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Food and farming: Group sort — Standard
Classify examples under headings. Crops, livestock, soil, irrigation, harvest, storage, transport, markets, and reducing food waste.
Ages 6–810–20 minStandardEN · English
Group sortFood and farming: Group sort — Standard
Cut out the cards and sort each item under the correct heading.
What this resource includes
Learning fit
- Ages
- Ages 3–5, Ages 6–8, Ages 9–12
- Best starting age
- Ages 6–8
- Skills
- Classification, Vocabulary
- Learning setting
- Small group
Print-ready setup
- Paper
- A4
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Page layout
- 1 × 1
- Copies
- 1
Low inkAnswer keyCut apart
A peek inside
- Crops — wheat
- Crops — apple
- Farm animals — sheep
- Farm animals — cow
- Food-system steps — store
- Farm animals — honeybee
Worksheet languageEN · EnglishThe creator opens in the worksheet language shown here.
Teach it well
Learning objective
Classify examples under headings. Trace a food from source through simple production stages while respecting varied diets and traditions.
Materials & preparation
- One printed learner copy; keep the answer view separate when provided
- Pre-cut pieces, or child-safe scissors with adult supervision
- A clear surface for arranging the pieces
- Model and teach
- Place two examples side by side and model the feature that makes them match or differ. Then use this learner direction: Cut out the cards and sort each item under the correct heading. Choose one food shown and identify its source and one step on its journey.
- Support
- Complete the first item together, highlight the key word or visual clue, then fade the prompt.
- Stretch
- Ask for an explanation using the topic words, then add one new example. Compare two valid examples and explain one meaningful similarity or difference.
- Check for understanding
- Give one new item and ask the learner to place it and state the sorting rule.