Johnny Appleseed Craft Activity

This Johnny Appleseed Craft is a fun activity for back to school time, an apple themed unit, or Johnny Appleseed Day! Students will love cutting and pasting their very own Johnny Appleseed craft while making one show stopping bulletin board. The patterns are kid friendly, easy to prep for teachers, and includes 8 writing prompts!

What’s included in this pdf:

• A photograph of the craft activity
• Step-by-step directions
• Templates that can be copied directly onto colored cardstock or construction paper and then cut out by students. 
• Labeled templates that can be xeroxed onto cardstock, cut by the teacher, and then traced onto colored paper and cut by students. Labels will include the name of the pattern, the color to use, and how many of each pattern to cut (Ex: Body Cut 1 Red).

Writing prompts included:

• If I were Johnny Appleseed… (primary and single lined)
• All About Johnny Appleseed (primary and single lined)
• Johnny Appleseed (primary and single lined)
• Apple Facts (primary and single lined)
• Apples are… (primary and single lined)
• If I had an apple tree… (primary and single lined)
• APPLES (primary and single lined)
• All About Apples (primary and single lined)

Here are some fun ways to use the craft:

• study on the letter a or j
• practicing fine motor skills
• bulletin boards
• door and hallway decorations
• small group station
• pair it with a worksheet, activity, or book
• reward or class party