Cafe Menus (Australia)

How can I use this resource to engage and excite my children?

Use these café menus for a fun and realistic Maths exercise. 

This resource has three menus, each with a list of items and its price in Australian dollars. The three menus include drinks, food and dessert. Each poster has lovely hand-drawn illustrations of icecreams, cakes, sandwiches and more.

You can use these menus to pretend your children are in a real cafe. You can nominate your children to play either the customer or the server. Equip them with some paper money that they can use to buy food and drinks of their choice, and allow them to figure out how much they owe. 

Use the editable version, so you can insert your children's favourite foods or alter the prices to suit your children's needs. 

Are there more resources like this with Twinkl?

At Twinkl, we have resources for helping children improve their numeracy in a range of contexts. Take a look at what’s on offer:

• Café Role Play Pack - This is the perfect resource to use your cafe menus with. This play pack includes a display banner, lists and open and closed signs.
• Airport Role Play Pack - Take children on an adventure from the comfort of their classroom. Encourage your children to plan their journey using a timetable with arrivals and departures. 
• Australian Post Office Role-Play Pack - This is a great way to familiarise your children with the important process of posting a parcel. Use the price list and the weigh station sign to get them to develop their mental arithmetic. 

Why use role-play activities in the classroom?

Role play is a helpful activity for a number of reasons. It can be a new and exciting way to approach a subject like Maths. Children will feel more engaged in using their mental arithmetic when knowing that the result will be ordering a lovely cupcake. 

It’s also great for their classroom confidence. Social activities such as role-play get them to interact with their classmates while they build their security in speaking and acting for themselves.