February Page

Oklahoma Fruit of the Month: Cherries

Ag in Art: Chinese Plate With Cherries and Bean Pod, Giovanna Garzani, 1620

The US leads the world in sweet cherry production, producing about 370 million pounds every year. Sweet cherries are grown commercially in Washington, Oregon, California. and Michigan. Oklahoma is too hot and dry for commercial cherry production, but sour cherries are grown successfully in some home gardens. On large cherry orchards, large machines actually shake the tree to harvest the cherries.

Be a Food Explorer

Try dried cherries or cherry yogurt as a healthy snack for National Snack Food Month.

Play With Your Food

Students compare sweet and sour cherries and canned, frozen and dried cherries. How are they different? How are they the same? Which do students prefer? Graph the results.

P.A.S.S.

• Pre-K - Math: 5.2,3; Science Process: 1.1; Physical Science: 2.1; Life Science: 3.1
• Kindergarten - Math: 1.1; 5.1,2. Science: 1.1; Physical Science: 1.1
• Grade 1 - Math Process: 1.2; 5.1,2. Math Concept: 5.2. Science Process: 3.1,2; 4.3. Physical Science: 1.1,2
• Grade 2 - Math Process: 1.2; 5.1,2. Math Concept: 5.1. Science Process: 3.1,2; 4.3.
• Grade 3 - Math Process: 1.2; 5.1,2. Math Concept: 5.1ac. Science Process: 3.1,2; 4.3
• Grade 4 - Math Process: 1.2; 5.1,2. Math Concept: 5.1b
• Grade 5 - Math Process: 1.2; 5.1,2. Math Concept: 5.1a
• Grade 6 - Math Process: 1.6; 4.1; 5.1,4. Math Concept: 5.1

Smart Board Activity: Digraphs

Writing Prompt: Is life really like a bowl of cherries? If so, explain how? If not, what is a better food analogy?