Task box ideas special needs

Who is prepping more work boxes this summer? I just love getting new ideas, especially for our older life skill students! Christina Bailey, a transition life skill teacher, offered to share a bunch of her work boxes on my blog! Thank you Christina! Christina works with transition aged students (19-26 years old) with severe cognitive and/or health impairments. Her school serves students from multiple school districts within the county who learn best in an alternative placement. Are you ready?…

Using task boxes in your elementary classroom is a great way to stay organized. As a beginning teacher, you can create these task boxes and use it year after year. Task boxes in special education classroom are perfect for independent stations. My special ed students can easily go to the independent center and get out exactly what they need. My teaching them the expectation of the organization it also helps them. Task boxes activities for special ed students can be about anything!

Using work tasks with your special education students increases engagement and independence as they practice important life skills.

Task boxes are sometimes referred to as shoe box tasks, and I on the other hand refer to them as called Quiet Boxes because because when my kiddos are busy away…they’re either quiet and…

These free task boxes are great for special education classrooms and to foster independence! Click the pin to check out the variety of ways you can use counting bears in these boxes.

It’s been a while since I linked up for Workbasket Wednesday, but I finally snapped some pictures of my Workbaskets and just had to share them with you all! Check out these adorable Back to School tasks with a focus on fine motor skills! This task has been a classroom favorite. Students use the ... Read More about Workbasket Wednesday!

Are your students needing to build their fine motor muscles? Learn how using fine motor task boxes can help.

Task boxes contain materials for short, familiar, and structured activities, and excellent educational tools for students with mild to severe disabilities.

Task Boxes are important to practice mastered skills, work independently, and gain life skills to be successful in their special education curriculum!

At the beginning of the year, I am always that hot mess teacher; HOWEVER, there is always one thing I make sure I have running smoothly by the end of September... independent work stations. Without independent work, SPED teachers would literally never get anything done. Plus, work boxes are a great way for students to