Yum, yum, juicy plum! Grow, grow, tomato! Explore tasty fruits and vegetables with these books and activities!
#READ: Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert
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An alphabetical tour of the world of fruits and vegetables, from apricot and artichoke to yam and zucchini.
Increase pre-literacy skills as you read together:
- Use the glossary at the back of the book as a pronunciation guide and to learn more about the featured foods.
- The name of each food is printed twice, in both upper- and lower-case letters. Pause while reading and ask your little one to match uppercase and lowercase letters. Call out a letter then ask your little learner to point to find the letter on the page.
- Encourage your little one to describe different fruits or veggies. If needed, ask questions like these:
- What color is the banana?
- What shape are the blueberries?
- How many ears of corn are there? Are they the same color?
#SING: I Like to Eat Fruits and Veggies
(Tune: I Like to Eat Apples and Bananas)
#EXPLORE: Fruits & Veggies: A Matching Game
Materials
- Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert
- Fruits and veggies - Along with some of your little one's favorites, include some they may not be familiar with.
- Bowl
- knife
Instructions
- Place the selected fruits and veggies in front of your child and ask your little one to identify them.
- Take turns going on a food hunt by matching the fruits or vegetables to illustrations in the book.
- Continue the fun by mixing the fruit into a yummy fruit salad.
- Ask your little one to help wash or prepare the fruit.
- Ask them about the fruit’s size, color, shape or any other characteristics they can think of.
- Taste the fruit together and ask them if they like it.
- Talk to them about which fruits to include in the salad and how much or how little of each fruit should be added.
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