Healthy vs Unhealthy Foods Sorting Mats

A simple, ready-to-use sorting activity that helps students identify healthy vs unhealthy foods using real-life photos. Perfect for SEN, autism, and early learners.

This Healthy vs Unhealthy Foods Sorting Activity is designed for young learners, special education, and students with autism who benefit from clear visuals and hands-on tasks. It includes real-life photos to help children sort and categorize everyday foods while building vocabulary and healthy eating awareness.

What’s Included (26 Total Pages)
✔ Sorting Mats (1 page)
• “Place Each Food in the Right Group”
✔ Sorting Cards (30 real-photo cards)
• 15 Healthy Foods
• 15 Unhealthy Foods
✔ Cut-and-Paste Worksheets (6 pages)
• Each page includes 6 items to cut and sort
• High-quality, realistic food photos
✔ Matching Worksheets (6 pages)
• Draw a line to match each food to its correct group
• Perfect for building vocabulary & visual discrimination

Skills Targeted
• Sorting & classifying
• Visual discrimination
• Vocabulary development
• Healthy eating awareness
• Fine motor skills (cut & paste)

Perfect For
• Special Education (SEN)
• Autism & ADHD
• Preschool & Kindergarten
• Homeschool
• Speech Therapy
• Life Skills & Health Units

This activity is low-prep, engaging, and classroom-friendly. Just print, cut, sort, and learn!