1. Johnny Appleseed

2. Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Apple seed lesson

3. Objective
Students will learn who Johnny Apple seed was and why his contribution (planting apples) was important to our society.
Students will be able to write three facts about Johnny Apple seed.
Students will know important events in Johnny Apple seed’s life.

4. Johnny Apple seed Trail
Read book "Johnny Apple seed" by Steven Kellogg
Students will discuss what Johnny Apple seed would bring with him on his travels.
Students will look at the relief map and discuss what natural barriers are.

5. Materials
Book “Johnny Appleseed” by Stephen Kellogg

6. Extras for Students Events: Johnny Appleseed Museum
Web Site: Urbana’s Johnny Appleseed Museum
Johnny Appleseed Festival
Web Site: Johnny Appleseed Festival

7. Writing Activity
Students will listen to the book “Johnny Appleseed” and learn some new facts about him.
Students will participate in discussion about Johnny Appleseed.
The teacher will write several different sentences about him.

8. Writing Activity continued…
Students will then go to their seats and pick at least three of their favorite sentences and write them on their paper.
After writing their sentences they will color their paper.

9. Materials Needed for Writing Activity
Book “Johnny Appleseed” by Aliki
Large paper for teacher to write Johnny Appleseed sentences on
Paper with lines for students to write on
Students will use their own crayons to color the
Computers

10. Standards for Writing Activity
Standard: Writing Applications
Benchmark: A. Compose writings that convey a clear message and include well- chosen details.
Indicator: 2. Write responses to stories that include simple judgments about the text.

11. Extras for Students in Writing Activities
Students can go to the web site and look up more information about Johnny Appleseed.
-Web site: John Chapman- A gentle hero
Students will be able to go online and take a small quiz about Johnny Appleseed.
- Web site: The story of Johnny Chapman

12. Johnny Appleseed Song For Students
Read “Ten Apples up on Top” by Dr. Seuss
Students will sing Johnny Appleseed song.
Johnny Appleseed by Ron Brown
Web site: Songs for Teaching
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 Listen to this song

13. Johnny Appleseed Science
Students will each bring in an apple to school.
The teacher will cut up the apples and place them into a crock pot.
Students will come up in groups and add ingredients to the apples.
The groups will add apples, water, sugar, and cinnamon.

14. Apple Science cont…
Through out the day students will get a chance to look in the crock pot to see the apples changing.
The teacher will mash the apples up periodically through out the day.
After several hours apples should be broken down into apple sauce.
Put into cups and let students taste the apple sauce they have made.

15. Materials Needed for Science Activity
Teacher needs a knife
Bag of extra apples
Measuring cups
Sugar, water, cinnamon, and apples

16. Extras for Students in Science Activities
Fun Activity
How do you make apple juice?
Take fresh apples and cut them up
Put apple pieces into blender
Blend up apples to make juice
Let students sample the fresh apple juice and compare it to some store bought apple juice.

17. Johnny Appleseed Movie
Students will watch Johnny Appleseed movie.
Other fun Johnny Appleseed websites:
Web site: Enchanted learning
Online coloring page of Johnny Appleseed

18. The End