Apple Sorting Lesson Plan

Miss Laura
October 2nd, 2019
Subtask:  Apple colour sorting – Junior  Timeline:  5 minute introduction – 5-15 
and Senior Kindergarten  activity 

Expectations Addressed: 

30.2: explore a variety of tools, materials, and processes of their own choice to create 
drama, dance, music, and visual art forms in familiar and new ways 
31.3: explore different elements of design (e.g. colour, line, shape, texture, form) in visual arts 
20.5: investigate and describe how objects can be collected, grouped, and organized 
according to similarities and differences  

Learning Intention:  Success Criteria: 

The intention of this activity is to introduce  -​ ​I can sort my colours into red, green 
the colours of the apples as red, yellow  and yellow into different piles 
and green; to have children understand  -​ ​I can use the glue properly 
the colours red, green, and yellow that are 
attributed to certain apples, and to have    
them sort them into piles in order to paste 
them on an apple tree. 

¨​ ​Modelled  Assessment:  Opportunities for Descriptive Feedback: 

X Shared 
¨​ ​Guided 
- ​colour  - ​congratulate the students on 
¨​ ​Independent 
knowledge and  being able to correctly sort the 
Practice 
identifying the  apples in their baskets, “Fantastic 
¨​ ​Other 
colours as red,  job! You put all the colours in the 
yellow, and  right basket!” 
green  - Congratulate students on using 
- Listening to  glue appropriately, “Great job, 
instruction on  you used small dots for your 
sorting in the  glue!” 
right basket  - Ask students to repeat the steps 

Resources:  Differentiation:  Accommodations/Modifications 

(ELL/IEP): 

   - observe students  - ensure that the ELL students 

who are struggling  understand which colour is which by 
with their colours.  pointing to the picture and repeat the 
Write your  word, and have them repeat it back to 
observations down.  you.  
Beginning/Engagement:  Have students join you for circle time and ensure that all their 
eyes are on you.  
  
Ask these questions: 
  
1. Has anyone ever had an apple before? 
2. Has anyone ever been to the store and bought apples? 
3. Why do you think there are so many bins of apples at the 
store? 
4. Which colour of apple is your favourite to eat? 
  
Bring in 3 apples: yellow, red, and green. Pick up two and ask the 
following question: 
What is different between these two colours? 
  
Have the students tell you what is different. What should be 
focused on is the colour.  
  
Introduce the activity by having 3 baskets, and the real apples in 
front of them. Model the students your activity. Place the cut-out 
apples in the specific bins. Have them help you out so they get 
involved in the modeling. 
  
  

Middle:  Have a small group of students (3-4) come with you to the table 
and have 10 of each colour in front of them. Have them place 
them in the designated basket. Once everyone at the table is 
done, have them follow you to the area where you have 3 apple 
trees. Have students go up one by one and glue one each apple 
that they sorted, on the tree.  

Wrap-Up:  Have students clean up the area, if they dropped any glue, and 
have them wash their hands.  

Reflections: