Johnny Appleseed Elementary Lesson Plan
Teach Primary Students How to Sequence an Apple Themed Story
Jul 11, 2009
Johnny Appleseed Day is generally celebrated in elementary schools on or around September 26th in honor of Johnny Appleseed’s birthday. Primary kids enjoy apple themed lesson plans and are interested in the story behind the legendary Johnny Appleseed.
The Story of Johnny Appleseed by Aliki [Aladdin, 1971] details John Chapman’s journey helping pioneers and Native Americans plant apple trees. The apple themed book is geared toward students in Kindergarten, first, second, and third grade and is an easy-to-read introduction to the life of Johnny Appleseed. Teachers can use the simple plot in this Johnny Appleseed book to teach elementary kids how to sequence story events.
Johnny Appleseed Story Sequence Lesson Objective
Primary students will identify plot events from The Story of Johnny Appleseed and sequence the story events in the correct order.
Teach Elementary Kids to Sequence and Order Events
Elementary teachers use an apple cooking activity to introduce the concept of sequencing. The teacher gathers the ingredients for an easy apple snack recipe such as applesauce and brings them to the class.
The teacher writes the recipe for the apple snack on the whiteboard or overhead projector for all of the students to see. The kids and teacher follow the recipe to make and eat the applesauce or other treat.
After the students have completed the cooking activity, the teacher places sentence strips with the steps of the recipe written on them in a pocket chart. The teacher then uses verbal prompts and questions to assist the class in sequencing the recipe steps in the proper order.
Johnny Appleseed Story Sequence Elementary Lesson Plan
Once elementary students understand the concept of sequencing, teachers can help them apply this knowledge to The Story of Johnny Appleseed by Aliki. The primary teacher begins the lesson by recalling how the students ordered the steps of the apple recipe. The kids discuss how when they know the proper sequence of events they are better able to understand what they are reading.
The teacher reads The Story of Johnny Appleseed with the class stopping to question students to ensure comprehension. The class discusses what happened in the story and rereads any part of the book that was unclear.
The primary teacher types up and prints out the main events of The Story of Johnny Appleseed and then cuts the events up into strips. For Kindergarten students or non-readers pictures of the events can be used.
The strips are mixed up and placed in envelopes. Each student receives the envelope of story event strips and sequences them into the correct order using the book or reference if necessary.
When students can correctly sequence story events they are better able to comprehend what they read. Primary teachers can introduce the concept of story sequencing during a Johnny Appleseed and apple themed unit. Students can practice sequencing the steps of an apple recipe and then read and sequence the plot events in The Story of Johnny Appleseed.
To create a fun apple themed unit elementary teachers can teach Elementary Apple Themed Lesson Plans and Fall Leaf, Apple and Pumpkin Writing Prompts to their students.
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