Materials Required:
Basket of play food or food cards from the Nutrition Unit
Food group mini-posters (fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, dairy, sweets & treats)
Steps Involved:
Gather students and introduce the concept of food groups, discussing the importance of healthy eating.
Show students the colorful food group mini-posters and explain what foods belong to each group.
Pass out the play food or food cards to the students.
Hold up one food group mini-poster at a time and ask students to identify and sort the play food or food cards that belong to that group.
Encourage discussion by asking students to guess what other foods might be included in each group.
Review the sorted food items with the class, reinforcing the food groups and their associated foods.