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Lunch Tray Troubles (presentation style)

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Lunch Tray Trouble: One tray. Two hands. Endless struggle.

This humorous Ready-Not-Not story captures the lunchtime struggle — wobbly trays, spilled drinks, and near-misses galore. Ideal for CPD or staff reflection, it explores how to support motor skills, independence, and resilience in everyday routines.

Ready-Not-Not: Diary Entries of an Early Years Teacher is a series of light-hearted, presentation-style stories that capture the everyday humour and challenges of early years teaching. Each PDF is designed as a slideshow for CPD or staff reflection, sparking discussion and insight with a smile.

This Presentation style format contains 9 slides.

Lunch Tray Trouble: One tray. Two hands. Endless struggle.

This humorous Ready-Not-Not story captures the lunchtime struggle — wobbly trays, spilled drinks, and near-misses galore. Ideal for CPD or staff reflection, it explores how to support motor skills, independence, and resilience in everyday routines.

Ready-Not-Not: Diary Entries of an Early Years Teacher is a series of light-hearted, presentation-style stories that capture the everyday humour and challenges of early years teaching. Each PDF is designed as a slideshow for CPD or staff reflection, sparking discussion and insight with a smile.

This Presentation style format contains 9 slides.

Lunch Tray Trouble

This reflective Ready-Or-Not story takes a funny but painfully familiar look at the lunchtime shuffle in Reception and KS1. A tray too heavy, a drink sloshing over the side, and a plate of food hanging on for dear life — the bigger question is: how do we help children build the motor skills, independence, and resilience needed to manage something as deceptively simple as carrying lunch?

Use this story as a tool for CPD or staff reflection. It’s perfect for sparking discussion about:

  • Supporting physical development in everyday routines

  • Encouraging independence while preventing overwhelm

  • Building resilience when mistakes (and spillages) happen

A relatable, light-hearted story with serious professional value — because every teacher knows the look of a child walking with a tray like it’s a live bomb.