Goals and Benchmarks
Below are the goals and benchmarks for the unit as a whole and individually for each student.
Overall Unit Goals
The overall goal for this unit on cooking and habits in the kitchen is to help students develop safe and useful habits for preparing, cooking, and cleaning up food. This three week unit is broken into three sections: kitchen habits, cooking, and baking. Specific goals for each section are listed below.
Week 1: Kitchen Habits
- Students will practice washing their hands before and after handling food.
- Students will practice rinsing plates and loading a dishwasher.
- Students will practice making measurements of different ingredients.
- Students will practice using the correct clean-up procedures for counters and eating areas.
- Students will practice using kitchen utensils and accessories when distributing food and working with hot materials.
- Students will be introduced to new vocabulary and will be encouraged to use the new vocabulary words throughout the unit.
Week 2: Cooking
- The goals from the kitchen habits portion of the unit will continue to be reinforced.
- Students will practice reading simple recipes.
- Students will practice opening and closing different ingredient containers.
- Students will practice gathering correct ingredients and measuring the proper amount of each.
- Students will practice using the stove top, oven, and microwave to heat different food items.
- Specifically, students will help prepare a fruit salad, microwave dinners, and pasta.
- Students will be introduced to new vocabulary and will be encouraged to use the new vocabulary words throughout the unit.
Week 3: Baking
- The goals from the kitchen habits portion of the unit will continue to be reinforced.
- Students will practice reading simple recipes.
- Students will practice opening and closing different containers.
- Students will practice gathering correct ingredients and measuring the proper amount of each.
- Students will practice using timers to measure how long an item needs to bake.
- Specifically, students will help bake a cake from a box mix, bake a loaf of bread, and make cookies.
- Students will be introduced to new vocabulary and will be encouraged to use the new vocabulary words throughout the unit.
Individual Student Goals
These goals have been adapted from each student's IEP document.
Greg
IEP Goals:
- Learn and practice skills that promote independence when eating and preparing food (functional)
- Develop and practice problem solving ability (math and functional)
- Develop and practice the ability to follow instructions and read lists (math)
- Learn and use new vocabulary (verbal fluency)
How unit supports IEP Goals:
This unit directly responds to Greg's IEP goals. First, Greg will learn and practice skills that promote his independence when eating and preparing food. For example, he will learn and practice hand washing practices to promote food safety. Second, Greg will practice solving problems as he works to follow directions and choose proper tools for measurement. Third, Greg will practice reading directions and lists which reinforces math goals. Finally, Greg will be introduced to new vocabulary and will be encouraged to use the new words to add to his overall verbal fluency.
John
IEP Goals:
- Learn and practice skills that promote independence when eating and preparing food (functional)
- Develop and practice problem solving ability (math and functional)
- Develop and practice the ability to follow instructions and read lists (math)
- Learn and use new vocabulary (verbal fluency)
How unit supports IEP Goals:
This unit directly responds to John's IEP goals. First, John will learn and practice skills that promote his independence when eating and preparing food. For example, he will learn and practice hand washing practices to promote food safety. Second, John will practice solving problems as he works to follow directions and choose proper tools for measurement. Third, John will practice reading directions and lists which reinforces math goals. Finally, John will be introduced to new vocabulary and will be encouraged to use the new words to add to his overall verbal fluency.
Erin
IEP Goals:
- Learn and practice skills that promote independence when eating and preparing food (functional)
- Develop and practice problem solving ability (math and functional)
- Develop and practice the ability to follow instructions and read lists (math)
- Learn and use new vocabulary (verbal fluency)
How unit supports IEP Goals:
This unit directly responds to Erin's IEP goals. First, Erin will learn and practice skills that promote her independence when eating and preparing food. For example, she will learn and practice hand washing practices to promote food safety. Second, Erin will practice solving problems as she works to follow directions and choose proper tools for measurement. Third, Erin will practice reading directions and lists which reinforces math goals. Finally, Erin will be introduced to new vocabulary and will be encouraged to use the new words to add to her overall verbal fluency.
Cara
IEP Goals:
- Learn and practice skills that promote independence when eating and preparing food (functional)
- Develop and practice problem solving ability (math and functional)
- Develop and practice the ability to follow instructions and read lists (math)
- Learn and use new vocabulary (verbal fluency)
How unit supports IEP Goals:
This unit directly responds to Cara's IEP goals. First, Cara will learn and practice skills that promote her independence when eating and preparing food. For example, she will learn and practice hand washing practices to promote food safety. Second, Cara will practice solving problems as she works to follow directions and choose proper tools for measurement. Third, Cara will practice reading directions and lists which reinforces math goals. Finally, Cara will be introduced to new vocabulary and will be encouraged to use the new words to add to her overall verbal fluency.
