Nancy Stewart

This is a traditional song and a seasonal favorite. I do it as a felt board song, using a felt trunk, leaves, and apples. I use only 3 apples when singing with two-year-olds, but do 5 when singing with preschoolers. You can also make the apples yellow and green, instead of just red and expand the song with a discussion of different kinds of apples and what they are used for (eating, applesauce, pie, salad) Additionally, after I have picked all the apples off the tree I say something like, ' Now the apples are gone, so let's put some birds on the tree.' Then I go right into Bluebird, Bluebird. (I use the shorter version of the song), placing different colored felt birds on the tree.