Ice Cream Sundae Adapted Book | Visual Recipe Sequencing | SLP SPED Autism
Product Description
Ice Cream Sundae Adapted Recipe Book | Visual Recipe with Sequencing for Cooking & Life Skills
Bring cooking, sequencing, and following directions to life with this engaging hands-on adapted recipe book! Students learn to make a real ice cream sundae step-by-step using a visual recipe format — building functional life skills, following directions, sequencing, and ingredient/supply identification all at once.
Perfect for speech therapy, special education, autism classrooms, life skills programs, transition classrooms, and AAC users, this complete recipe activity uses repetitive predictable text and matching pieces to guide students through the full ice cream sundae making process — from gathering supplies to enjoying the finished treat!
★ Perfect for: Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), Special Education Teachers, Autism Classrooms, Self-Contained Classrooms, Life Skills Classes, Transition Classrooms, Resource Rooms, Occupational Therapists (OTs), Paraprofessionals, ABA Therapists, Early Childhood, PreK, Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, and 3rd Grade
What's Included:
- 1 Adapted Recipe Book — "Ice Cream Sundae" with interactive matching pieces
- 1 Visual Recipe Card — picture-supported recipe for hands-on cooking
- 1 Sequencing Worksheet — for review after the activity
Skills Targeted in This Adapted Recipe Book:
- Following directions (step-by-step recipe instructions)
- Following a recipe (functional life skill)
- Sequencing — putting recipe steps in the correct order
- Identifying ingredients (ice cream, syrup, sprinkles, cherry, etc.)
- Identifying supplies (bowl, spoon, scoop, etc.)
- Visual recipe reading (picture-supported instructions)
- Cooking and food preparation skills
- Functional life skills for independence
- Reading comprehension
- Receptive and expressive language
- Vocabulary development (food and cooking vocabulary)
- Fine motor skills (scooping, pouring, sprinkling)
- Independent work skills
- Real-life application
How to Use This Adapted Recipe Book:
In a small group cooking activity, teacher or therapist reads the adapted book aloud while students follow along with the visual recipe card. Students take turns gathering ingredients and supplies, then work through each step of making a real ice cream sundae together.
After the activity, students complete the sequencing worksheet to review the recipe steps and reinforce the sequencing skill.
It's the perfect way to combine literacy, language, life skills, and a delicious reward — all in one engaging activity!
Ways to Use:
- Small group cooking activities in special education classrooms
- Speech therapy sessions (sequencing, following directions, vocabulary goals!)
- Life skills cooking instruction
- Transition program functional cooking lessons
- Community-based instruction (CBI) practice
- Summer school activities (ice cream is the perfect summer treat!)
- End-of-year celebrations and reward activities
- Birthday party / party planning lessons
- Occupational therapy (fine motor + functional skills)
- AAC modeling (modeling food/cooking vocabulary on devices)
- Functional reading instruction
- Independent workstation review with the sequencing worksheet
If your students enjoy this activity, they may also enjoy my Sequencing Mini-Bundle. You can see the link below.
Sequencing Activity Mini-Bundle
If your students enjoy adapted books, there are many more in my collection here:
Complete Adapted Books Collection
For more hands-on summer, ocean, beach or ice cream themed activities, please see the following link:
