Jars Snack Time Lesson Plan

Caroline Pernice
Teaching Objective Snack time is an opportunity for students to practice a
variety of skills in a real life setting - a meal. Students will practice
appropriate communication, taking turns, waiting, counting, matching pictures
to objects, and self-management skills.
DOK: Level 1: Answer question: What do you want?, Whos turn is it?
Recognize and identify PECS icons that correspond to their preferred
food/drink items.
Common Core Standards: Reading Standard for Informational Texts
Standard 1.2 Ask and answer questions as who, what, where, when, why, and
how to demonstrate understanding key details in a text.
Standard 3-Students will understand mathematics and become
mathematically confident by communicating and reasoning mathematically,
by applying mathematics in real-world settings and by solving problems
through the integrated study of number systems and measurement.

Adam
Jaif
Isen
Dario
Bruce

8PECS phase
PECS phase
PECS phase
PECS phase

IV
IV
IV
III

Steven

PECS phase IV

PECS phase IV

Motivation:
Students are intrinsically motivated by food.

IEP Matrix/ Students Expectations:

Adam : Adam will match his picture and
then match the symbol to his job. Adam
will then hand out the plates to each of
his classmates. Lastly, Adam will change
his job to finished and give the next
picture to the next student to
complete their job.

Jaif: Once Bruce announces snack is

finished Bruce will hand Jaif his
picture. Jaif will then pass around the
garbage. Lastly, Jaif will change his job
to finished.
-Improves communication skills by

Isen: Isen will ma

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identifying classmates and staff
Improves positive behavior by following
routines, instructions, and directions.

identifying classmates and staff.

Improves positive behavior by
following routines, instructions, and
directions.

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Improves positi
following routin
directions.

Dario: Dario will match his picture and

then match the symbol to his job. Dario
will then hand out the napkins to each
of his classmates. Lastly, Dario will
change his job to finished and give the
next picture to the next student to
complete their job.
-Improves communication skills by
identifying classmates and staff .
Improves positive behavior by following
routines, instructions, and directions.

Bruce : Bruce will match his picture and

announce Its time for snack as well as
Snack is finished, when snack is over.
He will have a picture prompt in front of
him. Bruce will change his job to finished
then identify whose turn is next and give
the picture to the next student to
complete their job.
-Improves communication skills by

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classmates. Lastl
his job to finishe
next picture to t
complete their jo
-Improves comm

identifying classmates and staff .

Improves positive behavior by
following routines, instructions, and
directions.

Procedure:
Students will transition to snack time by changing their schedules
through a transitional cue. They will report back to the group table
at the location of the Snack Time symbols.

Each student will have a turn to wash his or her hands in the
bathroom
Each assigned student will complete a preparatory snack time
helper task including: announcing, passing out core vocabulary place
mats, cups, plates, napkins,etc ( JARS)
Each assigned student will complete a post-snack time task
including: wiping the table, washing dishes, and sweeping the floor.
Students will do transition from snack time to the next activity
through a transitional cue.

Prompts:
Verbal, Gestural and physical
Assessment:
Staff will assess each students need for appropriate prompts and
reinforcements to display appropriate communication and behavior.
Staff Involvement:
Staff will use reinforcements and visual symbols to keep students on task.
Caroline: will give necessary directions to staff.

identifying clas
Improves positi
following routin
directions.

Caroline : will conduct and supervise preparatory snack time tasks.

Lashana/ Sarah :will guide children to disribute placemats, cups, plates, with
"Jars" directions ( picture of the child who give the plate/PECS book to--Lashana/ Sarah: will conduct and supervise post-snack time tasks (wiping the
table and/or sweeping) to be completed by each assigned student.
Caroline: will prompt students to travel with sentence strips as well as use
their core vocabulary placemat and assist adults to distribute requested
items to students whenever needed.
Follow up/Homework:
Students will be given a worksheet (Circle, match pictures, words to
pictures, cut and paste or writing activity depending on childs skill level) to
bring home and share the snacks they ate that day to review with parents.
This will encourage social communication at home. Parents are encouraged to
assign their child meal time tasks such as place the place mats, wipe the
table, bring napkins, throw garbage and take plates and to the sink after the
meal to increase self care skills at home.
Parents will give their children opportunity to engage in daily activities at
home by following above suggestions.