Match apple and orchard words with their meanings.
Apples anchor a classic autumn unit that reaches into science, history, and food. These pairs cover the parts of the fruit and the work of harvesting it.
Students connect orchard vocabulary to meaning: BLOSSOM with the spring flower that becomes fruit, BUSHEL with the unit for measuring harvested apples, and CIDER with the drink pressed from apples.
Follow the matching game with an apple tasting. Cut several varieties, have students rank them, then use the vocabulary to describe what they noticed. CORE, SEEDS, and STEM become concrete once they are holding one.