Familiarizing Students with the 5 Food Groups

Get things cooking with the first lesson in this series on the science of food. Working in small groups, young scientists make and record observations about different mystery foods. These descriptions are then shared with the class and...

Help youngsters sharpen their memories and learn the food groups with this classic matching activity! Learners take turns flipping over cards with fun images of different fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and proteins until they can...

Teach children what cooking is and how to safely prepare their favorite foods. An innovative cooking resource is packed full of activities that allow young chefs to get their hands on some food and get creative. From guacamole to mini...

Students examine the major food groups. In this classifying foods lesson, students discover the 5 food groups as they read books and play games. Students then sort foods into the appropriate food groups

Here is an outstanding lesson on food groups, nutrition, and diet. In it, learners focus on hamburgers! They take a close look at the products that go into making a hamburger, conduct taste tests on samples, discuss the nutritional value...

In this five food groups learning exercise, students look over a chart containing the five food groups and the seven days of week and color the group they eat each day.

Students organize food groups into categories. Students work in cooperative groups to illustrate different types of food groups. Students collect data on different types of food groups to support findings.

Students practice naming and categorizing foods by playing Five Food Group Bingo.

In this food group instructional activity, students classify foods into their correct categories.  Students study the names of 42 foods, writing each under its correct heading.

Young scholars identify an assortment of foods from all of the food groups, then discuss each type of foods' benefits and what happens to the body if it does not get these foods. They classify the foods according to the food groups.