Community Participation
General Skills Inventory
Grocery Shopping

Skills

 

Rating

 

 

Emerging

Developing

Mastery

 

 

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Getting Started

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determines what items need to be purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determines spending limit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimates costs for shopping trip

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Makes adjustments between spending limit and desired purchases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepares lists using logos, ads, computer programs, catalogues, and/or written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organizes list by departments/aisles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews shopping list

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compares list to food supplies at home

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checks store coupons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cuts out coupons and places them with list (takes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checks sale flyers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decides which store to shop at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determines when to leave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arranges for transportation (public or private)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dresses for appearance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dresses for weather (outer clothes appropriate for weather)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collects personal belongings (purse and/or wallet, money, ID card)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puts shopping list in pocket or wallet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puts coupons in purse or pocket

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gets money ready

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checks personal appearance and adjusts if needed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checks house over

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Locks and leaves house

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enters vehicle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puts on seat belt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travels to store maintaining appropriate behavior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exits vehicle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walks through parking lot to the store entrance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enters store

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demonstrates appropriate behavior in store

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loosens clothing in winter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gets empty cart or basket

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leaves entrance area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Takes personal responsibility for wallet, money, ID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gets out and looks at list

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goes to area of first item

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walks at an acceptable pace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pushes cart at appropriate rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keeps to the right when steering cart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maneuvers cart around people, displays, other carts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parks cart away from traffic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refrains from inappropriate behavior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Takes care of personal items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maneuvers cart around people, displays, other carts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parks cart away from traffic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refrains from inappropriate behavior