Food and Nutrition is a very important topic for everyone to learn! In our Food and Nutrition Activities for preschoolers we will help you make this important lesson fun and educational.
Teaching our kids how to make healthy choices can create an overall healthy relationship with how to properly fuel their bodies. Food and Nutrition can feel like a complex topic to discuss with your kids/students and that’s why we’ve created this lesson plan.
These Food and Nutrition activities for preschoolers are another way to teach your littles about the importance of taking care of their bodies, food that fuels them and knowing what the food groups do.
When we introduce healthy habits to our kids when they are little, it makes it easier for them to understand as they get older. Learning habits young will make these habits so much more natural to form.
How Can Food and Nutrition Worksheets Enhance Learning for Preschoolers?
Food and nutrition worksheets can be a fantastic way to enhance learning for preschoolers, offering a fun, engaging way to introduce important concepts that shape their understanding of healthy eating habits.
These worksheets do more than just provide information—they turn learning into an interactive experience that supports a wide range of developmental skills in young children.
What Types of Crafts Can Preschoolers Make to Learn About Food and Nutrition?
Crafts are a wonderful way to help preschoolers learn about food and nutrition in a hands-on, engaging way. Through creative projects, children can develop a deeper understanding of healthy eating, all while building fine motor skills and reinforcing key concepts in a fun and interactive manner.
Some fantastic food and nutrition-related crafts that we can do with preschoolers are making sensory bins, coloring, creating sandwiches and salads, or even finger puppets.
These crafts also encourage imaginative play and help develop important skills like following instructions and problem-solving.
How Do Worksheets and Crafts on Food and Nutrition Foster a Sense of Pride with Healthy Habits?
Worksheets and crafts focused on food and nutrition can play a powerful role in fostering a sense of pride in healthy habits among preschoolers.
When children actively engage in creative, hands-on activities, they not only learn about nutrition but also gain confidence in their ability to make healthy choices and take ownership of their health.
Additionally, creating art related to food and nutrition can build a personal connection with their bodies, fostering a sense ownership when it comes to what they are going to eat, how to make balanced choices and how to listen to their bodies when they’re hungry/full/needing something specific for energy.
What Are Some Easy-to-Implement Food and Nutrition Activities at Home?
Food and nutrition activities are a terrific theme to grab your littles attention to dive further into learning and creating healthy eating habits.
Printable worksheets, coloring pages, and cut-out shapes are easy to find online and can provide hours of educational fun.
Combine these with craft supplies like glue, scissors, and colored paper to create a no germ zone right in your own home!
Reading food and nutrition themed books and watching educational videos can also complement these activities, creating a well-rounded learning experience.
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I have tried to include as many activities in various categories for your preschool lesson plans. Of course, most activities may overlap into multiple categories.
I’ve included information about each activity, but you may need to click the link for more information. All activities that require instructions, have an active link that you can click directly from the PDF if you have internet connection.
There are resources for varying levels of students from ages 2-5. You’ll have to use your discretion on age and level to decide which activities will be appropriate.
Germs and Hygiene Literacy Activities for Preschool
Food and nutrition literacy activities are incredibly important for preschoolers because they lay the foundation for healthy habits that can last a lifetime. At this stage of development, children are beginning to form their understanding of the world around them, and introducing them to concepts like healthy eating helps them develop positive attitudes toward food and well-being early on.
My Healthy Foods Book- This healthy foods coloring book will be a hit with your students! Fruits, vegetables, protein, dairy, and grains are all included!
Word Strips (Printable) – These word cards are great for emerging readers & spellers. You can place them in a pocket chart for easy display or simply paste them to the wall. Then students can copy the word when they need it. Seeing the words repetitively helps to learn sight words faster. The strips also have the option for copying the word right underneath for handwriting practice.
Beginning Letter Clip Cards (Printable) – Cut out each grid and have students use clothespins, dot markers, or dot stickers to choose the letter makes the beginning sound.
