Apple Tree Rhythm Slides 🍎 Movement & Rhythm Story 🌳
Apple Tree Groove!
Listen to the rhyme. Move your body to the beat!
🌿 1. SWAY
👏 2. CLAP
🦶 3. STOMP
ACTION 1: TREE BRANCHES 🍃 💨 🍃
"Way up high in the apple tree,
Green leaves dancing wild and free!"
🎶 Rhythm Beat: SWAY... SWAY... SWAY...
🙆 ARMS HIGH! Wave both arms side to side like tree branches!
Teacher Cue: Beat a slow drum or clap rhythm while learner sways.
ACTION 2: PICK THE APPLES 🍎 🍎 🍎
"Reach up top, give a snap!
Catch the apple with a CLAP!"
🎶 Rhythm Beat: REACH... REACH... CLAP-CLAP-CLAP!
🙌 REACH & CLAP! Reach high with hands, then clap hard together 3 times!
Visual Support: Hold out red apple props for learner to touch and clap.
ACTION 3: APPLES TUMBLE DOWN 🍎 💥 🍎
"Apples falling to the ground,
THUMP! THUMP! Hear the sound!"
🎶 Rhythm Beat: BOOM... BOOM... STOMP-STOMP!
🦶 STOMP THE FEET! Stomp both feet on the floor with each big thump!
Great Listening & Moving! You felt the apple tree beat!
Reading Repetition Guide 30-Minute Structure • Pre-K Reading Literature
Reading Pacing & Repetition Blueprint
30 Min Daily Cycle
The 30-Minute Non-Verbal Instructional Flow
00 - 05 MIN 🔄 Daily Review Sway, stomp, and repeat yesterday's action.
05 - 15 MIN 📖 Visual Story High-contrast slides, props, and modeled gestures.
15 - 25 MIN 🤸 Motor Repetition 3x physical practice across floor mats & cards.
25 - 30 MIN 🧘 Cool-Down Non-verbal choice check & sensory breathing.
5-Day Reading Literature Spiral Review Map
Day 1 Focus: Rhythm, swaying, clapping (RL.PK.5) Base Rhythm Drill
Day 2 Review: Day 1 sway & clap ➔ New: Character acting & worm poses (RL.PK.3) Sway + Pose Review
Day 3 Review: Days 1-2 tree & tumbling roll ➔ New: Stepping order (RL.PK.2, 7) Pose + Trail Review
Day 4 Review: Days 1-3 stepping trail ➔ New: Crisp/tart sensory gestures (RL.PK.4, 6) Trail + Word Review
Day 5 Review: Cumulative 4-part dance sequence ➔ New: Taste & personal memories (RL.PK.9) Full Story Dance
🔁 The 3x Repetition Rule: Every new story gesture is practiced 1) With teacher hand-over-hand, 2) Mirrored together, 3) Independently!
Teaching Scripts & Sensory Drills
Multi-Sensory Repetition Protocols
Kinesthetic Teaching
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Warm-Up Routine: "The Orchard Wake-Up" (00 - 05 Min)
Execute every day at the start of the reading block:
Step 1: Grounding Sit or stand tall. Feel heavy feet planted in the grass.
Step 2: Tree Sway Arms up! Sway 3 times to music (re-anchor Day 1 beat).
Step 3: Apple Claps Clap 1-2-3! Eyes and hands ready for the day's book.
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Motor Repetition Circuit (15 - 25 Min)
How to run the 10-minute gross-motor repetition station:
Round 1 (Slow Tempo): Teacher models the story pose on the mat while showing the visual card. Student imitates.
Round 2 (Rhythm Beat): Add a drum beat or tambourine shake. Student performs action on the beat without verbal prompting.
Round 3 (Quick Reflex): Teacher silently flashes card or points to screen; student immediately produces the character pose!
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Cool-Down & Reset: "Apple Breathing" (25 - 30 Min)
Calm the nervous system after vigorous movement:
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1. Hold hands cupped together like a round apple.
2. Inhale through nose: smell the sweet apple (4 counts).
3. Exhale through mouth: blow the falling leaf gently away (4 counts).
4. Student taps the visual schedule card to mark "DONE".
💬 Non-Verbal Success Indicator: Success is measured by motor accuracy, rhythm synchronization, and visual choice selection—no spoken words required.
