Fruit Mart at Preschool

Welcome to the Fruit Market Welcome to the Fruit Market

What's this? It's an apple What's this? It's an orange What's this? It's a pineapple What's this? It's a banana What's that? It's a watermelon

Welcome to the Fruit Market Welcome to the Fruit Market

What's this? It's a peach What's this? It's a grape What's this? It's a pear What's this? It's a kiwi fruit!

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Fruit as a topic seems to be one of the most fun things for little ones to do, and usually it's because they recognise most of them. To reinforce the concept of 'fruit', explore and sort their seeds, and encourage students to include fruit in their daily diet, an attractive 'Fruit Mart' with fresh seasonal fruit was set up at School, on 8th July, 2016. The hall was abuzz with excited children as they saw a variety of colourful fruit on display. Ms. Priyanka Sharma was dressed as a fruit vendor, to give the children a first-hand experience selecting and buying fruit! They were thrilled to see a confluence of Bananas, Pears, Mangoes, Pineapples and Plums. Agog with curiosity and enthusiasm, the Preschoolers could not conceal their eagerness to buy some. The children were guided about how one should first wash the fruit before eating, what the different types of fruit look like from the outside as well as inside. Not only did they see them ,they also smelled, felt ,and tasted them; the exercise thus used a multi-sensory approach to engage the children. The teachers explained how important fruit is for health, growth and development as they contain essential nutrients. The children were made to compare fruit by sight and feel, as well as identify and sort them as per the classification of their seeds, i.e. one-seeded, few-seeded, and many-seeded varieties of fruit. This was followed by a fruit-tasting activity. It was an enjoyable experience for them as they explored and enjoyed the bananas and mangoes. The kids responded to a few questions too with great excitement. It's a mango. Mmm . . . a yummy mango. A mango grows high up in a tree. How does it feel? (smooth, rough, hard, soft, bumpy, cold, warm, crinkly) What colour is it? What does it feel like in your mouth? (juicy, crisp, hard). What is your favourite fruit? The experience was fruitful for the students. Ms. Kritika Negi.