Grocery & Meal Planning (Before & After Care Series) | Life Skills & Math Worksheets

Core Skills: Healthy Meal Planning (Food Groups), Grocery Budgeting & Addition, Price Comparison & Tallying, Nutrition Label Reading, Recipe Writing, and Dramatic Play Role-Playing

Turn everyday grocery shopping into a fun math and health lesson with Grocery and Meal Planning by Everyday Play N Learn! Part of the Learn & Grow: Before & After Care Series, this 22-page printable life skills workbook teaches 1st and 2nd graders how to make healthy food choices, manage a budget, and navigate a grocery store.

Young "Smart Shoppers" learn to build balanced plates, organize weekly meal calendars, write recipe cards, and read nutrition labels. Packed with practical math challenges—including a $20 grocery budgeting game, store price comparison tasks, grocery aisle sorting, and setting up an interactive "Snack Shop" role-play—this pack builds real-world confidence!

Ideal for Grades 1–2 life skills units, elementary nutrition lessons, practical math centers, after-school enrichment, or fun family grocery store trips.

🌟 What's Inside:

• 🥦 Healthy Choices & Balanced Plate – Food tick-charts and plate-building drawing exercises covering fruits, veggies, proteins, and whole grains.

• 🗓️ Weekly Meal Planner & Recipe Card – Sunday-to-Saturday breakfast/lunch/dinner tracking log with water intake counters, plus a recipe writing template.

• 💵 $20 Budget Shopping Challenge – Price tallying worksheets where kids select items while staying under a $20 limit.

• 🧺 "What's Missing?" & Grocery Aisle Sort – Visual missing-item drawing games paired with cut-and-paste food sorting columns (Fruits/Veggies, Dairy, Protein, Grains).

• 🔎 Field Trip Log & Grocery Price Detective – Real-world store price tracking sheets comparing prices between two grocery stores to find cheaper deals.

• 🏷️ Nutrition & Food Label Investigation – Step-by-step nutrition label worksheets analyzing serving sizes, calories, fats, sugars, and ingredient lists.

• 🏪 Grocery Aisle Collage & Snack Shop Role-Play – Magazine flyer cut-and-paste store sorting guide, plus step-by-step instructions to set up an interactive classroom/home snack shop with play money.

• 💡 Inclusion Adaptations Guide – Educator recommendations for adapting meal planning, budgeting, and label reading for non-verbal learners and visual/motor challenges.

📦 Product Details:

• Format: Digital Download (PDF)

• Length: 22 Pages

• Includes: Healthy meal plate guides, weekly planners, recipe templates, $20 budgeting sheets, price comparison logs, nutrition label guides, cut-and-paste store sorting, and dramatic play guides.

• Recommended Grade: 1st Grade to 2nd Grade (Ages 7–8)

• Publisher: Everyday Play N Learn CDC Inc.