Vegucation for your classroom
Free lesson plans, worksheets and printables that use Veggie Trumps to teach nutrition, maths, food and farming. Linked to the National Curriculum for England, and written for Key Stages 1 and 2.
Lesson plans
Each lesson has learning objectives, curriculum links, a step-by-step plan, ideas for support and challenge, and free printable sheets.
What’s on the card?
Pupils find out what energy, fibre, protein, carbohydrates and vitamin C are, and why our bodies need each one.
Time: 45 minutes
Eat the rainbow
Pupils sort the cards by colour and plan a rainbow of fruit and veg to try over a week.
Time: 40 minutes
Number battles
Playing Veggie Trumps is comparing numbers. Pupils play in pairs and record each battle using <, > and =.
Time: 45 minutes
Fruit and veg data detectives
Pupils collect real nutrition data from the cards, draw a bar chart and answer questions about it.
Time: 60 minutes
Grown here or far away?
Pupils sort the cards into fruit and veg usually grown in the UK and those that are mostly imported, then explore what “in season” means.
Time: 50 minutes
Design your own Veggie Trump
Pupils research a fruit or vegetable that isn’t in the pack and make their own card, with a fun fact written in their own words.
Time: 60 minutes (or homework)
Grow your own
Pupils grow cress or pea shoots on the windowsill and keep a growing diary.
Time: 30 minutes, then 5 minutes a day for 2–3 weeks
Class Veggie Trumps tournament
Run a knockout tournament with a bracket on the wall and a certificate for the class champion.
Time: 45–60 minutes
Online games for the whiteboard
Play against the computer
The full game on screen, with a numbers mode and a colour-stars mode for younger children. Play as a class against the computer.
Higher or lower?
A quick-fire quiz comparing two cards. Perfect as a starter or a reward at the end of a lesson.
All 30 cards
Every card with its numbers, stars, fun fact, season and rank in the pack, ready to project.
Printables
Worksheets, sorting sheets, a design-your-own-card template, a tasting chart, a growing diary, a tournament kit and certificates. All free, all A4.
Packs for your class
Enough packs for the whole class to play in small groups. Schools can pay by invoice or purchase order.
Bulk discount: buy 4 packs, get one free with code TEACHER4
The cards are very detailed and informative – I particularly like the quirky facts about the different foods! These cards could be a great new angle to promote healthier eating in schools.
Tom WhiteHealthy Schools Food & Physical Activity AdvisorGet new resources by email
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