Spring Has Sprung!

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Grade Level: 1-2

Introduction

If you go to an apple orchard today you will find trees full of ripe, juicy apples. In Virginia, fall is apple season. But if you visit the same apple orchard in the winter, spring and summer, the trees would look a lot different.

In this activity, creating a picture which shows what an apple tree looks like during the spring.

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The Task:

You will be painting an apple tree  using Paint shop. Please look at the different pictures of apple trees by clicking here.

Example:

Spring is here but there are still no apples in sight.

Evaluation

When your book is finished you should turn it in to your teacher. Your teacher will check to see if you have:

1. You have drawn a picture of an apple tree in the spring.

2. Write a sentence about your tree.

3. Did you make a cover and remember to put your name on your picture?

4. Did you do your best?  

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What did you learn?

Most trees change with each season, some don't, like the pine tree.

Trees don't die in the winter, they just go dormant, sort of like a bear hibernates.

Just like people, trees need food and water to live.

Virginia is a great place to grow apples!

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