Life Skills Nutrition and Mealtime Skills - Mealtime Routines

Help students build daily mealtime skills with this life skills mealtime routines unit for special education. Students practice what to do before, during, and after meals, including using utensils, sitting at the table, using polite words, asking for help, cleaning up, and building independence during meals at school, home, and in the community.

What’s Included

Adapted Books

• I Clean Up After Eating
• I Sit at the Table to Eat
• I Speak Politely at Mealtime
• My Table Basics

Mini Books

• My Table Basics

Visual Supports

• Placemat with practice strips

Sequencing Activities

• Clean Up at School
• Mealtime Routine
• Using Utensils

Vocabulary Activities

• Vocabulary cards
• Real image vocabulary cards

Games

• Bingo
• Memory matching

Posters and Anchor Charts

• Mealtime Rules
• How I Use Utensils
• Before a Meal
• During a Meal
• After a Meal
• What Do I Say?
• If This Happens, I...
• Mealtime Reminders
• Polite Words
• Waiting at the Table
• Mealtime Scenarios
• Utensil Guide
• My Clean Up Steps

Social Narratives

• Asking for More
• Asking for Help
• When I Am All Done
• Saying Thank You

Sorting Activities

• Polite vs Rude Words
• Utensils

Task Cards

• Social scenario cards
• Digital version included

Task Mats

• Eating Reminders
• Before a Meal
• During a Meal
• After a Meal

File Folder Activities

• Mealtime Steps
• Setting Up the Table
• Table Manners
• Trash or Sink

Worksheets

• Sequencing worksheets
• Cut and paste activities
• Matching activities
• Sorting activities
• Coloring pages
• Writing activities
• Scenario activities
• Mealtime phrase activities
• Cleaning up activities

Additional Supports

• Token boards
• Data sheets
• Teacher observation sheets
• Parent letter
• 2 assessments

Skills Students Practice

• Mealtime routines before, during, and after meals
• Table manners
• Utensil use
• Polite words and phrases
• Asking for help
• Asking for more
• Cleaning up after meals
• Meal setup
• Table setting
• Meal and eating vocabulary
• Independence during meals

Great For

• Life skills lessons
• Mealtime routines
• Small group instruction
• Whole group lessons
• Independent work
• Centers
• Home practice
• IEP goals
• School to home support

Perfect For

• Special education classrooms
• Autism classrooms
• Life skills programs
• Early learners
• Students working on daily living skills
• Students who need visual support
• Students building independence during meals

Help students practice the mealtime routines, words, and daily living skills they need to take part in meals with more independence.

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