Foodie Race

A Homemade PowerPoint GameBy

Rosie HewettEastern Washington University

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Foodie Race

Your job is to race to a healthy life style while learning about good foods for you. The game will remind you to stay physically active every day. Eat more from some food groups than from others. Choose healthy food from every food group. Take one step at a time. You do not need to change overnight what you eat and how you exercise. Just start with one new, good thing, and add a new one everyday.

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Game Directions2-4 players. Each player gets a turn rolling the dice to see who gets the higher number to go first. Once the first player has been established play resumes clockwise. Each player rolls the dice to jump the number of spaces given by the dice. The player then follows the directions given by the Food Group card or reads a Riddle card if you land on that space. Read your Riddle card out loud and the person who answers your Riddle goes next. The player to reach the finish line is the winner of the race.This game if very adaptable to any other theme of your preference.

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Game Preparation• You will need 2 dice, 4 game pieces for each player (I found

mini food erasures at an office supply store)

• Gameboard: You will need a 15X20 foldable card board.

• Gameboard graphics: Print out slide #5 3 times - once for the game board background and then as pieces for the game board spaces. Then glue to your 15X20 card board. Slide #6 consists of game card graphics, or you can add your own to adapt the game to any other themes

• “Food Group” Cards: Print out slide #7-22 (preferably on heavy stock with a distinct color), add graphics to center of each card.Slide #23 more food graphics or add your own to adapt to your theme.

• Riddle Cards: Print out slides #24-32 and cut individual cards.

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Visual of Food Race

Children enjoying the game

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1 space forward

crumpets

4 spaces forward

tomato

3 spaces forward

carrot

4 spaces forward

broccoli

2 spaces forward

yogurt

1 space forward

cereal

Trade places withan opponent

pizza

1 space forward

tea

4 spaces forward

corn

2 spaces forward

spaghetti

2 spaces forward

Hot dog

2 spaces forward

hamburger

3 spaces forward

fish

2 spaces forward

bread

2 spaces forward

grapes

2 spaces forward

Strawberry jam

2 spaces forward

strawberries

3 spaces backward

rice

3 spaces forward

peas

2 spaces forward

cheese

3 spaces forward

Peanut butter

2 spaces backward

eggs

2 spaces backward

Ice cream

2 spaces forward

milk

2 spaces forward

watermelon

3 spaces backward

soda

3 spaces forward

water

3 spaces backward

candy

2 spaces backward

cake

1 space backward

cookie

2 space forward

lemonade

2 spaces backward

coffee

Additional Food Graphics

Riddle Cards

I am in the grain group. I am long and stringy. You

can put sauce on me. Who am I?

I am green and when you cut me open I am red. You eat me in the summer time. I am a fruit. Who am I?

I am yellow and long. I am a fruit. Monkeys eat me all day long. Who am I?

I am green or red. I am spicy and hot. I am in the vegetable group. Who am I?

E can sometimes be light brown or white. I have yellow stuff inside me. I am a protein. Who am I?

I am bad for you. I am at the top of the pyramid. I have a lot of fat. I am cold. I have a lot of chocolate chips. Who am I?

I am white. You can drink me. I am in the dairy group. Who am I?

I am round and red. My meat is also red. Some people think I am a vegetable but I am really a fruit. People like to use me in a salad. Who am I?

I am blue and round. I am little. A lot of children eat me. I am in the fruit group. Who am I?

I am orange. My top is green. I am a vegetable. Who am I?

I am some people’s favorite food. I am bad for you. I am very sweet. You get me at Halloween. Who am I?

I am made of flour. You can make sandwiches with me. I am a grain. Who am I?

I am green. I look like a mini tree. I am a vegetable. Who am I?

I am very soft. I can be sweet. I am cold. I am in the dairy group. You can scoop me up. Who am I?

CreditsAll teachers and students at non-profit schools can use, revise, or adapt this game at will at no cost on the condition that all prior designers are cited.

• Originally designed by Rosie Hewett, Eastern Washington University, June 25, 2010“Foodie Race”.

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Educational Objectives

• Audience:– Children Ages 5-10 and English Language Learners of any age.

• Subject Area Objectives:

– Students will be able to learn about nutrition and about the different food

groups.

– Students will learn about good foods.

– The goal of the game is to reach the finish line by racing opponents and learning about foods through riddles along the way.

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Copyright

• Copyright 2010 Rosie Hewett• Permission to copy this game at no cost is granted to all teachers and

students of non-profit schools. • Permission is also granted to all teachers and students of non-profit

schools to make revisions to this game for their own purposes, on the condition that this copyright page and the credits page remain part of the game. Teachers and students who adapt the game should add their names and affiliations to the credits page without deleting any names already there.

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• Use this slide as the “headquarters” for players when they play the game.

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