Watermelon Seed Counting

Provide each child with a slice of watermelon with seeds.  Invite the children to join you
 in singing the song below.  Then direct each child to remove the seeds from his/her slice
 of watermelon and count them.  As the children are counting seeds, draw a large watermelon
 on a dry-erase board.  Then have each child tell the class how many seeds he/she counted;
 draw the corresponding number of seeds on the watermelon.  After each child has had a turn,
 tally the total number of seeds from all the slices.  Now that the seeds have been removed
 and counted, let the children eat the watermelon. Yummmm!

(Sung to the tune of: "Are You Sleeping")

Watermelon, watermelon
Red and green! Red and green!
Let's take all the seeds out.
Let's take all the seeds out.
And count them! And count them!

Watermelon Number Activity

Slice of Math

To begin, cut out ten red construction paper watermelon slices.  Then cut out
 ten green construction paper rinds.  Program each rind with a number or number word.
  Then program each watermelon slice with the corresponding number of seeds.
  To do this activity, have a child match each rind to a watermelon slice.

Watermelon Graph

You can make a graph on who likes watermelon and who doesn't.

Watermelon Taste Test

Taste test:  Taste warm and cold watermelon.  Which do you like
 better?  Why?  Graph results and hang near "opposites" pictures.

Watermelon Fraction

Create a visual watermelon display to help explain fraction to the children.  Cut several
 large green circles from construction paper and the same number of red circles, only
 slightly smaller.  Glue the red circles to the centers of the green circles to create melon
 rounds.  Cut the melon rounds into the desired fractions, such as halves; quarters; thirds;
 etc.  Children can help make the pieces look mare like watermelon slices by gluing on real
 watermelon seeds or drawing them on with a black felt marker. As a special treat, let your
 children cut their own real watermelon rounds into specified fractions. Eating the melons
 can be their prize for a job well done.

Watermelon Numbers

Glue watermelon seeds on a pictures of watermelon slices.
One seed on each slice, two seeds on the next slice, three seeds on the next
 slice and so on, until you have 10 slices done.

Watermelon Math

Invite the children to watch as you cut up a large watermelon into equal portions.  Cut the watermelon
 into halves, quarters, and eighths, as you explain the concepts of fractions accordingly.  Next, give
 each child a piece of watermelon and instruct him to estimate how many seeds are in it.  Once he
 has eaten his watermelon, have him count the number of seeds that remain and compare it to his guess.

~ or ~

You could do watermelon math--estimate weight, measurements,
 count stripes, then cut it up and serve as snack!

Seed Counting

Provide children with bowl of watermelon seeds and egg carton sections
programmed with numbers 1 - 4 (or any number).  Have children count out
required number of seeds and place in correct egg section.

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.

Watermelon Circumference

Estimate the circumference of Watermelon using strings of yarn and compare.

Watermelon Seeds 1 - 9

Make nine watermelons from red and green construction paper.  Program with
numbers 1 - 9 on rinds and laminate.  Use either real watermelon seeds or
spray paint lima beans black.  Children use plastic tweezers to put the
correct number of seeds on the watermelon.

Watermelon Subtraction & Addition Activity

In advance, gather a supply of small black pom-poms and white paper plates.  Instruct each child
 to color a paper plate, to look like a watermelon slice.  Then give each child 12 pom poms to represent
 watermelon seeds.  Present oral addition or subtraction problems.  Have each child use his/her seeds to
 reproduce each problem on their watermelon slice.  To extend the activity, give each child a subtraction or
 addition problem written on a sentence strip.  Have the child reproduce the problem with his/her seeds and
 then glue the pom poms to their watermelon slice to represent the answer.  Display the sentence strips and
 watermelon slices on a bulletin board with the title "ADD SOME WATERMELON TO MY PLATE!"

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