Place the chart on the floor and invite children one at a time to place the picture on the chart under the appropriate label. Encourage them to tell why they placed the pictures where they did. Explain to the children that it is good to eat foods from the different food groups every day. Snack Materials Ingredients for simple snacks - carrots, cucumbers, apples, etc. You might mention the food group to which each belongs and talk about how the foods' appearance changes as you prepare them.
Procedure Use the inedible fruit and vegetable parts for printing.
Press an inedible plant part, such as an apple core or a corn husk, into a tempera paint-soaked sponge in a pie pan and stamp the vegetable or fruit onto paper. The Human Body Suggested Books Carrick, Donald. Grandpa's Garden Lunch . Pancakes for Breakfast . Growing Vegetable Soup .