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Apple Fun Do (Fall)

Senses

Take-A-Taste Activities

Grade Level: Pre-k / K
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Synopsis:
Students examine several types of apples and taste them with a cheese fondue.

Activity Objectives:
Students will be able to:

• Describe the taste, smell, size and shape of several apples
• State that there are different types of apples
• Taste a new food - apple slices with cheese fondue

Material and Advance Prep:

• 3 - 4 different apple varieties to show children (for Step 1)
• Vegetable peeler and paring knife
• Apples for tasting (one for each 4 students; for Step 4)
• Peel apples
• Cut each apple into 8 wedges
• Toss in lemon juice
• Photocopy or recopy the Apple Fun-Do rebus recipe (PDF) onto a large paper, poster board or chalkboard
• Equipment and ingredients for Apple Fun-Do recipe
• Cut cheese into small pieces or grate
• Small cups (one per student)
• Napkins (one per student)
• Review Take A Tasting Survey
• Tasting Chart
• Tasting Passports PDF
• Stickers or rubber stamp for Tasting Passports
• Optional: Food Matters Family Newsletter PDF (1 per child)

What to Do:

1. Line up the different varieties of apples for children to see. Ask them what fruit they are. Are they all apples? Why do they look different? Explain that there are lots of different types of apples.
2. Introduce the different types of apples. Cut the apples in half and let students smell and touch them. Discuss the color, smell, size and shape of each variety of apples.
3. Mention that most apples are ready to eat in the fall, but many kinds of apples can be bought all year in the supermarket. Tell the students that you've brought some apples for them to try with a special recipe - Apple Fun-Do.
4. Review the recipe with the students. If possible, prepare the Apple Fun-Do while the children watch.
5. When the Fun-Do in ready, have students wash their hands. Offer two apple slices to each child.
6. Put about one tablespoon of Fun-Do in each child's cup. Demonstrate how to dip the apple wedges in the sauce. Role model "trying a new food" by tasting it in front of your students.
7. Add Apple Fun-Do to the Tasting Chart. Take a tasting survey. Have children help count and record the results on the Tasting Chart. Stamp the Tasting Passport of all children who tried the Apple Fun-Do, as well as your own. Congratulate the children for taking a taste.
8. Optional: Send home a copy of the Food Matters Family Newsletter with each child.

Apple Fun-Do
Yield: About 12 tablespoons

Equipment

• Electric fondue pot or
• Saucepan and stove or hot plate
• Large spoon for stirring and serving Fun-Do

Ingredients

• 1 can cheddar cheese soup
• 1/2 pound Swiss cheese, grated or cut into small pieces

Directions

1. Pour the soup into the fondue pot or saucepan and heat.
2. Add the Swiss cheese and stir until melted.

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Title: Informative
Submitted by: Marisol from San Diego,CA

Open- questions
pres-school age (4-5 years old)
This activity includes:
Language development
fine motor skills
science,
math
history,etc.
The children will use their senses to compplete this activity.
Optional: send home, childrens thoughts from the activity, and a drawing.
thank you: I will use this lesson in my school