Fruit & Vegetables Beginning Letters Activity- Print the free mats, laminate it or use a dry-erase pocket to ensure that it will be durable. You can use letter beads or a dry-erase marker to write the letters. Pick a fruit or veggie from the mat, say the name out loud. Now find that letter and place it onto the picture.
Health and Nutrition Printables- From food groups to physical activities, this collection covers a wide range of health and nutrition topics.
Alphabet Posters-Real Picture Food – These fun food themed alphabet posters will be a fun way for students to reinforce learning letters. Use these for littles to trace during their literacy activity time. (These can also be hung on the walls.)
Match the Sound- Match the alphabets with the beginning sound of a food item by filling in the first letter. For example, A is for Apple & B is for Bread and so on with this 4 page activity set.
Veggie Puzzle-There are separate files for puzzles in upper and lower case letters. Piece the puzzle together to spell the different words. (peppers, tomatato, etc)
Printable Alphabet FlashCards- Using Fruits and Veggies as examples, these flashcards are great for learning vocabulary with different pictures of fruits and veggies. Make this into a memory game as well as for reading and spelling activities.
Literacy & Fine Motor Fruit & Veggie Pack– This product is designed to combine literacy skills (letter recognition and writing) with fine motor skills. 8 activities are included for the letter A that represent the fruit or vegetable.
Food and Nutrition Math Activities for Preschoolers
Food and nutrition math activities are a fun and engaging way to support preschoolers’ development in both math and healthy eating habits. By incorporating math concepts into food-related activities, we can help children build essential skills while learning about the importance of nutrition.
Number Play Doh Mats (Printable) – Playdoh mats help students learn and identify numbers, count, and develop fine motor control as they place the playdoh on the number and also put the correct number of carrots.
Counting Pathway Game (Printable) – Pathway games make counting and adding come to life. Roll one dice and move the corresponding number or roll two dice, add the numbers and move the total.
Counting Clip Cards (Printable) – Works on counting skills, number identification, and fine motor skills. Have student place a clothespin, dotsticker, or dot marker on the correct number after counting. The pinching of a clothespin also works on finger strengthening for fine motor skills.
Fruit and Vegetable Count and Color Activity- These printables (easy and difficult) are to encourage littles to count all similar fruits and veggies and color them according to the legend. Put the number of the item next to those items on the legend.
Counting Number Mats- Follow the instructions to build the 10 frame with counters to show that number, trace, write, add, circle, and then use counters again to count and cover the number of items at the bottom.
Picnic Counting Task Box Cards- Identify the number and put that many pieces of food on the picnic table. Use a variety of different manipulatives, such as mini food erasers, for hands on counting.
Fruit Themed Graphing Activity Set- Graphing activities for preschoolers give valuable hands-on experience with foundational, real-life concepts. Incorporate graphing with this fruit themed printable for the perfect activity.
Add the Fruit Math Worksheet- This activity is a simple activity that is perfect for working on math skills. The theme of fruits will keep the lesson aligned while working on their brains!
Vegetable-Themed Math- This math worksheet is also helpful for number recognition and fine motor skills. They must solve the math problem, identify the number and draw a line connecting them.
Pineapple Counting Puzzles 1-10 – There are 2 puzzles in this download. Cut along the horizontal lines so the puzzle is in 10 strips. Students will then use the picture as a guide to count to 10. Each puzzle is color coded to help distinguish puzzles.
Food and Nutrition Fine Motor Activities for Preschool
Food and nutrition-related fine motor activities are such a wonderful way to help preschoolers build important skills that will support them throughout their lives.
When we integrate food and nutrition into fine motor tasks, we’re not only teaching them about healthy eating, but we’re also giving them the opportunity to develop essential abilities like hand-eye coordination, dexterity, and problem-solving—skills that will benefit them in everything from writing to self-care to even learning to cook as they grow!
Scissor Salad Cutting Practice- Give your littles a paper plate, green strips of paper and have them start cutting the paper into smaller pieces for the “lettuce.” Switch up colors paper depending on the salad topping. (croutons, cheese, carrots)
Wrap the Food-Preschoolers will strengthen fine motor skills as they prepare the food before cooking. Show your littles how to place the food in the center of the foil square and then wrap it. You can even encourage them to place the wrapped food inside the pot to be “cooked”.
