The 'Give Me Five Healthy Eating' board game is for children aged 5 years and over. It is designed to help young kids understand the basic aspects of healthy eating. It builds on the fact that healthy eating is such an important topic in our schools and helps reinforce the message given in the very popular ‘Jamie Oliver’s school dinners.’

Teducate games are "made by students, for students" and the 'Give Me Five Healthy Eating' board game is the first of a number of games that are designed to make learning about social issues more enjoyable for young children. Our idea was to develop a multi-use educational game for primary schools. The Teducate 'Give Me 5' game concept is unique because all of the players move at the same time, unlike traditional board games.

This special feature gives players a feeling of unity and so encourages team working. It also reinforces counting and colour recognition in the young with all players doing the same thing. Each 'Give Me Five Healthy Eating' game folder consists of 48 question cards, a pack of 5 different food group tokens (protein, calcium, vitamins and minerals, carbohydrates and fats), six counters and a die along with a set of instructions.

Supplementary packs of question cards will be made available to focus on specific topic areas or meet the needs of different age or ability groups. Depending on the topic of the game only the icons and questions change whilst the game board stays the same. Extra game boards can also be bought if a family of school wants to play the game with more than six people.

Look out for our forthcoming games on the Environment and Citizenship or contact us for more details.