Fuel & Hydration

Food and water lessons with pictures and props. Nothing gets eaten.

No real food. Pictures and props only, so allergies stay off the mat.

• 1Go-Slow-Whoa Food SortGo foods fuel anytime, like fruit. Slow foods are sometimes foods, like pasta. Whoa foods are rare treats. Name the card, race it to the right chest.

  Set up

  Food picture cards. Three hoops labeled GO, SLOW, and WHOA.

  Do this

  Go foods fuel anytime, like fruit. Slow foods are sometimes foods, like pasta. Whoa foods are rare treats. Name the card, race it to the right chest.

  Done when · Each card is named and placed in the hoop they can explain: anytime, sometimes, or rare. Done when the piles match their reasons, not a perfect textbook sort.

  Play this drill
• 2Hydration RelayRun, pretend to fill the cup, run back, pour imaginary water into the next cup. Talk about why warriors drink water.
• 3Rainbow Warrior HuntCoach calls a color. Hunt that power food and bring it home. Many colors means many kinds of power.
• 4Build a Warrior PlateBuild one plate: a protein, an energy grain, and two rainbow colors.
• 5Sugar SleuthsHold up two drinks. Which one hides sugar that slows a warrior? Point. Water stays the best hydration.
• 6Water Cycle CrawlStart low as a puddle, rise as you evaporate, float as a cloud, trickle fingers down as rain, then animal-crawl home.
• 7Power Snack CreationBefore a challenge, combine 2–3 props into a power snack and say why it would last.
• 8Listen to Your EngineEyes closed. Is the engine fast or slow? Sip imaginary water. Breathe until it settles.
• 9Food Fuel StorytimeA warrior is about to climb the beam. Donut or oatmeal with berries? Vote, then say why. Two or three short scenes.
• 10The Digestion SlideYou are a healthy bite. Get eaten, chew, slide the esophagus, land in the stomach, and release your energy.