Your Plate to Your Place

What you need

• their own unbreakable plate
• the table

How to do it

1. Hand them their own empty plate.
2. Let them carry it with both hands to the table.
3. Let them put it down at their place.
4. Do it again at the next meal.

Why it matters

A plate needs both hands, so carrying one is a step up from a cup and still a job they can do from start to finish.

What they're learning

Two-handed carrying

Both hands together is steadier for something wide.

Getting it there

Walking carefully with something to put down.

Their own place

They know which spot is theirs.

What to look for

Watch for them slowing down as they get near the table.

A tip

Unbreakable plates and cups only, nothing hot, and no knives. Stay with them while they carry.

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