Let’s talk about how to organize your task box system!
Whether you’re a teacher, like me, who has been teaching for a while and collected TONS of task boxes, or a new teacher who is just starting their task box collection, we can all use some tips on how to organize them! Here are the ways I organize my task boxes that allow me to keep the room free of clutter as well as monitor and asses my students’ independent learning!
Pick Your System
The first step to organizing your task box system is picking which system you want to use for task boxes. You can read this post on how to start a task box system if you have not started one yet. You can also read this post on three types of structured work systems, which usually include task boxes.
This year, I am using the Simply Special Ed Task Box System in my classroom and I HIGHLY recommend it!
Bookshelves
One of the first things I did when I moved into my current classroom was email my school’s custodian and ask for spare bookshelves. I love using bookshelves in my classroom to store task boxes as well as to help create defined spaces in my room. I have 10 bookshelves in my classroom! Four of those bookshelves house my task boxes to keep them organized.
I rotate my task boxes out each month. The boxes that are not currently being used, get stored in two other bookshelves that I keep covered so students stay out of them. These bookshelves help define another one of the centers in my classroom, so they serve dual purposes.
Storage Bins
Another way I organize my task box system is with these shoe boxes. I can buy a lot of them for a small price, they are stackable, and they help with fine motor skills (opening containers) for my students. Not all of my task boxes fit in these, but most do, and that is why I love them so much!
Have a Data/Tracking System
A great way to organize your task box system is to have a data or tracking system. These data sheets allow me and my paraprofessionals to see which student can do which boxes, their accuracy, and if they have mastered the boxes. I also like to keep track of which boxes students do each day so they are not doing the same boxes every day – this minimizes behaviors!
You can get these FREE task box data sheets here!
Do you have a task box system in your classroom? How do you organize it? I would love to hear your storage & organization ideas!
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