Build a Pizza Activity | Following Directions | Functional Reading | Life Skills
Looking for a fun, hands-on life skills activity that helps students practice following directions while building functional reading skills?
This Build a Pizza activity allows students to become the pizza chef! Students read each customer order card and build the correct pizza by adding the requested toppings in the correct combination. This engaging activity is perfect for special education classrooms, autism classrooms, life skills programs, vocational training, independent work stations, and task boxes.
Students will work on:
- Following directions
- Reading functional vocabulary
- Visual discrimination
- Attention to detail
- Sequencing
- Matching skills
- Independent work skills
- Early vocational and job skills
The customer orders gradually increase in difficulty, making it easy to differentiate for a variety of learners. Students begin with simple pizzas containing one topping before progressing to pizzas with multiple toppings.
What’s Included?
- 1 pizza base
- Pizza sauce layer
- Cheese layer
- 14 removable pizza toppings
- 24 customer order cards
- Progressive levels of difficulty
- Full-color printable pages
Pizza Toppings Included
- Pepperoni
- Bacon
- Ham
- Chicken
- Meatballs
- Mushrooms
- Peppers
- Onions
- Tomatoes
- Olives
- Pineapple
- Cheese and sauce layers
Perfect For
- Special Education
- Autism Classrooms
- Life Skills Programs
- Functional Academics
- Vocational Education
- Independent Work
- Task Boxes
- Centers
- Early Finishers
- Small Groups
- One-to-One Instruction
Skills Addressed
- Functional Reading
- Reading Comprehension
- Following Directions
- Visual Perception
- Vocabulary Development
- Matching
- Fine Motor Skills
- Executive Functioning
- Independent Living Skills
- Vocational Preparation
This pizza-themed activity is an engaging way to encourage students to carefully read, interpret customer orders, and complete a real-world task while building independence and confidence.
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