This printable Chinese restaurant role play resource encourages early writing through imaginative role play in Nursery and Reception classrooms.

Children take on the roles of chef, waiter, customer and cashier while practising purposeful mark making and simple writing in a meaningful context.

The resources support children to:

• write food orders
• record takeaway orders
• write receipts and totals
• create the chef’s special
• tick items on a chef checklist
These activities help develop:
• early phonics and sound-based spelling
• mark making and sentence attempts
• number writing through prices and totals
• communication and language through role play

The pack is ideal for continuous provision, role play areas and literacy learning in EYFS.

Included resources:

• Restaurant menu
• Order forms
• Takeaway order sheet
• Receipt template
• Chef’s special poster
• Chef checklist
• Role badges and labels
• Simple teacher guide

Designed to support purposeful writing within play-based learning.