Let's make fruit Salad!

Children enjoyed the process of making fruit salad. They touched and smelt the ingredients. They felt the textures of the canned apples, pineapples and bananas.

Yi Han touched the pineapple and kept on squashing the pineapple into smaller pieces and putting it in her mouth. She said, “Yummy! Yummy!”

Zachary used the plastic knife to cut the apple into smaller pieces and put it inside his mouth. He started eating and making loud noise,”Umm! Umm!”

Lucas used both his hands to grasp onto the container and smiled while looking at the pineapple.
He said, “Nice!” while he continued to pour the pineapple into a strainer.

The children have learnt pouring and cutting skills such as pouring apples into a container and social skills by imitating their teachers and peers. Overall, this activity have helped the children improve their fine motor development.

The children listened attentively while the teacher presented the ingredients to make the fruit salad.

Yi Han used both her hands to grasp onto the container and poured the canned pineapple into a strainer. She smelt the canned pineapples and made some noise. “Wa! Wa!” She then began to explore the taste.

Lucas used both his hands to grasp onto the container and poured the canned pineapple onto a strainer. He smelt and looked at the pineapple and made some noise,”Yee! Yee!” The teacher rephrased , ‘Lucas, nice smell!’

Sze Jie used her left hand to grasp the apples while holding onto the plastic knife with the other hand and started cutting the apple. She then said, “Yucks! Apples!’

Zachary used both his hands to grasp the container and poured the mixed fruits onto a small plate. He made a loud sound, “Apple! Umm! Umm!” The teacher rephrased, “Zachary, fruit salad! I like to eat apples.”

Jia Xi was observing at the apples, while cutting them. She mumbled “Apple,cut! Cut!” The teacher rephrased Jia Xi’s sentence, “I Can slice apples”.


Yan Qing was busily using a plastic knife to slice the apple.

The children were engaged throughout the process of making fruit salad. They were taking turn to pour the can of mixed fruits into a strainer, peeling , slicing and stirring the mixed fruits before taking turns to pour them into a big bowl. The teacher served them in small bowls.