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West students study Johnny Appleseed
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .West Elementary's Joshua Russo finished and ate one of his apple slices that was used in a Johnny Appleseed activity Sept. 24. All first-graders participated in the project.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem.West Elementary first-grader Raiden Lateef (left) checked to make sure he was putting his apples together correctly while Ayden Holdash spread peanut butter on his slice. The students made mouths out of apples and marshmallows.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .First-grader Halie Reeping carefully alined marshmallows which served as teeth for her mouth made of apples. Students ate their edible school project once they finished making it.
Sometimes, the way to a students’ brain is through their mouth.
First-graders at West Elementary learned a mouthful about historic figure Johnny Appleseed Sept. 24 during a special lesson. The unit honored one of America’s favorite planters as students used two slices of apples, peanut butter and five marshmallows to make a mouth. The apples served as lips and the marshmallows as teeth. The peanut butter held everything in place. Members from the PTA were on hand to help the students with their task.
In addition to the edible project, students made signs explaining who Johnny Appleseed was and hung them in the school’s hallway. They learned that he was a great planter who planted apple trees across the country.