10 Delightful Apple Songs for Preschoolers

| Last Updated: March 17, 2023

Songs are a fun and engaging way to teach children. Not only are they catchy but they are also fantastic mnemonic devices that make it easier for kids to remember various concepts. 

Today, we’ve listed ten delightful songs about apples that will make your classes a lot more lively and motivating.

Great Apple Songs for Preschoolers

Math | Singing | Language

1. Way Up High in an Apple

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Counting is a fundamental skill for your little ones, as this is necessary to unlock most other mathematics skills. Most kids will also learn how to count first before actually understanding what the numbers mean. 

This cute song will help teach your children how to count in a very fun-filled manner. It is especially suitable for younger kids who are just getting started on counting, as it involves counting down from five to one. 

You can use it as a warm-up or icebreaker to start your math classes, or even as a closing activity.

Listen to Way Up High in an Apple now so you can sing and dance along to this tune with your preschoolers in your next math class!

Language | Singing | Communication

2. Apple, Apple, Apple

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Learning the alphabet is one essential language skill for young kids, as it is usually needed to unlock their reading, writing, and even oral communication skills. Using songs to distinguish the sound of each letter is a wonderful idea to help your little ones remember them more easily.

This song is a perfect morning song to get your kids started on their day. You can also use it to introduce the letter A and its sound. They can also unlock a few new vocabulary words from the song. 

On top of that, it also has very good rhymes that will surely stick to the children’s heads.

Apple, Apple, Apple is short, catchy, and will surely top the charts on your preschool classes. Check out the link and start practicing the tune now!

Language | Singing | Communication

3. A Little Apple Seed

This song can make a great morning song to sing along as the kids start their day, during circle time, or at any time of the day! Not only is the tune catchy and most likely familiar to children, but the message is also wonderful.

The lyrics say, “the little apple seed grew to be an apple tree” despite the rain that it went through. It tells us how there will always be a bright sun after every rain. With this meaningful message, you can use the song as a motivation for the kids, too.

Don’t hesitate to add A Little Apple Seed to your daily routine, and have fun singing along with your preschoolers

Language | Social | Motor Skills

4. I’ve Got a Basket of Apples

Looking for a fun song you can use to teach the concept of big and small to your preschoolers? This song might just be what you are looking for. You can sing it at any time of the day, whether in the morning, during circle time, or before ending your class.

Its lyrics talk about a basket of apples in different variations — from huge ones to small ones, from green ones to red ones. With its short lyrics, you can already teach kids about the concept of big and small, and even the colors red and green.

On top of its catchy tune, you can also teach some actions to go with it. Watch in awe as the children sing and act each line out. Don’t miss out and start practicing I’ve Got a Basket of Apples with your little ones now!

Science | Color Recognition | Motor Skills

5. Apple Tree

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This cute and catchy song is perfect for your little music lovers! There are also some actions that they can follow along for each line. On top of that, it teaches quite a number of important lessons to young children.

First off, you can use it to improve your kids’ color recognition. The song repeatedly mentions red, green, and yellow apples. You can even use this song for your science class! The whole song is actually about the process of planting and growing an apple tree, including how it needs sunlight and water to survive and grow.

Most importantly, you can teach your young ones to be kind and care for each other, too. In the last part of the song, it mentions how we are all like apple trees that start small and grow when given lots of care. Heartwarming, isn’t it?

So what are you waiting for? Listen to Apple Tree now and sing and dance along with its tune with your active preschoolers!

Language | Singing | Motor Skills

6. All Around the Apple Tree

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This quick but fun song is perfect as a morning energizer to start your preschoolers’ day! You can also sing it together during your circle time. The song is short and has repetitive lyrics which will definitely make it easier for the kids to memorize and sing along.

You can even use this song as an introduction to your lessons on verbs as it involves quite a number of action words in it —pick, wash, peel, and cook. It’ll also be fun to act these out while singing. If you want to go extra, you can use props like toy apples, toy knives, etc. That definitely sounds entertaining, doesn’t it?

Sing and dance in the tune of All Around the Apple Tree with your preschoolers. You’ll be surprised how quickly it can become an absolute crowd favorite!

Math | Singing | Language

7. Farmer Brown Had 5 Red Apples

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Been searching for a nice number song to make your math classes even more exciting? This song is perfect! You can sing it as a fall song since it talks about apples, plus, it also talks about farms and farming so you can use it for any relevant lessons.

The song talks about Farmer Brown and his apple tree, and how he plucks each apple and eats them until no apples are left. It’s an excellent way to help your preschoolers master their counting skills, along with their language skills. 

You can use little apple cutouts that the kids can stick on each of their fingers and remove them as Farmer Brown plucks and eats each apple in the song.

Go and check out the song Farmer Brown Had 5 Red Apples and have fun singing along with the children in your next class!

Math | Singing | Name Recognition

8. Five Little Apples

This unique yet catchy tune will surely make your preschoolers giggle as they improve their counting and name recognition skills! You can even use it as an introduction to subtraction, as the song is about counting down for each apple that is taken away.

On top of the math, it is also the perfect song to help the children improve their name recognition skills so it’s perfect during the first few weeks of school. It’s a great opportunity for them to memorize and familiarize themselves well with their classmates.

Don’t miss out on the free template for Five Little Apples so you can teach it to the kids in your next class. They’ll surely enjoy singing along and getting to know their classmates!

Language | Singing | Communication

9. Picking Apples

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This tune is sure to make your preschoolers’ mornings and circle time even more exciting. It is also very catchy and easy to remember with its repetitive lyrics and wonderful rhymes — perfect for young children! Most importantly, you can use it to make learning more fun for the kids!

You can use this cool song to teach your preschoolers about action words in your English classes or even at any time of the day. There are various action words to be found in the song such as climb, look, picking, making, and pouring. You can add your own choreography to go with the song by acting out each of the action words mentioned.

Singing Picking Apples together is an excellent song to expand your preschoolers’ vocabulary in a super fun way!

Math | Singing | Language

10. 10 Apples on My Head

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Still on the lookout for more entertaining counting songs for your preschoolers? This tune is irresistibly catchy and easy to follow for kids. It focuses on counting the apples on top of the character’s head, starting from one up to ten apples.

Counting is an essential skill for children, as it also unlocks a ton more skills that are extremely important down the road. It is a fundamental skill they would need in order for them to learn how to add, subtract, and perform other basic math operations. This song is a perfectly entertaining way to teach that skill to your kids.

Mastering counting doesn’t need to be repetitive and boring. Play 10 Apples on My Head and sing along in your next math class. It will a hundred percent be an instant favorite for your little ones!

Conclusion

Singing and dancing have always been excellent ways to keep young children motivated, as well as to teach them a variety of lessons in a very engaging way. 

Hopefully, you find a song or two on our list to sing along with your bubbly and adorable preschoolers. Have fun!



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