Science (EVS K-5) · Class 2

Active learning ideas

Food from Plants

Let's begin a tasty exploration of our daily routine! Today, we will discover the different meals we enjoy from the time we wake up until we go to sleep.

• CBSE Learning Outcomes
• NCERT EVS Class II: Theme - Food

• 15–25 min
• Pairs → Whole Class
• 3 activities

Activity 01

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• 25 min · Individual

My Daily Meal Plate

Students are given a worksheet with three blank circles or plates labelled 'Breakfast', 'Lunch', and 'Dinner'. They draw or paste pictures of the food they typically eat for each meal, and then share their plate with a partner.

Identify five different foods that come from plants.

Facilitation Tip

Provide old magazines with food pictures for students who are not confident in drawing.

What to look for

Use an exit ticket where students draw one food item they would like to eat for dinner tonight.

• Understand
• Analyze
• Evaluate
• Self-Management
• Social Awareness

Activity 02

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• 15 min · Pairs

Plant Food Detective

After completing the 'My Daily Meal Plate' activity, students circle all the food items on their plates that come from plants. The teacher can facilitate a discussion about common plant foods like rice, wheat (roti), vegetables, and fruits.

Explain which part of the plant we eat for a carrot versus spinach.

Facilitation Tip

Create a simple chart on the board with 'Plant Food' and 'Animal Food' columns to help students categorise.

What to look for

Think-Pair-Share: Ask students to tell their partner why breakfast is important, then have a few pairs share with the class.

• Understand
• Analyze
• Evaluate
• Self-Management
• Social Awareness

Activity 03

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• 20 min · Small Groups

Meal Time Sorting Game

Create flashcards with pictures of various food items (e.g., idli, paratha, dal-rice, sandwich, milk, curry). In small groups, students sort these cards under the headings 'Morning', 'Afternoon', and 'Night'.

Compare a fruit and a vegetable you like to eat.

Facilitation Tip

Encourage discussion within groups, as some foods can be eaten for multiple meals.

What to look for

A simple worksheet with three columns (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) and a list of food items to be correctly placed in the columns.

• Understand
• Analyze
• Evaluate
• Self-Management
• Social Awareness

A few notes on teaching this unit

Start by asking students what they ate this morning to activate prior knowledge. Use visual aids like a clock or pictures of the sun to associate meals with the time of day. Encourage students to share their personal food habits in a whole-class discussion to make the learning relevant and inclusive.

By the end of this topic, your students will be able to confidently name the three main meals and share examples of foods they eat for each one.

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Watch Out for These Misconceptions

• Breakfast is not important; I can just have milk or biscuits.

  Breakfast is the first meal after a long night's sleep. It 'breaks the fast' and gives our body the energy it needs to learn and play throughout the morning.

• All meals should be heavy and large.

  Our meals vary in size. Lunch is often a full meal to give us energy for the rest of the day, while dinner is usually lighter because we are less active at night.

• Only fruits and vegetables come from plants.

  Many of our daily foods like roti (from wheat), rice, dal (pulses), and even sugar come from different parts of plants. Plants give us grains, pulses, vegetables, and fruits.

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Methods used in this brief

• Mystery Object