Overall Unit Goals
The overall goal for this unit on cooking and habits in the kitchen is to help students develop safe and useful habits for preparing, cooking, and cleaning up food. This three week unit is broken into three sections: kitchen habits, cooking, and baking. Specific goals for each section are listed below.
Week 1: Kitchen Habits
- Students will practice washing their hands before and after handling food.
- Students will practice rinsing plates and loading a dishwasher.
- Students will practice making measurements of different ingredients.
- Students will practice using the correct clean-up procedures for counters and eating areas.
- Students will practice using kitchen utensils and accessories when distributing food and working with hot materials.
- Students will be introduced to new vocabulary and will be encouraged to use the new vocabulary words throughout the unit.
Week 2: Cooking
- The goals from the kitchen habits portion of the unit will continue to be reinforced.
- Students will practice reading simple recipes.
- Students will practice opening and closing different ingredient containers.
- Students will practice gathering correct ingredients and measuring the proper amount of each.
- Students will practice using the stove top, oven, and microwave to heat different food items.
- Specifically, students will help prepare a fruit salad, microwave dinners, and pasta.
- Students will be introduced to new vocabulary and will be encouraged to use the new vocabulary words throughout the unit.
Week 3: Baking
- The goals from the kitchen habits portion of the unit will continue to be reinforced.
- Students will practice reading simple recipes.
- Students will practice opening and closing different containers.
- Students will practice gathering correct ingredients and measuring the proper amount of each.
- Students will practice using timers to measure how long an item needs to bake.
- Specifically, students will help bake a cake from a box mix, bake a loaf of bread, and make cookies.
- Students will be introduced to new vocabulary and will be encouraged to use the new vocabulary words throughout the unit.
Individual Student Goals
These goals have been adapted from each student's IEP document.
Greg
IEP Goals:
- Learn and practice skills that promote independence when eating and preparing food (functional)
- Develop and practice problem solving ability (math and functional)
- Develop and practice the ability to follow instructions and read lists (math)
- Learn and use new vocabulary (verbal fluency)
How unit supports IEP Goals:
This unit directly responds to Greg's IEP goals. First, Greg will learn and practice skills that promote his independence when eating and preparing food. For example, he will learn and practice hand washing practices to promote food safety. Second, Greg will practice solving problems as he works to follow directions and choose proper tools for measurement. Third, Greg will practice reading directions and lists which reinforces math goals. Finally, Greg will be introduced to new vocabulary and will be encouraged to use the new words to add to his overall verbal fluency.
John
IEP Goals:
- Learn and practice skills that promote independence when eating and preparing food (functional)
- Develop and practice problem solving ability (math and functional)
- Develop and practice the ability to follow instructions and read lists (math)
- Learn and use new vocabulary (verbal fluency)
How unit supports IEP Goals:
This unit directly responds to John's IEP goals. First, John will learn and practice skills that promote his independence when eating and preparing food. For example, he will learn and practice hand washing practices to promote food safety. Second, John will practice solving problems as he works to follow directions and choose proper tools for measurement. Third, John will practice reading directions and lists which reinforces math goals. Finally, John will be introduced to new vocabulary and will be encouraged to use the new words to add to his overall verbal fluency.
Erin
IEP Goals:
- Learn and practice skills that promote independence when eating and preparing food (functional)
- Develop and practice problem solving ability (math and functional)
- Develop and practice the ability to follow instructions and read lists (math)
- Learn and use new vocabulary (verbal fluency)
How unit supports IEP Goals:
This unit directly responds to Erin's IEP goals. First, Erin will learn and practice skills that promote her independence when eating and preparing food. For example, she will learn and practice hand washing practices to promote food safety. Second, Erin will practice solving problems as she works to follow directions and choose proper tools for measurement. Third, Erin will practice reading directions and lists which reinforces math goals. Finally, Erin will be introduced to new vocabulary and will be encouraged to use the new words to add to her overall verbal fluency.
Cara
IEP Goals:
- Learn and practice skills that promote independence when eating and preparing food (functional)
- Develop and practice problem solving ability (math and functional)
- Develop and practice the ability to follow instructions and read lists (math)
- Learn and use new vocabulary (verbal fluency)
How unit supports IEP Goals:
This unit directly responds to Cara's IEP goals. First, Cara will learn and practice skills that promote her independence when eating and preparing food. For example, she will learn and practice hand washing practices to promote food safety. Second, Cara will practice solving problems as she works to follow directions and choose proper tools for measurement. Third, Cara will practice reading directions and lists which reinforces math goals. Finally, Cara will be introduced to new vocabulary and will be encouraged to use the new words to add to her overall verbal fluency.