Sep 28 2012
Hedge Apple? What’s That?
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- Addie creates a picture of a Hedge Apple.
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- Adia and Beatrice work on theories on how Hedge Apples are magical.
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- Beatrice does a watercolor painting of her Hedge Apples.
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- Regan and Addie inspect the fruit.
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- Friends wonder about the curious fruit.
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- Do you believe they have powers?
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- Tajanaye’s first page of her story, “The hedge apple went POOF!”
This morning, Ms. Simpson gave me four Hedge Apples she found on her way to school. What’s a Hedge Apple, you ask? That’s what we were trying to figure out all day! The odd looking, wrinkly fruits are green and fresh smelling, and come from certain trees located in the Meridian-Kessler neighborhood. We presented them to the kids this morning and asked them, “What is a Hedge Apple?” After a little bit of research and talking to some other adults who knew of the strange fruit, we learned that some people believe Hedge Apples have special powers- particularly keeping away spiders and insects. Friends were then inspired to create their own magic Hedge Apple stories throughout their free time and during Story Workshop. We hope to learn more about these intriguing things Monday!
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