Food We Eat · Term 1

Eating All Colors — Fruits and Vegetables

Exploring vitamins and minerals, their importance for health, and sources in common foods.

Key Questions

  1. Can you name three red foods, two yellow foods, and two green foods that you can eat?
  2. Why do you think parents and teachers tell us to eat many different fruits and vegetables?
  3. How do you think you would feel if you ate only one kind of food every single day?

CBSE Learning Outcomes

NCERT: Class 7, Chapter 2: Nutrition in Animals
Class: Class 3
Subject: Science (EVS K-5)
Unit: Food We Eat
Period: Term 1

Suggested Methodologies

Gallery Walk

Students rotate through stations posted around the classroom, analysing prompts and building on each other's written responses — a high-engagement format that works across CBSE, ICSE, and state board contexts.

30–50 min

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Stations Rotation

Rotate small groups through distinct learning zones — teacher-led, collaborative, and independent — to manage large, ability-diverse classes within a single 45-minute period.

35–55 min

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