not that they need it, but it sets the stage

available in different quantities. They're paper, but would probably do for what you want. I found them as cheap as $12.99 for 30 kids' sized.

I think this is a great idea. What level student?

their moods switch a lot hour to hour

similar to approach used in my daughters' first school, an example (Book Fair

'This event celebrates the glorious role that books play throughout a Lowell education. Families have the opportunity to make selections from a wide array of featured titles. On Book Character Day, students can choose to come to school dressed as a favorite book character. As part of the celebration, there are also visits from local authors. Book Fair visitors are welcome to purchase books for donation to the school’s libraries, as well as to classrooms.'

San Francisco Bay coffee is really good and has no plastic.

Or would they just set up the Keurig, sugar, cream, etc. and let the teachers handle the filled cups themselves? Could there be some liability for the school if a kid spills hot coffee on him/herself or another kid? It sounds like a really good learning model, though.

transformative. Great idea.

having kids this age deal with hot drinks. I feel only adults should handle hot drinks.

How about water, flavored waters (or flavoring packets) and perhaps even fruit drinks? I suppose they could even do chocolate milk if you have refrigeration.

Perhaps they could be trusted to package and sell some small bags of snacks. You could buy nuts, chips, candies, etc, in bulk and they could learn from dividing the product (with inexpensive digital scales). Have them make cute labels for the bags.

In any of these cases, you could conceivably run into issues with health department regulations relating to food handling and even the need for a permit.

This idea could get out of hand easily, but I also thought of them collecting small items donated by parents for holding a once-a-semester "yard sale" and advertise all monies going to good causes - perhaps even for an area of the school experiencing a budget shortfall.

Handing over any profits from their efforts to a worthy charity would teach social responsibility and you could make a big event of doing that periodically.

My daughter has a special needs education degree and I'll chat with her on these ideas. Currently, she teaches 5th grad reading.

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I really like the idea of having the adult do the actual coffee but I have three students that really should be mainstreamed that might be able to handle it