Online Actions in Reading

Brittany Tarkowski

RED 6545

Dr. Christine Joseph

Standards

• 1.SL.6 I can make complete sentences.

• 1.SL.2 I can ask and answer questions about what is read or spoken.

• 1.SL.1A I can follow the rules for a discussion.

• 1.L.6 I can use new words that I have learned.

• 1.SL.4 I can clearly and accurately describe people, places, things, and events.

Content vocabulary

• Apple Orchard

• Ripe

• Bare

• Cycle

• Nectar

• Pollen

• Pollinated

• Harvest

• Sweet

• Tart

Class Field Trip to the Apple Orchard

• Where do apples come from?

• What is an Apple Orchard?

• Have you ever visited an Apple Orchard?

Click icon to add pictureIt’s a sunny day in early fall. A perfect day to go apple

picking. The class is excited about their field trip to the

Apple Orchard. They want to learn more about where

apples come from.

When the class arrives at the Apple Orchard the owner of the Orchard explains to the

class how apples grow.

How do you think apples grow?

Turn and talk with a partner.

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Just like all living things apples need rain and sun to grow and to be healthy. It takes many months for apples to grow and to ripen.

The 4 seasons of an apple tree

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Here is a worksheet we are going to complete

during our class discussion of how an

apple grows.

(Pass out worksheet)

The Apple tree in the winter

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In the winter apple trees do not grow or change. The apple tree

is bare. It is hard to imagine what the apple tree will look

like with apples on it.

What does the apple tree look like in the winter?

Draw a picture of the apple tree in the winter, and write a sentence about what your apple tree looks

like.

The apple tree in the spring

In the spring the warm weather awakens the tree

and it begins a new cycle of growth. The leaves begin to

grow on the branches. Beautiful pink or white

flowers begin to grow too, and bees buzz from flower to

flower.

What does the apple tree look like in the spring?

Draw a picture of the apple tree in the spring, and write a sentence about what your

apple tree looks like.

Click icon to add pictureBees are very important in helping apples grow.

Why do you think bees are important to helping the apples

grow? Turn and talk with a partner.

When a honeybee lands on an apple flower, it sips the sweet nectar. Tiny pieces of pollen

stick to the bees legs.

Bees are important because they carry pollen from flower to flower. The apples do not grow

until the flowers have been pollinated.

The apple tree in the summer

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In the summer the flowers grow into apples, and the apples get

bigger and riper.

What does the apple tree look like in the summer?

Draw a picture of the apple tree in the summer, and write a

sentence about what your apple tree looks like.

Different Kinds of apples

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Different kinds of apples have different skin colors. Some turn red, and others turn yellow. Some apples

stay green even when they are ripe.

The apple tree in the fall

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As fall approaches the apples start to ripen.

When the apples are ripe they are ready to be picked.

It’s harvest time!!!

What does the apple tree look like in the fall?

Draw a picture of the apple tree in the fall, and write a sentence

about what your apple tree looks like.

Put your thinking caps

on!

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What are the four seasons?

What animal helpers are needed for flowers to make

fruit?

(Review the vocabulary that was discussed)

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After the class learned all about how apples grow, it is now time to pick the apples

in the Apple Orchard!

The class picked up their baskets and got on the

tractor. The tractor takes the class into the orchard. Our

class is picking Red Delicious apples today!

Why did the class bring baskets with them into the

Apple Orchard?

It’s time to start picking!

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The class places their apples gently into their baskets

Our baskets are full! It is now time to head back to the

farm and sample the apples.

Apple Tasting

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There are a number of varieties of apples with different colors and tastes. We are going to

have an apple tasting today. We are going to taste the red

delicious, golden delicious, and the granny smith apples. When

you are tasting the apples, some will taste sweet, or tart.

What other foods taste sweet?

What other foods taste tart?

(Make a diagram of sweet and tart foods, collect the students

answers.)

A closer look at an apple

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Before we start our apple tasting, let’s take a closer look

at the different parts of an apple.

Discussion Groups

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(Split students into 6 groups. Each student in the group will be given a job.

Go over each jobs responsibility.)

*Hand out Materials: Make sure each member of the group has all materials

that they need.

*Vocabulary: Explain to the group what sweet and tart is, and give an example

of each.

*Recorder: Records the groups apples the group tastes, the size of the apples,

and if the apple is sweet or tart.

*Presenter: Will record what the groups favorite apple is that they tasted, and

present the results to the class.

Life cycle of an apple tree

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Here is a video of the life cycle of an apple tree. To help give us a better understanding of how

apples grow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DDDBwk_-

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