I have a roundup today of 20+ apple phonics activities with lots of great ideas for reinforcing phonics skills … perfect for back to school or any time in the fall!
Montessori Phonics
Phonics is a very important part of the Montessori language curriculum. Note: In Montessori education, we teach phonetic sounds before letter names. For any of the activities below, I would emphasize the letter sounds. Also, if you want to follow Montessori tradition, make the letters lowercase for your activities. Of course, set up your activities however works best for you and your child or students.
You can learn more about Montessori phonics through the links in this post: DIY Beginning Montessori Phonics for Preschoolers. Even though not all the activities featured here were intended to emphasize phonetic sounds rather than letter names, they can easily be taught in that way using techniques from this post: Inexpensive and DIY Sandpaper Letters.
20+ Apple Phonics Activities
Free Apple Printables and Montessori-Inspired Apple Activities (my post at Living Montessori Now has free apple printables, including a number of phonics printables)
Free Apple Printables and Activities for a Montessori-Inspired Apple Unit (my post at Living Montessori Now has many free apple printables, including phonics printables)
Apple Tree Alphabet Game (Photo from Mom Inspired Life at Pre-K Pages)
Apple Tree Alphabet Game by Danielle from Mom Inspired Life at Pre-K Pages
Apple Letters (Photo from Wildflower Ramblings)
Apple Upper- and Lowercase Letter Matching (Using Apple Letters from Apple Preschool Pack by A Teaching Mommy) from Wildflower Ramblings
Letter A Find It (Photo from Delightful Learning)
Tot School with Bo (Letter A) from Delightful Learning
A is for Apple (and Avocado) Basket (Photo from The Good Long Road)
A Is for Apple (+ Avocado) Basket from The Good Long Road (The Good Long Road blog is no longer available.)
Apple Alphabet Matching (Photo from I Heart Craftsy Things for Artsy Mama)
ABC Apple Matching Printable for Preschoolers by Rachel from I Heart Craftsy Things at Artsy Mama
A is for Apple from This Reading Mama
A is for Apple (with Free Apple Pack) from 3 Dinosaurs
A Is for Apple (Learning Letters) from Learn with Play at Home
A is for Apple from A Little Pinch of Perfect
A Is for Apple: Torn Paper Art from Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
A Is for Apple Do a Dot Printables from Crystal & Co.
A Is for Apple Sun Catchers (Photo from Naturally Educational)
A Is for Apple Sun Catchers from Naturally Educational
A is for Apple Craft (Photo from Parenting Chaos)
A is for Apple Craft from Parenting Chaos
A Is for Apple (with free printable) from The Measured Mom
A Is for Apple (Free Letter A Printable) from The Measured Mom
Short Vowel Apples (Photo from Toddler Approved)
Alphabet and Short Vowel Apples from Toddler Approved
Apple Preschool Pack from A Teaching Mommy
A Is for Apple Activities from Teaching Mama
Tot School Letter A from School Time Snippets
Apple Art Print Letters from Fun-a-Day!
Apple Word Bump (Photo from This Reading Mama
Apple Word Bump from This Reading Mama
Free Apple Themed Word Sort {for Short a and Other a Sounds} from This Reading Mama
Free Apple Poetry Pack from This Reading Mama
More Apple Resources
Montessori-Inspired Apple Toys on Amazon
Montessori-Inspired Apple Toys on Etsy
- Free Apple Printables and Activities for a Montessori-Inspired Apple Unit
- Montessori-Inspired Apple Unit
- Montessori Apple Color Matching for Toddlers and Preschoolers
- 30+ Apple Sensory Tubs
- Free Apple Printables and Montessori-Inspired Apple Activities
- 20+ Apple Phonics Activities
- Fall Sensory Bin with Practical Life and Math Activities
- Fun with Montessori Apple Coring, Slicing, Spreading, and Sharing
- Free Apple Printable for Ten Apples Up On Top Activities (Instant Download)
- Ten Apples Up On Top Sensory Bin & Table (Free Printables)
- Ten Apples Up On Top Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
- Free Fall Playdough Math Pack (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Montessori-Inspired Playdough Math Activities for Fall {Free Printables}
- Free Seasons of an Apple Tree Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Tree Songs and Educational Videos {Learn about Trees, Apple Trees, and Seasons}
- Free Apple Printables and Activities for a Montessori-Inspired Apple Unit
- Montessori Apple Color Matching for Toddlers and Preschoolers
- Montessori Apple Fraction Activities for Multiple Ages
- Free Apple Songs and Educational Videos
- Free Apple Do-a-Dot Phonics Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- The Best Apple Books for Kids
- Free Apple Picking Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Apple Unit Study Pinterest Board
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i love taking my kids to all the local orchards or pumpkin patches. we love going for walks. i take them to see my family a little more north than us where they have gorgeous pine trees and a much more beautiful fall season.
going to the pumpkin patch
we love to hang out at the park during the autumn when its not so hot!
By far our favorite fall activities are farm-related, whether joining in local harvest festivals or various pumpkin projects like carving, roasting and eating seeds, making pie, and, new this year, a pumpkin rolling contest!
Probably apple picking and going to the great pumpkin farm. Although walks through pretty trees always makes me happy, too 🙂
I love fall baking
We used to make leafprints.
Walks scavenger hunts
Our favorite fall activity is eating pumpkin pancakes! We also like walking and bike riding since it’s not so hot and even my 3 year old understands that the leaves are changing colors!
This would be perfect if I can win this so I can use the money to set up my montessori homeschool environment.
Collecting leaves, and using them in art (rubbings, collage, etc.)
Leaf rubbings and dye
Autumn soup and harvest veggies
Our favorite activity is baking apple pie!
Lovely activities. We love collecting leaves and branches to make small crafts.
My students enjoy apple cutting in the food prep area of our classroom. Another favorite is pumpkin scrubbing and observing the parts of a pumpkin
My daughter and I’s favourite fall activity is to collect leaves!
My favorite fall activity as a family is to go on nature walks!
Pumpkin pitching ( rolling), pumpkin patch, apple picking, making a scarecrow, hiking, jumping in leaf piles, so much to love about Autumn!
Favorite Fall activity is ALL OF THEM! pumpkin patches and carving, trick or treating, Fall colors and decor. But especially all the apple treats.