Help your learners exercise healthy eating habits with a series of activities about vegetables. Kids learn about common vegetables with songs, matching games, flashcards, and crafts. 

Concepts

vegetables, healthy eating, gardening, farming, Vocabulary

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Pair with a unit about your class garden, or during a healthy eating lesson
• Use the activities as stations for kids to rotate through in small groups or partners
• Have kids share about the kinds of vegetables that they like to eat, or that they regularly eat at home
• Encourage your class to keep a journal of their eating habits to record how many servings of vegetables they eat during the week

Classroom Considerations

• The lesson has a list of additional materials you will need, including real or plastic vegetables, enough plates and utensils for each of the kids in your class, and a CD player
• Designed for English learners, but helpful for learners of all levels

Pros

• Fun and engaging for all learners
• Encourages both healthy eating habits and a strong vocabulary
• Resource includes links to auxiliary materials, such as songs and worksheets

Cons

• None