Kitchen Safety & Food Storage | Life Skills
by Vocational skills and more © 2026
Price: $2.5 USD
Subjects: activitiesOfDailyLiving,selfManagement,responsibleDecisionMaking,cognitionProblemSolving,specialed
Grades: 0
Description
Help students build practical kitchen safety and food storage skills for greater independence at home! This age-respectful Boom Card deck teaches students how to make safe, responsible decisions when handling and storing everyday foods. Students learn a simple **CHECK → STORE → KEEP SAFE** strategy before practicing with realistic situations they may encounter in daily life. Students practice skills including: • Choosing whether food belongs in the refrigerator, freezer, or pantry • Safely storing leftovers • Following “refrigerate after opening” directions • Handling and storing raw meat safely • Preventing cross-contamination • Recognizing signs of spoiled food • Making safe decisions about questionable food • Using food-date information appropriately • Safely thawing frozen foods • Reheating leftovers • Keeping raw foods separate from ready-to-eat foods • Prioritizing food that needs immediate attention The deck progresses from basic food-storage decisions to more complex real-life situations that require students to apply food-safety knowledge and choose the safest action. Includes **21 cards** with explicit instruction, student-friendly vocabulary, a modeled example, and 3-choice multiple-choice practice. Designed for older students working on life skills, functional academics, transition skills, and independent living. Perfect for special education classrooms, transition programs, life skills instruction, intervention, and independent practice.