Fruit Theme

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Math: Measure different fruits with a ruler. Draw the fruits and record the results.
For younger children, just measure the fruit.

Arts & Crafts
Fruit Prints
Cut off part of different fruits (an adult needs to do this). Place into kids paint onto a piece of paper or construction paper. Stamp on the paper. You can even make different animal shapes or make people using different fruits.

Books

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl (9 years old +)

Links
Apples, Oranges, and Bananas An activity from my sister.
Arthur's B&W Fruit Clip Art Coloring pages.
Connected Kids - Coloring Book Orange, bananas, grapes, and pear.
Fruit Coloring Pages @ coloring.ws Apple, bananas, blueberry, cherry, cherries, fruit basket, grapes, lemon, orange, pear, pineapple, strawberry, and Piglet eating watermelon, gourd, and pumpkin.
Fruit (Level A) book, worksheets, and lesson plans @ Readinga-z.com Worksheets: Page 1: Color, cut out the fruit, and paste them in the correct basket ("Fruit you peel" or "Fruit you do not peel."). Second page: Write the correct letter in the blank for different fruits.
Fruit Shapes @ Land Far Away
HCFK: Level 2: Chapter 1 (pdf) Apple and apple juice, pear, orange, peach, cherries, grapes, and banana.
Nutrition Coloring Book Pages @ DLTK"... is for ..." New 7/17/04
Preschool Coloring Pages @ Everything Preschool

Online Fruit Activities
Dole5aday
Dole: Games & Activities
Dole Jammin' 5 A Day Videos
Moby's Mobiles: Fruit

Apple
Pratt's Apple Theme

Apricot
LDS Church Music: Popcorn Popping (on the apricot tree)

Banana
See food for coloring pages.
B is for Banana @ Dole5aday: Music Video

Blueberries
Book: Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

Read the book.
Snack: Eat blueberries just like Sal in the book.
Cooking: Make blueberry muffins or dairy-free blueberry muffins.
Music: Sing The Muffin Man as you make muffins.

See food for coloring pages.

Cherry
Cooking:
Make: chery muffins, Canned Fruit Pie: Cherry Pie, cinnamon (cherry) crepes, or Cherry Cheese Pie.
See fruit for coloring pages.

Citrus
Cooking & Snack: Make grapefruit, orange, or lemon juice. Make lemon meringue pie. Eat: a grapefruit or an orange.

See food for coloring pages.

ColoringBookFun.com: Food Coloring Pages

Sunkist Has experiments using citrus and activities for children (Coloring pages, Crossword Puzzles, Word find, Tic-Tac-Toe, and Step' n Thru).

Coconut

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Flannel Board/Wall Activity- pdf

Coconut Tree Craft (for kindergarten) @ DLTK Have the child color the tree and coconuts. Cut the pieces out and glue it onto another piece of paper. Have them write the letters of the alphabet, place stickers on it, or make some letters for them to put on their tree.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Book Break @ DLTK has more printables for this book.

Coloringpages.net: Dot-to-Dot: Monkey eating a coconut (1-20)
Kayleigh's Playground - Coloring Pages
Beach with 3 coconut trees.

Cooking and Snack:
Make Ranger (Cowboy) Cookies.
Eat coconut.

See food for coloring pages.

Kiwi
Snack: Kiwi
Zespri New Zealand kiwifruit in North America How Kiwifruit Gots Its Name, History, Fun & Games, etc.

Lemon
Make lemonade and do step #1 listed below. Have the children help you make the lemonade.

1. Have your children sample sugar and lemon to experience both sweet and sour things. Talk about sweet and sour.
2. Use this as a math and/or science lesson.
Make lemon bars, lemon bread, or anything else made with lemon.
Have your children measure each amount of ingredient and put it into the recipes. Have someone stir all the ingredients together when it says to.
For younger children: This recipe might be a little different each time (but edible, hopefully) but they learn how to measure things.
For older children: Ask them what happens if you do not measure correctly.
3. If you are a teacher, do step #1. If the school kitchen allows you to take your classroom into the kitchen, make this recipe there. Eat it the next day.

