Life skills and special education

Run a Classroom Cafe

Money Math & Vocational Skills Simulation

Grades
Grades 6–12 + transition
Formats
Google Slides, PDF, PowerPoint
Pages
65
Answer keys
Included
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Turn the classroom into a paper cafe: rotate four useful jobs, serve thirty-six orders and keep the till and stock records accurate.

What's included

  • 3 menus + opening stock
  • 36 order tickets
  • 18 service-event cards
  • 4 roles & closing checks
  • 48 student activity, reference and teaching-practice pages
  • Full teacher guidance, differentiation, answers and models

How to use it

Rehearse the complete four-role count-up model. Choose one illustrated menu, prepare its stock and $20 paper float, then serve its twelve distinct tickets. Reconcile the two payment types and stock; use a separate reset for each event or customer-choice practice.

Preparation: Print one menu, its stock sheet and twelve tickets. Supplied unpriced food tiles can be reprinted or paired with written quantity counters. Prepare the paper float amounts from the till sheet. Provide pencils, calculators and paper tokens or code cards. Use only pretend food and payments. Optional paper denominations can be exchanged at equal value through the teacher’s paper bank. No real food, equipment, purchases or accounts are needed.

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Terms of use: one license for one teacher's classroom. Additional licenses are available at a discount.

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