Description
This restaurant day classroom transformation includes a variety of themed activities to support an amazingly fun day of learning! We’ve done the heavy lifting and included everything you need for restaurant day – from a parent note template to a student completion certificate, and all the fun activities in between!
Need a fun way to end the school year?
Theme days are a fun change from the routine. With this pack, it will be quick and easy to implement with simple prep!
Want motivating skill review activities?
All of the activities are tied to standards and designed with second grade skill review in mind! Students won’t even know they are learning and reviewing because it’s fun!
Looking for an affordable celebration?
Between this pack and a trip to the dollar store, you’ll have an exciting celebration that isn’t rough on your wallet.
RESTAURANT CLASSROOM TRANSFORMATION ACTIVITIES INCLUDED (300+ PAGES)
Morning Work
- Placemat activity page
Read aloud – Pizza at Sally’s
- Comprehension questions
- Worksheet options: Character traits, sequencing, verbs, compare & contrast
Small Group
- Cooking up partner game – nouns/verbs
- Restaurant grammar Toothy cards & mats
Literacy Centers
- Common & proper nouns food pairs center
- Book tasting – setting
- Describing diner
Brain Break
- Pizza brain break videos – QR codes
- Conversation cards
Math Lesson
- Math cook-off 1 & 2 – math review
- Build your own fraction pizza
Math Centers
- Money menu center
- Pizza fractions center
- Worksheet options: sushi subtraction, taco ‘bout time, food truck addition
Science
- Food groups mini book
- Food groups place setting
- Food groups I spy & graphing
Social studies
- Restaurant economics flip book
Writing
- Recipe card writing
- How to writing – make a taco, do the dishes, set the table
Extras & Management
- Chef hat and name tags
- Bingo game
- Posters and signs, banners, decoration ideas
- Parent note, certificate, brag tag, snack note
- Pizza behavior system
Classroom teachers are already loving this restaurant classroom transformation!
“OMG! This restaurant pack is nothing short of amazing!! I absolutely LOVE all the variety of activities!” – Lynda
I can’t wait to hear how restaurant day goes with your students! Send me a message after you download and let me know about your special day. Happy teaching!
Mary A. –
This was the best theme day and my students loved that I transformed the classroom
Kristin Watson –
A great resource to use for restaurant day. Lots of fun activities included
Cynthia N. –
A wonderful resource that effectively reinforces phonics and early reading and writing skills. It is a valuable to a Kindergarten class.
Tayler S. –
This is such a fun resource and I can’t wait to use it with my students!
Shani D. –
This is such a great way to end the year! Love being able to use this for a fun day of learning!
Angie –
Hi Shani,
Thanks for your feedback! It’s so important to me that everything we create makes your teaching life better.
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Elizabeth P. –
My students loved all of the activities. They were fully engaged.
Catherine F. –
A great theme set and it is a great day for students! Low prep and a series of fun and interactive activities!
Alacyn T. –
We used this as part of our countdown to the last day of school. We did Restaurant Day for the letter R and this reviewed a lot of the concepts we learned throughout the year.