Healthy and unhealthy food sorting activity

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         Healthy and unhealthy food Sorting Activity

Sometimes it can be difficult to explain to children what foods are healthy or harmful, or why eating chocolate all day could be bad for our teeth and our overall health. If you're having trouble getting your children to understand the need of eating nutritious foods and limiting their consumption of sugary treats and other harmful foods, try this strategy. You can encourage children to try new food using a variety of techniques. A great method to introduce and explore new meals with children in a fun way is to sort healthy and harmful foods through play. This Healthy and Unhealthy Sorting Activity Pack is one of them.

What’s inside the Healthy and unhealthy sorting Activity Pack for children?
Healthy and unhealthy food sorting activities suit children of all ages. So it doesn't matter if you’re teaching toddlers, preschoolers, or older children. There’s something for everyone inside. You will find the following things in the pack:
Planning sheet:
The healthy eating and unhealthy eating sorting activity pack includes a plan to guide you on how to start the activity and use the flashcards to introduce healthy and unhealthy, a sorting template to use with a group of children, and an evidence worksheet for each child to record their understanding.

Flashcards:
These flashcards are great to use on their own as well. A flashcard of healthy and unhealthy foods will let children learn the names of some common foods. This is one way to introduce a new food through play.

Sorting activity mat and different food pictures:
There is a sorting activity mat, which is a fun way to identify healthy and unhealthy foods. Provide your children with the sorting activity mat and cut out different food pictures, and then explain how the task must be done (cut out the pictures). Explain why healthy food goes in the "happy face" column and unhealthy food in the "sad face" column. This will give your child a better understanding. This activity mat can be used as a group activity or an individual activity.

Evidence activity Worksheet:
Evidence worksheet will help to record the understanding of the concepts of healthy and unhealthy eating. If you want to use your worksheet longer, laminate it and use it again and again. I have shared two activity sheets, one in colour and one in black and white.                                                             

 How can I get the food sorting activity?

Download our free heathy and unhealthy food sorting worksheet (the link is below)


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This food sorting activity not only teaches children how to distinguish healthy and unhealthy food but also gives them a chance to practice their fine motor skills when using scissors to cut out the small food pictures or develop their hand-eye coordination through simply using their little fingers to glue the pictures in the columns.


This worksheet can be useful if you’re teaching your child the names of the food or even colors and shapes. There are so many ways to use this healthy and unhealthy food sorting worksheet. So, go ahead, and do it! Your free download is waiting for YOU!



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