PECS Eating Place Mat – Special Ed Mealtime Tool

- Grades
- Not Grade Specific
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- Special Resources, Life Skills
- Topic
- PECS, Special Needs
- Preparation
- Print ready
About this resource
What's inside this resource
The Eating Place Mat with PECS: A Valuable Teaching Resource
This Eating Place Mat with PECS tool is an especially effective resource for educators across varying grade levels. It's particularly beneficial in instruction of students with special needs as it merges the subjects of health and life skills effectively.
Product Description
The Eating Place Mat with PECS essentially serves as a guideline to help students master basic meal setup tasks. The PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) version contains graphics signifying common eating-related terms such as:
"Finished"
"More"
"Drink"
"Food"
These visual aids cater specifically to those individuals who may find communication more challenging than others.
How to Use it?
The instructions alongside are easy to follow: Simply print on 11x17 paper and laminate - ensuring the product remains durable over time due to frequent handling in classrooms where meals or snacks are commonly consumed.
Homeschooling Parents Can Benefit Too!
Apart from just being a teaching resource, homeschooling parents seeking unique methodologies for imparting essential life skills can also find use in it.
If you're operating within a classroom setting or facilitating one-on-one interactions at home, you'll witness how this specialized placemat proves its value - particularly wherever traditional communication methods present challenges!
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Teaching tips
Print at 11x17 and laminate, as the author's instructions suggest, so the mat survives daily mealtime handling
Use the mat during real meals and snacks rather than as a lesson page — it is a communication and routine support, not a worksheet
The permissions page allows reproduction for your own classroom, so print a copy per student rather than sharing one
Skills covered
Mealtime communication — PECS picture symbols give non-speaking or minimally speaking students a way to express mealtime needs.
Meal setup routine — the place-mat format guides students through basic table arrangement at eating times.
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Resource details
Concepts & topics
Core concepts
PECS
Mealtime routine
Visual supports
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