Working with Apples

As we wrapped up our September unit on Cooking we worked with apples.  We painted with them.  Cut them open and found the star that hid inside of them.  We built 3-D sculptures with apples.  We tasted them.  We compared and contrasted them (we made a Vienn Diagram which showed us how a green apple and a red apple were the same and how they were different).   We wanted to make apple sauce but we ran out of time!  We did take lots of pictures of our apple sculptures and out apple painting.  We had to work together to create our big apple painting picture.  We had to take turns, roll the apples to each other and be safe so we didn't get paint all over our friends and our floor.  Sometimes it was hard to remember to be slow, but we did a great job rolling our painted apples back and forth across the paper to our friends.  Ms. Carole Dawn and Ms. Sarah also cut the apples in half and let us paint the apples and use them like stamps to print the paper.  For the apple sculptures we worked for two days to string beads, use pipe cleaners and feathers to create our apple creatures!  We were very proud of what we made.  We learned that we are called artists when we use our minds to create new things with our hands.  Here are some pictures of our work.  We hope you enjoy!