Bahay Kubo Activity Kit (FREE Printable) | Nutrition Month Worksheet

Bahay Kubo Garden Printable Activity

Learn Filipino Vegetables Through Play

A fun Nutrition Month activity for preschool, kindergarten, Grade 1, homeschool, and Filipino lessons.

About This Activity

This Bahay Kubo Garden Printable helps children learn Filipino vegetable names through singing, planting, matching, and drawing. Children can insert vegetable cutouts into the garden base, harvest them, and sing the classic Bahay Kubo song while learning.

Learning Objectives

• Name common vegetables in Filipino.
• Sing or listen to the Bahay Kubo song.
• Match vegetable pictures with their names.
• Describe a favorite vegetable.
• Practice cutting, inserting, and hand-eye coordination.

What’s Included

• Teacher Guide / Cover
• Bahay Kubo Garden Background
• Garden Base with slits
• 18 Vegetable Cutouts
• Bahay Kubo Song Sheet
• Vegetable Matching Activity
• “Aking Paboritong Gulay” Reflection Page

Materials Needed

• Printed pages, preferably on cardstock or thick bond paper
• Brown construction paper or shoebox lid
• Scissors
• Glue or tape
• Laminating sheets, optional

Before the Lesson

Print the pages and cut out the Bahay Kubo background, garden base, and vegetable pieces. Glue the garden base onto brown construction paper or a shoebox lid. Cut horizontal slits on the garden base. Insert the vegetable tabs into the slits to make the vegetables stand.

Teacher Abi’s Tip

Do not introduce all 18 vegetables at once, especially for younger learners. Start with 6 familiar vegetables such as talong, kamatis, kalabasa, sitaw, sibuyas, and bawang. Add more vegetables once children are more confident.

Suggested 30-Minute Lesson Plan

1. Warm-Up: Let’s Talk About Vegetables

Ask the children:

• Can you name a vegetable?
• What vegetables do you eat at home?
• Which vegetables are green?
• Why should we eat vegetables?

2. Introduce Bahay Kubo

Tell the children that Bahay Kubo is a well-known Filipino folk song. Explain that even though the house in the song is small, many kinds of vegetables grow around it.

Show the finished garden and ask:

• Can you find the talong?
• Where is the kamatis?
• Can you see the kalabasa?

3. Sing the Song

Show the Bahay Kubo lyrics page. Sing the song once. Then sing again while pointing to each vegetable as it is mentioned.

4. Plant and Harvest Activity

Place the vegetable cutouts in a basket. Invite children one at a time to plant or harvest a vegetable.

Teacher says: “Itanim ang talong.”

Child: Inserts the talong into the garden.

Teacher says: “Anihin ang kalabasa.”

Child: Removes the kalabasa from the garden.

5. Matching Activity

Give children the matching worksheet. Ask them to match each vegetable name with the correct picture.

6. Reflection Activity

End the lesson with the “Aking Paboritong Gulay” page. Children write and draw about their favorite vegetable.

Extension Activities

Sort by Color

Group vegetables into green, orange, white, purple, and red.

Count the Vegetables

Ask: How many vegetables are in the garden?

Memory Game

Remove one vegetable. Ask: Which vegetable is missing?

Harvest Race

Call out a vegetable. Children find and harvest it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this activity suitable for preschool?

Yes. Preschool learners can focus on planting, harvesting, singing, and identifying familiar vegetables.

Can older children use this?

Yes. Kindergarten and Grade 1 learners can complete the matching and reflection pages after the hands-on activity.

Do I need to laminate the pieces?

No, but laminating helps make the vegetable pieces stronger and reusable.

Can this be used for Nutrition Month?

Yes. This activity is perfect for Nutrition Month because it combines healthy eating, Filipino culture, music, and hands-on learning.

Download the Free Bahay Kubo Garden Printable

Print, cut, plant, harvest, sing, and learn!

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