A is for Apple

I thought I could get through this easily because apple is one of Baby's favorite fruits. He's too familiar with this. But, it's still taking me two weekends to complete this. This is contributed by me being greedy to want to cover a lot on the topic but lack of time to prepare the materials! :P

We started off with the letters...
Then, we flashed the words...
Followed by some pictures...
And, we did craftwork...
We touched and felt and tasted...
We did coloring...
We sang songs...
We played toy...
We played games in iPhone and in class...
We learnt proverb and bible verses...
We read books... all on Apples!

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Language & Learning
Alphabets
Aa
I concentrated on small case A this time.

Flash cards
apple
Apple
APPLE
苹果


Pictures
Picture cards and real apples!


Proverb
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Bible Verses
Deuteronomy 32:10

In a desert land he found him, in a barren and howling waste. He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye,

Psalm 17:8

Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings

Zechariah 2:8

For this is what the LORD Almighty says: "After he has honored me and has sent me against the nations that have plundered you--for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye--

Proverbs 7:2

Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.

Lamentations 2:18

Their heart cried to the Lord: wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night; Give yourself no respite; don't let the apple of your eye cease.

Song of Songs 2:3

Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my lover among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

Song of Songs 8:5

Who is this coming up from the desert leaning on her lover? Under the apple tree I roused you; there your mother conceived you, there she who was in labor gave you birth.

Joel 1:12

TThe vine is dried up and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, the palm and the apple tree--all the trees of the field--are dried up. Surely the joy of mankind is withered away.

Note: The phrase "apple of the eye" in the bible actually means the "pupil of the eye" or the "center of the eye" or the "center of God's love". And, the forbidden fruit that Adam and Eve ate in disobedience was not indicated in the Bible (the Book of Genesis) that it was an apple. No idea why apple became the symbol for the forbidden fruit!


Music & Action
红苹果
We sang 红苹果 (Red Apple) or 大苹果 (Big Apple) song. This is a classic children song that I remember singing when I was a kid. Of course, my Baby has to know it too! :)

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The lyrics:

(说唱)
我是一个大苹果,哪个孩子不爱我,
又香又甜又好吃,皮上红红好颜色,
小朋友们常常吃我,脸上也像红苹果.
(独唱)
我是一个大苹果,哪个孩子不爱我,
又香又甜又好吃,皮上红红好颜色,
小朋友们常常吃我,脸上也像红苹果.
(合唱)
我是一个大苹果,哪个孩子不爱我,
又香又甜又好吃,皮上红红好颜色,
小朋友们常常吃我,脸上也像红苹果.
(重复)

Karaoke
We sang karaoke on this song too.


The Apple Song
I found a very interesting Apple Song on youtube too. Never know apple exists in so many colors and types!



Arts & Craft
Coloring
I printed out a Apple coloring page and passed him red and green to color.


Alphabet Craft
We did the lower case alphabet craft, yet another craft commonly found on the Internet. Here's what you need:


Baby at work:


The end product:

It's delicious and he nibbled on it for a while! :P

Play Time
Indoor Play
We bought this toy for Baby last Children's Day and it's no brainer that the toy of the theme is the Apple toy - No need to source for new toys! A worm pops up when the button is pressed and the catchy music move Baby to the beat. :)


iPhone App
We played Apple Catching Game on Apple iPhone.


Outdoor Play
Then, we had our outdoor activity where we brought Baby to the supermarket to see and feel real apples.

Through this, he learnt that there are 2 different colors of apples - Red and Green.

Snack Time
After which, he had his snacks on apples!


We also added apples to his his porridge during the weekend! :)

School Time
In school this week, the teachers had him pluck the apples from the apple tree. What a nice coincidence! :)



Book & Story Time
Big Red Apple by Tony Johnston and Judith Corwin


Ten Apples Up On Top by Dr. Seuss



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