Food Group Flip-Flap Book

Step 1:

Designed by AccuCut Design Team

Five food groups fit a five-flap flip-flap book perfectly! Students can list different foods under the flaps that fit into each food category.

Key Concepts:

Learning Centers, Sorting

Grades:

1 - 3

Curriculum:

Health, Science

Machines:

• MARK IV
  Roller Die Cutting Machine

AccuCut® Dies:

• Flip-Flaps #3 Super-Jumbo
• Bread #1 Small
• Carrot Small
• Meat Small
• Milk Small
• Fruits Mini

Other Materials:

• Marker -- Black
• Lined Writing Paper
• Glue
• Construction Paper

Tips:

Use flip-flap books to teach matching, number families, synonyms, antonyms, beginning sounds, and many other study topics.

Instructions:

1. Cut five-flap book for each student.
2. Cut die-cut shapes to represent food groups (e.g., apple, bread slice, carrot, turkey, carton of milk).
3. Students decorate shapes.
4. Students glue die cuts to flap fronts.

To Learn: Brainstorm with students to create a list of foods that belong in each group, then ask them to write the foods under the appropriate flaps.