Name of Activity:Blueberry Muffin Microwave Recipe

Type of modality / Cooking
Type of play / Solitary
Interaction pattern / Extra-individual
# of participants required / 1
Equipment/supplies / Microwavable mug
Flour
Sugar
Baking powder
Milk
Vegetable oil
Baking soda
Fork
Blueberries(you may add different fruit to your liking)
Brown sugar
Microwave
Measuring cups/spoons
Facilities required/environment / A kitchen or an open area with a surface to prepare the food on and a microwave
Precautions / *Make sure the mug used is microwavable*
Contents will be hot when taken out of microwave, take care when handling

Task Analysis

1. Wash your hands

2. Get a microwavable mug

3. Using measuring spoons, place the following contents into the mug

4. 4 tablespoons of flour

5. 2 tablespoons of sugar

6. 1/8 teaspoon of baking powder

7. 3 tablespoons of milk

8.1 tablespoon of vegetable oil

9. Then with hands take a pinch (between your thumb and pointer finger) of baking soda and place it in the mug

10. Stir contents of the mug with a fork

11. Add in a handful of blueberries (to your liking)

12. Stir blueberries into the contents of the mug

13. Take some brown sugar with fingers and drop into the mug on top of stirred contents

14. Microwave for one minute (times may vary, until fully cooked)you will know if muffin is cooked when contents are not still liquid inside when cut through

15. Eat and Enjoy!

Activity Analysis

Category / Skills
Primary body position / Standing
Part of the body required / Upper body/hands
Movement / Carrying in the hands, grasp: scissor/pincer, lifting, manipulating, picking up, putting down objects, reaching, releasing, standing
Physical / Dynamic standing, bilateral integration, crossing midline, fine muscle coordination, active range of motion: upper extremities, visual-motor integration
Cognitive / Arousal/Alertness, Focused attention, calculation, concentration, simple decision making, initiation, orientation: topographical, organization and planning, reading, recognition: number and size, sequencing
Social / Handling criticism (if other people are trying the muffin)
Perception / Gustatory (to taste the muffin), Olfactory (to smell the muffin in case cooking too long in microwave), Tactile (to be sensitive to the mugs temperature) Visual (to measure out and mix correct ingredients)
Communication/language / Reception of written language (to read directions) reception of signs and symbols (to use measuring spoons)
Self-care / Washing hands
Psychological/emotional (possible) / Joy when the muffin is done, Pain if one burns hands when taking mug out of microwave, Frustration if the muffin doesn’t come out well

SIMPLIFYING AND COMPLICATING THIS ACTIVITY:

Ways to SIMPLIFY demands / Ways to make more COMPLEX
Cognitively / Getting pre mixed muffin ingredients and putting it in the mug / Mixing ingredients together without reading the recipe
Physically / Getting pre made muffins and just adding blueberries to the top then warming up in microwave / Make the recipe bigger and make multiple mugs of blueberry muffins from scratch
Socially / Make one blueberry muffin mug for yourself / Make muffins for peers to try and critic

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