Johnny Appleseed! ©

It’s… Johnny Appleseed! ©www.thisreadingmama.com

Included in this FREE pack are: - The Story of Johnny Appleseed read aloud - Johnny’s Journey Map – great way to sneak in geography!  - Johnny Appleseed: True or False? comprehension coloring page - Apple Vocabulary Card Matching (color & blackline) - Johnny Appleseed Word Bank (color & blackline) - All About Johnny graphic organizer - All About Johnny writing page (2 versions) - My Nickname writing page (2 versions) - How Do You Like Them Apples? (2 versions)

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©www.thisreadingmama.com The Story of Johnny Appleseed

John Chapman, later known as Johnny Appleseed, was born on September 26, 1774. He was born in Massachusetts and grew up living near an apple orchard. He loved being outside with nature. He especially liked watching the apple blossoms of spring turn into the yummy apples of fall. His family picked the apples and made things like apple cider, apple butter, and apple vinegar. When John was about 18 years old, he set out westward to explore Pennsylvania. He was a kind explorer, friendly to animals and all peoples that he met, including Native Americans. Barefoot and in tattered clothing, John walked hundreds of miles. He was sometimes seen wearing a tin pot on his head, like a hat! He often used the pot to cook his meals over an open fire. He took along his Bible and other special papers. Collecting apple seeds from cider mills, he carried them in his satchel. Along his journey through Pennsylvania and Ohio, he cleared land and planted seeds so orchards would grow. He wanted to be sure no one would go hungry as they traveled westward. But John didn’t just scatter seeds everywhere. He was very interested in how the apples seeds would grow and tested them in different kinds of soil. He wanted to be sure he’d get the finest apples! As more settlers traveled westward for new land, John helped them in many ways. He often gave away the seedlings he had planted and taught them how to plant their own apple seeds. Because of his love for apples and his kind heart, he became known as Johnny Appleseed. John never married or even built a house. His home was in the woods, sleeping under the stars. He continued to travel westward, clearing land in Indiana to plant even more apple orchards. In the winter of 1845, John became very sick and died. After he died, many people told stories about him. As the stories were told and retold, they became more and more extraordinary, creating legends about him. One of these legends is that he’s still alive today! ©www.thisreadingmama.com Johnny’s Journey

Indiana John Chapman Pennsylvania dies-1854 John Chapman starts traveling west -1792

Ohio

Massachusetts John Chapman is born 1774 Johnny Appleseed: True or False?

Based on the story of Johnny Appleseed, color only the boxes that show things that are true about him.

Johnny Appleseed grew Johnny Appleseed never Johnny Appleseed was up living near an apple took the tin pot off his kind to animals. orchard. head.

Johnny Appleseed built Johnny Appleseed Johnny Appleseed just a large, beautiful house carried the Bible with threw his seeds for himself. him when he traveled. anywhere as he walked.

Johnny Appleseed never Johnny Appleseed often Johnny Appleseed was died. You can still see walked barefoot, with no kind to the new settlers him out west today. shoes. when they arrived.

student page ©www.thisreadingmama.com Apple Vocabulary Cut out the cards. Match the vocabulary words to their meaning. © © © www.thisreadingmama.com www.thisreadingmama.com www.thisreadingmama.com

orchard seedling tattered

a group of trees planted together to make food a young plant torn and old © © © www.thisreadingmama.com www.thisreadingmama.com www.thisreadingmama.com

journey satchel settlers

people who travel to live in a place that has no one or very few a long trip a bag with a long strap people living there Apple Vocabulary Cut out the cards. Match the vocabulary words to their meaning. © © © www.thisreadingmama.com www.thisreadingmama.com www.thisreadingmama.com

orchard seedling tattered

a group of trees planted together to make food a young plant torn and old © © © www.thisreadingmama.com www.thisreadingmama.com www.thisreadingmama.com

journey satchel settlers

people who travel to live in a place that has no one or very few a long trip a bag with a long strap people living there Johnny Appleseed Word Bank

animals apple barefoot

cook home kind

orchard plant seeds www.thisreadingmama.com settlers walk woods © Johnny Appleseed Word Bank

animals apple barefoot

cook home kind

orchard plant seeds www.thisreadingmama.com settlers walk woods © All About Johnny Based on the story, draw/write facts about Johnny Appleseed in each box.

©www.thisreadingmama.com All About Johnny

©www.thisreadingmama.com My Nickname “Johnny Appleseed” became John Chapman’s nickname because he was kind with his apple seeds. Think about ways that you are kind. What could your nickname be?

My Nickname:

This is my nickname because…

My Nickname:

This is my nickname because…

©www.thisreadingmama.com How do You Like Them Apples? When John Chapman was alive, people used apples in many different ways. Here are some ways you may have used them yourself.

just applesauce apple cider an apple

apple pie apple apple juice cereal

Draw and write about your favorite ways to have an apple.

©www.thisreadingmama.com How do You Like Them Apples? When John Chapman was alive, people used apples in many different ways. Here are some ways you may have used them yourself.

just applesauce apple cider an apple

apple pie apple apple juice cereal

Write about your favorite ways to have an apple.

I hope you enjoy this FREE resource with your own learners! ~Becky