Mandarin Orange
Snack: Mandarin oranges

Nectarine
ColoringBookFun.com: Nectarine
Snack: Nectarine

Olive
Snack: Eat black or green olives.

Olive Fruit Facts

Alef Bet Olive Coloring Page @ Torah Tots
Bible Garden Coloring Book: Olive

P Fruits

Book: Each Peach Pear Plum by Allan Ahlberg
Activities Each Peach Pear Plum

Peach
Cooking:
Make peach pie or anything with peaches in it.
Yummy Spiced Peach Muffins

Book: James and The Giant Peach by Roald Dahl Ages 9+

Activities & Worksheet to go James and The Giant Peach (Chapter 1)

Pear
See food for coloring pages.

Pineapple
Talk about where pineapple grows, how it grows, what he needs to grow, etc.
Pineapple Bread

See food for coloring pages.

Dole has recipes you can make.
Dole.com
Dole: Fun For Kids!
Dole: Games & Activities

Plum
Little Jack Horner: Rhymes

Pumpkin

Raspberry
See food for coloring pages.

Squash
It is a fruit but it is cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

Strawberry
Books
The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, And the Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood

Printables
See food for coloring pages.
Preschool Coloring Book: 3 Strawberries
Strawberry Coloring Page @ Everything Preschool
Strawberry Coloring Page (large)
Strawberry Coloring Page from PrimaryGames.com

Watermelon

Books

Icy Watermelon/ Sandía Fría by Mary Sue Galindo (The last part is in Spanish.)

Video clip of how watermelons get to the supermarket @ watermelon.org

Watermelon Craft
To make the watermelon pattern, fold a 12x9 inch piece of red or pink and green piece of construction paper in half. Fold it in half lenghwise. Starting from the top, cut at an angle to about 2 inches from the bottom of the paper. Fold it again and meaure 1 inch across the top of the green construction paper marking every so often. Cut. Cut the amount of watermelons and rinds you need for your children or class.

Glue the red and green construction paper pattern together. (You will need to glue it together for younger children.) Make little seeds by finger painting using black (or whatever color they want for fewer children) kids paint. Count seeds after you placed them on your fruit.

Large Watermelon Craft
To make the watermelon pattern, fold a 12x9 inch piece of red or pink and green piece of construction paper in half lenghwise. Starting from the top, cut at an angle to about 4 inches from the bottom of the paper. Fold it again and measure 1 1/4 inches across the top of the green construction paper marking every so often. Cut. Cut the amount of watermelons and rinds you need for your children or class.

Paper Plate Watermelon Craft
Cut a paper plate in half.

Paint or color the part of the plate where it doesn't curve up red or pink. Paint or color the top green. Finger paint little black seeds. Count the seeds as you go and/or after you placed them on your fruit.

Watermelon Math Toss Game
To make a watermelon, fold an 18x12 inch piece of red construction paper in half. Starting from the top, cut at an angle and stop about 5 inches from the bottom. Fold it again and measure 2 inches across the top of the green construction paper marking every so often. Cut. Laminate or put contact paper on it.. Cut black seeds using thick paper, poster board, black checkers, or coins. Have the children toss the seeds onto the watermelon and count as they go.

Cooking and Snack:
Watermelon Cookies, watermelon

See food for coloring pages.

A Girl Eating a Slice of Watermelon @ PrimaryGames.com
National Watermelon Promotion Board: Kids and Teacher
Find the "kids" section and you will find these activities: How to Grow Watermelons, Coloring Book, Watermelon Finger Puppets, Math Problems, Science Lesson Plans, and Puzzles
Preschool Printables: File Folder Game: Watermelon Numbers
The Watermelon Unit

Online Activities
Dole 5 A Day Online Coloring

Zucchini