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Playing with Food

Beginner

Pretend to buy or sell food items. Talk about where items belong and what they are used for. 

Tip: We use milk to make hot chocolate on a cold day and put it in our cereal at breakfast. Keep the milk in the fridge so it does not go bad. 

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Intermediate

Save empty food containers to create your own play-store. Organize items as you would find them in the store. 

Tip: Use cereal boxes, jars, cartons, bottles. Name items and their category. Example: The milk and sour cream belong together, but the pickles and cereal do not. 

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Experienced

Talk about where different foods come from and how they are produced. 

Tip: Where do fresh fruits come from in the winter? Which fruits are in season at different times of year? Who brings food to the store?