One of the most popular Categories, Restaurants offers choice and, at the same time, control and independence in ordering even if a person cannot read or talk.  For Information on what books and pictures are needed for this category, link to the Communications Collection.

___Choose the restaurant where you want to eat.

___You decided to go out to eat. Do you know where you want to go?

___Do you need to call someone to let them know that you are going?

___Do you want to call someone and invite 'em to join you?

___Before you get ready, do you want to take a shower?

___Before you get ready, do you want to take a bath?

___What do you need to do to get ready?

___Do you need to change your clothes or are you looking okay?

___Do you want to put on some nice clothes?

___Get out your Blue Restaurant Book and your Black Communication Book.

___(Picture of restaurant automatically comes up on screen) 
      Find the picture of this restaurant in your blue book.

___Take the meal card out of your Blue book and put it in your black book.

___Take your bus # card out of your Blue Book and put it in your Black Book.

___Take your bus # card and your meal card out of your Blue Book and put it in your Black Book.

___Put your Black Book in your pocket.

___Put your Black Book in your purse.

___Put your Black Book in your fanny pack.

___Get $5.00 out of your purple bag.

___Get $10.00 out of your red bag.

___Get $20.00 out of your blue bag.

___Get the money that you will need.

___Don't forget to get your checkbook.

___Put your money in your wallet.

___Put your money in your fanny pack.

___Put your money in your purse.

___Do you have your bus pass?

___Do you have the money you need for your transportation?

___Get what you need for your transportation.   (Customization)

___Do you have your keys?

___Remember your wallet.

___Remember your purse.

___Be sure that you have your ID card.

___Is your ID card in your wallet?

___Are your wallet & keys in your Fanny Pack?

___Are your wallet & keys in your purse?

___Are your wallet & keys in your pocket?

___Put your Leave-A-Note picture on the table.

___Do you need a coat or a jacket?

___Don't forget to get a receipt, if you can.

___If you are going to walk, be sure to watch for cars.

___Watch the clock to see when you have to leave.

___When you leave, be sure that your door is locked.

RESTAURANTS – RETURN  (Optional; should be used if needed for re-organization and/or if books are used.) 

___Welcome back. You can put your Leave-A-Note picture away.

___If you have a receipt, put it in your receipt bag.

___If you have a receipt, put it away.

___If you have money leftover, put the money in your money bags and jar.

___Put your money where it belongs.

___Put your checkbook where it belongs.

___Is your bus pass in the right place?

___Did you put your keys away?

___Put your wallet where it belongs.

___Put your fanny pack where it belongs.

___Put your purse where it belongs.

If using Meal and/or Bus # Cards, choose one or more:

___Make sure your Blue Restaurant Book is open to the picture of where you were.

___Take your meal card out of your Black Book and put it back in your Restaurant Book.

___Take your bus # card out of your Black Book and put it back in your Restaurant Book.

___Take your bus # card and your meal card out of your Black Book
     and put it back in your Restaurant Book.

___Finally, put your books back where they belong.