Performance Activity

Foods From Plants and Animals

Materials
1 envelope with pictures of various foods
1 envelope (per student) with labels for
each of the food group categories
glue
Preparation
1. Make an enlarged copy of the Set-up Card
below to show the students the steps to
follow to do the performance activity.
2. Explain the steps to follow to complete
this activity.
3. Assemble the pictures of various kinds
of foods.
Helpful Information
• Explain that students will sort the
foods according to whether they come
from plants or animals.
• Suggest that students sort the pictures
of foods they are sure of first.
• Tell the students to return the pictures
to the envelopes when they are
finished.

Set-up Card
What To Do
Sort the foods as to whether they come plants or animals.
Step 1
Add the correct labels to the Food Guide Pyramid.
Step 2
Sort the foods as to whether they come from plants or animals.
Step 3
Count the number of foods that come from plants and the number that come
from animals.

Put the pictures back in the envelopes when you are done.

Evaluation Guide
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Purpose: To evaluate the student’s ability to classify foods according to their source
as derived from plants and animals.

Criteria
2 points Student accurately classified the foods into those that come from plants
and those that come from animals.
1 point Student classified some of the foods correctly as coming from plants or
animals but needed assistance to complete the activity.
 Name _____________________________ Performance Activity

Foods From Plants

and Animals
Step 1
Add the correct labels to
the Food Guide Pyramid.

Step 2
Sort the pictures of the foods into two groups:
Foods from Plants and Foods from Animals.

Step 3
Count the number of foods that come from plants and
animals.
Foods from Plants Foods from Animals

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 Name _____________________________ Performance Activity

Foods From Plants

and Animals
Step 1
Add the correct labels to
Fats, Oils, Sweets
the Food Guide Pyramid.
Meats, Poultry,
Milk, Yogurt, Cheese Dry Beans,
Eggs, Nuts
Vegetables Fruits
Bread, Cereal,
Rice, Pasta

Step 2 Students’ pictures will vary.

Sort the pictures of the foods into two groups:
Foods from Plants and Foods from Animals.

Step 3
Count the number of foods that come from plants and
animals.
Foods from Plants Foods from Animals

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Foods from plants include: breads,

_____________________ cereals, rice, pasta,
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vegetables, fruits, dry beans, nuts, sweets; Foods from
_____________________ _____________________
animals include: meats, poultry, fish, eggs.
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