Materials
Apple knife (adult only) Popsicle stick
Instructions
1. Read the "Apple Star" poem to the children.
2. Encourage the children to predict what they will find inside the apple. A star? A worm? Seeds?3. Slice the apple through the middle, dividing the top and bottom halves.
4. Remove the seeds using a Popsicle stick.
5. Find the star shape at the core.
6. Count the seeds, and name the parts of the apple (pulp, core, seeds, stem, peel or skin).Apple Star by Beverly CornishOne October night a billion stars came out to play.They danced and twinkled in the sky until the light of day.The smallest star could not keep up so it lost its way.It tumbled down upon the earth to see what it could see.It found a lonely orchard with one apple on a tree."Come here," whispered the apple, "You've come from far away,But if you grant a single wish you'll find a place to stay.""A wish," said the tiny star. "How could I help someone like you?I am so very little and I've lost my stardust, too.""You're just right," said the apple, "You're the very star I needTo make the finest cradle for my baby seeds."The star began to sparkle. Then it agreed to stay.Now there's a star in every apple "til this very day.Next time you have an apple, slice it round and open wideStill cradling the baby seeds, a star is there inside.
