We Like Fruit Book Levels 1-2

We Like Fruit is a delightful early reader that promotes healthy eating through the simple preparation of a fruit salad. With vibrant photographs and repetitive sentence structure, young learners are introduced to nutritious food choices while building foundational literacy skills. This engaging text supports the key concept that people take care of themselves by eating good food, and it links to the anchor text Taking Care of Yourself on pages 10 and 11. Students will encounter a rich variety of fruits including apples, bananas, grapes, oranges, and strawberries, reinforcing plural noun forms and introducing compound words. The book also supports phonological awareness through initial consonant blends (œfr-, œstr-, œgr-), and it explores medial sounds such as the œoo in œfood and œgood with differing pronunciations. Visual features like a picture glossary, clear links between text and images, and a helpful preview question enhance comprehension. Designed to support early guided and shared reading, this title promotes health literacy while expanding vocabulary and phonics knowledge in a real-world context.

Educational Benefits:

• Reinforces phonics patterns including initial blends and vowel sounds.
• Introduces plural nouns and compound word recognition.
• Supports early health education through simple messaging on nutrition.
• Builds confidence with repetitive sentence structures and visual supports.

Classroom Ideas:

• Create a class fruit salad using vocabulary from the book.
• Conduct a healthy food scavenger hunt using grocery catalogues.
• Use the text to practise sorting fruits by colour, size, or shape.
• Encourage students to draw and label their own fruit salad recipe.

Safety & Information:

• Suitable for ages 4-6.
• Dimensions: 210mm x 200mm.
• Contains no small or loose parts; safe for group and individual reading.