Café Role Play Pack | EYFS Understanding the World | Imaginative Play & Money | People Who Help Us

This engaging EYFS Café Role Play Pack invites children to explore the world of food, teamwork, and customer service through imaginative play. Designed to support Understanding the World, Mathematics, and Communication & Language, this printable set helps children learn about money, taking orders, and serving customers — while building confidence, cooperation, and vocabulary.
Perfect for continuous provision, People Who Help Us topics, or your classroom role play corner, this pack brings real-world play to life and supports multiple areas of EYFS learning.

What’s Included:

• Café Signs – “Open/Closed” and staff badges
• Menus - with text and illustrations
• Blank Menu Templates – children create their own menus
• Order forms – printable templates for early writing and mark-making Chefs hat – to colour and make
• Money Cards – play coins and notes for counting practice
• Table Number Cards – for creating and taking and delivering orders

EYFS Learning Links:

• Understanding the World: Recognising community roles (chef, waiter, customer)
• Mathematics: Counting, comparing prices, using money
• Literacy: Reading menus, writing orders, mark-making
• Communication & Language: Speaking and listening during imaginative play
• Sharing, teamwork, and developing confidence

How to Use:

• Set up your own classroom café with real or play food and crockery
• Encourage children to write orders and count out coins
• Use menus for reading practice and choice-making
• Great for People Who Help Us, Food, or Community topics

Why Teachers Love It:

• Cross-curricular links across EYFS areas
• Encourages meaningful, purposeful play
• Promotes early writing, counting, and cooperation
• Easy to prepare and reuse
• Supports EYFS Early Learning Goals

File Format:
PDF file
A4 size