Johnny Appleseed

What does the word settlers mean?

• people who moved to a new area

• people who harvest apples

• people who cannot travel alone

What does the word "frontier" mean?

• a person in the lead

• wild land with no settlers

• an area with lots of people

What is a "cider mill"?

• a place to buy cider

• a person who makes cider

• a machine used to make cider

What does the word "venomous" mean?

• dangerous

• funny

• poisonous

Why did John plant seeds near rivers and streams?

• many people would live close by the water

• so people could pick apples and float them in the water

• so you could travel by boat and pick up apples

What does the word "tattered" mean?

• new

• dirty

• used and worn out

What does this tell you about Johnny?

• he hated insects

• he was kind to animals

• he did not want to burn the land

What does the word "legend" mean?

• a made up story

• a story that tells the truth

• a story that tells about someone or something famous

Do you think Johnny Appleseed was a hero?

• he sure was!

• not at all...

• he was sort of a hero

Johnny Appleseed taught us to respect nature. Does this still apply today?

• no, nature cannot be protected

• no, the story is too old for today

• yes! it is still important today