Visiting the apple orchard is a fun fall tradition in many places. Growing up in Michigan, I have many fond memories of visiting the apple orchard every fall. I went to the apple orchard on many school field trips, with my Girl Scout troop, and my parents- that’s a lot of trips to the apple orchard! And this apple orchard dramatic play center will have your preschoolers feel like they just went on a field trip!
Apple Orchard Dramatic Play Center
After many requests, I finally created a new dramatic play kit based on- you guessed it- the apple orchard!
This apple orchard dramatic play kit includes printable props to help you easily create an apple theme in your dramatic play center. Open and closed signs, orchard sign, picture cards and much more are included in this 90 page printable packet.
Apple Orchard Dramatic Play
The 90 page Apple Orchard dramatic play kit includes the following printables:
- Signs (color + b/w)
- Banner (color + b/w)
- Hours of Operation Sign (color + b/w)
- Menus (color + b/w)
- Order Forms (b/w)
- Role Playing Name Tags (color)
- Pocket Chart Picture Cards (color + b/w)
- Non-Fiction Book (color)
- How to Make Applesauce Sequencing (color + b/w)
- Book List
Books about Apples For Your Apple Orchard Dramatic Play
You will probably want to read some books about apples too, here’s a list of my favorite apple books.
I’ve also compiled a Top Ten list of my favorite books about apples for you below to go along the dramatic play and Fall themes in your classroom.
Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins
Up, Up, Up! It’s Apple Picking Time by Jody Fickles Shapiro
Apples for Everyone by Jill Esbaum
Apple Picking Time by Michele Slawson
An Apple Pie for Dinner by Susan Vanhecke
Autumn is for Apples by Michelle Knudson
The Apple Pie that Papa Baked by Lauren Thompson
Johnny Appleseed by Jodie Shepherd
Apples Grow on a Tree by Mary Schuh
The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall
To read more about this dramatic play kit visit the Apple Orchard page.
I love this apple feature in the classroom. I have an entire unit on apples. Apple Week is one of my favorite weeks of the fall season. Thank you for posting your apple dramatic play.
Hi there,
I just love your website- very useful! I really enjoy your dramatic play centers and can’t wait to start using them in my room. I have a question- how often do you change the center?
Thanks,
~Kate
Some people change the dramatic play center theme every two weeks and others prefer only once a month. It depends on your preference and your student’s interest in the topic.
hi Vanessa,
I like your website.Thanks for sharing a your ideas. I need your suggestion for organising of KG 1classroom. please post me some suggestion form your side.And regarding the theme how often should I change?
thanks,
renu
Love this, and so jealous of your proximity to apple orchards! I can only dream about them here in DFW 🙁 Thanks for linking up to Discover and Explore this week!
I agree Stephanie, I have lived in the DFW area for 15 years now and miss the fun of going to apple orchards and eating cider and doughnuts there.
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