Equipment: Paint; paper for printing on; photocopy of recording chart; two carrots, potatoes, apples, celery stalks.

• Say to the students,"Today we are going to make prints using fruit and vegetables. We will cut each object in half and dip it in paint. Before we do that I want you to guess what shape each print will be."   
• Show the students the direction of a widthways cut e.g., but do not actually cut the carrot.
• Say to the students, "What would the print look like if the cut part of the carrot was dipped in paint and pressed on a piece of paper?
  Draw a picture on your chart showing what the print would look like."
• Show the students the direction of a lengthways cut, e.g.,  but do not actually cut the carrot.
• Say to the students, "What would the print look like if the cut part of the carrot was dipped in paint and pressed on a piece of paper?
  Draw a picture on your chart showing what the print would look like."
• Repeat this with the potato, apple, and celery stalk. It is important that the orientation of the food is the same as that in the picture. The first cut is always a cut across the width of the object and the second cut is always along its length.
• When the students have completed their predictions, cut the fruit and vegetables. Allow the students to test their predictions by making prints.