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.
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. Click on the images to download.
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.
These themed subitizing sheets are always a teacher and kid favorite. They are back with an apple theme. Access this free set of apple-themed number sense sheets.
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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
Thanks so much for downloading the apple themed free resources. Reach out with any questions.
Tara West – Little Minds at Work
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