Seed Sprout Story Slides Lesson 1 • Story & Movement
The Tiny Apple Seed
Move & Listen
🌰
"Deep in the brown dirt, a tiny apple seed is sleeping soundly."
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Our Body Action
Curl Like a Seed!
Crouch down low on the carpet. Hug your knees tight! Tuck your head down. You are a sleeping seed!
👀 Eyes looking 👂 Ears listening 🌱 Body curled tiny
Part 1 • Nature Helpers
Rain Falls & Sun Shines
Warm & Wet!
🌧️
Drip, Drop, Rain!
"The soft rain falls down on the soil: pitter, patter, plop!"
Movement Prompt:
Wiggle fingers down from the sky like rain! Tap, tap, tap!
☀️
Warm, Bright Sun!
"The golden sun warms the cool dirt. Wake up, little seed!"
Movement Prompt:
Make big round circle arms overhead like the giant sun!
Listen closely: The seed drinks the cool water and feels the warm sun!
Part 2 • The Big Change
Pop! A Green Sprout!
Growing Time!
🌱
"Crack! The seed opens wide. Push, push! Up comes a little green sprout!"
Green leaves greet the sun!
🧍♂️🌱
Act It Out Together!
Uncurl and POP!
Start in your seed ball. Count with teacher: 1... 2... 3... POP!
Slowly stand up, put your hands together, and point upward like two baby leaves!
🌱 Small ball 🌿 Slow push ✨ POP! Sprout stands tall!
Story Question • Point or Say
What helped the tiny seed grow?
Point to Answer!
🌧️ ☀️
Rain & Sun
Warm sunshine and gentle water
Touch or Point Here
🧊 ❄️
Cold Ice Cubes
Freezing cold ice and snow
Touch or Point Here
Teacher Tip: Model pointing to the rain & sun card. Affirm student touches or head nods! 👉 🌧️☀️
Retell • First, Next, Last
Our Seed Story in Order!
3 Steps!
1. FIRST
🌰
Seed in Dirt
Sleeping tiny ball
Action: Curl tight!
2. NEXT
🌧️☀️
Rain & Sun
Drink & warm up
Action: Wiggle fingers!
3. LAST
🌱
Green Sprout
Pop up high!
Action: Stand & pop!
🎉 Great job! You acted out the story of the tiny apple seed! 👏🌱
Seed Sprout Choice Mat Pre-K Story Mat • Lesson 1
The Tiny Apple Seed
Name:
Date:
Touch & Point Story Board Point to answer or talk about the story
🌰 Seed
🌧️ Rain
☀️ Sun
🌱 Sprout
Question 1
What woke up the tiny seed in the dirt?
🌧️ ☀️
Rain and Warm Sun
Water and light
🧊 ❄️
Cold Ice Cubes
Freezing snow
Retell
Put the Story in Order!
Match picture tokens into boxes below
1. First Seed in Dirt
2. Next Rain & Sunshine
3. Last Little Green Sprout
Act It Out Movement Badges (Color or stamp when done!)
🧘
Seed Ball
Curled small
🌧️
Rain Fingers
Pitter patter
🌱
Sprout Pop!
Stand & stretch
✂️ Cut-Out Story Cards (Cut & paste onto boxes above) Tactile manipulatives
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Seed in Soil
Card A
🌧️☀️
Rain & Sun
Card B
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Green Sprout
Card C
Big Trunk Story Slides Lesson 2 • Story & Movement
The Big Strong Trunk
Stand & Balance
🌳
"Years go by! The little green sprout grows taller, thicker, and stronger every single day."
🧘♂️
Our Body Action
The Tree Pose!
Stand tall on two strong feet. Don't fall down! You are a sturdy apple tree trunk!
🦶 Feet glued down 🧍 Body tall and still 💪 Strong like wood
Part 1 • Underground
Roots Dig Deep!
Deep in the Soil
🪱 🌱 🤎
"Under the ground, thick brown roots reach deep down into the dirt. They drink cool water and hold the tree safe!"
🦶🦶
Action Time!
Stomp Your Roots!
Stomp your feet on the rug: Stomp! Stomp! Stomp!
