Task boxes and file folder activities are ESSENTIAL in the special education classroom! These independent work tasks keep students occupied, engaged, and learning throughout the day. Also, they help teachers to monitor student progress on a variety of skills! Looking for some fresh ideas for your classroom? Read on to see some must-have task box ideas!
Language Building Task Boxes
Letter Identification
Activities with matching letters are great for building pre-reading skills. Check out these FREE letter file folders in the shop!
Sight Words
Matching and spelling tasks help students recognize and read words!
Tracing Activities
Tracing words and letters helps develop student writing skills! You can laminate a variety of words, or student names, and place them in a box with a dry erase marker for students to practice with!
Math Task Boxes
I love using math-themed task boxes to monitor student progress during centers! Here are a few of my favorites.
Counting Tasks
It is easy to make a variety of 1:1 correspondence activities to help develop students’ counting skills!
Telling Time
Reading an analog clock is a life skill! Reinforce student learning with time tasks. I cut and laminate pages from the Simple Math Time Workbook. Then, students can use a dry erase marker to write the time on the cards.
Fine Motor Task Boxes
Another type of activity is a fine-motor task box. Students develop and maintain their fine-motor skills with these activities. Check out these seasonal choices!
Matching and Sorting
Sorting and matching task boxes help students build problem-solving and attention skills. And, they are a great precursor to some vocational activities they may see as they get older!
What are YOUR favorite task boxes for the classroom? Share your ideas below!
Thank you for the great task box ideas! Can you send me the link to access the classroom layout for self-contained classrooms training?
Thank you!
Thank you! Here are links to the Simple Centers System and Simple Self Contained 101 courses!