Build a Lunchbox Task Box | Special Education Life Skills Task Boxes
Make learning fun, functional, and hands-on with this 2 level Build a Lunchbox Task Box! This resource is perfect for special education, autism classrooms, and early learners working on following instructions, visual discrimination, matching, and daily living skills, all while packing a pretend lunch!
With two differentiated levels, you can easily tailor learning to meet individual student needs.
Skills Targeted:
- Following 2–6 step visual directions
- Visual discrimination and attention to detail
- Matching and copying
- Life skills: meal prep and food identification
- Fine motor (pick, and place pieces)
- Vocabulary and communication
- Independence in task completion
- Logic, size and orientation
What’s Included:
- Level 1 (Pages 2–5): Copy the Lunchbox
Students visually match and recreate lunchbox layouts using food pieces. - Level 2 (Pages 6–11): Follow Instructions
Students follow written/picture-based instructions to “pack” a lunchbox with the correct items. - Pages 12–14: Food pieces and lunchbox mats
All images in full color and ready to print, laminate, and Velcro for repeated use!
How to Use:
- Print, cut, and laminate the pieces
- Add Velcro to lunchboxes and food items
- Use in independent work stations, task boxes, life skills centers, or 1:1 instruction
- Great for classroom routines around mealtime, daily living, and visual processing
Perfect For:
- Autism units and resource rooms
- Life skills programs
- Task box libraries
- Morning tubs or fast finisher bins
- Speech/language support with food vocabulary
Get your students engaged in this real-life themed activity while working on a wide range of foundational learning skills, all in a fun and interactive way!
This task box is designed to fit perfectly into rainbow storage containers, ensuring easy organization and storage within your classroom.
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