Little Learners: Fruits and Vegetables

Yum, yum, juicy plum! Grow, grow, tomato! Explore tasty fruits and vegetables with these books and activities!

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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?

(Tune: I Like to Eat Apples and Bananas)

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.
1. Ask your little one to help wash or prepare the fruit.
2. Ask them about the fruit’s size, color, shape or any other characteristics they can think of.
3. Taste the fruit together and ask them if they like it.
4. 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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