Task Analysis Example

Making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich

1.0 Gather one pre-cut loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter, a jar of jelly, and a butter knife

2.1 Open the peanut butter jar
2.2 Put the knife in the peanut butter jar
2.3 Scrap desired amount of peanut butter on the knife
2.4 Take the knife out of the peanut butter jar
2.5 With the other hand take one slice of bread and lay it flat on the counter
2.6 Put the knife on the top right corner of the slice with the side with peanut butter touching the bread
2.7 Slide the knife from the rightmost edge to the leftmost edge with consistent force and motion for an even spread
2.8 Once one strip of slice is covered with peanut butter, start from rightmost edge of slice with no peanut butter to the leftmost edge and repeat the motion until the whole slice is covered with peanut butter

3.1 Open the jelly jar
3.2 Put the knife in the jelly jar
3.3 Scrap desired amount of jelly on the knife
3.4 Take the knife out of the jelly jar
3.5 With the other hand take one slice of bread and lay it flat on the counter
3.6 Put the knife on the top right corner of the slice with the side with jelly touching the bread
3.7 Slide the knife from the rightmost edge to the leftmost edge with consistent force and motion for an even spread
3.8 Once one strip of slice is covered with jelly, start from rightmost edge of slice with no jelly to the leftmost edge and repeat the motion until the whole slice is covered with jelly

4.0 Gently press one slice of bread onto the other slice of bread with peanut butter and jelly on the inside while making sure the four corners of the slices of bread are aligned
5.0 Alternatively, disregard all previous steps. Buy uncrustable peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Keep frozen. To enjoy, thaw 30 to 60 minutes at room temperature. Open and take it out of the package.