Restaurant

Materials

1. menus
2. small tables and chairs
3. trays
4. cash register
5. play money
6. pads of paper
7. pencils
8. pretend kitchen area
9. pretend food
10. plates and utensils
11. posters of food
12. basket of books about food and nutrition

Instructions

1. Set up your area to resemble a restaurant. Add the materials from the above list.
2. Introduce the children to words such as "menu," "order," "cook," "waitress," "waiter," and "tips."
3. Sit in the "restaurant" and let the children serve you. Take turns and wait on them as well.