A-P-P-L-E song

Since I have several apple-related things out on the shelves this month, I did a Google search recently to get some new ideas for games and songs relevant to this theme.  And.......I found the cutest little song.  It is sung to the tune "Bingo".  Lyrics are as follows:

"I know a fruit that's good to eat and apple is its name-o

A-P-P-L-E, A-P-P-L-E, A-P-P-L-E

And apple is its name-o."

If you are familiar with the "Bingo" song, you know that on each progressive verse, a letter is "taken out" and replaced with a clap.  In this version, the letter is replaced with a "crunch" (like crunching a bite of apple).  So the second verse would go like this:

"I know a fruit that's good to eat and apple is its name-o

Crunch-P-P-L-E, Crunch-P-P-L-E, Crunch-P-P-L-E

And apple is it's name-o."

OK..........pretty cool, huh?  But even better, the place where I found it (and now I don't remember the source :0( ) suggested making up cards with the letters on one side and apples on the other, each with bites taken out.  Here are the ones I made.

Here is how the cards would look as you sing the first verse.

On each subsequent verse, you turn over a letter card to reveal the "crunched" apple.  By the end of the song, all the cards would be apples and you would be singing all "crunches".  I printed the apple cards from an Apple Sequencing activity on Kidssoup.  However, I just did the letter cards in a Word document.  You may download them below if you wish.

Download apple_letter_cards.doc

Comments

[Angela from London England]

I'm in love with your 'my montessori journey' I think you should be awarded for your efforts. I've been teaching 15 years and you are just fabulous with your energy and enthusiasm and your wonderful activities.

[Trisha]

I am glad you posted this b/c Jade was telling me about it on the way home today. Thanks he was so excited when I just sang it to him.

[Lindart]

Very cute! I do one like that for A-f-r-i-c-a -there was a man who heard a lion, and he lived in Africa, A-f-r-i-c-a (etc) we just clap when we leave out a letter.

[ines]

I love this time of year...even if I live in the desert. Here's some great PL activities to go with apples. There is apple juice pouring..small cup & small pitcher on shelf with a little shaker of cinnamon sugar. Cinnamon grinding..small grater, sticks of cinnamon, & a bowl to put the finished product.
Here's a goodwebsite for apple stuff:
http://www.nyapplecountry.com/teacherkits.htm

[Michelle]

I love this! Ok, you've finally convinced me...I'm signing up for Kidssoup!

[Anna]

Do you sing Ay pee pee el ee, or ah puh puh ul eh? Actually same question for the name of the snack maker!!!! Do you teach the name of the letter at the same time as the phonic? I get confused about this....... must be a bear of very little brain!!!!