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Going to the Market

It is Saturday. Lila is going to the farmers
market with her dad. She grabs the list they
made and runs to the car. She jumps into the
back seat and puts on her safety belt. Her dad
smiles at her in the mirror. Lets try to classify
the things we will buy today, he says to Lila.
What does classify mean? asks Lila.
It means to put things into groups, her dad
says. You can classify things by the ways they
are the same.

A farmers market

At the market, Lila looks around at all the

stands. She sees bananas, apples, pears, and
oranges. How can we classify these things?
Lila asks.
How are they the same? her dad asks.
They are all fruits, says Lila. They all have
peels. They taste sweet.
Great job, Lila, says her dad. Lets
classify some other things here. Find some
things that have the same shape.

D You can buy many

kinds of fruits and
vegetables at a
farmers market.

Shape and Texture

Lila looks around. Tomatoes and apples are
round, she says. So are these onions. The
peppers and bananas are long and thin.
Very good, Lila, says her dad. He pointed
to another fruit stand. See if you can classify
these fruits by texture.
What is texture? asks Lila.
Texture is the way something feels. An
apple feels smooth. A lemon feels bumpy. A
pineapple is rough and prickly.

Which of these fruits have

the same shape? B

You can classify fruits

by their textures. B

Bananas and apples are smooth, says Lila.

Oranges and limes feel bumpy. This coconut
is rough. The little kiwis feel fuzzy!

Smell and Taste

Thats right, Lila, says her dad. Now, how
else could you classify things here?
Hmmm, says Lila. She looks around.
Close your eyes, says her dad. Take a
deep breath. Can you classify things now?
Yes, says Lila. The peaches and melons
smell sweet. The mushrooms smell like soil
when it rains!
5

D You can classify

fruits by their
taste.

Now lets use our sense of taste to classify

some more things, says Lilas dad.
Yum! says Lila. Im hungry!
Lila and her dad buy and taste some fruits.
The purple plums taste very sweet. The red
ones are sour. The grapefruits are sour, too,
but the strawberries taste sweet.
Now I know another way to classify things
by texture, said Lila.
How? asks her dad.
By eating them! says Lila. Bananas are
soft. Coconut is hard. A mango is stringy. Tiny
seeds make strawberries crunchy!
6

Color
Thats great, Lila! says her dad. Lets
classify one more way before we leave. Can
you classify things by color?
Thats easy, says Lila. These apples and
strawberries are red. The bananas and lemons
are yellow. These grapes and plums are dark
purple. The pears over there are red and
yellow and green. Lets go buy some. Pears
are my favorite fruit!
You can also classify fruits
by their color. B

Flexibility
Lila takes a slice of red pear. She can
bend it and it doesnt break. She takes a slice
of green pear. She cant bend it. Her dad
explains that things that can bend are exible.
Flexibility is another way to classify things.
Lila and her dad buy the things on their list.
They put their bags into the car. On the way
home, they talk about other ways to classify
fruits and vegetables. Lila thinks of classifying
them by size. Her dad thinks of classifying
them by weight.
How would you classify them?
D You can classify
fruits and
vegetables in
many ways.

Think and Write

1. What do you do when you classify things?
2. In how many ways does Lila classify the
things she sees at the market?
3. Think about a cantaloupe. What is
its texture like? What other fruits and
vegetables have the same texture?
4. Expository Writing Describe the shape,
color, and taste of Lilas favorite fruit.

Hands-On Activity
Sorting Diagram Make a list of ve fruits and
ve vegetables. Draw a way to sort them into
groups.

School-Home Connection
In the Kitchen With an adult, choose ten
foods in your kitchen. Then classify them in
three different ways. Use the ways described
in this book, or nd new ways to classify.