Note: This craft was written for Japanese schools where young students are unlikely to have used a knife as an eating tool before.

Why not make lunch time part of the ESL lesson! I gave each child a slice of ham and a slice of cheese. I put a selection of cake cutters on the table and let them use their favorite. I gave my 5 year olds a spoon to spread the mayonnaise. Most children at that age are very good with chopsticks of course, but very few have ever used a knife.