Watermelon Fine Motor Activities – These activities using a watermelon are great ways to sharpen those fine motor skills. From making watermelon skewers to hammering the leftover rind- they’ll have a healthy snack paired with learning activities.
Lacing Pineapple- This pineapple lacing craft is a fun first introduction to sewing skills which is a fantastic fine motor skill activity. Kids thread their favorite colored yarn in a criss cross to make their pineapple picture.
Fruit and Vegetable Dot Activity- Print out these no prep needed dot activities to introduce healthy options to your littles and work on their fine motor skills. Fruits and veggies are no longer scary or unknown with activities like this!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Nutrition Activity-Simple, no-prep activity for your children to practice scissor skills, gluing and identifying items each child likes/dislikes.
Cutting Strips (Printable) – Cut out these strips and have students practice cutting or tracing straight lines, curved lines, squiggly lines, or zig zag lines. This is great for scissor practice and fine motor development.
Vegetable Themed Coloring Pages- Coloring pages are fun, simple fine motor skills. These pages offer different healthy foods that show curves, twists and other slightly challenging pictures to color. Sharpen their crayons and fine motor skills!
Food Shape Tracing Worksheet – Help your child develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination with this fun and engaging shape tracing worksheet. Perfect for preschool and kindergarten students, this activity encourages kids to trace dotted lines, making learning enjoyable and interactive.
Vegetables Themed iSpy Games- To make ispy games even more of a fine motor activity, have littles cross off items, cover them in play dough, or use tongs to place pom poms to cover the items
Food and Nutrition Arts & Crafts Activities for Preschoolers
Food and nutrition arts and crafts activities are a wonderful way to teach preschoolers about healthy eating while encouraging creativity, fine motor development, and important life skills.
These fun, hands-on projects help children connect with the concepts of food and nutrition in a way that is engaging and memorable.
Lettuce Process Art- If you have a little one who loves using liquid glue and painting, then this activity is for them. Make some pretty lettuce leaves to use throughout these food and nutrition activities.
Green Salad Craft- Draw a plate on a paper and help your littles create their salad toppings. They will cut these out and assemble their salads. Their “dressing” will be a nice drizzle of glue over the top!
Food Plate Craft- Adopting the food plate visual with this activity will give your kids a better understanding of portions and healthy options when they’re eating. Teaching mindful nutrition will be an important piece throughout this lesson plan.
Button Watermelon- Download the free watermelon slice template, print it out in color and then grab some buttons and glue. Draw some lines and layer on the buttons! Your littles will create a cute craft to go with their healthy snack.
Fruit Stamp Art- This art idea will help toddlers and preschoolers learn about all the different fruits and vegetables that they’ll see on their plates. These stamps can be washed and reused for future nutrition learning too!
Veggie Printable Finger Puppets- Grab the free printable (with or without eyes) and after printing them out, have your littles begin contrsucting these simple finger puppets. Not only with they be introduced to some veggies, they’ll be working on their creativity and fine motor skills.
Fruit Craft Using Paper Roll- Use those paper rolls you’ve collected to make these adorable fruit crafts! Your littles can make an array of their favorite fruits with these step by step instructions.
Paper Sandwich Craft- Sandwiches are easy meals that can be loaded with veggies, fruits, proteins or kept simple. This craft sandwich will be loaded with whole grain bread and veggies for your littles to have fun with and see new, healthy items as options.
Pom Pom and Yarn Spaghetti- Get creative with your littles and make some pom pom and yarn spaghetti craft! Jazz it up and add some “sauce” or extra “veggies” to the top as well! Grab your free printable to go along with this activity.
Yarn Carrot Craft – Grab your free carrot template, place the template on top of your cardboard and trace around the carrot shape. Cut out the cardboard carrot you just traced and begin the yarn process. Eat some carrots to celebrate a successful crafting time!
