Snack Preparation for the Group

Presentation

1
Invite the child in the morning. Wash hands and put on aprons.
2
Read the snack card together: for example, "Take 3 crackers and 2 apple slices."
3
Wash the fruit or vegetables in a basin and dry them.
4
Cut the food into pieces as in banana slicing, and arrange them on the serving plate in rows.
5
Count with the child whether there are enough pieces for the number of children.
6
Set up the snack table: placemat, plate, cup, napkin for two seats.
7
Place the serving plate and pitcher on the snack table with the snack card.
8
Show how to check and refill the plate during the morning, and clean up at the end.

Running out of snack before everyone has eaten shows the count or portions were not right.

Keep an allergy list posted where only adults read it, and check it before any shared food work.