Kentucky Beef Council

Kids In the Kitchen: Nutritional Necessities for Young Cooks

Updated 2/18/2008

MyPyramid BINGO

1. Have students arrange themselves at the designated tables. Make sure students are situated quietly before you begin explaining the game.

2. Explain to the students that this game is a learning process and that they might not know the answers to all of the questions, but that is OK. Go on to explain the game:

·  Tell students to look at their MyPyramid BINGO cards. Notice the column headings at the top of the card. Ask the students what these columns represent (There is a column for each food group found in the MyPyramid).

·  Then tell the students to look at the BINGO squares. Explain to them that the squares are not letters and numbers like typical BINGO cards. Instead, each block has an answer to a question in it.

·  Go on to explain that you have questions for each food group category. When you call out the question, you will first call out the food group category the question is in. Tell the students that they must go to that food group column to find the answer to the question. They may or may not have the answer, just like in BINGO they may or may not have the correct letter/number combo. Also, tell them that they may have two of the same answer in the same column (for example, there may be two false answers in the fruit column). If this is the case, they can only mark that answer once per question. They must then wait for another question with that same answer to fill in the other square. It may be a good idea to physically show them on the card so that they better understand the situation.

·  Ask them to first cover the free space. Everyone gets to cover up the free space. Make sure they cover them up before they begin.

·  After explaining the cards, pass out the star stickers. Tell the students if the 20 stars were jelly beans, they would represent their discretionary calories for the day. Ask the students what “discretionary” means. (It is their “fun” calories. Essentially, it is their treat for the day). Hold up the bag of 20 jelly beans for the students to visually see.

·  Once everything is explained to the students, emphasize that they must be extra quiet so everyone can hear the question. Explain that if they have a question about the game, they must raise their hands to have the question answered. NOTE: the question cards are color-coded based on the food group.

·  Take the first few questions slow. Also, ask for the answer after every question. Have students raise their hands to share the answer. This helps the students learn if they do not know the answer.

·  The student(s) that call BINGO win a prize. Give the designated prize to the student(s) and wait to see if the group can rotate after one game.

·  You may have multiple winners. In that case, each would get a prize.

·  Continue the game after they have received their prize or you may start a new game.