.

I love to read “An Apple’s Life” by Nancy Dickmann, as well as “How Do Apples Grow?” by Betsy Maestro.

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Both nonfiction books are great for introducing the different stages of an apple tree’s life, including the sprouting of the seed, the growth of roots and shoots, the development of blossoms and the transformation of flowers into apples.

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To incorporate a little gross motor movement, I also like to have students act out the stages of an apple life cycle before we even begin our craft.

Apple Life Cycle Craft Directions

Once we have a solid understanding of the life cycle of an apple, we begin by cutting out the circles, the stem, the leaf, and the apple.

Once everything it is cut, it is time to assemble the apple craft.

As a whole class, we say the stage and then glue the circle onto our apple using a glue stick.

We repeat this process until all five stage of the life cycle are glued onto the apple.

Next, we color in each stage of the apple life cycle. I like to have students color in the stages using colored pencils. The finer tip makes it easier for students to color in the tiny details.

These apples make an adorable apple bulletin board for fall or they can be hung around the classroom by hole punching the stem and hanging them from the ceiling with a paper clip.

Don’t forget to grab the FREE apple life cycle craft template!

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