Dig your imaginary roots into the floor. Hold on tight!
Roots drink water and keep the apple tree from blowing away!
Part 2 • Up in the Sky
Branches Stretch High!
Green Leaves
🌿 🌳 🍃
"Long wooden branches reach out wide to catch the sun. Bright green leaves flutter in the warm summer breeze."
🙆♀️
Movement Action
Stretch Arms Wide!
Reach your arms all the way out to your sides. Wiggle your green leaf fingers!
High to the sky... side to side!
🦶 Roots stomped 🧍 Trunk standing 👐 Branches stretching!
Story Question • Point or Say
Where do the tree's roots grow?
Point to Answer!
🪱 🤎 🪨
Deep in the Dirt
Under the ground
Touch or Point Here
☁️ ✈️ ☁️
Up in the Clouds
High in the sky
Touch or Point Here
Teacher Tip: Prompt child with gesture pointing down to the carpet for "dirt". 👉 🤎
Act It Out • Whole Body
Wind in the Branches!
Sway Together!
🌬️ 🍃
Gentle Breeze
Sway gently to the left and right.
"Swoosh... swoosh..."
💨 🌳
Big Gust!
Lean way over, but keep feet glued!
"Whooosh!"
🧍♂️💪
Stand Strong!
Freeze like a mighty trunk!
"I am strong!"
🎉 Bravo! You acted out the roots, trunk, and branches of the tree! 🌳👏
Big Trunk Visual Mat Pre-K Story Mat • Lesson 2
The Big Strong Trunk
Name:
Date:
Tree Parts Pointing Board Touch to name or answer
🪱🤎 Roots
🪵 Trunk
🌿 Branches
🍃 Leaves
Question 2
What holds the tree strong deep in the dirt?
🪱 🤎
Brown Roots
Under the soil
🎈 🎪
Party Balloons
Floating in air
Retell
How Did the Tree Grow Big?
Match picture tokens into boxes below
1. First Little Green Sprout
2. Next Roots Stomp Deep
3. Last Big Strong Trunk
Act It Out Movement Badges (Color or stamp when done!)
🦶
Stomp Roots
Feet glued down
🧍
Trunk Pose
Stand tall & still
🙆♀️
Branch Sway
Arms wide in wind
✂️ Cut-Out Story Cards (Cut & paste onto boxes above) Tactile manipulatives
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Green Sprout
Card A
🪱🤎
Deep Roots
Card B
🌳
Mighty Trunk
Card C
Pink Blossom Slides Lesson 3 • Story & Movement
Pink Blossom Buzz
Spring Warmth!
🌸
"Springtime is here! The cold winter is gone. The apple branches wake up with pretty pink buds."
✊✊
Our Body Action
Bud to Blossom!
Make two tight fists together like sleeping flower buds. Hold them close to your heart!
✊ Tight fists 🤫 Sleeping quiet ☀️ Waiting for sun
Part 1 • Blooming Petals
Petals Open Wide!
Pink & White
🌺 🌸 🌿
"Pop, pop, pop! The buds open into sweet-smelling flowers. The whole apple tree turns pink and white!"
👐✨
Act It Out!
Open Your Petals!
Slowly open your fingers one by one. Spread your hands wide like flower petals!
Take a deep breath and smell the sweet apple flower! Sniff, sniff!
The sweet flowers invite a very special little winged visitor!
Part 2 • Buzzing Friend
Here Comes the Bee!
Bzzz!
🐝 🌸 🍯
"Bzzzz! A friendly honeybee zooms from flower to flower. The bee sips sweet nectar and helps make apples!"
🐝👐
Movement Prompt
Fly Like a Bee!
Tuck your elbows and flap your bee wings: Bzzzz, Bzzzz!
Fly in a circle, then land gently on your flower hand!
👐 Flower hands open 🐝 Wing flaps buzzing ✨ Bee lands: Tap!
Story Question • Point or Say
Who came to visit the pink flower?
Point to Answer!