Food and Nutrition Physical Development Activities for Preschool
Food and nutrition-related physical development activities are an excellent way to promote healthy habits in preschoolers while supporting their physical growth and development.
These activities help children connect what they eat with how they feel and function, encouraging them to take an active role in their health from an early age.
Moving their body and playing fun games while they do it will show them physical exercise will make them realize they feel good and are enjoying doing it!
Healthy Foods Frenzy Activity- Kids will ride on scooters either on their stomachs or bottoms (or at home using their regular scooters.) Littles will find one food from the grocery list, bring it back, and set it on the “dinnerplate”/hula hoop before passing the scooter to the next person in line.
Pineapple Stomp Game- Use the template included in the download to draw pineapples with a Sharpie. Then add letters of the alphabet, along with a few STOMPS. Students take a pineapple card, say the letter name, and then STOMP on the matching pineapple. If they pull a STOMP card, everyone yells Stomp! and try to stomp a letter.
Fruit Salad- This game is ideal for 6 or more kids and needs a large area to run in. Fruit Salad consists of asking questions or listing fruit and when someone else answers “yes” they swap seats. At anytime Fruit Salad can be yelled and everyone swaps. The perfect game to get the littles active!
Fruit Picking- Tape off a tree trunk using the painters’ tape in a spacious area that would allow for a variety of movement. Place apples (or any fruits that grow on trees) for your kids to “pick.” Create different movements for each branch they must complete before picking their fruit.
Cooking in the Classroom: Making Mini Pizzas- Whether you are making mini pizzas at home or in the class, this is a great physical activity to do together. Most kids love pizza and there’s nothing wrong with some pizza! Offer different toppings such as fruits/veggies and make a healthy side to show balance when eating foods we love!
Food and Nutrition Science and Sensory Activities for Preschool
Food and nutrition science and sensory activities are a fantastic way to engage preschoolers in learning about healthy eating while stimulating their senses.
These activities not only introduce the basics of nutrition but also help develop their sensory awareness, language skills, and scientific thinking.
By connecting food to all five senses, preschoolers begin to understand the importance of nutrition in a fun and interactive way, making learning about healthy eating an enjoyable and memorable experience!
Dissecting Vegetables Activity- Preschoolers will love learning about them in this dissecting vegetables activity. Preschoolers will learn all about the vegetables they eat, including what the seeds look like, how the plant grows, and what part of the plant that we eat.
Dancing Grapes– Seltzer water contains carbon dioxide (CO2) which is essential to this STEM activity! Since grapes are heavier than water, they automatically sink to the bottom of our glass jar. Carbon dioxide bubbles attach quickly to the grapes and make them rise. On top, the bubbles pop, and the grapes sink back to the bottom. The process repeats itself until all the carbon dioxide is used.
Celery and Food Coloring Science Experiment- Discover how plants absorb water through their roots with this celery and food coloring science experiment. With just a few items, your kids will learn about osmosis and capillary action.
Apple Science Experiment- This science experiment focuses on how different liquids affect apples. Use liquids you already have on hand or follow the ones listed in this activity. Document the process for each liquid.
Guess What’s in the Box Game- The sensory box guessing game is good to practice tactile memory and a lot of fun too! Add different fruits, veggies and other nutritional items to the box so they can guess what it is!
Fruit and Veggie Sensory Bin- Add this fruit and veggie sensory bin for preschoolers to your food and nutrition activities. It is one form of exposure to healthy foods! Using play food can be a non-forceful way for littles to try new foods.
Rainbow Food Idea- Now this is a unique sensory activity! introduce rainbow foods to your littles and make it into a project. Create a chart where they share how the different foods smell, taste, feel, etc. Put multiple senses to use and even if they aren’t interested in tasting the item- they can describe it in other ways. Still introducing them to new food sand who knows, maybe next time they WILL try it!
Watermelon Squish Bag- Kids will love moving around the liquid material and watching the letters or shapes they draw with their finger remain visible. This is great for strengthening little hands, practicing making letters and shapes, and enjoying a mess free sensory activity.
