Project: Host a Family Snack
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What you will learn
- 1Plan a family snack: the time, the guests, and a simple snack
- 2Make a grocery list and keep to a small budget
- 3Prepare the snack with a grown-up and set the table
- 4Welcome and serve guests politely, asking about allergies first
- 5Clean up and wash the dishes at the end
Mini Lesson
This is your big Grade 3 project! You will host a snack for your family. To do it, you use the skills from this year: following a recipe and measuring, making a simple salad, writing a grocery list, planning with your allowance, and washing the dishes. You are the host - the person who plans, welcomes, and serves. A grown-up is your helper and safety partner.
🏠 The Life Skills Way (step by step)
- PLAN it: with a grown-up, pick a time and the family guests. Choose a simple snack that needs no stove or oven, like a fruit salad with crackers.
- LIST it: check what you have, then write a grocery list (Lesson 5). Keep to a small budget, like $10 (Lesson 7).
- PREPARE it: wash your hands, follow the recipe and measure (Lessons 1 and 2). A grown-up does any cutting.
- SET the table: put out plates, cups, napkins, and spoons for each guest.
- WELCOME and SERVE: greet your guests, ask about allergies, and offer food to your guests first.
- CLEAN UP: clear the table and wash the dishes from start to finish (Lesson 9).
🙂 Be a Kind Host
- SAY please and thank you, and thank your guests for coming.
- GUESTS first: offer the food to your guests before you take some yourself.
This is an ADULT project: a grown-up handles anything sharp or hot, including knives and hot drinks. Ask every guest about food allergies BEFORE you serve, and if anyone is not sure, a grown-up decides. Wash your hands before you touch food.
Words to know
host
The person who plans a get-together and looks after the guests.
e.g. I am the host of our family snack.
guest
A person you invite to come and join you.
e.g. Grandma is our guest today.
allergy
When a food makes a person’s body react badly, so they must not eat it.
e.g. I ask if anyone has a food allergy.
budget
A plan for how much money you can spend.
e.g. Our snack budget is $10.
serve
Give food or drinks to people.
e.g. I serve the fruit salad to my guests.
set the table
Put out the plates, cups, napkins, and spoons before eating.
e.g. I set the table for four people.
💡 Handy Tip: write your hosting plan on one card - the time, the guests, the snack, and the grocery list. Tape it to the fridge, and check off each step as you go.
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