Community Participation Lesson Plan - Mastery Food Storage Instructional Area:  Leisure  Community  Home Living / Daily Living Ability Level:  Emerging  Developing  Mastery Topic / Skill Outcome: Determine which grocery items are perishable and which are not Properly store items purchased Learning Area(s): Math & Science Purpose of Lesson / Objective: Identify which of a list of grocery products require freezer storage, refrigerator storage, or room temperature in a kitchen cupboard or pantry. Materials / Equipment / Environment: Kitchen with items in storage areas (freezer, refrigerator, cupboard) Group Size: 2-3 Time Required: 50 minutes- 3 opportunities (more sessions needed if you do supporting activities) Lesson Procedure: Week 1 In a group setting, students review a list of 50 grocery items discussing what type of storage each item needs and why Students go to the cupboards, freezer and refrigerator in the kitchen and list at least 5 items in each category Students come back in the group and combine their lists and then present the items in each storage category Week 2 Students complete a series of four worksheets that list grocery items Next to each item are symbols for refrigerator, freezer, cupboards Students circle the appropriate storage site for each item Students get in groups of 2 and correct each other’s work Students review the worksheets as a group Week 3 Students go on a community outing to a grocery store In each department they list where the items need to be stored Students have to identify the storage need both for unopened and opened containers When students return to the classroom they get in a group and compare their answers Students will need to be able to state correct storage locations for at least 5 items unopened and opened when asked by staff Carry Over / Related Activities: Students will be able to store groceries bought for Daily Living in correct locations They will also be able to store food bought at homes in correct locations Students will be able to tell how long they have to get home to store items that need cold or freezer storage Supporting Activities / Possible Adaptations: Play a card game where students draw cards and throw a dice. They get to move to different places when they correctly answer the questions on the card for the correct food storage location for a specific item or items. Students plan a menu based on food storage needs.  For example, if they have no refrigeration they would need to plan on items that don’t require cold or freezer storage. Strategies for Participation: Students can be encouraged to come up with longer lists of items that need different types of food storage Students can be encouraged to play grocery games to reinforce their skills Student Reaction / Evaluation: Students will be able to better participate in putting items away when they come home from shopping trips Students will have a better understanding of where purchased items are stored Lesson Support: Students can have visual or verbal cues to help them answer correctly if they answer several items incorrectly Staff can model where they would store items Students could go on field trips to different grocery stores to learn about more grocery items and their storage needs This lesson aligns with the Grocery Shopping part of the Community Participation Integrated Learning Continuum and Skills Inventory. (Introduction – lead in, background information, supporting concepts and activities – curriculum)