Farmer's Apple Tree, The
Song of the Month · 2012
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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.
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A Finger Play and Felt Board Song
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
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 (another
different colored felt birds on the tree.
On the farmer's apple tree, three red apples
I can see
Some for you and some for me
Pick one apple from the apple tree
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