Reading Household Labels | Independent Living Skills
by Vocational skills and more © 2026
Price: $2.5 USD
Subjects: prevocationalAndVocational,informationalText,responsibleDecisionMaking,specialed,cognitionProblemSolving,activitiesOfDailyLiving
Grades: 0
Description
Help students build practical independent living and functional reading skills by learning how to read and use information found on everyday household product labels! This 21-card Boom Cards deck provides age-respectful practice locating, understanding, and applying important information from realistic household labels. Students learn to identify directions, warnings, amounts, storage information, and product-use instructions, then use that information to make safe and appropriate real-world decisions. Students practice skills including: Understanding the purpose of household labels Identifying directions and instructions Locating warnings and safety information Finding the correct amount of a product to use Reading storage information Following laundry-product directions Reading household-cleaner labels Understanding food-storage container instructions Reading clothing-care information Following food preparation directions Identifying products that should not be mixed Determining whether products are safe for microwaves, ovens, or dishwashers Using label information to make safe independent-living decisions Students work with realistic labels for laundry detergent, household cleaners, food-storage containers, dish soap, clothing care, and food preparation. The deck progresses from explicit instruction about the parts of a household label to independent practice applying label information in everyday situations. Great for special education, functional academics, life sk