Life Skills Nutrition and Mealtime Skills - Food Prep

Help students build food prep skills with this snacks and lunch life skills unit for special education. Students practice simple food preparation routines like making a snack, packing a lunch, making a sandwich, using the microwave safely, choosing kitchen tools, opening food packages, following steps, and using safe choices in the kitchen.

What’s Included

Teacher Resources

• How to use guide
• Teaching flowchart

Adapted Books

• How I Prepare My Food
• I Make a Simple Snack
• I Pack My Lunch
• I Use the Microwave Safely

Mini Books

• Food Prep
• Packing My Lunch

Assessments

• Pre and post assessment
• Vocabulary quiz

Data Collection

• Skill and probe data sheets
• Teacher observation notes
• Anecdotal notes

Home School Connection

• Family letter
• Home practice checklist

Posters and Anchor Charts

• Preparing a Snack
• Making a Sandwich
• Packing My Lunch
• Pouring Rules
• Microwave Safety Rules
• Kitchen Safety Reminders
• Snacks Around the World
• Every Skill Starts Somewhere
• 8 matching half page anchor charts

Vocabulary Cards

• Real image vocabulary cards
• Clipart vocabulary cards

Sequencing Activities

• Preparing a Snack
• Packing My Lunch
• Pouring a Drink
• Using a Microwave

Social Scripts

• Asking for Help
• When Food Is Hot
• Asking Someone to Open Something
• When I Spill Something
• When I Want to Try
• When I’m Not Sure

Sorting Activities

• Kitchen Tool or Not a Kitchen Tool
• Safe Food Prep or Unsafe Food Prep

Task Mats

• What Tool Can I Use?

Task Cards

• Food Prep Yes or No?
• Microwave Safety Is This Safe?
• Food Prep Scenario Cards

File Folder Activities

• I Can Make a Sandwich
• Packing My Lunch
• Snack Steps with 4 step and 7 step sequencing
• What Goes in the Microwave?

Worksheets

• Safe Food Prep
• Which Is the Safe Choice?
• Kitchen Tools
• Kitchen Tools Cut and Paste
• What Tool Can I Use?
• Making a Sandwich
• Packing My Lunch
• Using the Microwave
• Opening Cans
• Opening Snacks
• Opening Packages
• Opening Drinks
• Washing Produce
• Healthy Snacks
• My Lunch Plan
• Food Prep Coloring Page
• Hot or Cold Drinks?

Games

• Snacks Bingo
• Memory Match
• Safe or Not? Food Prep Game

Token Boards

• I Prepared My Food
• I Made a Sandwich
• I Poured a Drink
• I Used the Microwave Safely
• Food Prep Master

Craft
Simple recipe craft with 8 recipes:

• Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
• Peanut Butter and Banana on Bread
• Apple Slices with Peanut Butter
• Cereal with Milk
• Yogurt with Fruit
• Ice Cream Sundae
• Jelly Toast
• S’more

Skills Students Practice

• Food preparation routines
• Preparing simple snacks
• Packing a lunch
• Making a sandwich
• Microwave safety
• Kitchen safety
• Kitchen tools
• Following multi-step directions
• Sequencing
• Opening food containers and packages
• Healthy snack choices
• Planning a balanced lunch
• Vocabulary
• Functional communication
• Independent living skills

Great For

• Life skills lessons
• Food prep practice
• Snacks and lunch routines
• Whole group lessons
• Small group instruction
• Independent work
• Centers
• One-on-one teaching
• IEP goals
• Home practice

Perfect For

• Special education classrooms
• Autism classrooms
• Life skills programs
• Functional academics
• Self-contained classrooms
• Resource support
• Early intervention
• Occupational therapy
• Speech therapy
• Homeschool
• Independent living instruction
• Students working on food prep and daily living skills

Help students practice safe food prep, snack routines, and lunch skills with clear activities that support independence at school, home, and in the community.

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