Kitchen:

Operate appliances (cook top, oven,            microwave, toaster, dishwasher)

Use common kitchen tools (can opener, bottle opener, knife, measuring cups and spoons, grater, timer, egg beater, ice cream scoop)

Help plan and prepare meals

Follow a recipe

Put away the leftovers

Set the table

Do the dishes

Familiarity with contents of packaged foods

Laundry

Put dirty clothes in hamper

Sort clothes

Use washer and dryer

Iron

Hand wash

Fold clothes

Put clothes away

With the Family

Watch TV news and discuss together

Help take care of siblings

Participate in family decisions

Plan family outing

Take care of pets

Housekeeping

Clean room

Housekeeping, Cont’d.

Make the bed/change the bed

Choose decorations for room

Minor repairs (change light bulbs, repair or   assemble toys)

Take out the trash

Basic sewing/mending skills

Gardening

Plant a garden

Mow/water the lawn

Weed the garden

Learn appropriate use of garden tools

Emergency

Plan fire exits and emergency procedures

Know where candles and flashlights are

Use a fire extinguisher

Know how to turn water off

Know community emergency telephone numbers

Know where extra house key is located

Unclog the sink or toilet

Personal Skills

Use the phone

Have a house key

Budget allowance

Go shopping

Have privacy in the bathroom

Manage personal grooming (shampoo, bath, shower)

Personal Skills, Cont’d.

Get a haircut

Choose appropriate clothes to wear

Health Care Skills

Understand health status

Be aware of existence of medical records, diagnosis information, etc.

Prepare questions for doctors, nurses, therapists

Respond to questions from doctors, nurses, therapists

Know medications and what they’re for

Get a prescription refilled

Keep a calendar of doctor, dentist appointments

Know height, weight, birthdate

Learn how to read a thermometer

Know health emergency telephone numbers

Know medical coverage numbers

Obtain sex education materials/birth control if indicated