Apple Color Sorting & Sensory Bag- Sensory and sorting goes hand in hand with this fun and nutritious apple bag. Practice color recognition with your littles. Building this bag is an easy set up and can be taken on the go.
Food and Nutrition Sort & Sequencing Activities for Preschoolers
Food and nutrition sort and sequencing activities are a wonderful way to help preschoolers develop important cognitive skills while learning about healthy eating.
By sorting foods into different categories—like fruits, vegetables, proteins, and grains—children practice organizing and classifying information, which strengthens their critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
Sequencing activities, such as arranging foods in the order of a healthy meal or following steps in a recipe, also teach them about the importance of routines and healthy choices.
Printable Food Sorting Activity- This sorting activity is straight forward enough to help strengthen skills but the food theme is exciting and fun for kids. There are four total pages and each page has its own set of categories.
Eat a Rainbow Nutrition Activity for Kids- Pass out the “I Can Eat a Rainbow” printable, have your littles color in each crayon with the matching color word. This helps identify which food goes into each particular color group. Have your kids look through grocery ads or magazines for pictures fruits and veggies. Then, they can cut and paste at least one picture for each color.
Water Sensory and Sorting Activity- Fill a plastic container with water and a bit of dish soap. Let them scrub the play veggies (or real if you have some to spare) and sort them into color, size, type, etc! This can be an indoor or outdoor activity.
Food & Nutrition Sorting Activity- Teach your littles sorting skills with 18 different nutritional foods to sort and match. Match the 6 different photos to the correct mat.
Fruit and Veggie Game!- Which is a Fruit? Which is a Vegetable– Help your children learn which foods are fruits, and which are vegetables. Grab separate containers, label them and sort your play veggies/fruits out.
Food and Nutrition Theme Discussions and Graphing Ideas for Preschoolers
Food and nutrition theme discussions and graphing activities are a fun and interactive way to engage preschoolers in learning about healthy eating while developing important math and communication skills.
Through group discussions about favorite foods, healthy eating habits, or food groups, children practice listening, sharing ideas, and expanding their vocabulary.
When they graph their food choices—such as favorite fruits or vegetables—they not only get a visual understanding of food variety but also begin to practice basic math concepts like counting, comparing, and categorizing.
How To Make Healthy Eating Choices?:
- Discuss the different foods that are healthy to eat.
- Create a chart showing healthy options vs less healthy options.
Balance & Moderation with All Foods:
- Discuss what balance and moderation is when it comes to food.
- Create a chart on a plate showing a balanced meal with carbs, veggies, grains, fats, and so on.
Fruits vs Veggies:
- Talk about different fruits and veggies that are more common and your littles have seen/tried before!
- Create a graph reflecting how many they know vs don’t know.
NEW Fruits & Veggies
- Discuss the less common fruits and vegetables. (Jack fruit, pomegranate, egg plant, squash, Brussel sprouts, etc.)
- Create a graph showing which fruits and veggies they knew vs didn’t know before discussion.
Benefits of Healthy Food:
- Compare the different foods and how they make us feel. Explain why we eat healthy food and what it does for our body.
- Using a chart, split these items up to show which food will give us more fuel and which may not make our bodies feel as good.
Food Groups:
- Talk about the food groups and what they mean. (carbs, protein, fats, etc)
- Create a chart talking about the different things they do. (i.e- carbs give our bodies and brain energy to burn off.)
What They’ve Eaten:
- Hygiene is a variety of areas throughout our lives.
- Jump into thoughts about cleaning up their rooms, keeping their bathrooms clean, wearing clean clothes, having good eating manners, and so on.
Healthy Habits:
- Create a chart showing healthy nutritional habits your littles can practice everyday.
- Go into discussion of why they need a balanced diet, water and good eating habits such as 3 meals and body fueling snacks.
Importance of Drinking Water :
- Water is a huge part of our diets and it’s important our littles learn how important it is for our bodies.
- Create charts showing how much water they should be drinking everyday. Find examples of their everyday cups/tumblers they use to drink from.
