Lesson Plan

Shopping List Strategy Plan

Students will strengthen auditory working memory and organizational skills by listening to a shopping-list story, recalling items, and structuring their own lists using strategies like chunking and categorization.

Targeting executive function, this lesson builds working memory capacity and organizational habits essential for academic tasks and everyday planning.

Audience

Time

Approach

Materials

Prep

Teacher Preparation

5 minutes

Step 1

Warm-Up & Strategy Introduction

3 minutes

Step 2

Listening Activity

7 minutes

Step 3

Recall & Writing

10 minutes

Step 4

Self-Check & Scoring

3 minutes

Step 5

Reflection & Strategy Reinforcement

2 minutes

Slide Deck

A Special Party

Introduce the story and set expectations. Read slowly and clearly. Remind the student to listen without writing anything down yet.

Baking Ingredients

Read the baking items at a steady pace. Pause briefly after reading the list.

Fresh Fruit

Emphasize “fresh fruit” as a category. Keep the same tone and pace.

Vegetables & Salad

Group vegetables together to reinforce categorization. Pause after reading.

Dairy & Snacks

Read dairy and snacks items. Remind student of chunking similar items.

Drinks & Extras

Finish with drinks and a few extras. Read clearly and slowly.

Time to Write Your List

Prompt the student to begin writing on their worksheet and organizing items by category.