First off, I just have to say THANK YOU so much for the kind comments on my Mommy Week post last week! I honestly didn't realize that so many of you would be interested in seeing learning ideas for your toddlers! It really made my whole week... as I was working with Little Man, I felt a collaborative effort! It motivated me just a bit more. So thanks! Keep up the comments and questions.
This week's theme was a bit selfish!! Every year I taught first grade, I did an entire Apples theme during the second week of September. I really wanted to continue the tradition with Little Man! We had a busy apple-filled week!
I definitely don't think up all these ideas by myself!! There are so many geniuses out there already planning amazing activities, so I am linking up where I found quite a few ideas. Here is the picture peek of our A week:
* We made an apple smile snack with apple slicks, peanut butter, marshmallows, and chocolate chips. (See #9 above)
* We also sang the "Five Little Monkeys" song and acted it out. Little Man LOVED that I was the alligator and would chase him and catch him!

This is great! Thanks for sharing!
You really are inspiring me to try a little harder at this type of stuff with my boys that are still at home and preschool age. 🙂 You are a great mother. Love all your ideas.
Oh too funny! This last week was apple week at my son's daycare. Nothing as fun as all of this though, I'm sure! 🙂
Love the crockpot applesauce, thanks! I bet that smelled really good!
Another great week, Alison! I'm surprised at how many things you got done with little man! K is a bit older but has a very short attention span and these days we can't seem to get through much with tot school. He'd rather run and play outside. What's your secret? 🙂
You are seriously awesome. I'm adapting these activities in my head now for my almost-1-year-old. So excited to get started with this! Thanks for sharing your ideas!
YOu are so cute! I love your ideas and LOVE your blog. Thanks for sharing. What an awesome mom you are!
I LOVE the "10 Apples Up On Top" picture!!!
Yay for more ideas!! I love them! How old is your little one? He sure is cute! Thank you for the ideas!!!
Reading your blog is like peeking at the old curriculum sheets I have saved from my nursery school teaching days. I taught at a nature center with an orchard and an apple cider house. The highlight of our apple theme was when we went to the cider house to learn how to make apple cider. Everyone got to put an apple in the hopper of the LOUD electric cider press.
We made all kinds of apple recipes: apple butter, apple pie, apple crisp, apple muffins, apple sauce, apple turnovers, etc.
I also used "Ten Apples Up on Top." Gail Gibbons also has a lovely book that illustrates the various stages of an apple's growth.
By the time your little guy gets to kindergarten, he will be ready to teach the class.
Lots of fun activities.
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Great ideas! I used to teach preschool and loved the apple theme – so many great ideas! 10 Apples Up On Top was my favorite activity. I plan to do apples in a few weeks with my own tot 🙂
Love your ideas.
I tried clicking on your ants at a picnic file folder link and didn't find it. I would love to make my kids a fun file folder game. Do you have instructions for it?
Thanks for the inspiration.
Thank you for posting your curriculum. I have a toddler who is starting to enjoy little projects so I’m collecting ideas. Right now we are mostly unstructured but I know she will be ready for all of these by next year. I’m adding these to our A is for Apple week!
Just wanted to say you are AMAZING! and thank you for all that you do and for sharing your ideas with us! I used to be a 2nd grade teacher but am home with my two little ones now and have been trying to gather ideas to help them with educational activities. Your site has been the most helpful that I have come across! Thank you Thank you Thank you!
Thank you for those kind words Crystal! As a former teacher myself, I totally understand! I hope you enjoy these with your kids!
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presentation but I in finding this topic to be actually one thing that I think I might by no means understand.
It sort of feels too complicated and very broad for me.
I am taking a look ahead in your next post, I will try to get the cling of it!
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