What’s 92% water, classified as both a fruit and a vegetable, and is available in roughly 1,200 different varieties? That would be watermelon!
In case you’re wondering, the heaviest watermelon on record to date is a 350.5 pound whopper grown in Tennessee by Chris Kent. Kent set this record in 2013. In 1995, Jason Schayot spit a watermelon seed 75 feet and two inches, a record that has yet to be broken. Turn these two watermelon facts into memorable math lessons by challenging students to collect 350.5 pounds of nonperishable food for a local shelter and engaging kiddos in marking a distance of 75 feet and two inches in a hallway or on a paved outdoor location. For a watermelon-themed get-acquainted writing activity check out “Slice of Summer Art.”
I guess it might seem odd to suggest watermelon-themed activities for back to school, however with so many kiddos heading back to school in August, a few watermelon-themed activities make sense—at least to me!
What’s your vote? “Yay” or “Nay” for back-to-school watermelon activities?
Wishing you a “Melon of a new school year!”
Diane
I say”YAY”
“YAY!” for me too!
YAY due to that I love watermelon and it is a summer food. In state of GA we start back in August which it is the last month for summer.
YAY! My blog’s and classroom’s theme is watermelon!
Yay! Kids in our district go back August 14 and most schools are without A/C. You need something cute to keep them occupied. Watermelons for the win!!
YAY!!!!!!!