25 Free Apple-Themed Kindergarten Activities and Printables for September

As we dive into September and gear up for a fresh new school year, I’ve got something exciting for you! This post features 25 free apple-themed downloads that are perfect for your back-to-school season. Whether you’re teaching whole-class lessons, leading small groups, or setting up independent learning stations, these hands-on resources are just what you need to keep your kindergartners engaged. From interactive centers and decodable books to fun printables, these activities will make your September extra sweet and full of learning fun!

Decodable Apple Books for Early Readers

Kick off September with a fun, apple-themed literacy boost using these two free and engaging decodable books! Perfect for early readers, these stories feature phonetically controlled CVC words to build reading confidence. The fiction book works on beginning sounds and letter identification. Whether for small-group sessions or independent practice, these books are a great way to strengthen essential reading skills and set the stage for a successful school year ahead.

This free download provides you with (1) beginning sounds-based books and (1) cvc-based decodable book. You will have fiction and nonfiction decodable books. Students will be able to read from the standard fold and flip decodable books, MINI decodables, and all-in-one passages. 👉 Access this free download HERE.

Apple-Themed Magnetic Letter Mats

Students will love these engaging apple-themed magnetic letter mats. Students can build words, map words, or simply work on letter recognition. The freebie includes color and black and white versions to choose from. 👉 Click HERE to download.

Apple-Themed Mapping Mats

Access this set of apple-themed mapping mats. These are a perfect addition to your small-group table. These mats are sure to keep students engaging as they work on phoneme to grapheme mapping. 👉 Click HERE to download.

Exciting September Apple-Themed Centers for Boosting Skills

In September, let the apple-themed fun begin with these interactive, hands-on centers! Packed with free resources that cover math, literacy, and fine motor skills, these activities are perfect for keeping your little learners engaged all month long. Versatile and full of excitement, they’ll bring a fresh, autumn twist to your classroom!

Dive into a variety of fun, hands-on math and phonics centers, all bursting with apple-themed September vibes! These centers are perfect for keeping your classroom buzzing with engaging learning activities all month long, giving you weeks of interactive fun and skill-building.

We will start with a collection of math centers. These centers will build number sense with numbers through 20. Students can clip, build, match, and roll to color.

This free download offers math counting sequence puzzlers. These puzzlers are offered for varying number sets. The free download includes puzzlers for numbers 1-10 and numbers 11-20 👉 Access the free download HERE.

Build number sense and subitizing skills within 10 with these free apple-themed math printables! Students identify quantities shown in different ways and write the matching number for meaningful number recognition and number sense practice.

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These three FREE apple-themed math activities are perfect for adding hands-on practice to your back to school math centers! Students can practice addition and subtraction within 10, number ordering, counting, and subitizing with engaging activities that work well for small groups or independent practice.

Grab this free set of apple-themed subitizing worksheets for back to school! Students will build number sense by identifying numbers 1–5 through dice, fingers, dominoes, and ten frames. These fall-themed pages are perfect for centers, morning work, or small-group math instruction. 👉 Access the free download.

Hands-On and Engaging September Free Downloads (Centers Continued)

Up next, get ready for some exciting, apple-themed free downloads designed to target key skills! First, we have a super fun and interactive way to boost numbers and number sense. You’ll also love the instant sensory bin ideas for September with apple-themed cards and recording sheets. Plus, students can master connecting phonemes to graphemes with word mapping activities using apple-themed mats for CVC words, digraphs, blends, and CVCE words. And the best part? These are also available in a DIGITAL format for even more flexibility!

Grab these three FREE apple-themed activities for engaging back to school practice. Students can build number sense with count-and-cover centers and printable activities, while the apple sensory bin adds hands-on math and phonics practice with numbers and subitizing.

Let your students dive into number fun with these free apple-themed ten frame cards! They’ll read the number and then build the matching set, showing off their understanding in the most hands-on and engaging way possible. 👉 Access the free download HERE!

This free download includes two math centers. Center 1 includes number order strips. Center 2 is a count and build the set. Both sets include “I can” cards and recording sheets. 👉 Access the free download HERE!

Review numbers with these free September Apple Number Review Digital Slides! Interactive lessons give students engaging practice with numbers 1-125 while cheerful apple tree themed visuals bring a seasonal touch to your September math instruction. 👉 Access the free digital review slides here.

