04 Fruits and Vegetables
👩🏫 Teacher’s Guide
Objective
Students will tell the difference between fruits and vegetables and name plant parts that we eat.
Vocabulary
fruit, vegetable, seed, stem, root, leaf, bud
Teaching Notes
- Begin with a real fruit or vegetable, or simple drawings if real food is not available.
- Sort pictures or word cards into “fruits” and “vegetables,” then talk through the reasons.
- Emphasize that fruits have seeds inside or on them; vegetables are other plant parts we eat.
- Connect to healthy eating and trying new foods in small, safe ways.
- Encourage students to use their senses: look, touch, smell (and taste with permission).
🧒 Student Worksheet
Concept and Helping Material
Definition. Fruits and vegetables are parts of plants that people eat. Fruits hold the seeds of the plant. Vegetables can be roots, stems, leaves, or flower buds.
Helping ideas and samples:
- Fruits: apples, oranges, grapes, and berries are fruits with seeds.
- Vegetables: carrots (root), lettuce (leaf), celery (stem), broccoli (flower buds).
- Fruits often taste sweet or juicy. Vegetables can taste mild, sweet, or bitter.
- Eating many colors of fruits and vegetables helps our bodies stay strong and healthy.
Vocabulary and Definition
- — the plant part that holds seeds and is often sweet
- — plant parts we eat that are not fruits, like roots or leaves
- — a small part of a plant that can grow into a new plant
- — the part of a plant that holds up leaves and flowers
- — the part of a plant that grows underground and takes in water
- — a flat, green part of a plant that makes food
- — a small, tightly closed part that can open into a flower or leaf
Words to Learn
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Sentences to Fill In
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🧪 Think & Respond Q&A
1. What is different between fruits and vegetables?
2. What is something both fruits and vegetables give us?
3. How do you know something is a fruit?
4. Why are vegetables good for you?
5. What would happen if you ate no fruits or vegetables?
6. Where do fruits grow?
7. Where do vegetables grow?
8. How can you tell fruits and vegetables apart?
9. Why do plants make fruits?
10. How would you explain this topic to a younger child?
Hands-On Experiment or Activities
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What You Need:
- Picture cards or simple drawings of fruits and vegetables
- Two baskets or two labels: “Fruit” and “Vegetable”
- Paper plate drawing template
What You Do:
1. Show one food picture at a time and ask, “Fruit or vegetable?” Talk about seeds and plant parts.
2. Sort each picture into the correct group. Let students explain their thinking.
3. Draw a “healthy plate” that shows at least two fruits and two vegetables. Label each food.
4. Make a class chart of “New fruits and vegetables I might try this year.”
Think and Talk:
- Why do fruits have seeds?
- Why should we eat fruits and vegetables every day?
Reflection
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- What is one fruit you enjoy?
- What is one vegetable you might be willing to try again?
- If you could plant one fruit or vegetable in a garden at school, what would you choose and why?