Life Skills Nutrition and Mealtime Skills - Special Education

Help your students learn about healthy food choices, food groups, balanced meals, nutrition labels, drinks, snacks, and mealtime communication with this life skills nutrition unit for special education. This resource gives students visual and structured practice with everyday food choices, healthy vs sometimes foods, food labels, asking for snacks or water, trying 1 bite, and saying “no thank you” in real life situations.

What’s Included

Adapted Books

• Healthy and Sometimes Foods
• I Eat Healthy Foods
• What’s in My Food
• My Plate
• Nutrition Facts
• Trouble at the Party

Assessments

• 2 quiz options
• Data sheets
• Teacher observation sheets

Craft

• My Plate craft
• Several options to fit different student needs

File Folders

• Food Groups
• My Plate

Games

• Bingo
• Grocery Dash

Worksheets

• 20 worksheet pages
• My Plate
• Food Groups
• Healthy Food Choices
• Food Labels

Mini Books

• I Eat Healthy Foods
• My Plate

Posters and Visuals

• Food Groups
• Nutrition Facts
• Food Labels
• My Balanced Plate
• Healthy vs Sometimes Foods
• Drink Choices
• Ingredient Label
• Food Pyramid
• Balanced Plates
• Making Food Choices
• Colorful Foods
• Healthy and Sometimes Foods
• 9 additional classroom visuals

Social Narratives

• Asking for a Healthy Snack
• When I Am Hungry
• Saying “No Thank You”
• Asking for Water
• Trying 1 Bite

Sorting Activities
Each sorting set includes 2 versions with black and white options, prompts, and no prompts.

• Healthy Drinks vs Sugary Drinks
• Food Groups
• Healthy Snacks vs Treats

Task Cards

• Healthy Foods
• Nutrition Labels
• Everyday vs Sometimes Foods
• Food Choice Scenarios

Task Mats

• Large food group sorting mats

Vocabulary Cards

• 24 real image vocabulary cards
• 24 clipart vocabulary cards

Additional Supports

• Parent letter
• Token boards
• Whole group lesson materials

Great For

• Life skills lessons
• Nutrition units
• Food group practice
• Healthy choice lessons
• Mealtime communication
• Small group work
• Whole group lessons
• Centers
• IEP goals
• Home practice

Perfect For

• Special education classrooms
• Autism support programs
• Functional life skills instruction
• Early learners
• Students working on food choices and daily living skills
• Students who need visual support and repetition

Help your students build food awareness, mealtime communication, and daily living skills with nutrition activities that are clear, visual, and easy to use in your classroom.

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