Cooking Healthy at Home :
- Demonstrate how to cook healthy meals or make healthy snacks with common items.
- Give them different options and examples they can be eating throughout the day. You can also talk about healthy items to eat when they’re outside of their home too!
Food and Nutrition Books to Read Aloud for Preschool
Reading Food and Nutrition books aloud is a delightful way to introduce preschoolers to healthy food that may be new or unliked to them. These books captivate young minds with engaging stories, colorful illustrations, and fascinating facts about eating healthy food.
Get Your Dragon To Eat Healthy Food- Having a pet dragon is very fun! He can sit, roll over, and play. He can candle a birthday cake, lit a campfire, or so many other cool things. But what if your dragon only eats junk and processed foods?
Babaroo the Alien and the Magic of Healthy Food- When Babaroo the alien visits planet Earth for the first time, he feels so hungry that he starts trying everything he sees and gets into trouble! Will he be able to find good food on our planet?
I Can Eat a Rainbow- I Can Eat a Rainbow is a book for young children to learn, in simple terms, how important it is to incorporate fruits and vegetables into their diet. It is a bright and colorful book that will keep your children engaged and entertained along the way, complete with a rainbow of fruits and vegetables of their own to color!
My Magical Foods- Would your little one eat grilled cheese for every meal? Does the thought of broccoli cause fear? Have you noticed that your kid lives on white foods? Yikes!
Monsters Don’t Eat Broccoli- In this rollicking picture book written by Barbara Jean Hicks and illustrated by Sue Hendra, monsters insist they don’t like broccoli. They’d rather snack on tractors or a rocket ship or two, or tender trailer tidbits, or a wheely, steely stew. But boy do those trees they’re munching on look an awful lot like broccoli. Maybe vegetables aren’t so bad after all!
Priti Loves Pineapple!- This cute learning book helps your child learn to spell and say both familiar and maybe not-so-familiar names of boys and girls and also spell and say a number of different fruits and vegetables, many familiar but probably some that they have never even heard of, let alone tasted.
Good Enough to Eat- Good Enough to Eat is one of a kind: the only guide to kids’ nutrition written especially for kids. A practical, hands-on tool for families who want to eat a healthy diet, this book explains nutrition from carrots to cookies.
Daniel Tries a New Food- Miss Elaina is coming over for dinner, so Mom Tiger is making two super-special foods! But Daniel and Miss Elaina are nervous about trying them. With some help from Mom and Dad, Miss Elaina Daniel learns that they’ve got to try new foods because they might taste good!
Cutie Sue Wins the Race- Cutie Sue finds out that her school is about to organize a fun running competition that she definitely wants to win. Yet, her road to victory wouldn’t be an easy one. Will Sue manage to become the winner of the race?
Picky Izzy – “Picky Izzy” is a charming children’s story of a picky eater and the parents who just want her to eat something other than sweets. Initially, Izzy cleverly resists eating certain foods with great determination. But through some creative tactics by her parents, she discovers the joy in healthy eating.
Food and Nutrition Songs for Preschool
Food and Nutrition songs are a fun and engaging ways to create new and healthy eating habits.
Through catchy melodies and playful lyrics, these songs capture children’s attention and make eating their veggies, fruits, meats, and grains more fun.
Singing about food and nutrition habits help children improve their memory, language skills, and rhythm, while also fostering a love for music.
To the tune of: “Singing the Alphabet”
A-B-CDE
Watermelon is good for me.
F-G-HIJ
I can eat it everyday.
P-Q-RST
Ripe and very juicy
U-V-WXY
You will like it if you give it a try.
Z-Z-ZZZ
Watermelon is good for me. (Chant about other fruit)
To the tune of: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”
Carrots, peas, and broccoli,
Vegetables are good for me.
For my snack and in my lunch,
Veggie sticks are great to munch.
Carrots, peas, and broccoli,
Vegetables are good for me.
