Mango Tea Party!
Read One or More:
A Mango in the Hand: A Story Told Through Proverbs by Antonio Sacre
Quick, Slow, Mango! by Anik McGrory
The Talking Mango Tree by A. H Benjamin
Marti and the Mango by Daniel Moreton
Under the Mango Tree by Valdene Mark
Mangos for Max- A child’s food allergy by Dr. Jessica St. Louis
Science Project: Grow Roots from the pit of a Mango!
With the pit from the mangos you bought from the store, you can experiment to see the roots grow, right at home!
Craft: Mango Bubble Wrap Prints
Find the mango coloring page below and cut out your mango. Paint on top of your bubble wrap, and have students press their mangos on top of the paint to make a print. Use colors yellow, red, orange and green. Hang up to decorate your home with your fresh mango art!
Artist Spotlight: Paul Gauguin, French, Post-Impressionist Painter
Enjoy art appreciation of Paul Gauguin's trip to Tahiti featuring landscape and mangos, plus his artist spotlight. See that for additional books to add in!
Make: A Selection of recipes with Mangos! All included.
Learn to slice a mango, then make your own meals and snacks with fresh mangos. Choose from Mango Frosty's, Mango Fruit Leather, Mango Salsa, Mango Scones, and Mango & Turkey (or Chicken) Quesadillas!
In the Garden:
Go out to your yard, or garden to paint a picture of your yard, and in your painting, add in a mango tree. Write or dictate a story about where you would want your mango tree to grow, and what you would do with them when they are ready to harvest and pick from the tree.
Artist Spotlight: Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903, French, Post-Impressionist Painter
Books to Read about him:
The Color of the Night by Helene Kerillis
Good Day, Mister Gauguin by Michel Pierre and Paul Gauguin
Paul Gauguin by Mike Venezia
Mr. Gauguin's Heart by Marie-Danielle Croteau
Additional Educational Videos to watch to learn more about this artist: