PBIS I Have... Who Has? Cafeteria Edition | Behavior Expectations Card Game

Turn cafeteria expectations into an engaging whole-class review with this PBIS-themed “I Have... Who Has?” Cafeteria Edition card game!

Students listen carefully, identify common cafeteria behavior challenges, and connect each situation with an appropriate corrective action or response. The continuous card chain keeps everyone involved while reinforcing respectful, responsible, and safe behavior in the cafeteria.

What’s Included

• 32 full-color “I Have... Who Has?” cards
• 16-page printable PDF
• Coordinating PBIS-themed card backs
• Beginning card and ending card
• Cafeteria behavior situations
• Appropriate responses and corrective actions
• Four cards per standard letter-size page

Cafeteria Expectations Reinforced

Students review expectations such as:

• Remaining in an assigned seat
• Walking safely through the cafeteria
• Waiting patiently in line
• Using an appropriate voice level
• Following quiet-time and dismissal signals
• Keeping food, hands, and belongings to themselves
• Showing respect to cafeteria staff and classmates
• Cleaning tables, floors, spills, and eating areas
• Using trays and utensils appropriately
• Keeping walkways clear
• Using polite language
• Disposing of food and trash correctly

How to Play

1. Distribute one or more cards to each student.
2. The student holding the first card begins by reading the “Who Has?” behavior situation.
3. The student whose “I Have...” statement provides the matching response reads their card next.
4. Students continue listening and responding until the final card completes the chain.

Ways to Use This Resource

• Beginning-of-year cafeteria expectation lessons
• PBIS booster sessions
• Morning meetings
• Classroom behavior reviews
• Small-group social skills instruction
• Restorative conversations
• Intervention groups
• Indoor recess or transition activities
• Review before assemblies, field trips, or special events involving meals
• Substitute-teacher activities

Why Teachers Will Love It

• Keeps the entire class listening and participating
• Reviews expectations without relying on a worksheet
• Encourages students to connect choices with appropriate responses
• Supports discussion about respectful, responsible, and safe behavior
• Requires minimal preparation
• Can be reused throughout the school year
• Works well for whole-class, small-group, or intervention instruction

Preparation

Print the cards double-sided so the coordinating cover appears on the reverse side. Cut apart the four cards on each page. For repeated classroom use, print on cardstock and laminate before cutting or laminate the individual cards.

Help students build safer, more respectful cafeteria routines while enjoying an interactive game that makes PBIS review memorable!