Fit the names of the different fruit drawn here on the grid. of the letters to help you get started.

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1 Fresh fruit really beats the summer heat. Sweet, juicy and loaded with healthy stuff, fruit just rules! Make my tasty fruit kabobs with a parent today! How many apples can you find on this page? Fit the names of the different fruit drawn here on the grid. of the letters to help you get started. Standards Link: Spelling: Spell grade-appropriate words correctly.

2 strawberries 2 cups seedless grapes 2 cups 1-inch cubed pineapple 2 cups sliced apples Thread pieces of fruit on approximately 28 bamboo skewers, alternating fruits and colors. Serve with chilled honeyyogurt dipping sauce. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow multiple-step, written directions. 1 cup 1-inch cubed honeydew melon 1 cup 1-inch cubed canteloupe 2 cups low fat 3 tbsp honey Pinch ground cinnamon Combine the yogurt, honey and cinnamon. Mix well then place in the fridge to chill.

3 Cooking a meal is fun, but remember that helping clean up afterwards is all part of the deal! Find your way through the rainbow. Eating fruits that are brightly colored is an easy way to get the most minerals and vitamins from watermelon strawberries raspberries apples pomegranates cranberries apricots cantaloupe peaches mangos oranges tangerines banana papaya lemon pineapple guava grapefruit kiwis apples honeydew grapes pears limes blueberries blackberries grapes plums boysenberries Standards Link: Carmen Miranda, a movie star popular in the 1940s and 1950s, was noted for the famous fruit-hat outfit she wore in the 1943 film, The Gang s All Here. Find the two identical Carmens. Standards Link: Visual Discrimination: Find similarities and differences in common objects.

4 Cooking together builds confidence AND strengthens families! Find the words in the puzzle. Look forwards, backwards and diagonally. Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. TEACHERS: Have students find the words in this list on the other Fruit Freakout pages.

5 Writing is a way to cook up big ideas using the power of imagination. Imagine that you opened your very own restaurant. What would you call it? What foods would be on the menu?

6 mealtimes are one of the best opportunities for the whole family to share their ideas. A C = = Use the code to discover the punch line! E = 33 G = 2 H = 17 I = 29 L = 16 N = 11 O = 30 = 26 S = 4 T=

7 Exercise, like cooking, should be fun. And both are key to healthier families. Have a parent or friend read this story aloud. Each time one of the fruits below is mentioned, do that motion for 30 seconds. Then, trade places as you read the story aloud. = hopping in place = stand on one foot = jumping jacks = run in place = sit ups = somersault = touch your toes Mr. Citrus food truck was very popular. The truck was designed to look like a giant orange and each day he d drive to business would buy fresh watermelon slices, bunches of grapes, apples and more. One day, Mr. Citrus parked on a steep hill. When he opened the truck s customer window, fruit began rolling off the counter and down the hill. Strawberry after strawberry rolled alongside oranges and apples. Luckily, Mr. Citrus was able to catch a large box of grapes before it also tumbled away. The rolling fruit picked up incredible speed. At the bottom of the hill sat Officer Stan, enjoying a slice of watermelon at the park. Suddenly, poor Stan was pelted with strawberries, lemons, apples and oranges, knocking him off the park bench. As he wiped smashed apple bits off his uniform, he called his sergeant on his radio. You re not going to believe this, Sgt. Pear, but I was just attacked by an escaped fruit salad! Standards Link: Physical Education: Use a forms.