Fruit Salad

FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES:

VOCABULARY

• apple
• grape
• banana

MATH

• Fruit Symmetry
• Find pictures of fruit in a magazine
• Cut the pictures of the various fruits in half
• Lay out pictures of the ˝ cut fruit
• Let the children identify the fruit by its half
• Children must match the other half to create the complete picture
  
  ** To extend this activity into Language Arts, see LANGUAGE ARTS below

• Weighing Fruit
• Children predict and experiment which is heavier:
• 5 grapes or 1 kiwi?
• How many apples will equal 1 cantaloupe, etc.

• Favorite Fruit Graphing
• Poll and graph the children’s favorite fruit
• Compare more, less or equal

• Fruit Sorting
• Have the children sort fruit by:
• Shape
• Color
• Seeds on inside vs outside
• Texture
• Size, etc.

SCIENCE

• Fruit Observation
• Before cutting fruit have children predict what is inside
  
  
• Observe oxidation with cut apples
• When exposed to air apples will brown
• Squeeze lemon on a second piece and discuss the difference
• Lemon is an antioxidant

• Banana Over Time
• Observe a banana over a 2 week period
• Start with a green banana and end with a brown one
• Document with words, drawings or photographs

• Dry out then plant seeds
  
  
• Create blueberry dye
• Boil blueberries in 1/2 cup of water
• Strain the skin and seeds (if any)
• Paint (see ART below)

LANGUAGE ARTS

** continued Fruit Symmetry from MATH above:
• Have the children mix and match the halves creating their own fruit
• Glue it down to paper and create a name and a description of this new fruit
• Discuss its origin

• Phonic Fruit
• Go through the alphabet and brainstorm the names of fruit for each letter sound

• You can sing this song with your child before eating your fruit salad:
  
• I Like To Eat Apples And Bananas
  "I like to eat, eat, eat, apples and bananas"
  "I like to eat, eat, eat, apples and bananas"
  
  (Repeat each verse substituting long vowel sounds)
  
  (Long A)"I like to Ate, Ate, Ate, AYpples and bAYnAYnAYs"
  (Long E)"I like to Eat, Eat, Eat, EEples and bEEnEEnEEs"
  (Long I)"I like to IYte, IYte, IYte, IYpples and bIYnIYnIYs"
  (long O)I like to OHt, OHt, OHt, OHpples and bOHnOHnOhs"
  (Long U)"I like to Ute, Ute, Ute, Upples and bUnUnUs"

ART

• Paint with the blueberry dye

• Cantaloupe Seed Mosaic
• PARENTS SHOULD PREPARE THE SEEDS BEFORE THIS ACTIVITY - DO NOT LET YOUR CHILD NEAR THE RUBBING ALCOHOL
• Rinse and dry cantaloupe seeds
• In a disposable bowl, soak clean seeds in a solution of Rubbing Alcohol and food coloring (1:1 ratio - alcohol/food coloring)
• Dry on paper towels
• Let your child create a mosaic using the seeds

• Fruit Scented Art
• Children can paint fruit cut-outs or their own fruity still life with fruit flavored Kool-Aid mixed with some water

• Fruit Printing
• Spread paint thinly onto a sponge or plate
• Print with halves of apples and oranges onto paper