Materials: I went to my local teacher store and purchased a
blank calendar from the poster section; a tub of plastic chips which included red,
blue, yellow, green and orange chips; a pack of calendar numbers; and a pack of
Stikki clips. I went to Walmart and purchased three small red baskets to hold
my chips. I went to my local office supply store to purchase Velcro circles for
the back of the chips.
Setup: To create my Lunch Choice Poster, I trimmed the calendar
so that only the grid remained. Next, I turned the trimmed calendar on its
side, glued the calendar numbers inside each square on the grid, and then
laminated the poster. Next, I put a Velcro circle on each number. I also place
a Velro circle on the back of each of my red, yellow and blue chips. I created
a Lunch Choice Key, laminated it, and put Velcro on each choice. I hung the Lunch
Count Poster and the Lunch Choice Key with hot glue. Then, I place two Skikki
clips under the Key to hang the paper lunch choice calendar our school gives us
each month. Finally, I placed the three red baskets containing the Velcro Chips
on a table under the Lunch Count Poster.
Each afternoon, my helpers write the lunch choices on the
board for the following day. At the beginning of the year I assign each student
a number. When students come in the morning, they unpack then they make their
lunch choice by selecting a colored chip and placing it on their number.
Afterward, my helpers count each choice and record them on a slip a paper. On
the table under the Lunch Count Poster is another basket containing slips of
paper and envelopes for lunch money. I also use this system to figure out who
is absent by looking to see which numbers do not have a lunch choice. At the
end of the day, my helpers remove the chips and place them back in the correct
basket. I have them wait until the end of the day so that students do not
change their lunch choice when they go through the lunch line.
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