Ask your child to help you weigh fruits and other produce and teach her some related words. Your child will also learn about how scales work. "Let's weigh these peapods on the scale." As you place the items on the scale, show your child how the arrow moves to show the weight. "The arrow moves to the number that shows how heavy the peapods are." Remind your child of other experiences with scales. "Remember how the nurse weighed you on the scale at the doctor's office."