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Curious Minds in Action

A Balanced Diet

Make a list of food items that you eat in a day or can think of. Then identify which foods belong to
which food group and design a healthy meal plan that ensures a balanced diet. Also categorise
the food items into ‘healthy foods’ and ‘junk food’.

Skills Covered: Critical thinking • Analytical thinking • Organisation • Problem-solving

Food Discussion Circle

Divide the students in the classroom into three groups. Then each group will take one topic
from the following and prepare three key points and share in the class.
y Why is junk food harmful?

y What is the importance of mindful eating,?
y Why is food preservation necessary?

Skills Covered: Communication • Collaboration • Logical reasoning

Mindful Eating Journal SEL

Maintain a three-day eating journal where you will record the following things.
y What you eat in a day
y How you feel before eating (analyse and try to express the emotion/feeling)

y How you feel after eating (analyse and try to express the emotion/feeling)
Then discuss in the classroom how mindful eating helps both body and the mind.

Skills Covered: Organisation • Self-awareness • Social and emotional thinking

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