Red Apple Acting Cards Story Acting Cards • RL.PK.3
Act Out the Apple Story!
Name: ______________________
Teacher reads the story sentence. Student acts out the character with their body!
CHARACTER 1
🌳
Tall Apple Tree
"The tree stood strong in the warm sun."
Body Action: Stand on tiptoes and stretch arms wide and high!
CHARACTER 2
💨
Whooshing Wind
"The wind blew whoosh, whoosh through the leaves!"
Body Action: Sway side-to-side and blow air with your mouth!
CHARACTER 3
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Tumbling Apple
"Down tumbled the shiny red apple into the soft grass!"
Body Action: Crouch into a tight ball and roll gently on the mat!
CHARACTER 4
🐛
Wiggle Worm
"A happy little worm wriggled up to say hello!"
Body Action: Wiggle fingers, arms, and whole hips across the floor!
🍎 Sensory Tip: Provide a real apple or soft red ball for the student to hold while acting out the story.
Story Comprehension • RL.PK.1
Answer With Movement!
Cut or Point Selection Board
Teacher asks: "Who did the apple meet?" or "Where was the apple?" Student points or moves to the choice!
Question 1: "Where did the little apple start its day?"
🌳
High in the Tree Reach hands high
🌊
Under the Water Paddle hands
Question 2: "What blew the apple down from the branch?"
💨
The Big Wind Blow whoosh sound
🚗
A Fast Car Turn steering wheel
Question 3: "Who said hello in the green grass?"
🐛
The Little Worm Wiggle 1 finger
🦁
A Big Lion Make roaring paws
💡 Communication Note: Accept pointing, eye-gaze, or physically performing the paired movement gesture as a valid answer!
Apple Journey Stepping Trail Story Retelling Path • RL.PK.2
Apple Journey Stepping Trail
Step & Tell Sequence
Place these 4 stepping spots on the floor in a path. Student steps onto each spot and does the body pose!
1
🌰
Sleeping Seed
Tucked cozy deep in the warm, dark soil.
Step & Move: Curl into a tiny quiet ball on the ground!
2
🌱
Sprouting Shoot
Pushes through dirt toward the bright sunshine!
Step & Move: Kneel up and poke two green fingers skyward!
3
🌸
Spring Blossom
Pink and white flowers open wide for buzzing bees.
Step & Move: Open hands and flutter fingers like flower petals!
4
🍎
Big Red Apple!
Juicy, sweet, ready to harvest and crunch!
Step & Move: Jump up tall, pluck an apple, and take a big bite!
👣 Stepping Trail Rule: Walk forward 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 to retell the story from beginning to end!
Story Prediction • RL.PK.7
What Happens Next?
Look, Point & Guess
Look at the story clue on the left. Where will the story go next? Point or touch your prediction!
Story Clue 1:
🌰 🌧️
"The gardener tucked the brown seed into the dirt and watered it..."
🌱 A green sprout pops out!
🚀 A rocket flies to space!
Story Clue 2:
🌸 🐝
"Warm spring sun shined on the tree blossom, and a busy bee visited..."
🍎 A tiny round apple grows!
⛄ A snowman builds itself!
Story Clue 3:
🧺 🍎
"The child picked five red apples and brought them to the warm kitchen..."
🥧 Baking a warm apple pie!
🏊 Swimming in an ocean!
🔍 Teacher Prompt: "What will grow next?" Student points to the picture or uses a gesture (sprout fingers / round apple tummy).
Orchard Sensory Word Slides MYSTERY WORD 1 • RL.PK.4 🍎 💥
"CRISP"
A fresh apple that makes a loud, snappy CRUNCH when you bite it!
👂 Sound: "CRRR-UNCH!"
😬 DO THE CHOMP!
Chomp big teeth together and snap hands shut like alligator jaws!
Teacher: Hand student an apple slice to listen for the crisp crunch!
MYSTERY WORD 2 • RL.PK.4 🍏 🍋
"TART"
A sharp, sour green apple flavor that makes your lips pucker and tingle!
👅 Taste: Zesty, Sour Zing!
