Celebrate Johnny Appleseed

Use these fun apple-inspired ideas to explore math, writing, and social studies.

Apple Brainstorming

Teach students how to brainstorm with a fun cluster template. For example, after learning how Johnny Appleseed planted orchards to help settlers, ask students to come up with ideas for helping members of their community.

Apple Brainstorm Template

Apple Tangram Challenge

Math play, such as this tangram challenge, helps students practice geometric relationships like symmetry, transformations, and composite shapes.

Apple Tangram Challenge Activity

Identify Shapes

Make practice identifying shapes fun with this #Wixie activity! Students fill each area with color based on the shape inside to see the hidden picture.

Hidden Picture Shape Identification Activity

Writing Reflection

Use this quote from Johnny Appleseed as a writing prompt to spark student thinking and discussion.

Appleseed Writing Prompt