Farmer's Market Math

[30 Minutes]

Explore the world of fruits and vegetables with your child and learn about measurement along the way. Even you may learn something new.

You'll need:

• fruits or vegetables such as apples, pears, or potatoes • assorted containers: quart, peck, bushel

What to do:

1. Write the words quart, peck, and bushel on a piece of paper and invite your child to predict which measurement unit would hold the most apples.
2. Visit a farmer's market or produce department in your supermarket together and look for quart, peck, and bushel containers.
3. Invite your child to compare the sizes of the containers.
4. Explore the variety of fruits and vegetables at the market.
5. Ask your child, "How many are you familiar with? How many are new?"
6. Encourage her to predict how many apples are in the size container you decide to buy.
7. At the market or when you get home, invite your child to count how many apples (potatoes, pears) the container holds.

Let's Talk: Ideas to Explore Together.

• Can you name the measurements in order from the smallest to largest quantity?
• Which new fruit or vegetable would you like to try?

Useful information:

While you are having fun together, this activity provides experiences for developing concepts related to measurement and math.