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Valentine’s Day Free Sort

Who’s ready for another freebie to build you independent work library?!

If you don’t have an independent work station… you need to start one right now! Here’s where to start. Building my independent work library was life changing for me! I was understaffed and had a classroom full of students who needed 1:1. Teaching my students how to work independently not only freed up some staff…. but taught them life long skills (independence, schedule following, clean up, attention) that they will carry with them throughout life. If you haven’t started building your library, I send out a freebie a month to help you get started via my email list! Make sure you sign up to receive them (you can also find them all on the blog!)

For lower level students, use this as a basic errorless learning activity. Have students place the red hearts on the red mat- that’s it!

If you have a student who is just beginning to sort, or a student that cannot read, leave one heart on each board, as a prompt for what color goes where.

HOW TO SET IT UP: Mix them up and place them in a bin for students to pull from. Need an extra prompt? Don’t make it verbal! Start each mat with ONE piece on it as a visual reminder to match to!

Looking for more free independent work tasks? Make sure you sign up for my email list to download this one, AND to get a new task to your inbox each month (that’s 12 tasks by the end of the year!). Check out last month’s here!

 

YOU CAN GET THIS FREE WORK TASK WHEN SUBSCRIBING TO MY EMAIL LIST HERE. 

Already on the list? Click here.

Building your independent work system is more than worth it in the long run!!!!! Make sure to find materials that are easy to store and easy for students to learn quickly! Your students and staff will thank you!

 

 

 

 

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