Our first salad of the year celebrated the waning weeks of summer and all things melon. In the classroom we learned the names of five varieties of melon: black watermelon, Charentais, Goddess, Sharlyn, and Ha’Ogen. We passed around the Sharlyn melon to experience its aroma and we wondered what color each of the melons would be when we cut them open.
We sang a silly song about melons to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat:
Melon, melon, you’re so sweet, Full of vitamin C! Green and yellow, orange and red, Makes our bellies happy.
In the kitchen, we discovered a rainbow of melon and got to work using our crinkle cutters to cut melon wedges into bite-sized pieces. We dressed the salad with fresh lime juice and zest and mint ribbons, which made for a refreshing treat on a warm, sunny afternoon. Happy melon season!
