L3: Grocery Shopping Lesson with Food Lab
by The Color-Coded Chef © 2025
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Price: $7.5 USD
Subjects: lifeSkills,activitiesOfDailyLiving
Grades: 0
Description
🛒🥕 Let's go on a grocery-shopping adventure! This is a lesson with a food lab, not interactive play, to present in the classroom. In this lesson, students will learn to navigate a grocery store like a pro, make informed food choices, and understand the differences between products. Use the shopping tips and hints to understand pricing labels, and explore foods that look similar but taste different. They will also review pantry and refrigerator staples. They'll learn how similar-looking foods can have different flavors, how to spot the best produce, and how to make informed decisions when shopping. With these skills, students will gain independence and confidence in the store—whether shopping for themselves or helping out at home. Grab your shopping list—it's time to hit the aisles! 🏪🛍️ This lesson is ideal for co-taught Food and Consumer Science classes as well as self-contained or essential skills classes. Adult service agencies can also use it in independent living programming. The food lab, Apples Slices with Dip, is both tasty and fun to make! Students will prep fresh apple slices and create a delicious coconut cream dip while reinforcing kitchen safety and shopping skills. This hands-on experience teaches portioning, ingredient preparation, and the benefits of choosing fresh, healthy foods. With just a few simple steps, they'll have a great snack for any time of the day! Let's get slicing and dipping! 😋🍏✨
Acknowledgements
Deanna Heuring, Ed. S. of Graceful Transitions created the lesson. This resource includes original content and legally licensed assets used to enhance the learning experience. The following commercial licenses were used in the creation of this deck: • Clipart and illustrations from a Clipart.com Professional account • Images and graphics from a Canva Pro account In addition, many of the graphics, layouts, and instructional visuals included in this resource were originally created by the author. All content is used in accordance with the terms of each commercial license.