2/28/13

Today we worked with the middle school students on an outing to the local grocery store- Publix.
The student were making a strawberry dessert later in the week and needed the purchase the items for it. The instructor reviewed the list with the students and the items were divided up so the students knew what they were each going to purchase. The instructor used the Wheatley tactile map to show the students the route we would be taking- discussing the directions, street names and landmarks we would be passing. When we arrived at the store the instructor discussed parking lot safety and the layout of the store. Each student had an item to find for the cooking lesson. We shopped as a group and discussed how the store aisles and items were arranged in the store. once the students found all the items we proceeded to the counter where they individually purchased their items so they could each work on money skills. When leaving parking lot, safety was again discussed and reversal of the route back to school. Finally, the strawberry dessert was fabulous!