🐝 💛
Little Honeybee
Buzzing with small wings
Touch or Point Here
🐻 🐾
Big Brown Bear
Heavy walking bear
Touch or Point Here
Teacher Tip: Make a quiet "bzzzz" sound to cue the honeybee choice card! 👉 🐝
Retell • First, Next, Last
The Blossom Story in Order!
3 Steps!
1. FIRST
✊🌸
Tight Bud
Sleeping on branch
Action: Fist buds!
2. NEXT
👐🌸
Flower Blooms
Pink petals open
Action: Open fingers!
3. LAST
🐝🍯
Bee Visits
Drinks sweet nectar
Action: Buzz wings!
Pink Blossom Activity Mat Pre-K Story Mat • Lesson 3
Pink Blossom Buzz
Name:
Date:
Blossom Story Pointing Board Touch to name or answer
✊🌸 Bud
🌸 Blossom
🐝 Bee
🍯 Sweet
Question 3
Who came flying to visit the pink flower?
🐝 💛
Little Honeybee
Buzzy wings
🐻 🐾
Big Brown Bear
Heavy walking bear
Retell
What Happened in Spring?
Match picture tokens into boxes below
1. First Tight Pink Bud
2. Next Flower Petals Open
3. Last Bee Visits to Sip
Act It Out Movement Badges (Color or stamp when done!)
✊
Bud Fists
Closed tight
👐
Petals Open
Fingers bloom
🐝
Bee Wings
Flap & bzzz
✂️ Cut-Out Story Cards (Cut & paste onto boxes above) Tactile manipulatives
✊🌸
Sleeping Bud
Card A
👐🌸
Open Petals
Card B
🐝🍯
Buzzing Bee
Card C
Sweet Apple Slides Lesson 4 • Story & Movement
Sweet Red Apples
Harvest Time!
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"The petals fall away. In their place, tiny little green apples begin to grow under the warm summer sun."
👐🍎
Our Body Action
Make an Apple!
Cup your two hands together to make a round apple shape. Hold it safe in front of you!
👐 Cupped hands 🟢 Little green 🔴 Turning red
Part 1 • Autumn Ripening
Big, Heavy, & Red!
Plump Fruit
🍏 ➡️ 🍎
"The apples drink sunshine! They turn from sour green to sweet, shiny red. The heavy branches bend down low!"
🙇♂️🌳
Act It Out!
Heavy Branches Bend!
Put your arms out wide like branches. Now slowly bend your body down low... heavy with apples!
"Ooooh, so heavy!"
🍏 Small green apple ☀️ Warm summer sun 🍎 Big sweet red apple!
Part 2 • Picking Time
Pick the Apple!
Reach High!
🧺 🍎 😋
"Reach up to the branch! Twist, twist, and pull. Plop the shiny red apple into the wooden basket!"
🙋♂️🧺
Movement Prompt
Reach on Tiptoes!
Stand on tiptoes, reach way up high, twist your wrist, and pull! Drop into basket: PLOP!
Then take a pretend bite: CRUNCH!
🦶 Tiptoe reach ✊ Twist & pull 🧺 Basket plop & crunch!
Story Question • Point or Say
What is ready to pick from our tree?
Point to Answer!
🍎 ❤️
Red Apple
Sweet and round fruit
Touch or Point Here
🍌 💛
Yellow Banana
Long curved fruit
Touch or Point Here
Teacher Tip: Point to the apple picture and model saying or signing "Apple". 👉 🍎
Retell • First, Next, Last
The Apple Story in Order!
3 Steps!
1. FIRST
🍏
Green Apple
Tiny & growing
Action: Small hands!
2. NEXT
🍎
Red Apple
Big & ripe
Action: Heavy arms!
3. LAST
🧺😋
Pick & Eat
Basket & crunch
Action: Tiptoe & crunch!
🎉 Delicious! You picked and munched the sweet red apples! 🍎😋👏
Sweet Apple Picker Mat Pre-K Story Mat • Lesson 4
Sweet Red Apples
Name:
Date:
Harvest Pointing Board Touch to name or answer
🍏 Green
🍎 Red Apple
🧺 Basket
😋 Yum!
Question 4
What sweet fruit is ready to pick from the tree?
