Vignette #4:  An Apple Unit
For two weeks every fall, all the 3rd grade classes participate in a unit on applies.  They engage in a variety of activities related to the topic:
§Read Johnny Appleseed and view the filmstrip
§Write a creative story & illustrate it in tempera
§Collect leaves from nearby trees & make a giant leaf print collage on the hallway bulletin board
§Sing songs about apples.  (con’t.)