Making Apple Pie Theater Activity

September and October are great months for apple-themed preschool lessons, so I created a simple activity for my theater classes similar to patty-cake. I printed out cards showing pictures of the steps to make apple pie, and we pretended we were baking a pie together. The activity included acting out the following steps with sound effects:

1. Chop the apples

2. Add the butter, sugar, and cinnamon to a pot and cook it on the stove

3. Pour the cooked mixture over the apples and stir

4. Roll out the dough

5. Put the dough in the pie pan

6. Pour the apple filling into the pie pan

7. Bake the pie in the oven

8. Eat the pie!

I made the activity more interactive by asking students the next step or asking them how long we should stir the mixture or bake the pie. Then we would count up to the number students said. This activity works well with students as young as 2 and a half years old. The preschool students loved this activity so much they told me they want to make banana, peach, and blueberry pies too!

If you would like a full apple-themed theater lesson plan, you can find it on my TeachersPayTeachers store.