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- 1. A GROCERY SHOPPING COMMUNITY BASED LEARNING PROGRAM BY
DOREEN RIEGAL
- 2. OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION How the Grocery Shopping Program
evolved Learning objectives targeted Focus on executive functioning
Preparation activities for instructor Preparation instruction for
students Incorporation of math, reading and critical thinking
Grocery Program steps Community Mapping opportunities Reflection
and discussion Parent email to reinforce and generalize learning
Final thoughts
- 3. HOW THE GROCERY SHOPPING PROGRAM EVOLVED Seven years ago my
colleague and I established a need for an in-district transition
extracurricular program Our students were dependent on monitors,
lacked self-awareness of their abilities , self- determination and
were exiting from school to home The need was presented to our
related service director who supported the development of our idea
The Student Transition Readiness Independence/Vocational
Experiences (STRIVE) Program developed for students with
disabilities who needed to develop work readiness skills, behaviors
and executive function Middle and high school students travel by
school bus to the elementary school to participate in STRIVE two
afternoons per week after their normal school day Students
participate in job shadowing and sampling to identify job related
strengths and interests Students also read to preschool/K
classrooms and activities related to executive function,
self-determination and self-advocacy The STRIVE program was then
carried through to our Extended School Year (ESY) summer program
and a weekly bus trip for the 8-week program was granted Eight
hours a week during ESY is allotted for STRIVE The Grocery Shopping
Program was developed
- 4. WHY A GROCERY PROGRAM? Grocery Shopping is a real-life
community-based activity Most students of all cultures can relate
to grocery shopping It can be modified for students of all
functioning levels and learning preferences The activity involves
planning and execution of multiple steps There are variables that
require problem solving and executive function It is a hands on
learning activity Allowing students to repeat the activity for
several weeks increases generalization of a real-life activity It
involves other life skills like social interactions, money skills,
organization self-management, physical activity By providing a
shopping service to staff no additional funding other than
transportation is required for the program
- 5. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will learn to plan a shopping
trip Students will learn how to self-manage items to make a
list-determined purchase Students will use critical thinking to
locate designated items in a supermarket Students will learn how to
access community helpers for assistance Students will use
problem-solving strategies to complete their task with
peer/community support Students will use working memory to complete
the grocery activities Students will use critical thinking to make
predictions Students will reflect on their performance and
set/modify goals based on their performance
- 6. GROCERY SHOPPING AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTION Problem Solving
Mental Shifting
- 7. BLOOMS TAXONOMY (1956)CONTAINS THREE OVERLAPPING DOMAINS:
COGNITIVE, PSYCHOMOTOR, AND AFFECTIVE. GROCERY SHOPPING HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP ALL OF THESE DOMAINS. BELOW KNOWLEDGE,
COMPREHENSION, AND APPLICATION ARE IDENTIFIED. collect describe
identify list show tell tabulate define examine label name retell
state quote enumerate match read record reproduce copy select
associate compare distinguish extend interpret predict
differentiate contrast describe discuss estimate group summarize
order cite convert explain paraphrase restate trace apply classify
change illustrate solve demonstrate calculate complete solve modify
show experiment relate discover act administer articulate chart
collect compute construct determine develop establish prepare
produce report teach transfer use
- 8. PROGRAM PREPARATION 1. Transportation for 6-8 grocery store
trips 2. Assessment of accessibility, universal design,
accommodations 3. Community Trip Student Permission Slips/Emergency
bag 4. Relationship building with store manager 5. Pictures of Isle
numbers and list of categories 6. Pictures of carts, cashier,
customer service, food categories 7. IDs and wallets for each
student 8. Obtainment of paper circulars and/or on-line version 9.
Review assessment tool and method to record data
- 9. STUDENT PREPARATORY LESSON TOPICS Discuss community safety,
carrying wallets with ID, emergency contacts, community helpers,
parking lot and bus safety, protecting your belongings Discuss
appropriate hygiene and clothing for weather inside air conditioned
environment Discuss possible store accommodations for various
disabilities. Students encouraged to identify one accommodation
during trip Play games where students guess what isle a food item
is located in using the pictures of the aisle numbers with listed
categories Practice mock interactions with customers, cashier and
customer service Practice money skills Expose students to grocery
terms: perishable, non-perishable, sales, food categories, rain
checks, customer service, handling and bagging heavy and breakable
items Assess and identify each students learning preference Develop
individual and group goals
- 10. GAME: WHAT ARE CONDIMENTS? WHAT AISLE ARE THEY LOCATED
IN?
