Today I’m sharing an inside look at my May task boxes that I use with my autistic and special ed. students. Task boxes have been a life saver for me and my students. And I have a set for each month for us to rotate through. This is perfect for keeping my students engaged and stopping them getting bored.
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Storage
My task boxes are all stored in these rainbow photo keeper boxes that I got from Michael’s. I have 15 of those photo storage box carry cases at the moment and they have the following task box themes;
- Fine Motor
- Life Skills
- Math
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
May Task Boxes
But today I’m sharing with you all what’s in my May task boxes. For May there is a mixture of Spring and Cinco de Mayo activities included. And they are the following;
- Cinco de Mayo Ten Frame Task Cards
- Spring Preposition Task Cards with Symbols
- Initial Letter Puzzles for Spring
- Verb Recognition Task Cards for Spring with Symbols
- Matching Animal Babies and Parents Puzzles
- Spring Number Line Activity
- Following Instructions to Make a Spring Flower
- Life Skills Activity – Following Instructions to Hang Clothes on the Clothes Line
- Spring 2D Shape Sorting Task Cards
- Counting Activity for Spring with Clothing Pegs
- Spring CVC Words – Matching Pictures to Words
Cinco de Mayo Ten Frame Task Cards
I love teaching about all different holidays and celebrations around the world. So of course I’m going to include some Cinco de Mayo activities in my May teaching. These task cards are perfect for getting students to work on vocabulary, number recognition, number formation, counting and ten frame skills. Check them out here.
Spring Preposition Task Cards with Symbols
Prepositions can be tricky for a lot of my students. So I’m always trying to put together new activities to get them working on this skill in a variety of different ways. My students love this fun rabbit themed preposition activity and it’s a great way for working on symbol recognition and fine motor skills at the same time. Check them out here.
Initial Letter Puzzles for Spring
Anything with play dough is always a winner for my students. They love using it – and it’s great to use with these task cards! You can also just use a dry-wipe pen or magnetic letters if you don’t want to break out the play dough. Check them out here.
Verb Recognition Task Cards for Spring with Symbols
We have been really trying to work on our verb recognition skills recently. And so these task cards are perfect for continuing with this. They’re perfect for getting my students to identify verbs, and also be able to find non-identical symbols to match the verb. Check them out here.
Matching Farm Animal Babies and Parents Puzzles
I love spring and giving my students the opportunity to learn all about different animals and their babies. These puzzles are perfect for continuing to work on that skill as well as their fine motor skills and vocabulary. Check them out here.
Spring Number Line Activity
Number lines are another skill that can be really difficult for many of my students to grasp. But this task box has been amazing for making them more engaging for my students.. And they love using the little rabbit to help them complete the tasks! Check them out here.
Following Instructions to Make a Spring Flower
My students love activities where they have to build something. And so this spring flower task box is the perfect activity to use with them through May. Students have to follow the instructions on each task card to build their own flower pot. Check them out here.
Hanging Clothes on the Clothes Line
Another activity to work on instruction skills that my students love! I like to use real clothing pegs with this task box for my students to hang the clothes on the clothing line. This is a great way to incorporate life skills into my May task boxes too! Check them out here.
Spring 2D Shape Sorting Task Cards
I love getting my students to work on skills in a variety of different ways. And these spring 2D sorting task cards are perfect for getting my students identifying 2D shapes in different forms. Check them out here.
Spring Counting Activity with Clothing Pegs
Again, you all know how much I love using clothing pegs with my students. They’re perfect for working on those all important fine motor skills. For this activity, students have to attach the amount of clothing pegs to the flower that it states on the flower pot / middle of the flower. Check them out here.
Matching Spring CVC Words to Images
CVC words are another tricky skill for my students – but a really important one. Many of my students may actually learn the word but not know what it means. So I try to incorporate matching activities to help them work on their vocabulary and understanding skills. This word to picture matching activity is perfect to use through spring and for working on those all important CVC skills. Check them out here.
Those are the task boxes that I have set up in my May task box set for my students to use. Click here to check them out.
Do you use task boxes with your students? If so, let me know in the comments below.
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