Cooking with Kids
Grades K-1
Melon Tasting
Degustación de melones
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Original artwork by Stephanie Morris and Monica Welsh
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Melon Tasting • STUDENT PAGE 2
Jake’s Melons
Jake and Leona West grow many kinds of melons on their farm in
central New Mexico. One of their favorites is a watermelon called
Allsweet. Jake and Leona sell their melons at farmers’ markets.
When people taste their sweet juicy melons, they keep coming
back for more.
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Degustación de melones • PÁGINA DEL ESTUDIANTE
Melon Chart / Tabla de melones
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Melon Tasting • STUDENT PAGE 4
Degustación de melones • PÁGINA DEL ESTUDIANTE
Make a Bar Graph / Haga un gráfico de barras
ä Show how your class voted. Write the name of each fruit or vegetable at
the bottom of the graph. Then color the number of boxes to show how
many voted for each one.
Number of students / Número de estudiantes
ä Muestre como votó su clase. Escriba el nombre de cada fruta o verdura al fondo
del gráfico. Luego coloree el número de cuadros para mostrar cuantos votaron por
cada una.
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Melon varieties / Variedades de melones
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Melon Tasting • STUDENT PAGE 5
melon
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Find the Melons
ä Find 3 medium round cantaloupes. Color them orange.
ä Find 1 big oval melon. Color it green.
ä How many tiny melons are there? ____________
Color the tiny melons yellow.
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MelonTasting • STUDENT PAGE
Degustación de melones • PÁGINA DEL ESTUDIANTE
Writing Activity • Actividad para escribir
ä Write three words that begin with M.
ä Escriba tres palabras que comienzan con la letra M.
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s, the blossom
• For most melon
ightly soft
end should be sl
t smell of
and have the fain
melon.
s without
• Choose melon
cracks or holes.
ould be tan or
• Cantaloupes sh
under their
gold, not green,
netted skin.
sabas and
• Honeydews, ca
d hollow
watermelons soun
d feel heavy
when tapped an
for their size.
should have a
• Watermelons
on one side.
yellowish patch
buy?
What should I
Melons
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Place 2 cups of the watermelon and the ice cubes
in a blender and pulse until a chunky mixture
forms. Add the remaining 2 cups of watermelon,
lime juice and sugar, if using. Blend until frothy.
Serve immediately.
4 cups seeded watermelon cubes
4 ice cubes
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
This watermelon cooler is a refreshing drink for
a hot summer day. Watermelon is high in fiber,
vitamins A and C, and is a good source of
potassium. Watermelons are ripe and ready to
eat when the white spot, where the melon has
been resting on the ground, turns from shiny
white to creamy yellow.
Serves 3-4
Watermelon Cooler
Melon Tasting • HOME RECIPE
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