apple chart

I LOVE fall. We are having an exceptionally warm fall this year, and I am LOVING it! The trees are slowly changing to beautiful shades of orange, yellow, and red. The mums are blooming beautifully, and the nights are cool and crisp. When I taught Kindergarten, I always loved kicking off the year with an apple study. Our science curriculum in first grade is a bit more heavy, so I’m not able to do as much as I like. We focus heavily on the life cycles of insects through inquiry, but I still…

I LOVE fall. We are having an exceptionally warm fall this year, and I am LOVING it! The trees are slowly changing to beautiful shades of orange, yellow, and red. The mums are blooming beautifully, and the nights are cool and crisp. When I taught Kindergarten, I always loved kicking off the year with an apple study. Our science curriculum in first grade is a bit more heavy, so I’m not able to do as much as I like. We focus heavily on the life cycles of insects through inquiry, but I still…

Happy Fall, Y’all! Is anyone else a little excited about the new season?! Pumpkin patches, apple cider, Halloween, Fall festivals…ohmiword. I can hardly contain myself! HA! I’ve recently had an influx of emails requesting some of my apple themed documents I promised to share when I posted about our week of apple fun last year. …

Hi! I'm Teri! I am a first grade teacher and blogger at A Cupcake for the Teacher. On my blog I share classroom ideas, tips and tricks, and K-2 teaching resources. I enjoy writing and crafting, so I love to create activities that tie both together.

Something totally new for today an Apple Pack! This is a pack that is themed around Apples. I have not made a solo pack like this before. I hope you enjoy it! These Apple printables are to be used with

This apple-themed packet is jam-packed with over 130 pages of activities that'll have your kids loving all things apple this fall! Included in this packet are: Basket of Apples - matching upper and lowercase letters/beginning sounds "Apple"bet Tree - identifying letters Sweet Smelling Sounds - ide...

Here is a look at some of the fun things we have been doing. Click the picture below to get a copy of apple measuring. My apple unit ...

Hi friends. This post is mainly to let you know that I’m still alive and kicking, despite my general MIA-ness since school started. This whole new school, new district, new grade level, new curriculum thing is making year four feel like year one all over again. For really reals-!! In other updates, my district is […]

I love fall and apples and this year we had a great Apple Day to start our week off right! We did the traditional activities like taste testing, graphing our favorites, painting apples, and creating apple books. Here are some of the pictures from today! Many of the activities seen here are from my Apples, Apples Everywhere! Glyph and Apple Poem Activities Pack found {here}

Here's a quick freebie for Halloween! :) If you love a good sentence scramble as much as I do...use this with your little learners! ;) Have fun! Happy Halloween! :) XOXO, Tamara...

It is fall and time for apples and Johnny Appleseed. This freebie includes 5 sentences. Color, trace, cut and glue the Johnny Appleseed sentences. You might be interested in our complete Johnny Appleseed unit. Math, ELA, and Science. Centers and printable sheets all included. Johnny Appleseed C...

Have I mentioned that I have a serious obsession with apples?? I don’t know if you agree with me, but apples always taste better this time of year. I have a board FULL of apple{ish} recipes I pinned and I’m going to *try* to make {at least} half of them. I’ll also be shopping for …