Perfect for ESL, ELL, and young learners, these flashcards make teaching food vocabulary easy and engaging.
Help your ESL, ELL, and early elementary students build food-related vocabulary with these versatile Food Group Vocabulary Flashcards. This set focuses on meat, dairy, and protein words, making it an excellent addition to any unit on food groups, nutrition, or daily life vocabulary. With 40 cards included, students will practice identifying and recalling essential food words that they encounter in everyday life.
Unlike traditional flashcards, these can be used in multiple ways to keep students actively engaged. Use them for vocabulary drills, pair practice, memory games, or task card activities. The no-text version makes them perfect for multilingual classrooms, while the included recording and answer sheets turn them into self-directed learning tools.
Teachers will love the flexibility: the cards can be printed in black and white or color, laminated for durability, and even placed on a key ring for storage or on-the-go teaching. Because the flashcards print 8 to a page with cutting guides, they are quick and low-prep to assemble.
What’s Included:
- 40 printable flashcards (8 per page)
- Teacher vocabulary list
- Recording sheet (works with the no-text version)
- Student answer sheet for task card activities
Why Teachers Love This Resource
This resource is especially useful for ESL beginners, EFL classrooms, online English teachers, and young learners who benefit from clear visuals and repetition. It’s also a great support for nutrition lessons in science or health units, giving students practical vocabulary they can use outside the classroom.
Also available on TpT
You can find this complete resource in my Teachers Pay Teachers shop . Once downloaded, it’s ready to print, laminate, and reuse year after year.
Pair It With
For a more complete food vocabulary set, pair these Meat, Dairy, and Protein Flashcards with my Fruit & Vegetable Vocabulary Flashcards . Together, they provide a well-rounded way to teach food groups and healthy eating vocabulary while giving students plenty of opportunities to practice speaking, writing, and playing games.