Pizza is a good first meal to learn. It has clear steps, it uses the oven and a knife, and you choose exactly what goes on top. Cook with your support worker, then do more of it yourself each time.
TeachShow meYour worker shows you the step first.
PromptRemind meYou do it. Your worker gives a small hint if you need one.
FadeI'll try, you watchYour worker steps back and only helps if you ask.
IndependentI did it myselfNo help needed. Next time your worker may not need to be there for it.
Before you start
Check these first
Shopping list · 2 pizzas
What you need
Food
2 pizza bases, or 2 large pita or Lebanese breads
4 tablespoons pizza sauce or tomato paste
1 cup grated mozzarella
Your toppings (pick below)
Tools
Oven tray and baking paper
Chopping board, damp cloth and a small knife
Spoon, oven mitts and a timer
Pizza cutter or large knife
Pick your toppings
Tap what you want. It goes on your shopping list.
Step by step
Your steps
Done by yourself today
0 of 9
When you have eaten
Save today's cook
Save each time you cook. Over a few weeks you can see which steps you now do on your own.
Your cooks so far
Saved on this device only. Nothing here is sent to Optimising Abilities. Your worker adds the progress note to your records.
Why we do it this way
Capacity building, not just a cooked meal
A worker could make the pizza faster. That is not the goal. Each time you cook, your worker does a little less, until you can make dinner on your own or with a friend. Doing nothing at all, at the right moment, is part of the job.
David, 22, wants to cook for his housemates. In week one his worker shows every step. By week four David does it all himself, and his worker only stays close when the hot tray comes out.
David is an example participant, not a real person.