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FIVE SENSES
Use a watermelon to help teach your children about the five senses and how we can learn different information from each sense.
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Have your children observe the watermelon. What does it look like? |
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Touch the watermelon. What does it feel like? |
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Tap the watermelon. What does it sound like? |
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Sniff a piece of watermelon. What does it smell like? |
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Eat a piece of watermelon. What does it taste like?
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SEQUENCE CARDS
The life cycle of a watermelon can make a great set of sequence cards.
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Make four sequence cards that show; a seed in the ground, a sprout, a vine, then a vine with a watermelon growing on it. |
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Let your children take turns arranging the cards in the proper order. |
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WEIGHING WATERMELONS |
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Bring in a couple of watermelons and a scale. |
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Let your children take turns weighing the watermelons.
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| ESTIMATING CIRCUMFERENCE |
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Set out a large watermelon and four or five different lengths of yarn. |
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Have your children take turns guessing which one is the actual circumference of the watermelon. |
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SINK OR FLOAT
Here is a fun activity that will probably surprise your children.
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Set out a large tub of water and a watermelon next to it. |
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Have your children predict whether or not the watermelon will sink or float in the water. |
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