- 11. SHOPPING PROGRAM PROCEDURES 1. Students review circular
each Monday and find 6-8 nonperishable items on sale for 40% - 50%
off. 2. Group discussion follows voting on a total of 5 items that
would be popular non-perishable items for teachers/staff to
purchase. 3. Data used from previous week graphs used in future
item selection 4. Students produce a shopping list checklist form
with pictures and prices 5. Students hand out shopping item
checklist to all staff members and picked up the following day by
students. 6. Students add up each order including tax and collect
money from teachers. 7. Students divide up the number of items so
each student has their own shopping list.
- 12. WEEKLY SHOPPING LIST Qty item price ____ Heinz Ketchup
$1.88 ____ 2 liter Pepsi $0.99 ____ Pretzel Rods $1.50 ____ Purex
Laundry $1.99
- 13. LEARNING PREFERENCE ASSESSMENT Visual-tactile Learner
Auditory Learner
- 14. STUDENTS IDENTIFY THEIR LEARNING PREFERENCE AND DEVELOP A
SHOPPING LIST/STRATEGIES THAT ALIGN BEST WITH THEIR PREFERENCE
Tactile Learner Cognitive Strategy Learner
- 15. STUDENTS USE SOCIAL SKILLS AND CRITICAL THINKING TO
CALCULATE, SOLVE AND ARTICULATE
- 16. STUDENTS MAKE PREDICTIONS AND THEN COMPARE THEIR
PREDICTIONS TO THE ACTUAL OUTCOMES Students Prediction of Most
Popular Item Ordered Actual Number of Item Ordered for
Purchase
- 17. PRE AND POST-TESTING The Test of Grocery Shopping Skills
(TOGSS) is a performance-based measure of an individuals ability to
locate specific items in a grocery store. The examinee is given a
grocery list of 10 items and asked to find the lowest priced brand
for each item. The measure has two forms. One can be used as a
pretest and the second a posttest Administration time is 20-30
minutes Assessment tool is used at start of first trip and end of
last trip
- 18. STUDENTS WORK IN PAIRS. EACH STUDENT HAS THEIR OWN SHOPPING
CART, LIST, CIRCULAR WITH ITEMS CIRCLED, AND MONEY IN A WALLET
- 19. PRACTICE LOCATING CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CHECK OUT AREA
BEFORE SHOPPING BEGINS
- 20. SHOPPING PROGRAM RULES AND PROCEDURES REVIEWED Review of
safety including monitoring of belongings Review of goal/s
Emphasize on Best Effort Reminder to use peers and store employees
to solve problems Review group meeting location Reminder to check
items before going to check out Reminder to look or ask for any
accommodations within the store
- 21. Community Mapping Game Students to identify or ask about
accommodations available in store Students to identify help wanted
signs and/or obtain job applications Students to interact with
store employees with questions about their job Students to identify
community workers Students will be awarded points during group
discussion
- 22. UNPACKING AND DELIVERY Students unpack groceries In kitchen
area and place items in cabinets Students save staff order forms
and bags for next day delivery Students retrieve staff orders, and
gather items in shopping bags from cabinets Students ask other
students to check their order before delivery Students deliver
groceries
- 23. SELF-ASSESSMENT GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What did you
learn? What problems came up? How did you solve the problem/s? How
would others solve a similar problem? Are problems a bad thing? Did
you work on your goal? Did you achieve your goal? Did you seek any
assistance? Did you manage your belongings? Did you find any
accommodations in the store for individuals with disabilities? Did
you interact with anyone in the store? Can you describe the
interaction? Would you try to make a purchase on your own in the
future?
- 24. PARENT COMMUNICATION EMAIL A group email is sent to all
parents with information on the skills being practiced at the start
of the ESY program Parents are encouraged to develop problem
solving and critical thinking skills through grocery shopping
Parents are encouraged to discuss goals and learning preferences
with their children Parents are reminded to refrain from solving
problems that arise for their child Parents are encouraged to
express any questions, concerns or ideas
- 25. LIFE LONG LEARNERS