To the tune of: “5 Little Monkeys”
Five big lemons in the bowl
One fell out and started to roll
It bumped off the table and hit my toe
How many lemons in the bowl
1, 2, 3, 4
Four big lemons…
To the tune of: “Boom! Boom! Ain’t It Great to Be Crazy?”
Yum! Yum! Don’t you know I love apples?
Yum! Yum! Don’t you know I love apples?
Red and green and yellow, too
Yum! Yum! Don’t you know I love apples
To the tune of: “Tune: Clementine”
Picked a strawberry,
Picked a strawberry,
That was growing
In the sun,
Then I washed it,
And I ate it,
And I picked another one.
To the tune of: “Sound Off”
Carrots, beans, and potatoes
Corn and peas and tomatoes
Mix and stir up in a pot.
Smells so good as it gets hot.
Soup’s on-1, 2.
Soup’s on-3, 4.
1, 2, 3, 4-Let’s eat a good treat!
Five little apples lying on the floor.
I’ll roll one away, and that leaves four.
Four little apples hanging on a tree.
I’ll pick one off, and that leaves three.
Three little apples, I know what to do!
I’ll put one in my pocket, and that leaves two.
Two little apples sitting in the sun.
I’ll pick one up, and that leaves one.
One little apple waiting in my lunch.
I’ll eat it up with a crunch, crunch, crunch!
To the tune of: “Yankee Doodle”
Peel an apple, cut it up,
Cook it in a pot.
When you taste it you will find
It’s applesauce you’ve got!
To the tune of: “Three Blind Mice”
Cheese, cheese, cheese, we love cheese,
Please, please please, give us cheese,
We like white cheese, oh yes we do,
Orange cheese tastes wonderful too,
Yellow cheese is for me and you,
Oh, give us cheese! (Please)
Sung to: If you’re Happy and You Know it
If you like your eggs scrambled,
Clap your hands.
If you like your eggs scrambled,
Clap your hands.
If you like your eggs scrambled,
And it’s your favorite way to make them,
f you like your eggs scrambled,
Clap your hands.
Additional verses:
If you like your eggs fried,
Touch your toes.
If you like your eggs hard boiled,
Touch your head
Food and Nutrition Visual Perception for Preschoolers
Visual perception is how we understand and know about the world and our environment through what we see. These are great visual activities that will recognize and with the help of these activities they will show initiative with what they recognize too.
When your child nurtures their visual perception, they will find their world less confusing and perform tasks that everyone needs. This will help them excel in all parts of their lives as they continue to grow.
Shape Match (Printable) – Teach shapes and colors with this fun themed activity. Cut to size or have students do some of the cutting on the line. Have them match each shape to its corresponding card.
All About The Food Pyramid- With this printable there are a variety of different activities to help explain each part of the food pyramid and how it applies in their lives. We have included a food pyramid matching game, a food group board game, a food group menu and sorting mats.
Guessing Game- This visual shows a few riddles to help your little guess what item is in the brown bag. You can use play or real food in the bags and use whatever you have on hand.
Vegetable Puzzle- Puzzles are a fantastic way to work on visual perception skills as preschoolers. These 6 puzzles show healthy food and numbers to work on their math skills too! Grab your free printables and have some healthy fun.
Fruit Matching Game Printable- Use this matching game for your preschoolers to learn how to find similarities and differences in objects. If you use it as a memory game, you can also help your child improve their short term memory.
These fun and engaging food and nutrition activities will be excellent to introduce to your preschoolers! By combining learning with creativity and play, these activities not only teach children about healthy eating habits but also help them develop important skills like fine motor coordination, problem-solving, and social interaction.
Whether they’re sorting fruits and vegetables, creating healthy food art, or participating in sensory activities, every hands-on experience will help preschoolers build a strong foundation for making healthy choices as they grow.
Remember, the goal is to make learning about food and nutrition enjoyable and memorable. The more fun and interactive these activities are, the more likely children will develop positive attitudes toward healthy eating that will last a lifetime.
The activities aim to inspire curiosity, creativity, and a love for nutritious foods that will benefit them for years to come. Enjoy the process, and most importantly, have fun exploring the world of food with your littles!
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