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Week 05 · Set, Serve and Clear

Tuesday

Serve and pass
// A family table from the first plate to the last wipe
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Serve and pass

A big bowl of salad waits on the counter. Lucy looks at it, then at her tiny arms.

"Bennie, could you carry this? Two hands, slow steps." Bennie lifts it like a treasure and sets it down softly.

Lucy turns to the table. "Now we pass. Hold the bowl with two hands. Hand it to the friend beside you. Say here you go. They say thank you." Rosie claps.

Two hands, slow feet

Serving means bringing food to the table. Passing means handing a dish to the next person.

Both use the same rule. Two hands on the dish, eyes on where you are going.

Carry one thing at a time. Walk, never run. Set it down slowly, near the middle.

  • A grown-up carries anything hot, heavy or full to the brim.
  • You can carry a basket of bread or a bowl of salad. A half full water pitcher is fine too.
  • Set serving spoons beside the bowl, handle out, so hands stay clean.
Safety first
Hot dishes are grown-up dishes. Wait until they are on the table.
If something is too heavy, say so and ask for help.

Passing around the table

  1. Everyone passes the same direction, so dishes do not crash in the middle.
  2. Hold the dish with two hands and offer it to your neighbor.
  3. Say, here you go. Your neighbor says, thank you.
  4. If you want something, ask: please pass the bread.
  5. Take a small helping first. You can ask for more later.
SERVING CHOICES
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
How many hands hold the salad bowl?
A pot of soup is steaming. Who carries it?
You want the bread across the table. What do you say?
PUT THE PASSING STEPS IN ORDER.
  • ?Say, here you go
  • ?Your neighbor says, thank you
  • ?Hold the dish with two hands
  • ?Offer it to your neighbor
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe dish moves safely first, and the kind words make passing feel good.
Bringing food to the table is called what?
Handing a dish to the next person is called what?
How many things should you carry at once?
StatementTrue or false?
Everyone passes in the same direction.?
Running with a dish is fine if it is light.?
Take a small helping first.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThese habits keep the table calm and make sure everyone gets some.
What should the serving spoon handle point toward?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA handle that points out stays clean and is easy to grab.
Try it
Practice passing an empty bowl around the table with your family.
Two hands, here you go, thank you. Go around twice.

Smooth serving! Tomorrow Lucy talks about manners and good table talk.

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