Sit Properly at a Table
Feet on the floor, back on the chair, body facing the table, hands where they belong.
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All-Day Plans
One page per skill — what the morning teacher, afternoon teacher, social worker, para and principal each do
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Print Pack
Every printable in this unit, in teaching order — one file to send to the copier
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Where to Start
Placement checklist — tick what he already does, and it tells you which skill to teach first
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Skill by skill
Use the Correct Utensil
Fork for food, spoon for food — practised dry first, with hand-over-hand support if needed.
Eat Neatly and Calmly
Four sub-skills: small bites, food on the plate, mouth closed, slow and calm movements.
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Clean vs Not Clean — Eating
Your own visual — the clearest way to show the difference
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Keep Themselves and the Table Clean
Napkin, hands, table — taught as part of the eating routine rather than a separate job.
Practise Polite Table Behaviour
Quiet voice, personal space, waiting calmly — built on two or three rules, no more.
How this unit is different
- Teach it at meals and snack time, where the skill is actually used — not in a lesson slot.
- Work on one skill until it is steady, then add the next. Do not run all five at once.
- Every staff member uses the exact phrases on the phrase card. Different wording undoes the repetition.
- Gentle reminders, not corrections. Praise the behaviour the moment you see it.
- A blank box on the tracker is information about what to teach next, not a failure.