Middle school task boxes

Secondary special education teachers, are you constantly searching for materials that target the skill levels your students are at that are appropriate for their age? Then you need the Work Tasks for Secondary Students bundle. This resource line is perfect for older students that need practice with skills at a lower grade level! Here's a close-up of what's included and some tips to put it to use in your classroom.

Do you use task boxes in your special education classroom? Check out this blog post about how to use task boxes for science special education activities. I give you a list of ideas to put together science task boxes or you can even link to my own special education task boxes. Some of the science skills include the five senses, the solar system, push and pull, and more. This is a great special education resource for independent centers, morning work, or homework for special education.

Do you use task boxes in your special education classroom? If you don’t, check out this blog post for 8 ways to use task boxes for special education. You can use task boxes for one on one instruction, classroom centers or stations, with early finishers, with morning work and much more. There are so many benefits to including this special education activity into your lesson plans. Use these task boxes during independent work stations or homework today!

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?…

Do you want to try task boxes, but think your students are too high for them? They aren’t! I find it easier to do higher level academics in task boxes than coming up with new ways to practice lower level skills such as “put in”. This post may include affiliate links. First, let’s talk about […]

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Do you use task boxes in your classroom? Whether you're a new teacher or a veteran special education teacher, I bet you use task boxes with your special education students. Today, I want to share how I organize my task boxes. Task box organization is almost like an art. I share how I use plastic storage containers to keep each of my task boxes organized. I’ve also found a great way to organize your task box system is to have a data collection or tracking system in place.

You know that saying: "There's a lesson to be learned in everything.", well, it's true! If you're a teacher, there are many tedious little tasks you do on a daily basis that students can help with while learning job skills!

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File Folder Heaven - Printable, Hands-On Fun with File Folder Games Big Box of Work Tasks: Money Skills Edition - This "Big Box" of Work Tasks: Money Skills Edition is packed full of tasks to fill task boxes, centers, and work stations. These sets can also be used in small group activities. There are 23 work tasks that focus on money skills and include options for differentiation. Most tasks require very little assembly. Tasks