Preparing for Lunch

The Countdown to Kindergarten has officially begun! Whether your child will be bringing his/her own lunch, or buying school lunch, below are a few tips to help your child become acclimated to eating lunch at school.

1. Practice eating "school lunch" with your child. Make sure they can open everything you send with them and talk about not eating off the table in the cafeteria.

2. Set a timer for 20 minutes and talk about how they may not finish eating and that's ok. This is very common especially at the beginning of the school year.

3. Practice packing everything back up and talk about what is trash and what should come back home in their lunch box.

Kindergarten lunch is a big adjustment for the little ones so any advanced preparation is helpful and appreciated!

Also, not to worry, the kindergarten paraprofessionals are with the children at lunch and will assist them as needed!