JOHNNY APPLESEED RESOURCES
Unit Plan/Project developed in 2006; some links may no longer be working.
"It is remarkable how closely the
history of the apple tree is connected with that of man."
From
Wild Apples by Henry David Thoreau.
Download the eBook free at Project
Guttenberg.
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/4066
This unit is not just about the
real-life, and folk, hero Johnny Appleseed. We started brainstorming the theme
of Johnny Appleseed and made connections throughout the disciplines. It
includes a wide range of topics. For additional resources, please see our page
on
Big Questions.
More resources to be added.
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This unit is not just about
the real-life, and folk, hero Johnny Appleseed. We started
brainstorming the theme of Johnny Appleseed and made connections
throughout the disciplines. It includes a wide range of topics. For
additional resources, please see our page on
Big Questions. More resources
to be added.
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Global Johnny Appleseed
Project - What if
every school in the United States - or in the world - planted at least two
trees?
Apple,
by Anna Fraser has many wonderful links on apples.
Her categories include: Meet the Tree, Cultivating Apples, The Fruit,
Traditional Apple Medicine, Apple Facts and Fun (from Adam’s Apple to Newton’s
physics and more), Traditions & Lore, Children’s Activities and of course, a
page of recipes
http://www.the-tree.org.uk/BritishTrees/Apple/apple.htm#Contents
Note: The
following links are temporarily unavailable. Their web site was vandalized and
they have posted a notice that it may take some time to get everything back
online. See http://www.the-tree.org.uk/.
In the
meantime, you can use the following titles or research topics.
Traditions
and Tree Lore Associated with the Apple -
http://www.the-tree.org.uk/BritishTrees/Apple/apple10.htm#The%20symbolism%20of%20the%20Apple
Apple
Activities for Children (and grownups!)- making an apple doll,
carving apple stamps, making an apple puzzle, growing apple pips, apple games,
apple bobbing, apples-on-a-string, passing the apple, making an orchard mural.
Note:
If you plan to have your class plant apple seeds when school begins:
If your apple seed has
not been through a cold period, the pips may not germinate. You can remedy this
by putting the seeds in the fridge for 6-8 weeks to simulate winter. The best
way to do this is by putting the seeds in some damp sand or peat-moss (not too
wet or the seeds may rot) in a plastic bag. Often the Apples you get have been
in cold storage and that might be sufficient to make the seeds think they've
been through the winter.
http://www.the-tree.org.uk/BritishTrees/Apple/apple9.htm
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