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Food or Not Food? Sort

A cut-and-glue picture sort with twelve pictures: six foods and six things you cannot eat.

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Grade level
Grades K–2
Time
About 15 minutes
Answer key
Yes, page 2 of the PDF
Kids practice
Matching, Sorting, Visual discrimination, Working independently

What kids do

“Cut out the pictures. Glue each one under Food or Not Food.”

Words on this sheet

FoodNot Foodbananapencilcarrotballcarcookieappleeggpizzashirtbook

Teacher tip

Pre-cut the cards for students who are not cutting yet, so the lesson stays about sorting. Save the cutting for a fine motor session.

How to use it

  • Let the student point, use a dauber or place a sticker if holding a pencil is hard.
  • End on a success, then offer one harder item.
  • Laminate it or slide it into a sheet protector so it lasts all year and wipes clean.

Watch for

Tasks that stay errorless forever. Move to two choices once the routine is steady.

Talk about it

  • What is this a picture of?
  • What helped you do that by yourself?

Take it further

Ask the student to find one more thing in the room that belongs in each group.

US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.

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