FRUIT Books Books on OverDrive Mrs Peanuckle’s fruit alphabet Apple pie tree by Zoe Hall Pete the Cat and the bad banana by James Dean Apple by Nikki McClure How to make an apple pie and see the world by Marjorie Priceman Something good by Robert Munsch Books on Freading What’s a banana by Marilyn Singer What’s an apple by Marilyn Singer Fruits in suits by Jared Chapman That fruit is mine by Anuska Allepuz Apple countdown by Jan Holub Smith Apple day by Cricket Magazine Books on TumbleBooks Apples & Bananas song Other Books you may have at home or access to via other means Very hungry caterpillar by Eric Carle Eating the alphabet by Lois Ehlert Go, go grapes! A fruit chant by April Pulley Sayre Lunch by Denise Fleming Odd dog by Claudia Bolt Watermelon seed by Greg Pizzoli Ned’s new home by Kevin Tseng Tap the magic tree by Christie Matheson Oliver’s fruit salad by Vivian French Gladys goes out to lunch by Derek Anderson Blueberry mouse by Alice Low Jamberry by Bruce Degen

Action Rhyme: “Picking Up the Fruits” Picking up the apples and puttin’ ‘em in the basket Picking up the apples and puttin’ ‘em in the basket Picking up the apples and puttin’ ‘em in the basket Way down yonder in the apple field (Repeat with other fruits) (if you have toy fruit scatter them for the child(ren) to pick up or print out clip art of different fruit) Credit: What Happens In Storytime

Fingerplay: “Way Up High” Way up high in the apple tree I saw two apples looking at me I shook that tree as hard as I could And down came the apples And mmm, they were good Credit: Childhood (talk about what other fruit grow on trees and repeat rhyme with those)

Felt: Five Red Strawberries (idea from Mel's Desk!). (print out clip art of strawberries have a bear puppet or stuffed animal to use with rhyme)

Five red strawberries, sweet to the core. Bear came and ate one and then there were four. Four red strawberries, sitting in a tree. Bear came and ate one and then there were three. Three red strawberries, one for you and you and you. Bear came and ate one and then there were two. Two red strawberries, shining in the sun. Bear came and ate one and then there was one. One red strawberry, left all alone. Bear came and ate one and then there was none.

Action Song: Fruit Salad Salsa by Laurie Berkner Band. Play this song and do the actions that go along with it (one hand out, shake shake shake, jumping, spinning around! This song can be found on iTunes, on youtube)

Felt Activity: Making fruit salad! Print out clip art and have child(ren) add to a bowl to create fruit salad as you sing the song below or make a real fruit salad together! (To the tune The Paw Paw Patch) Add the strawberries to our fruit salad Add the strawberries to our fruit salad Add the strawberries to our fruit salad Way down yonder in the library! (Repeat with oranges, bananas, kiwis, and blueberries!)

Great Big Apple Tree

Great Big apple tree, great big apple tree, Standing tall, standing tall. (raise hands up high) Moving your branches, when the wind blows. (move hands in the air, swaying side to side) Then the apples fall, down to the ground. (drop to the ground) Five Red Apples Five red apples hanging on a tree. Five red apples, big and round and shiny. Along came a child with a hungry, grumbly tummy, And picked one apple right out of the tree. (continue counting to zero)

Apples in a Pie

Apples red, Apples yellow, Apples gree,. In a great big barrel. (make large circle with arms in front of body) Just wash them up, (pretend to wash with hands) Cut them up, (make chopping motion with hand) And bake them in a pie. (cup hands together in front of body) Now there’s some for you and I. (point away then at self)

Apples-activity

Make red, green and yellow apples out of construction paper.Give each child at least one. The children should put the appropriate colored apples in the basket when you say the following

Juicy, red apples Hanging on the trees Yummy in my tummy Bring me some, please Sweet, yellow apples Hanging on the trees Yummy in my tummy Bring me some, please Tart, green apples Hanging on the trees Yummy in my tummy Bring me some, please

"B-Banana" ( used Carole Peterson's version, but you may find other ones out there). The gist of it is: B-banana Peel banana Eat banana Go bananas

Or visit Jbrary on youtube to watch Bananas unite to learn how to they do this song.

I’m a Little Monkey (tune: ‘I’m a Little Teapot’) I’m a little monkey in the tree, swinging by my tail so merrily. I can leap & fly from tree to tree, I have lots of fun you see. I’m a little monkey watch me play, munching on bananas every day. Lots of monkey friends to play with me. We have fun up in the trees. (credit: King County Library System) Pass out yellow construction paper bananas to the kids and sing: Hold your banana up high Hold your banana down low Hold your banana & turn around Hold your banana up high Hold your banana down low Put your banana on the ground.

