Apple Life Cycle Kindergarten Science Digital Activity

Apples are a wonderful theme any time of the year! They fit into a fall, back-to-school theme, or any time of year you have carved out to learn about life cycles. The Apple Life Cycle Kindergarten Science Digital Activity is an easy, no-prep way for your students to practice the life cycle of an apple tree.

In this kindergarten science activity students learn and practice the life cycle of an apple.

Learning About An Apple Tree’s Life Cycle:

SCIENCE FOR KINDERGARTEN

SCIENCE LESSONS FOR KINDERGARTEN AND PRESCHOOL ARE A GREAT WAY TO SPARK CURIOUSITY AND EXPLORATION OF SO MANY THINGS IN OUR WORLD.

Learning about life cycles helps young learners understand plants, animals, and themselves. It’s a great opportunity to compare and contrast the different types of life cycles all around us.

I like to add life cycle printables and activities to my lesson plans all year long by incorporating them into any and every theme we might encounter.

The life cycle stages included in this digital life cycle activity include: seed, sprout, tree, flower, and fruit.

Your students are going to love this apple-themed science activity that can end with some delicious apple slices if you’re in the mood!

During the apple life cycle activity, I like to incorporate questions that could apply to a number of life sciences:

What do plants need to survive?
What are the different parts of a plant?
Where do apple seeds grow best?
What happens to trees in the winter?

In this apple life cycle activity, students look at the picture and choose the word that represents that stage of the apple life cycle.

What Can Kindergarteners Learn About Apple Life Cycles?

USING A DIAGRAM LIFE CYCLE OF AN APPLE TREE

ONCE CHILDREN ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE STAGES OF HOW APPLES COME TO BE, YOU CAN RELATE IT TO EARTH SCIENCE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE!

Do other fruits start as a seed?
Which fruits also grow on trees?
What is your favorite fruit?
What does the earth provide for an apple tree?
Compare/contrast the life of an apple with the life of a butterfly/bee/ladybug.

Students identify the different stages of the apple life cycle by choosing the word that matches the picture.

Why Is It Important For Kids To Study Tree Life Cycles?

Besides the fact that kids love learning about the world around them, delving into an apple unit helps them understand how life exists.

Develop Critical Thinking

As children learn different life cycles of plants and animals, it’s a great opportunity for them to develop comparing and contrasting skills.

Helps Understand All Life

Even learning about trees and insects helps build an understanding that all life (including humans) begins with birth and ends with death .

Promotes Fine Motor Development

Hands-on exploration with life cycles is yet another opportunity for young hands to develop the small muscles needed for handwriting and more.

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How To Use This Apple Life Cycle Printable/Digital Activity

APPLE LIFE CYCLE IN KINDERGARTEN

THIS DIGITAL ACTIVITY IS A GREAT WAY TO INTRODUCE OR PRACTICE THE LIFE CYCLE OF AN APPLE. YOU CAN EVEN PRINT THE SLIDES TO USE AS SEQUENCING CARDS AT A LEARNING CENTER.

How to Get the Activity

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When you open the file you can click on the format that you prefer to use: Google Slides, Seesaw and/or Boom Cards®.

Google Slides
Seesaw
Boom Cards®

If you are downloading the Google Slides version you will be prompted to “Make a copy.” This is an important step you need to complete to make sure you get an editable version to share with your students!
In Slides, make sure you are in “Edit” mode, as opposed to “Present” mode. You will see the “Present” button in the upper right-hand corner.
In Slides, just click on the symbol box to highlight it in blue and drag it when the cursor resembles a plus sign with an arrow on each end.

If you choose the Seesaw version, click the Seesaw image to instantly add it to your Seesaw library.
Use the Text tool (click on the large T) to be able to highlight each symbol to move it.

To upgrade to self-checking Boom Cards®, click on the image to purchase the deck to use with your students.
Finally, if you choose self-correcting Boom Cards, remember you must be connected to the Internet in order for the cards to work.

Choose the version of digital activity you prefer

If desired, you can print the apple life cycle pages onto white card stock and laminate them.

Keep some dry erase markers handy in case you want your child to print the apple life cycle vocabulary on the “I see a…” pages.

Students look at the diagram of the life cycle of an apple tree and label each picture with the correct word.

Easy Ways to Extend the Activity

Play a Game

When your class is super familiar with the life cycle of an apple tree, you can display the digital slides and give students an opportunity to come up to the board to click and drag the stages into the correct spot.

Practice Sight Words

The simple “I see a…” sentences on each slide are an excellent opportunity to practice reading! Ask students to read each slide out loud as they complete the life cycle activity.

Make it Hands-on

Fill your sensory bin with pictures or objects of each stage in the life cycle and ask children to find them and put them in order. Or, print the slides and use playdough to make each life cycle stage.

Unique Writing Experiences

Practice writing the apple themed words on a whiteboard, chalk board, or on construction paper with markers.

Vocabulary Word Race

Make flash cards with the words from the apple tree life cycle. Carry them in your bag and practice reading them when you have spare time or are out running errands. Make it a game and see how many your child can read in a minute. Can they beat their record next time?

Our Favorite Apple Books for Kids:

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Once your child’s creativity is sparked with this fun activity, take it a step further with these engaging resources:

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How Do Apples Grow? Hello, World! How Do Apples Grow? Applesauce Day Apples (New & Updated Edition) How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World (Dragonfly Books) Apples, Apples, Apples The Mouse’s Apples: 1 Apple Farmer Annie Pinkalicious: Apples, Apples, Apples! Apples and Pumpkins An Apple’s Life (Watch It Grow) Apples for Everyone (Picture the Seasons) Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie

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Students will learn about and practice the life cycle of apples in this kindergarten science activity for Google slides and Seesaw.

Apple Life Cycle Kindergarten Science Digital Activity