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Apple: find the centre

English lesson · Ages 5+ with a grown-up · By Howloop

An apple’s thin skin covers a much larger area of flesh. Its seeds are tucked near the centre. Explore the outside before opening the model, then see what changes when you can look inside.

Play with apple →

Our little discovery

Find the core and explain how it differs from the flesh.

What is inside?

  • Skin. The thin outer layer.
  • Flesh. The firm part we eat.
  • Core and seeds. Seeds hide in the centre.

Apples grow in many places around the world.

From tree to table

  1. On a tree. Apples grow on trees.
  2. First, a blossom. A flower can become an apple.
  3. Time to grow. The little apple grows bigger.
  4. To the kitchen. Ask a grown-up to wash and cut it.

Shaking a tree in the playground is pretend play, not a real harvesting instruction.

Three ways to look closer

You can point, draw or talk. You do not need to taste anything.

  1. Look from both ends

    Turn the apple to find its stem and the opposite end. Draw an imaginary line between them through the middle.

  2. Make a prediction

    Before opening it, point to where you think the seeds will be. Open the model and compare their position with your prediction.

  3. Map a real apple

    A grown-up can cut a washed apple. On paper, draw its outside edge, flesh and core. Mark any seeds you can see without taking them out.

What to notice

The core is a region in the middle, not a loose object floating inside. Real apples can have different skin colours and different numbers of seeds.

Wonder together

How would you help someone find an apple seed: look near the skin or look near the centre? What did you notice?