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!
Tonya’s Take On Teaching –
Students loved this resource with our Pizzeria classroom transformation.
Allyson Martin –
Another amazing resource! Thank you so much!
Donna W. –
My class loved this! It was a fun activity to do at the end of the year!
Chelsea M. –
What a fun room transformation! The restaurant theme is easy and great for kids!
Mrs. Zachar –
What a fun resource! It had everything we needed for a really great celebration day for the end of the year. Thank you!
Jamie L. –
My students loved this resources. They enjoyed the classroom transformation and were excited to learn.
Lindsey G. –
My students had so much fun on “restaurant day”! They enjoyed the activities and this was a great resource to have!
Teaching Happy Campers –
This was a great resource to use with my restaurant theme I did in my class at the end of the year. Students really enjoyed it!
Ashley A. –
This is such a fun day! I used some of it during the beginning of the year but would use again in the spring when all content was taught.
Heather D. –
I like to do theme days and this was so great to use this year. The students and other teachers were really intrigued by what went on in my class during theme week!
Tami C. –
I have never done a classroom transformation before. The kids absolutely loved it! What a fun way to celebrate the end of the year.
Casie M. –
This was a very engaging bundle to use at the end of the year. My students were engaged and it hit on multiple standards!
Second Grade Magic –
I loved using this theme day with my students this year. My students were highly engaged and enjoyed the variety of learning activities provided!
Laura S. –
Restaurant day was one of our very favorite end-of-the-year days. This packet is jammed full of great resources we used in our class.
Steel Tech –
My students were shocked when they saw their classroom turned into a restaurant. They totally bought the theme of the day and we had so much fun learning throughout the day.