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Week 09 · Colorful Plates

Monday

Many colors on the plate
// Count the colors, graph the colors
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: Many Colors on the Plate

Ferris the Fox sets a basket on the table. Inside are red, orange, green and purple foods.

"A rainbow in a basket!" says Bennie the Bear.

"What do you notice about all these colors?" Ferris asks. "Are any two the same?"

Riley the Raccoon holds up a carrot and a plum. "Here is a hint," he says. "Sort by color."

Eat many colors

Cooks like to eat lots of different, colorful fruits and vegetables.

A plate with many colors is fun to look at and fun to taste.

Every color counts, and trying a new one is a little adventure.

ColorFruits and vegetables
RedStrawberries, red peppers, tomatoes
OrangeCarrots, oranges, sweet potatoes
YellowBananas, corn, yellow squash
GreenSpinach, peas, cucumbers, green grapes
Blue and purpleBlueberries, plums, purple cabbage
SORT BY COLOR
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1Red
2Orange
3Green
4Purple
COLOR CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What color is a carrot?
Which plate has more colors?
Which food is green?
StatementTrue or false?
Eating many different colors of fruits and vegetables is a great habit.?
Every fruit is red.?
Blueberries and plums are in the blue and purple row.?
Trying a new color can be fun.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEMany colors on a plate means many different foods.
Name a green vegetable. Type one word.
WHY THIS EXERCISEGreen foods are one color of the many colors to try.
For a grown-up
This week the only food message is "eat many colorful fruits and vegetables."
Please skip talk about "good" or "bad" foods.
No knife or stove today. A grown-up does every cut on Saturday.
Try it
Open the fridge with a grown-up. Find one fruit or vegetable of each color.
Close the door quickly to keep the fridge cold.
Which color was hardest to find?

Colorful start, cook! Tomorrow Bennie shows you how to count with tally marks.