Fun Parts of an Apple Craft for Kids
Here is a fun parts of an apple craft we did with our kids. Stick around to find out where to get the template download and how we used this craft to learn more about apples in our homeschool. What are the parts of an apple? Let’s dive in!
Learning the Parts of an Apple
This activity focuses on teaching six main parts: stem, leaf, skin, flesh, core, and seeds. The best way to demonstrate this is to cut open an apple with your kids and let them see, hear, smell, taste, and touch the real thing for themselves. If you don’t have an apple at home, you can show a parts of an apple video where a teacher cuts up an apple and explains each part to her students.
Benefits of the Apple Parts Craft
This fun apple parts craft is a part of our apple unit study for preschool and kindergarten and is great for kids K-2. Apples are a wonderful topic to explore, especially with little ones. From harvest time to the season of autumn, kids can learn so much. This particular apple activity teaches:
- Learning the parts of an apple
- Fine motor skills (using glue and scissors)
- Focus and attention to detail
- Sequencing (layering the apple pieces)
- Vocabulary
Materials Needed for Parts of an Apple Craft
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- Colored card-stock or construction paper
- Red Paper (skin)
- White paper (flesh)
- Green (leaf)
- Brown paper (stem)
- Black paper (seeds)
- Light peach or yellow paper (core)
- Apple Template
- Apple parts page (included in template file)
- Scissors
- Glue Stick
Directions for Parts of an Apple Craft
- Download and print the apple parts craft template or free-hand draw the shapes for yourself. (You will need: outer apple, inner apple, leaf, stem, core, and seeds)
- Cut out the template pieces and trace them onto the colored paper, then cut each piece out.
- Cut off the label section of the apple parts page and cut out each label.
- Using a glue stick, begin building the apple on the apple parts page. Glue on the rest of the colored pieces until the apple is complete.
- Lastly, practice labeling the apple. Glue labels in place.
More Fun Apple Activities
- Carved Apple Mugs
- Apple Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten
- Apple Alphabet Clothespin Clip Cards
- Apple Poem
- Picture Books about Apples
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