Gamification Activity: “Healthy Diet Quest”

Objective:

Encourage learning about healthy eating habits through an engaging gamified quest.

Materials Needed:

• Whiteboard/flipchart and markers
• Healthy eating infographics or visuals
• Printed cards with healthy/unhealthy food images
• Scoreboard or points system (could be drawn on the board)

Steps:

1. Introduction (10 minutes)

• Discussion Start (5 minutes):
  • Initiate a conversation about the importance of healthy eating and its impact on overall well-being.
• Quest Introduction (5 minutes):
  • Introduce the “Healthy Diet Quest” as a fun challenge to learn more about healthy eating.

2. Quest Challenges (30 minutes)

• Challenge 1 – Sorting Game (10 minutes):
  • Divide students into teams.
  • Provide cards with images of different foods. Each team sorts the cards into healthy and unhealthy food categories.
• Challenge 2 – Nutritional Facts Hunt (10 minutes):
  • Show infographics or visuals about nutritional facts.
  • Ask questions about nutrients (e.g., “Which food group provides calcium?”) and award points for correct answers.
• Challenge 3 – Healthy Meal Creation (10 minutes):
  • Each team creates a healthy meal plan on the board using drawings or words, incorporating all necessary nutrients.

3. Points and Rewards (10 minutes)

• Points System (5 minutes):
  • Award points to teams based on their performance in each challenge, using a scoreboard drawn on the board.
• Rewards Announcement (5 minutes):
  • Introduce small rewards for the winning team, like healthy snack packs or certificates.

4. Review and Discussion (10 minutes)

• Review of Learning (5 minutes):
  • Discuss key takeaways about healthy eating habits from the quest.
• Class Discussion (5 minutes):
  • Engage students in a discussion about how they can apply these habits in their daily lives.

Conclusion:

Emphasize the importance of making healthy food choices for overall health and well-being.

Assessment:

Evaluate students based on their active participation in challenges, their teamwork, contributions to healthy meal plans, and their engagement in the discussions.

This gamified activity encourages learning about healthy eating habits in an interactive and competitive manner while promoting teamwork, knowledge acquisition, and discussions about applying healthy habits in students’ lives. Adjust the complexity of challenges and discussions based on students’ B1 level proficiency and their familiarity with healthy eating concepts.