Sixth graders use Microsoft Publisher program to create a restaurant menu. Using that menu, other students will use estimation skills to decide on multiple combinations of meals they could make with the money they are given.

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...

Fourth graders make change by participating in a role-play restaurant activity. In this making change lesson, 4th graders use their math skills to compare prices and compute bills in a role play restaurant activity.

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...

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.

Sixth graders create a menu. In this math lesson, 6th graders use mean, median and mode to determine the prices for the typical cost of an appetizer, entree, kid's meal, drinks and dessert. Students write a number sentence to show how...

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.

Students observe water birds feeding at a local wetland, record what they see, and construct an appropriate menu for a "Waterfowl Cafe." They also play a "flocking" game.

Fifth graders design a restaurant and investigate how group members work together when making decisions.

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...

Students examine the types of foods eaten after the Civil War. They create their own cowboy style menu.

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.

Students investigate the many cultures that are represented in America. In this American culture instructional activity, students look at the food, languages, music, and traditions that immigrants have contributed to the face of America....

Pupils explore the history of Mexican food and study the Spanish names for common foods. They create a menu of foods using these Spanish words.

Young scholars keep a daily diet diary and discuss the Food Pyramid. They investigate other geometric shapes as a way to display daily food guidelines. In groups, they design a menu for the Food Pyramid Restaurant.

Students explore palindromes and try writing some of their own. A second instructional activity centers around French food and restaurants. They create a business plan and menu for an imaginary French restaurant.

Students access the internet to find Nutritional information from a restaurant of their choice and compile their information into an excel spreadsheet.

Second graders create a modern day dinosaur menu to generate creative ideas regarding what dinosaurs would eat at an imaginary restaurant. They utilize a graphic organizer imbedded in this plan to guide their menu ideas.

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.

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...

Fifth graders, following a lecture on the history of Mexican food, recognize and order Mexican cuisine, at a restaurant.

Students explore different styles of writing. In this writing lesson plan, students look at menus to get an idea of how many different types of writing there are. Students create their own menus and add border and clip art.

Second graders brainstorm, share ideas, categorize and choose a favorite sandwich. They then make their favorite sanwich as a prewriting activity.

Students explore the fast food industry. In this fast food lesson, students research fast food restaurants and the food served. Students create a tri-fold handout to explain the history of fast food and types of food served. Students...