Community Participation Lesson Plan - Mastery Checkbook Instructional Area:  Leisure  Community  Home Living / Daily Living Ability Level:  Emerging  Developing  Mastery Topic / Skill Outcome: Use a checkbook to pay for general shopping items Learning Area(s): Literacy Math & Science Purpose of Lesson / Objective: Ability to write out a check to pay for purchases Materials / Equipment / Environment: General shopping items of interest to the student (Drawing markers, batteries, shampoo, T-shirt, magazine) Sample checkbooks with carbon copy attached to check Cash register on long table set up like checkout lane Group Size: 2-3 Time Required: 50 minutes- 3 opportunities (more sessions needed if you do supporting activities) Lesson Procedure: Week 1 Students choose a product in a classroom simulation They read the price of the item and then write out a check for the amount Students practice at least 10 trials with different products and different dollar amounts Students fill in the date, the name of the discount store, the dollar amount in dollars and cents, the dollar amounts in words, and sign the check Students will have had prior practice filling out checks in workbooks and on staff made worksheets Week 2 Students pick a product and take it to a simulated checkout lane in their classroom The cashier tells them how much money they need Students write out the complete check for the correct amount and hand it to the cashier Students review each other’s checks and verify that the checks are written for the correct amount Week 3 Students go on a community trip and buy a previously chosen item The student with staff goes to the checkout lane and gives their product to the cashier The cashier tells them how much money they need. The student writes out a check for the correct amount and hands it to the cashier. Carry Over / Related Activities: Student can pay for purchases at school in the student store with school made checks. Student can write checks when playing purchasing games in class. Supporting Activities / Possible Adaptations: Play a classroom game for purchasing items and writing out checks. Practice writing dollar amounts, as they have to be written on checks on a worksheet. Review in a small group of 2 students sample checks for different purchases at different stores and find all the mistakes and make corrections. Strategies for Participation: Encourage students to try again when they make a mistake. Have students suggest total amounts of money for their fellow students to write out. Student Reaction / Evaluation: Students feel good about being able pay for something on his/her own using a check as his/her parents do. Lesson Support: Lesson can be introduced as practice for writing checks to make purchases in discount stores. Staff can use simulated checks to practice writing out all the elements on a check - date, payee, dollar amount in numbers, dollar amount in words, and a signature. In addition, staff can show models of checks written correctly. This lesson aligns with the General Shopping part of the Community Participation Integrated Learning Continuum and Skills Inventory.