Your students will LOVE learning about the 5 food groups with the engaging and interactive activities in this resource! Beautiful posters with images of real food for each food group, over 75 different foods for students to sort, a reading passage with comprehension questions, worksheets, and MORE!
A breakdown of this 69 page resource:
- Reading passage and comprehension questions- Students read the two-page reading passage, titled The Food Groups. Using evidence from the text, students answer a mix of true/false, multiple-choice, and short response questions. An answer key is included.
- Food group posters- There are three different posters for each food group- Fruits, Vegetables, Protein, Grains, Dairy. One poster has clip art images of the foods in that food group and the other poster has real photographs of the foods in that food group. The third poster includes the image of the MyPlate Graphic of each food group highlighted. There is also a poster for “empty calorie foods,” to teach students about foods that are high in sugar, fat, or salt but do not contain many nutrients.
- Food group flipbook- There is one page for every food group, and also 3 different options for a cover page. Students write about the benefits of eating foods from each food group, examples of foods from each food group and draw their favorite foods from each food group.
- Food Group Sorting Activity- Students will love learning about the five food groups (fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, dairy) with this engaging sort and classify activity. There is a total of 76 different foods for students to sort. Food images are clean, beautiful, and high resolution- engaging for all ages. Students will also learn what “empty calorie” foods are, and examples of different foods that would fit into this category. This is also an excellent opportunity for students to learn about new and unfamiliar foods, such as papaya and wild rice. Yum! Students will sort the foods under the correct headings- fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, dairy, and empty calories. An answer key is included. This activity is 26 pages total.
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