Learning cafeteria expectations and how to make good choices at lunch can be fun and engaging! These activities are an effective way to teach and review lunch expectations and take the stress out of classroom management. With activities for sorting, movement, and writing you’ll also be building a strong classroom community!
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What is included?
Options for “Cafeteria” and “Lunch Time”
Sorting Activity
Paperless Slides
30 Picture Behavior Cards
Anchor Chart Pieces
Student Writing Papers
Student Certificates
What activities can we do?
⭐Cafeteria Promises vs Cafeteria Problems Game
Hang the promises and problems posters on opposite classroom walls or sides of the cafeteria
Read a behavior card
Students walk or run to the poster that matches the behavior
⭐Cafeteria Promises vs Cafeteria Problems Anchor Chart Sort
Place the header cards in a pocket chart or on chart paper
Sort the cards under the correct headings
Review your chart before lining up for the cafeteria
⭐Cafeteria Promises Student Activities
Students can write about their promises for the year
Student reward certificates (color and black and white options)
⭐Cafeteria Promises Paperless Slides
Project the paperless slides on your classroom board
Circle the choices that show good choices
Use these slides as a quick option when students need to review expectations
Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
CCSSW.K.3
Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.
CCSSW.1.2
Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.
CCSSW.1.3
Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.
CCSSW.2.2
Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
CCSSW.2.3
Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
FAQ
My students don’t eat in a cafeteria. Is there another option?
Yes! There are sorts, student pages and certificates for “lunch time.”
Is this file editable?
No. This PDF file is not editable.
Do you have other resources for classroom management?
YES! Check out my site for more Classroom Management activities!
Ratings/Reviews
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“My students were engaged when I prepared and showed the visuals – I even laminated them and we use them over and over for review! Some students were able to use the writing template to make a lunchroom promise.”
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“I loved this resource for back to school and kept my students engaged as we sorted the anchor chart together.”
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“The visuals were so helpful for my students who weren’t understanding the verbal conversation/teaching.”
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