Fruits and Vegetables: Color Your Plate
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Description
In this activity, learners explore healthy choices related to the foods they eat. The importance of a variety of fruits and vegetables to a healthy diet is the focus of the experience. Learners read a story book about fruits and vegetables, repeat a helpful riddle, and draw pictures of fruits/vegetables. These drawings are then cut out and taped to "color" a Healthy Choice bulletin board plate. Learners can also taste-test different fruits and vegetables at snack or lunch time. Learners are encouraged to try one new color each day. This activity is featured on pp. 12-13 of the "Health House: Food, Fitness, & Fun 24/7!" unit of study for K-2 learners.
Quick Guide
- Preparation Time: Under 5 minutes
- Learning Time: 45 to 60 minutes
- Estimated materials cost: $1 - $5 per group of students
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Age Range: Ages 4 - 8
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Resource Types:
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Language: English
Materials List (per group of students)
- Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z Lois Ehlert
- Fruits/Vegetables bulletin board (see "Setting the Stage" on page 9 of PDF)
- Plate
- Variety of fruits and vegetables for tasting
- Healthy Choice Journal (see page 38 of PDF)
- Drawing paper
- Pencils or crayons
- Magazines
- Scissors
- Paste
Subjects
Informal Categories
- Arts and Crafts
- Food and Cooking
- Literature
Subjects
- Life Sciences
- Diversity of Life
- Plants
- Human Body
- Health and Nutrition
- Diversity of Life
Audience
To use this activity learners need to
- see
- see color
- taste
- touch
Learning styles supported
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
Includes alignment to state and/or national standards:
This resource is part of
Funding sources
- Health Care Excel
Comments
Another fun picture book to connect with this and other healthy eating activities is Rah, Rah, radishes! A Vegetable Chant.