🍎 Fruitful Learning: Our Journey to Healthy Choices.

Today, our Grade 2 learners enjoyed a fruit salad party as part of our inquiry into healthy food and balanced lifestyles.

The classroom was filled with excitement as students explored a variety of colorful fruits: apples, plums, blueberries, kiwi, grapes, peaches, lemons, and strawberries. Together, we cut, mixed, and prepared a delicious fruit salad that we later enjoyed as a class community.

🌱 Learning Connections

This activity wasn’t just about eating—it was a chance to:

• Inquire into healthy choices: Students discussed why fruits are important and what nutrients they provide.

• Build research skills: They asked questions like “Which fruit makes us feel fresh and strong?”

• Work collaboratively: Each child observed, participated in discussions, and shared their ideas while preparing the salad.

• Reflect on learning: After tasting, students shared their thoughts:

  • “I liked kiwi because it helps me stay strong.”

  • “I will eat more apples because they give me energy.”

  • “I liked blueberries because they help my brain and memory.”

  • “I liked plums because they are good for the skin.”

🌟 IB Learner Profile in Action

• Inquirers: Students showed curiosity and asked thoughtful questions about fruits and their nutrients.

• Knowledgeable: They connected what they already knew about food with new learning about vitamins and healthy choices.

• Balanced: They learned that eating a rainbow of fruits helps the body in many different ways.

🍓 A Sweet Takeaway

Our fruit salad party reminded us that healthy food can be fun, colorful, and delicious. More importantly, it showed learners that making balanced choices is an important step toward well-being.