😚 PUCKER UP!
Pucker lips into a circle, squeeze eyes shut, and wiggle cheeks!
Teacher: Offer a tiny taste of green granny smith apple!
MYSTERY WORD 3 • RL.PK.4 🌳 🌳 🌳
"ORCHARD"
A special farm where rows and rows of apple trees grow tall together!
🏡 Setting: Farm of Apple Trees!
👀 BINOCULAR LOOK!
Make hand glasses over eyes and scan from left to right across the room!
Movement: Turn your whole body in a slow circle to see the whole orchard!
READ THE PICTURE • RL.PK.6 Touch the Screen or Card!
🪜 👧
Climbing Kid
Touch the child climbing the wooden ladder!
🧺 🍎
Full Basket
Touch the heavy wooden basket heaped with apples!
🐦 🍃
Singing Bird
Touch the red bird singing in the leaves!
Point or touch each picture target. Student reads the story through visuals!
Sensory Apple Explorer Guide Sensory Connection • RL.PK.9
Sensory Apple Explorer
Name: ______________________
Explore a real apple with your 5 senses! Show how it feels, smells, and tastes with your body!
🖐️
1. Touch the Skin
Rub the outside of the apple on your cheek or palm.
Smooth like glass Glide hand
Bumpy like a road Tap fingers
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2. Smell the Stem
Bring the apple close to your nose. Take a deep breath in!
Sweet fresh fruit Big smile 😊
Earthy tree wood Sniff twice 👃
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3. Hear the Crunch
Adult cuts or snaps an apple slice right next to your ear!
Loud crack sound! Clap hands 👏
Quiet soft mush Whisper shh 🤫
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4. Taste Reaction
Take one nibble! How does your mouth feel?
Yummy sweet! Rub belly 😋
Sour zing! Wiggle hips 😝
🍎 Every reaction is welcome! Student communicates their sensory experience through gestures.
Story Connection • RL.PK.9
"Have You Ever...?" Board
Movement Response Board
Teacher reads each story memory. If you have done this too, give a BIG JUMP or THUMBS UP!
🧺 🌳
Picked an apple from a real tree?
Reached your hands high to twist an apple off!
👍 YES (JUMP)
✋ NOT YET
🥧 👩🍳
Helped bake an apple treat?
Stirred warm cinnamon, applesauce, or sweet pie dough!
👍 YES (JUMP)
✋ NOT YET
🧃 ❄️
Drank sweet apple juice or cider?
Sipped sweet cold apple juice with a fun straw!
👍 YES (JUMP)
✋ NOT YET
🛒 🍎
Found apples at the grocery store?
Helped place heavy round apples into a plastic bag or cart!
👍 YES (JUMP)
✋ NOT YET
✨ Storytelling Connection: "You are an apple explorer just like the characters in our books!"
Number Orchard Stepping Tiles Numerals 0-2 • PK.CC.1, PK.CC.2
Number Orchard Stepping Tiles
Part 1: Floor Stepping Tiles
Cut or lay flat on the floor. Student steps onto the numeral, traces the big shape, and does the movement!
0
Number: ZERO
Empty Branch (None!)
🌱 💨 No apples on the tree yet!
⭕ BIG CIRCLE Make round arms
1
Number: ONE
One Big Red Apple
🍎 One shiny round fruit
🦶 1 BIG STOMP Stomp one foot!
2
Number: TWO
Two Crisp Green Apples
🍏 🍏 A pair of apples
🐰 2 BUNNY HOPS Hop hop!
🍎 Trace with finger: "Start at the top and slide down for 1! Around and back on railroad track for 2!"
Numerals 3-5 • PK.CC.1, PK.CC.2
Number Orchard Stepping Tiles
Part 2: Floor Stepping Tiles
Step forward along the number path! Say the name or tap fingers for each quantity!
3
Number: THREE
Three Sweet Apples
🍎 🍏 🍎 Three in a row
👏 3 CLAPS 1 - 2 - 3 clap!
4
Number: FOUR
Four Juicy Apples
🍎 🍏 🍎 🍏 Four crunchy friends
🦶 4 TOE TAPS Tap toes 4 times!
