Lesson Plan
Recipe Roadmap
Students will practice preparing a simple vegetable stir-fry, developing fine motor skills, reinforcing kitchen safety procedures, and enhancing nutritional awareness through guided instruction and hands-on cooking tasks.
This lesson empowers 9th-grade special education students to gain real-world culinary skills, promotes independence, reinforces safe kitchen habits, and fosters healthy eating choices.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Station Preparation
10 minutes
Step 1
Introduction & Safety Review
5 minutes
Step 2
Demonstration of Stir-Fry Steps
7 minutes
Step 3
Student Cooking Activity
15 minutes
Step 4
Tasting & Cleaning
7 minutes
Step 5
Reflection & Check-In
6 minutes

Slide Deck
Cooking 101: Safety & Basics
Handwashing Steps
Knife Safety Tips
Hot Surface Warnings
Stir-Fry Ingredient Overview
Stir-Fry Process Outline

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