Ask each child to draw a triangle on a sheet of paper. Ask the students to name the food groups. Write the names on the board. Explain that pizzas contain items from several of the USDA food categories and review the categories with students. Let children take turns removing and replacing the topping pieces from the felt pizza, naming the foods, then naming the categories in which the foods belong.
Children now can attach their favorite felt piece toppings to the felt pizza.
Cut a half-circle on the fold at the top for the children to wear their pizza slices on their front and back. See recipe for handwashing in Nutrition Activities for Preschoolers. Or play Dr. Cook-Students pretend they are a surgeon going into an operating room. They must keep their hands up high like a surgeon, and not touch anything-hair, face, clothes, or each other. Use the felt food pyramid or draw the food pyramid with chalk on the sidewalk.