Active Game: Capture the Breakfast Bag

A variation of the classic capture the flag game where an incomplete breakfast must be completed using pictures. Discover the rules and the activity setup below!

Level:

Cycle 1 (elementary)

Elementary PEH

Language:

English

Active Game: Capture the Breakfast Bag

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Goal

One team has to capture a bag containing pictures of an unbalanced breakfast and then make it balanced.

Required resources

One large resealable bag
Pictures of foods that can be eaten for breakfast (e.g., banana, berries, apple, potato, whole grain bagel, whole grain bread, whole grain breakfast cereal, milk, chocolate milk, milk-based smoothie with fruit, yogurt, peanut butter, eggs).
One bib per student (one colour per team), plus one extra bib in a different colour to identify the “scout” on the offensive team
Cones or other objects to designate the defensive zone

How to play

Introduce the activity to the students.
During the warm-up, explain what a balanced breakfast looks like. If possible, show the carousel pictures.
Divide the group into two teams. Each team will have a turn playing offence or defence.
Place the unbalanced breakfast bag in front of the defensive team’s zone.

Rules

The defensive team must protect the breakfast bag. To do so, defensive players must eliminate players from the other team by tagging them.
The offensive team must try to capture the bag.
The offensive team designates a “scout” to protect the team. The “scout” is the only person that can eliminate players on the defensive team by tagging them.
To capture the bag, a player from the offensive team must enter the defensive zone. This player must then run away with the bag when the opportunity arises.
When a player on the offensive team successfully brings the bag into the offensive zone without being tagged, the team can open the bag. They’ll discover two pictures of foods. Their mission becomes finding food options to make a balanced breakfast. A designated person runs to the food picture pile and brings back a suitable one. The pile is located outside the playing zone.
The teams then switch roles and the game resumes.
Teams can earn points based on the following criteria:
- Successfully capturing the bag: 1 point
- Creating a balanced breakfast: 1 additional point

Activity notes

The breakfast should include at least one food from each category of Canada’s Food Guide:

A vegetable or fruit (e.g., banana, berries, potato)
A whole grain food (e.g., whole grain cereal, whole wheat bread)
A protein food (e.g., dairy products, eggs, nuts, peanut butter)

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Active Game: Capture the Breakfast Bag

Active Game: Capture the Breakfast Bag

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