5
Number: FIVE
Five Orchard Apples
🍎 🍏 🍎 🍏 🍎 A whole handful!
🖐️ HIGH FIVE! Flash all 5 fingers!
🌟 Movement Celebration: Finish by walking backward from 5 to 0, tapping each number tile!
Math Repetition Guide 30-Minute Structure • Pre-K Counting & Cardinality
Math Pacing & Repetition Blueprint
30 Min Math Block
30-Minute Math Instructional Framework
00 - 05 MIN 🔢 Rhythm Counting Stomp, clap, and air-trace prior numbers.
05 - 15 MIN 🍎 Visual / Tactile Introduce slides, ten-frames, or scale balance.
15 - 25 MIN 🦘 Motor Drill High-frequency jumping, stepping, placing.
25 - 30 MIN 🎯 Exit Check Non-verbal pointing check & calming stretch.
Lessons 6–10 Math Spiral Review Map
Lesson 6 Focus: Numerals 0–5 names, stepping tiles, and gestures (PK.CC.1, 2) Numeral Foundation
Lesson 7 Review: Lesson 6 tiles 0-5 ➔ New: Quantities 1–10 in ten-frames (PK.CC.3) Tiles + Ten-Frame
Lesson 8 Review: Ten-frame quantities ➔ New: 1-to-1 jump counting up to 10 (PK.CC.4) Basket + Jump Match
Lesson 9 Review: 1-to-1 jumps ➔ New: Scattered apples up to 7 & +1/-1 steps (PK.CC.4) Jumps + Step Slider
Lesson 10 Review: Counting, sets, and +1/-1 ➔ New: Full-body scale comparison (PK.CC.5) Master Balance Finale
👣 Kinesthetic Retention Rule: Mathematical concepts become permanent when muscle memory (hops, steps, balances) anchors each numeral and quantity!
Math Facilitation Guide
Daily Math Repetition Stations
Station Protocols
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Daily Warm-Up: "Stomp & Count" (00 - 05 Min)
Spiral review performed before every math lesson:
Stomp 1 to 5 Stomp feet alternately: 1 (left), 2 (right), 3, 4, 5!
Air Numeral Trace Trace today's target numbers in the air with whole arm.
Echo Claps Teacher claps a quantity; student claps back exact match.
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10-Minute Math Repetition Circuit (15 - 25 Min)
Execute 3 structured rapid-fire rounds:
Round 1 (Tactile Placement): Place real manipulatives (apple counters, red beanbags) one-by-one into ten-frame boxes or grass patches.
Round 2 (Gross Motor Action): Student jumps, steps, or tilts body to match the number of counters on the mat.
Round 3 (Flash & React): Teacher presents a numeral card (e.g., 4); student quickly hops 4 times or steps onto tile 4 without hesitation!
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Exit Check & Sensory Reset (25 - 30 Min)
Quick non-verbal comprehension verification:
1. Present 2 visual quantity cards or ask: "Show me 4 hops!" or "Tilt to the side with MORE!"
2. Student executes physical response or points to the correct visual symbol.
3. Reset breathing: 5 slow deep breaths while tapping each finger on the table 1 through 5.
Basket Ten Frame Mats Numerals & Quantities 1-5 • PK.CC.3
Apple Basket Ten-Frame Mats
Name: ______________________
Place physical red counters or pom-poms into each basket box. Match the numeral to the quantity!
1
🧺
🍎
1 Apple
2
🧺
🍏
🍏
2 Apples
3
🧺
🍎
🍎
🍎
3 Apples
4
🧺
🍏
🍏
🍏
🍏
4 Apples
5
🧺
🍎
🍎
🍎
🍎
🍎
Full 5!
🖐️ Physical Hand Cue: Press one finger down onto the table for each apple placed in the basket!
Quantities up to 10 • PK.CC.3
Giant Orchard Ten-Frame Mat
Target Number: [ 6 - 10 ]
Fill the ten-frame from left to right, top to bottom. Touch and count each apple!
🍎 1
🍏 2
🍎 3
🍏 4
🍎 5
🍏 6
🍎 7
🍏 8
🍎 9
🍎 10
Cut-Out Manipulative Apple Tokens
🍎 🍏 🍎 🍏 🍎 🍏 🍎 🍏
🎯 Movement Routine: Stomp your foot once for every counter placed in the ten frame!
