The Apple Tree
Way up high in the
tree, (Point up.)
One red apple
smiled down at me, (Hold up 1
finger and smile.)
So I shook that
tree as hard as I could. (Clasp
hands and shake.)
Down came an
apple, (Roll hands around.)
Mmm! Mmm! Good!
(Pat tummy.)
Two yellow pears…
Three purple
plums…
Four orange peaches…
Five green limes…
*You can say the
rhyme or sing it to the tune of “This Old Man.”
*Draw an apple
tree on cardstock or heavy paper.
Cut out a small red apple and draw a face on it. Punch a hole in the apple and tie on a
11” piece of string. (I put a piece of tape on the knot to make it more secure.) Punch a hole
in the middle of the tree and thread through the other end of the string. Knot the string in the back several times and pull on
it until the apple is up in the tree.
As you repeat the rhyme, the children can gently pull on the apple and
it will fall to the ground.
*Make a tree out
of felt. Cut pieces of fruit out
of felt. Children can make sets to go with the different verses in the rhyme.
*Make a list of all the different things that grow on trees.
