Fruits that start with “G”
Each week, our youngest learns a new letter of the alphabet at day care. As part of the activity, the class comes up with words that start with the letter for that week. While most of the children think of words during their classroom time, our youngest likes to think of words at home. Normally, he makes me write them all down and the teachers tack the 3×5 card to the letter wall when he brings it in.
Last week he came up with about 75 words that started with “G”. Guacamole, Girard, ginger, geese and grow all made his list. As I helped him with it, I noticed he had missed a very simple one.
“You missed one,” I said. “It’s a fruit.”
He looked at me with a furrowed brow as he tried to think of a fruit that started with “G”.
“It’s round,” I offered.
He continued to think.
“You eat them for Sunday Night Supper ™.”
He thought some more.
I gave him an easy one: “They come in bunches.”
He smiled at me with the blank look that told me he hadn’t a clue.
“They can be green or red.” I smiled back.
Suddenly a look of excitement came over his face as he realized the answer:
“Ga-matoes!”
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