Functional Life Skills: Nelson Makes His First Shopping List

In Nelson Makes His First Shopping List, Nora shows him how to create a list that includes groceries, personal care items, and household items.

The use of this Functional Life Skills resource will allow students to engage in the following:

• The story teaches how to identify the needed food, personal care, and household items.

• How to tell the difference between 'Needs' and 'Wants.'

• How to find the price of each item and the total cost.

• What to buy and how to stay within a budget.

• The interactive dialog and questions engage learners and reinforce their understanding of the story and the concepts.

• The real-world examples, and age-appropriate visual aids, such as illustrations and diagrams, make this conversational story an excellent resource for teaching social narratives.

• This social narrative's simple and direct language sets clear expectations, making it ideal for high school students and adults with intellectual disabilities.

The story includes seven (7) reading comprehension questions and answers to reinforce and measure the student's understanding of the Functional Life Skills contained in the story!

This life skills story will assist high school students and young adults in developing the necessary independent living skills to become more independent at school, at home, and in their communities.

This story is designed to be used by special education teachers, occupational therapists, speech therapists, ABA therapists, registered behavior technicians (RBT), parents, supported living coaches, and life skills teachers to teach their students valuable life skills.

In addition to interactive instruction, this resource is ideal for hands-on and community-based learning, defining, setting, and measuring IEP goals.

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Engage your special education class with this highly interactive High School Functional Life Skills Story!

It's printable, easy to use, and ready to hand out!

A PDF file with six (6) pages.