**I participate in the Brand Ambassador Program for Carson-Dellosa and have received this product for free to review. Task Boxes or work boxes are a staple in most Special Education classrooms. I had them in my early childhood special ed classroom and I still have them in my resource room. The problem I've had with my task boxes is that my students get too good at them or get bored doing the same skills over and over. That's where I came up with the idea to make simple, seasonal changes to my tasks boxes to keep them fresh & exciting all year. Not all of my task boxes get a make over, but I do try to freshen up several. For Fall, I am changing out materials in 4 boxes: the collating box, 2 sorting boxes, and tangrams. Here's how it will look: Collating Task BoxThe collating box will get the biggest face lift because not only am I changing out the picture cards, the task is also changing slightly. The basic box had my students just repeating paper clipping 3 different color cards together over and over. The new box has different picture combinations that they have to do. I received these Leaves & Acorns Colorful Cut-Out Accents in my Carson-Dellosa Brand Ambassador box this month. As soon as I saw them, I knew they would be prefect to update this box. Click the picture above to grab them off the Carson-Dellosa site. Next, I photographed different combinations, printed, laminated, and put the photos on a right. I added it all to the box and it was ready to go! Grab the photos below to create your own box! Sorting BoxesBullseye's Playground and the Dollar Tree make this one easy. I just swap out old materials with new mini erasers, seasonal vase filler, stickers and other small items I have found. For fall, I chose small plastic pumpkins and leaves that I found several years ago at Target and Halloween mini erasers. Once Halloween as passed, I will do a quick swap for something Thanksgiving. Pattern BlocksThis is another pretty easy one because the base of the box stays the same. You just swap out the pictures. You can also increase the difficulty by having black & white or smaller pictures that students have to free hand create instead of matching. If you don't have the plastic pieces, I have seen posts on how to make them out of felt, cardboard, and also laminated paper! Click the picture to check out my Pattern Blocks Pinterest board for great seasonal ideas.
Task boxes don't need to be boring or the same old, same old every day. They are so easy to spice up and make fresh & engaging each season or month.
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About MeHi! My name is Kelsey & I am a Special Education Teacher in WI. I love what I do & love sharing new ideas & awesome materials. When I'm not teaching, I'm enjoying being a Mommy, cooking, & being outdoors. Archives
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