Kindergarten students from Kramer Lane Elementary School celebrated fall on Oct. 17 by learning how to make their own apple cider. Each kindergarten class participated in the Apple Cider Pressing Program in the school’s gymnasium with naturalists from Nassau BOCES.
During the interactive program, the students became apple experts as they learned about the different types and parts of an apple and how apples grow. The naturalists then introduced the kindergartners to a cider press. Each student had the chance to grind a piece of apple in the machine and then work in pairs to press the apples, resulting in cider. During the cider press process, classes were taught an apple song to the tune “Row Row Row Your Boat” and learned about Johnny Appleseed.
In addition, the kindergartners discussed the five senses as it related to their apples. For their final sense, taste, the students enjoyed a delicious cup of apple cider. They concluded their lesson by talking about their favorite way to eat an apple and marking their choice with an orange sticker on a poster. It was a great learning experience for all the kindergarten classes.