Apple Jump Counting Slides 🦘 One-To-One Action • PK.CC.4 🍎
Apple Jump Counting!
One jump for every apple you see! Count with your feet!
🍎 = 🦘 1 APPLE = 1 JUMP!
Get your feet ready on the floor!
COUNT & JUMP: 3 APPLES NUMERAL 3
🍎 JUMP 1
🍎 JUMP 2
🍎 JUMP 3
"One! Two! Three! Land softly like a frog!" 🐸
COUNT & JUMP: 6 APPLES NUMERAL 6
🍏 1
🍏 2
🍏 3
🍏 4
🍏 5
🍏 6
"6 Star Jumps! Open arms and legs wide in the air!" ⭐
GRAND FINALE: 10 APPLES! NUMERAL 10
🍎 🍏 🍎 🍏 🍎 🍏 🍎 🍏 🍎 🍏
10 Fast Marching High Knees!
March in place: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
🎉 Incredible One-to-One Counting! You matched every apple to a move!
Scattered Apple Hunt Mats Scattered Counting • PK.CC.4
Scattered Apple Hunt
Name: ______________________
Touch each fallen apple with your finger. Count as you tap! How many apples in the grass?
Grass Patch A Touch and count each!
🍎 🍏 🍎 🍏
🌱 🌿 🌾 Grass Patch
How many? Tap one:
2 4 6
Grass Patch B Touch and count each!
🍎 🍏 🍎 🍏 🍎 🍏 🍎
How many? Tap one:
5 7 9
🌾 Tactile Strategy: Place a green felt mat down and scatter 7 real plastic apples for student to pick up!
Patterns • PK.CC.4
One More & One Less Stepper
Step Forward / Step Back
Start in the middle box. Step forward to add ONE MORE (+1)! Step backward to make ONE LESS (-1)!
Pattern Challenge 1: Start with 3 Apples
⬅️ ONE LESS
🍎 🍎
2 Apples Step 1 Foot Back!
⭐ START HERE
🍎 🍎 🍎
3 Apples Stand Steady
ONE MORE ➡️
🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎
4 Apples Step 1 Foot Forward!
Pattern Challenge 2: Start with 5 Apples
⬅️ ONE LESS
🍏 🍏 🍏 🍏
4 Apples Step 1 Foot Back!
⭐ START HERE
🍏 🍏 🍏 🍏 🍏
5 Apples Stand Steady
ONE MORE ➡️
🍏 🍏 🍏 🍏 🍏 🍏
6 Apples Step 1 Foot Forward!
👣 Motor Learning: Forward step = getting more! Backward step = taking one away!
Apple Balance Showdown Slides ⚖️ Compare Quantities • PK.CC.5 🍎
Apple Balance Showdown!
You are a human balance scale! Use your body to show MORE, LESS, and EQUAL!
🤸 TILT DOWN Heavy side has MORE
🙋 FLOAT UP Light side has LESS
⚖️ ARMS FLAT Both sides are EQUAL
Stretch both arms straight out to the sides!
SHOWDOWN 1: LEFT VS RIGHT Which side has MORE?
LEFT BASKET
🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎
5 Apples
⭐️ MORE THAN!
RIGHT BASKET
🍏 🍏
2 Apples
LESS THAN
🤸 Body Move: Tilt your left hand DOWN heavy toward 5! Left side wins!
SHOWDOWN 2: LEFT VS RIGHT Which side has MORE?
LEFT BASKET
🍎
1 Apple
LESS THAN
RIGHT BASKET
🍏 🍏 🍏 🍏
4 Apples
⭐️ MORE THAN!
🤸 Body Move: Tilt your right hand DOWN heavy toward 4! Right side wins!
SHOWDOWN 3: EQUAL MATCH! Are they the same?
LEFT BASKET
🍎 🍎 🍎
3 Apples
RIGHT BASKET
🍏 🍏 🍏
3 Apples
⚖️ EQUAL TO! THE SAME!
Body Move: Hold both arms straight and flat like a level board! Do not tilt!