Put in tasks

I was observing a little guy in preschool who had just entered school the other day. He was still working on basic skills like following directions and had limited things that he could do to engage himself independently. The teacher was working on having him do a simple put-in task of putting cards in a coffee can, but because his skills were so limited, he was completing this task repeatedly throughout his day. This wasn't the only thing he was doing and there was time in the day when he…

Little Miss Kimberly Ann: "Put in" task boxes. Love these, so simple!

Work tasks are a great way for students to practice life skills and vocational skills in the special education classroom. But what if traditional work tasks or task box activities aren’t accessible to all your students? How can you adapt work tasks to meet the needs of all your students, regardless of their level? Here you’ll find my favorite work tasks ideas and activities for special education students along with how they can be adapted to meet the needs of students of all levels.

From developing fine motor skills, letter and number recognition, sight words, sorting, sequencing, reading, and math, these task boxes for autism tasks will help develop important life skills and beyond!

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

Learn all about how to use a put in task as an AAC or core vocabulary communication lesson, that can be implemented as a full lesson or a transition lesson.

I have quite a few students who need level 1 task boxes this year. My go-to for many of these students are "put-in" tasks because it allows ...

A free printable for fine motor task cards. Help kids strengthen their fine motor skills with these easy activities!

I could never say enough positive things about using a work box system in the classroom-- for any child. I've used them with typically d...

Task boxes are a great way for students to work on fine motor skills in your special education classroom. In this post, I am sharing 5 Christmas task boxes, including 3 errorless task boxes that are easy to make and students benefit from the fine motor practice. These DIY task boxes for special education can be used for morning work or independent centers. You will also find a Hanukkah task box as well to help celebrate holidays around the world.