Apple Dance [Tune: "Mulberry Bush" ]

This is the way the apples hang, (Hold arms up over head) the apples hang, The Apples hang This is the way the apples hang, Up high in the tree.

This is the way the apples drop, (Hit the floor with your fists) The apples drop, the apples drop, This is the way the apples drop, Down to the ground.

This is the way the apples spin, (Roll hands or spin entire body) The apples spin, the apples spin, This is the way the apples spin, Around on their stem.

This is the way the apples rock, (Rock from side to side) Apples rock, apples rock, This is the way the apples rock, Back and forth in the basket.

Have You Ever Had an Apple [Tune: "Have You Ever Seen a Lassie" ]

Have you ever had an apple, an apple, an apple? Have you ever had an apple and heard it go crunch?

Have you ever had some cider, some cider, some cider? Have you ever had some cider and heard it go slurp?

FLANNEL SONG/CD: 5 Green Apples From the CD Mainly Mother Goose by Sharon, Lois, and Bram

Farmer Brown had 5 green apples, hanging on the tree He plucked one apple and he ate it hungrily, Leaving 4 green apples, a-hangin’ on the tree.

…Continue counting down to 1 green apple…

Farmer Brown had 1 green apple, hanging on the tree He plucked that apple and he gave it all to me, Leaving no green apples, a-hangin’ on the tree.

action Rhyme: “Apple Roll” Five little apples in the bowl One fell out and started to roll It bumped the table and hit my feet How many apples left to eat? (count down) Credit: Best Kids Book Site

Fingerplay: “Eat An Apple” Eat an apple (bright right hand to mouth) Save the core (close right hand in fist) Plant the seeds (touch the ground) And grow some more (extend arms up) Credit: Best Kids Book Site

“Five Little Apples” Five little apples hung in a tree The farmer wasn’t looking. So guess who came to eat? A rabbit! Munch, munch, munch! (Mouse, crow, turtle, bat) Now the tree is bare There are no more apples there But when next fall comes around Guess who’ll be there! The rabbit, the mouse, the crow, the turtle, and the bat! Credit: Storytime Secrets

CRAFTS

Fruit Basket Create a fun paper basket and fill it with lots of paper fruits. Printable basket and fruit templates are included for super easy crafting.

Supplies Needed

• Construction paper, 12" x 18" (for the background) • A4 or Letter size cardstock, white construction paper or drawing paper (for the paper fruits) • A4 or Letter size cardstock or colored construction paper (for the basket) • Tempera or poster paint • Paint brushes • Scissors • Glue stick • Pencil • Fruit juice powder (optional) • Things to decorate your basket with: ribbon, stickers, paper cut-outs, small craft foam shapes,

sequins, glitter glue, etc.

STEPS

1Create some paper fruits.

Draw and cut out different fruits from drawing paper, white cardstock or white construction paper. You can also print out any or all of these fruit templates on A4 or Letter size cardstock:

• Apples • Grapes • Oranges

• Pineapple • Strawberries

2Prepare the paint.

Prepare tempera or poster paint on your palette. Use the appropriate colors to match your fruits (red for apples, purple for grapes, etc.). Add some water to each color and mix well.

3Add some powdered fruit juice.

As a sensory experience, you can add a little fruit juice powder to each color of paint. Add more water as needed and mix well.

Paint with fruit juice powder will dry with a fruity smell and a shiny slightly gritty finish.

4Paint the fruits.

Have fun painting the fruits. Once you've painted all the fruits, set them aside to dry.

5Print out the basket template.

Print out the Large Basket Template on A4 or Letter size cardstock. Cut out both basket template pieces—the main basket piece and the handle.

You can also draw and cut out your own basket out of construction paper.

6Glue the handle.

Glue the ends of the handle behind the main basket.

7Prepare the background paper.

Cut construction paper into a size that fits the basket. This will be your fruit basket picture's background.

8Glue the basket.

Apply glue at the back of the basket—along the edges and the handle. Leave out the basket's top edge, this side should be open so that you can put the fruits inside the basket.

Glue the basket onto the background paper. Press on the edges to glue in place.

9Decorate the basket.

Decorate the basket with whatever craft materials you have. Glitter glue, small craft shapes, stickers, sequins, paper cut-outs, ribbons, are just some of the things you can use.

10Put the fruits in the basket.

Once the painted fruits are dry, place them inside the basket.

https://www.firstpalette.com/craft/fruit-basket.html visit for templates to print off

Strawberry

Directions:

1) Use the template to cut out the shape of the strawberry using red construction paper

2) Cut out the stem from green construction paper and glue onto red strawberry

3) Color or glue small dots on the strawberry for seeds 4) If you have a green piper cleaner and a one hole punch. Punch a

hole near the top of the strawberry and run the pipe cleaner through the hole and then twist and curl the pipe cleaner to look like the picture above.