Johnny Appleseed Fact or Fiction Mini Book

Cut book out as one piece. Fold bottom up. Add a tiny strip of glue to each side. Fold book in thirds with “fact or fiction” on the front.
Cut strips out (from next page). Let your student sort them by fact and fiction. Hint: there are three true facts and five fiction. Use the
book Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellogg to help with this minit book.
Johnny’s feet were as tough as an
elephant’s hide; even a rattlesnake
couldn’t bite through!
Johnny kept a wolf for a pet.
Johnny played with a family of
bears.
Johnny planted trees as far west as
California.
Johnny Appleseed’s real name was
John Chapman.
Johnny had ten siblings!
Johnny Appleseed made a bed
high in the treetops and chatted
with birds.
He travelled over 100,000 square
miles planting apple seeds.