A is for Apple

Since we were learning about the letter "Aa" this week, I thought it would be fun to do an apple tasting. We tried three different colored apples - red, yellow, and green. But, before we started, each child predicted which color apple they would like the best and we made a graph using a pocket chart. We counted how many of each color and talked about which color had the most and which the least. Most of the students predicted they would like green apples the best. Only two thought they would like yellow apples.
Then we sat at the tables and tried one piece of each apple at a time. We started with red and talked about how it tasted. We said that it tasted sweet, but also noticed that the skin tasted bitter. Then we tried the green apple. Many students were surprised at how sour the green apple tasted. Last, we tasted the yellow apple, which was a little sweeter than the red apple.
After we tasted, each student chose which color apple they enjoyed the most and wrote their name on a paper apple of the same color and we made another graph of the apples they liked the most. You can see a picture of the final apple graph below.
Turns out a lot of them did like yellow apples :)

Check out our Shutterfly Share site for pictures of the students during their taste testing!