I just got hired as a K-2 autism teacher. I’m super exited because I’m a forker autism student. None the less, thank you for making this. I’ll definitely be using this in my classroom.
I am a prek teacher with a class of 16 and would like to implement something like this. What do students do if they have completed their task boxes ahead of their friends? I know you said yours can have some free time on he iPad but is there anything else you might think of that would help with these transitions? I can see some tasks taking longer to complete than others. I enjoy watching your videos. Thank you!
Hi Josh! Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Great question! You can customize downtime however you'd like according to your students' interests and needs! I can suggest things such as books, sensory bins, sensory breaks (trampoline, running, sensory sacks), toys, or music. Yes, some tasks do take longer than others to complete however, those tasks are usually given to students who work quicker than their peers. :)
I love these task boxes. Such a great exercise i want to try. My daughter is non verbal 4 years old and struggles with fine /gross motor skills however shes begun to put things in her mouth - I'm hoping that phase will pass so she can try some of these.
I've used your small containers with alphabet matching idea; the stick in the bottles; the shoebox with the lollipop sticks idea (which she enjoys more as they're rainbow coloured) I've used alternative peg idea using materials I already had! Thankyou so much
@@phoebs50 oh my gosh thank you for letting us know! That's so exciting to hear that she is enjoying the tasks - rainbow-colored things are always more fun! 🥰
Love these ideas, but I want you to honestly tell me if you are checking their box activities each day. If there are at least 3 per child and you have 15 students that is a great deal. Please share because I can't fathom where you would get the time to do this each day.
So when the students put in the finished container, do you go back at the end of the day and undo everything they did, (if it's not a reverse activity) for the next students? Loved your task ideas.!
Thank you! I have a paraprofessional/multi-tasking hero reset the tasks throughout the day during centers time. The tasks are never reset in front of the student who completed them to show respect and value for their hard work. So my para will wait until the student moves to the next center to reset.
I had someone come in my room and tell me to try this system. They never met my kids and assumed my school would buy things I needed. My school did not privide me with anything. I tried to set up a schedule and boxes in a 3 draw set up. I had 1 kid come in and eat my schedules and dump all the containers in a matter of 30 seconds. This happens every day all day long. That was last year. This year I have the same kid and 2 more similar. All they do is destroy. I can not have anything left out or its dumped, broken or one ate something. I only have 1 child who will sit down independently and do one of these boxes. Any ideas for help?
Start off working on this one on one so you can work on specific prompting and prevent things from getting destroyed. Make sure activities are things the student can do and that reinforcers are available.
I love the idea of using a work system to increase some independence in the classroom. Is it possible to do the task boxes if you are not using work systems in your classroom? I am interested in having a task box center for my students to work on functional tasks. Is it possible for them to all be working on this at the same time? Or do you recommend using some sort of rotation? If so, what could that look like?
Yay!! I was hoping to see another video from you all!! These are soooo stinkin' helpful!! I do have a couple questions... 1. Are these ALL your FM, ELA and Math tasks or do you swap these out? If you do swap, how often does that occur? Do you do a huge swap/exchange of all of them or....? 2. When do you reset your boxes? I'm assuming end of the day but also, if they aren't done correctly, do you keep that child on that activity until they master it? Do you have/use and kind of tracking sheet? 3. Do you rotate their icons everyday? 4. How many students work in this area at a time? Thank you soooo much for any information!!! It is so appreciated!! Xoxo Apryl Hodge 😊
Hi Apryl! Thank you so much for your comment! 1. No, these are not all of our tasks. I do swap them out every month. We keep a lot of the fine motor/errorless tasks the same and swap out more of the Made for Me Literacy tasks. I have a huge collection of these that will be highlighted on Instagram on Wednesday :) 2. The boxes are reset throughout the day. My floater para tries her best to stay on top of them throughout the day. If they do not get reset in the AM when this center is being used, they get reset at the end of the day. As far as the student not getting a task correct, this center should only be task boxes they know or have mastered so that it is truly independent. Of course, errors do occur and in that case, we will try again with the same box or go back to reteaching the box at a teacher-led center. The tracking sheet is we use is the editable task list which is found in this work task system: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Work-Task-System-for-a-Special-Ed-Classroom-280269 I cannot recommend this enough! 3. Yes, icons are rotated every day. 4. Depending on my student groups, I have anywhere between 1-4 students in this area at a time. The table I use is a large one but I wouldn't recommend more than 4. I am so happy that this information is helpful to you. Thank you so much for watching and asking questions! -Michelle
@The Autism Helper awesome!! Thank you so much for all this great info!! I actually did purchase both the work task starter kit and the other one that has a bunch of printable work tasks as well! I love the made for me literacy also and have started purchasing them and hope to use more budget money in August to buy more!! I love all the resources you all use,create and highlight! Thanks for taking the time to make these videos as I'm sure you are insanely busy too!! Xoxo
How do you track what task boxes student’s have completed so there not redoing the same task every time. Do you have a rotation system or are boxes assigned on educational need?
Other students are at one of four independent centers or at one of two teacher-led centers. My students are the same grades and do wonderful with independent centers after my staff and I take time at the beginning of the year to teach them how to use the independent centers!
Hi, I am teaching learners with different disabilities and this year I have 4 ASD learners in my class - first year for teaching autism. Can I use these same methods for all my students? ages 4 - 7
