1. Gather all materials. |
2. Pick one student to be a customer and one student to be a waiter or waitress. |
3. The waiter or waitress must have clean hands. Wash your hands with soap and water. |
4. Set the table, but do not put the plate on the table yet. Use the Activity 1 instructions as a guide if needed. |
5. Show the customer to the table. Greet your customer. You may say “Welcome!” or “How are you today?” |
6. Give him or her a menu. |
7. Give your customer a glass of water. Get your guest check and pencil. |
8. Ask the customer if he or she is ready to order. You may say “May I take your order?” or “Are you ready to order?” |
9. The customer will use the menu to order four different items, including a drink. As the customer orders, mark your guest check. |
10. Using the guest check, find the correct food from the picture cards. |
11. Put the correct picture cards on the plate. This is your customer’s food. Serve the customer his or her food. |
12. Use the calculator to add the items ordered on the guest check. Write the total on the bottom of the guest check. |
13. Give the guest check to the customer. Put the check upside down on the table. |
14. Thank the customer for coming in to the restaurant to eat. You may say “Thank you for coming in today!” or “We appreciate your business, have a great day.” |
15. The customer will look at the guest check. He or she will count out the correct amount of money and pay the waiter or waitress. The customer will leave the table. |
16. Put your materials away. |
17. Wash your hands. |