Mangos in the Morning! A Student Inspires His Teacher!
by Tatiana Gerus on Flickr While waiting for my packets of state testing to be delivered to my classroom, amid the noise of scraping chairs and the whir of the pencil sharpener, one of my students approached my desk and shared the following with me. "My family and I were looking up 'fruits' this morning before school. We found that Mangos are the most popular fruit and did you know that there are 1000 different types of mangoes?" Hmmmm...actually, I didn't realize that. As a matter of fact, I really never thought much about Mangos before now. Since my little fourth grade friend was fascinated by the mangos and had learned so much, I felt the need to check them out for myself. Here is what I learned.... Mangos are grown in tropical climates. In the Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Guatemala and Haiti are the leading importers of mangoes in the US. Mangos are a good source of dietary fiber and low in calorie. The mango is the national ...