🍎 ❤️
Red Apple
Sweet and round
🍌 💛
Yellow Banana
Curved peel
Retell
How Did the Apples Grow?
Match picture tokens into boxes below
1. First Little Green Apple
2. Next Big Ripe Red Apple
3. Last Pick into Basket
Act It Out Movement Badges (Color or stamp when done!)
👐
Apple Hands
Round shape
🙇♂️
Heavy Branches
Bend low
🙋♂️
Tiptoe Pick
Twist & crunch
✂️ Cut-Out Story Cards (Cut & paste onto boxes above) Tactile manipulatives
🍏
Green Apple
Card A
🍎
Ripe Red Apple
Card B
🧺😋
Pick & Munch
Card C
Apple Story Retell Slides Lesson 5 • Big Story Retell
The Apple Tree Story
Whole-Body Story!
🌰 🌳 🌸 🍎
"Today we tell the whole story! From a sleeping seed all the way to a sweet, crunchy apple."
🎭
Our Big Mission
Story Actors!
We will use our bodies, our hands, and our voices to act out each part of the tree!
1. Seed 🌰 2. Trunk 🌳 3. Blossom 🌸 4. Apple 🍎
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Part 1 • First
First: A Tiny Seed!
Curled in Soil
🌰 🌧️ ☀️
"First, the seed sleeps deep in the dark earth. Raindrops fall and the warm sun whispers: Wake up!"
🧘🌱
Act It Out!
Curl & Pop!
Curl into your tiny seed ball. Rain wiggles down... 1, 2, 3... POP!
Green sprout wakes up!
Remember: The story begins with a tiny seed in the ground!
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Part 2 • Next
Next: Big Strong Trunk!
Growing Tall
🪱 🪵 🌿
"Next, roots dig deep into the earth. A thick brown trunk grows tall and spreads branches wide!"
🦶🙆♂️
Act It Out!
Tree Pose & Sway!
Stomp your roots! Stand tall like a wooden trunk. Sway your branch arms in the wind!
"Swoooosh... swoooosh!"
Strong roots underground keep the tall trunk standing still!
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Part 3 • Then
Then: Pink Blossoms & Bee!
Spring Blooms
🌸 🐝 ✨
"Then, spring arrives! Pink buds bloom open and a gentle honeybee buzzes over to sip sweet nectar."
👐🐝
Act It Out!
Bloom & Buzz!
Open your petal hands wide. Flap your little bee wings: Bzzzzz!
Fly and land softly on the flower!
The little honeybee helps the pink blossom turn into fruit!
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Part 4 • Last
Last: Sweet Red Apples!
Autumn Harvest
🍎 🧺 😋
"Last, big shiny red apples hang from the branches. We reach up on tiptoes, pick them, and take a crunchy bite!"
🙋♂️🍎
Act It Out!
Pick & Crunch!
Reach high on tiptoes! Twist and pull! Drop into basket: PLOP! Take a bite: CRUNCH!
"Mmm, so sweet and juicy!"
Apple Story Retell Board Pre-K Story Mat • Lesson 5
The Apple Tree Story
Name:
Date:
Whole Story Pointing Board Touch to retell or answer
🌰 1. Seed
🌳 2. Tree
🌸 3. Flower
🍎 4. Apple
Question 5
What was the very FIRST thing in our story?
🌰 🤎
Tiny Seed
Sleeping in dirt first
🍎 🧺
Picked Apple
Sweet fruit at the end
Retell
Retell the Whole Apple Story!
Match 4 picture cards in order
1. First Tiny Seed
2. Next Big Trunk
3. Then Pink Flower
4. Last Red Apple
Story Theater Movement Badges (Act out each part!)
🧘
Seed Ball
Curl low
🧍
Trunk Pose
Stand tall
🌸
Blossom Buzz
Open & flap
🍎
Apple Crunch
Tiptoe & bite
✂️ Cut-Out Story Cards (Cut & paste onto boxes above) Manipulatives
🌰
Tiny Seed
Card 1
🌳
Big Trunk
Card 2
🌸
Pink Flower
Card 3
🍎
Red Apple
Card 4
