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New York Public Library

What's for Lunch?: New York City Restaurant Menus

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
Do you remember the days when a cup of coffee cost five cents? At A.W. Dennett restaurant in 1894, you could buy a five-cent cup of coffee and as well as a five-cent slice of pie to accompany it. The menu from that year is a primary...
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Curated OER

Design a Latin American Restaurant

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate the culture of a Latin American country to design a new restaurant. In this Latin American lesson, students identify social classes, geographical locations, cultural practices, and monetary systems of a Latin...
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Drinks and Snacks in French

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students in a French II class identify food items that can be ordered in a cafe or restaurant. Students spend time reviewing new vocabulary terms then create a cafeteria menu for their school.
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Showing Good Taste

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students distinguish the important elements of well-written restaurant reviews by analyzing and evaluating reviews from The New York Times and by writing their own reviews of favorite dining locations.
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Information Station

For Teachers K
Students look through different print materials to information. In this information lesson plan, students look through the newspaper, magazines, and menus to practice finding such things as, the weather for the day, a picture of a nice...
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Design-A-Meal

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders record what they eat for a week. In groups, they develop a menu for a fictitious restaurant. They create dinners which include all groups from the food pyramid. To end the lesson, they practice making healthy food...
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Exploring Life in Jamestown Settlement

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders locate Jamestown settlement on a historical timeline and research colonial life. They name a restaurant, identify who their potential customers might be and prepare a typical colonial menu.
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What's for Dinner? (Using Adjectives)

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use adjectives to describe foods listed in restaurant menus. In cooperative groups, 6th graders create menus and identify the adjectives used in the menu created by their group.
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Curated OER

Families and Neighborhoods

For Teachers K
Students answer questions about families and what they do together. Students discuss different types of families and draw a picture of their family, discussing similarities and differences in the pictures and in families in general.