Build number sense and subitizing skills within 10 with these free apple-themed digital math slides! Students quickly identify quantities represented with ten frames, fingers, dice, dominoes, and number sequences for engaging number sense fluency practice.

September Science of Reading Aligned Apple-Themed Phonics Centers

Do you utilize connecting phonemes to graphemes through word mapping in your classroom? These free apple-themed all-in-on phonics mats will encourage your students to say, tap, map, and write the phonics skill words.

This free download has multiple uses. First off, it’s completely DIGITAL. You can use these apple-themed slides to build fluency in skill-based words. You can also print the resource and use it for flashcards. I also include blank versions for generic mapping mats. 👉 Access the free resource HERE!

Access this free set of alphabet and high frequency words digital slides. The slides are apple-themed and great for a quick review! They are offered on Google Slides and as a PDF display file. 👉 Access the free download HERE.

Students will enjoy this engaging apple-themed rhyming sort. The sort also offers a corresponding recording sheet. You will also be able to access a free set of apple search and cover by color mats. These mats are actually offered for phonics and math. Click each image to access the free downloads.

This free download offers you a hands-on and engaging sensory bin that is phonics-based. The free download covers beginning sounds, cvc words, digraphs, and cvce words. 👉 Access the free download HERE.

These two FREE apple-themed phonics activities are perfect for adding hands-on practice to your back to school centers. Students can use the ABC magnet mats to practice letter recognition and sound-symbol connections, then build on those skills with picture writing strips targeting beginning sounds, CVC words, digraphs, CCVC words, and CVCe words. Both are great for small groups, phonics centers, and Science of Reading-aligned practice.

Review the alphabet with these free September Apple Alphabet Review Digital Slides! Interactive lessons help students practice lowercase letters, uppercase letters, and matching uppercase to lowercase while enjoying cheerful apple tree themed visuals. 👉 Access the free download here.

Build letter recognition and phonemic awareness with this free alphabet mouth formation sound strip pack. Students read, write, and build fluency for every letter from A to Z. 👉 Access the free download here.

Apple-Themed September Printables for Skill Reinforcement

Managing a busy classroom can be a challenge, but this set of September, back-to-school, apple-themed printables is here to help! Packed with fun activities for both math and phonics, these worksheets make reinforcing essential skills a breeze. Perfect for group work or independent practice, these versatile and engaging printables are a must-have for your September classroom resources. Up first, grab this free set of alphabet color by code printables. The printables are offered in two letter orders: ABC order and word-building order.

This free download offers you beginning sound “scenes” for the students to label. This is another teacher and kid favorite. Students will label the items with the matching beginning sound and then play “match it” along the side of the page. 👉Access the free download HERE!

Access INSTANT printable handwriting practice for both letters and numbers below. Click on each image to download.

Pip the Pup is a classroom favorite. Enjoy this free set of seasonal Pip the Pup coloring sheets. Students will get to enjoy seeing Pip throughout the seasons and exploring fun topics. 👉 Access the free download HERE!

BONUS September Free Downloads!

These two FREE apple-themed fine motor activities are perfect for back to school centers, morning tubs, or hands-on learning! Students can strengthen hand muscles, coordination, and pencil-grip readiness as they count with manipulatives and sort colorful “apples” using poms and tweezers. Click on each image to download.

Strengthen little hands for writing with these free September Apple Fine Motor Pony Bead Builder Cards! Students build engaging apple-themed pictures while developing the fine motor skills needed for handwriting success. 👉 Click here to download the free download.

The apple theme continues with this free directed drawing. This directed drawing is phonics-based if needed. You will have a variety of writing sheets and styles to choose from. This apple tree would make a great September bulletin board display. 👉ACCESS THE FREE FILE HERE!

Apple-Themed Free Downloads

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out our 25 free apple-themed downloads for your kindergarten classroom! I hope these resources add a little extra fun and learning to your September activities. Be sure to keep an eye out for more exciting, free downloads each month—there’s plenty more to come! Don’t forget to bookmark the blog so you don’t miss out on the next batch of themed resources. Happy teaching, and see you soon!

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Tara West – Little Minds at Work
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