Food Group Sorting Cards
24 draw-it-yourself cards with foods from all six food groups, including foods that fit two groups, for sorting games with ages 4–9.
Classroom printables
Free original printables
Sorting cards, mats, journals, worksheets and posters — each one made for this site and paired with a real activity. Print the web page or download the PDF. Free to copy for non-commercial classroom and home use.
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Cards
Mealtime Conversation Cards
Eighteen original question cards to cut apart and keep on the table for easy, pressure-free family conversation.
checklists
Clean, Separate, Cook, Chill Family Checklist
A fridge checklist for the four federal food safety steps, with kid jobs for ages 6 to 12 and the key safe cooking and fridge temperatures.
Grocery Store Scavenger Hunt
A checklist of things to find, count and read at any grocery store or market, with a bonus price-comparison challenge for older kids.
Kitchen Helper Checklist by Age
Age-banded kitchen jobs for kids 3 to 12, with what needs close supervision and a column of adult-only tasks. Kids check off skills they've practiced.
journals
Bean Seed Observation Journal
A two-week journal for a bean sprouting in a clear cup: record root and shoot length, draw changes, and make predictions. Not for eating.
Rainbow Tasting Journal
Record what each colorful food looks, feels, smells, sounds and tastes like. Tasting is optional; looking and describing count too.
mats
Food Group Sorting Mat
A landscape mat with six labeled zones, one for each food group, with short hints. Use with the sorting cards for ages 4–9.
planners
Family Meal Planner: One Week
A one-week planner for families to fill in together: meals for each day, who helps, leftover nights and a shopping list.
posters
Handwashing Steps Poster
A kid-height poster with the five CDC handwashing steps in simple words, plus a checklist of when to wash. Hang it by the sink.
worksheets
Fruit and Vegetable Alphabet Tracker
An A to Z tracker for a fruit and vegetable hunt at the store, in books or in a garden. Hard letters can use any food or a question mark.
Nutrition Label Detective Worksheet
Practice reading Nutrition Facts labels for two made-up cereals: serving size, the 5%/20% Daily Value guide, added sugars, ingredients and allergens. Ages 9–12.
Where Does It Grow? Matching
Match foods to the plant part we eat (root, stem, leaf, leaf stalk, flower, fruit, seed) and to where they grow or come from. Answer key included.
Imprimibles en español
Pasos para lavarse las manos
Póster en español con los cinco pasos de los CDC para lavarse las manos, para poner junto al lavamanos en casa o en el salón.
Tarjetas de los grupos de alimentos
Dieciocho tarjetas con alimentos para dibujar, recortar y clasificar en los seis grupos: verduras, frutas, alimentos con proteína, lácteos, granos integrales y grasas saludables.