Read stories or books about fruit. Provide different whole fresh fruits. Have children choose their favorite fruit and tell why they like it. Look at colors, shapes, and textures. Explain that fruits grow on plants.
Fruits serve as a protective container for plant seeds.
Show how the strawberry seeds are on the outside of the berry. Cut a raspberry in half and look for the tiny seeds inside the round parts of the berry. Look at, touch, and talk about seeds in the various fruits. Compare sizes and shapes. Most seeds, like those in apples, peaches, watermelon, and plums are not eaten.