Autumn 11

Peel some more apples using a manual apple peeler and corer. Encourage the learners to turn the handle and watch and then examine the twirl of skin that’s left.

Cut the apples into small slices and allow the learners to smell, taste, lick or feel the pieces of apple.

Recite the poem:Worm Wiggled into an Apple

(Author Unknown)

Worm wiggled into an apple,Worm wiggled into the core,

Worm wiggled out of the apple,I just can’t eat anymore.

Repeat the poem and wriggle the worm through the hole in the apple. Encourage each learner to engage in this process.

Further SuggestionsBlackberry PickingTake your learners blackberry picking. Support them to safely explore the prickly thorns and leaves. Encourage them to squeeze the soft fruit to watch the juice coming out and smell/taste the berries. When they are back at school, bake an apple and blackberry crumble, which you can find on the following websites:

www.allrecipes.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk/foodwww.jamieoliver.com/recipeswww.bbcgoodfood.com

Setting the SceneIf possible, bring the learners to an orchard or garden where there is an apple tree to pick apples. Display images of apples on a screen or on display boards around the room.

What to Do Place a basket in the middle of the floor surrounded by bright red and green apples.

Encourage the learners to feel and smell the apples, and then place them in the basket.

A suitable song: Picking Apples

(Sung to the tune of Frère Jacques)

Picking apples, picking apples,‘Till we’re done, ‘till we’re done,

Picking all the apples,Picking all the apples,

‘Till we’re done, ‘till we’re done.

Hide an apple from the learners. Get the learners to close their eyes and listen (if possible) or stand behind them, as you take a noisy bite out of the apple. Check if any of the learners can identify the source of the sound. Take several more loud crunchy bites of the apple while the learners watch and listen.

What You Need• Large basket• Green and red apples• Images of apples and apple

picking (you can access these in an online search)

• Large cardboard cut-out of a brightly-coloured red or green apple with a hole for the worm or small person to crawl through

• Large worm made from stuffed beige coloured stocking

• Manual apple peeler and corer

Areas of LearningPrimaryLanguage and Literacy The Arts (Drama, Art and Design)The World Around Us

Post-PrimaryEnglishThe Arts (Drama, Art and Design)Learning for Life and Work (Home Economics)Environment and Society

Learning Activity 5

Apple Gathering

10 Autumn