Looking for hands-on & interactive task boxes for kindergarten that builds independence, cooperation, fine motor, and more? Absolutely!
Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! I am coming to you from our fabulous new house! The kids are playing {so sweetly} in the playroom, hubs is working on the thermostat that we can't figure out ;) and I finally have a little time to sit down and blog! Whew! I thought it might never happen. We've been working on patterns this week in math. Did you know with our new Texas standards patterning is taken out!? Like, good 'ol AB, ABC, AAB etc.... instead, they're supposed to create patterns IN NUMBERS! But...to get there, we have to teach the basics first. First I get the good 'ol rhythm sticks out and we rat-a-tat-tap different combinations of patterns. Then I build patterns with my students {boy boy girl..} and finally we get to play! I found THESE unifix cube pattern sheets for free from Heidi Songs! To check for understanding after the first day of introducing patterns, I did a quick formative assessment of my students learning. The only directions I gave were to draw a patten- I gave them free reign on which type and what they wanted to draw for their pattern. I cut all the names out so no one knew who drew what. Almost all of my students could create their own pattern! And the ones who didn't... were off by JUST a teeny bit. I love sorting examples and non-examples like this to post while we're working on the topic. This week in stations we're going to be adding some more pattern cards to our rotations. This time, I want my students to create their own of a specific type of pattern. Snag these freebie cards up HERE. Happy patterning!
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Who is prepping more work boxes this summer? I just love getting new ideas, especially for our older life skill students! Christina Bailey, a transition life skill teacher, offered to share a bunch of her work boxes on my blog! Thank you Christina! Christina works with transition aged students (19-26 years old) with severe cognitive and/or health impairments. Her school serves students from multiple school districts within the county who learn best in an alternative placement. Are you ready? Here they are!! Putting together (or taking apart) flashlights. Bonus points if students can get the batteries in correctly and get the light to turn on! (Motivation!!) Ice cube tray and colored pebbles with tongs. I love the fine motor aspect added here. Marker packaging. I absolutely love this task and would be a great one to buy during back to school marker sales (especially on those really cheap markers you don't really want to use in your classroom!) Erasers on pencils. This has always been one of my favorite tasks! Silverware sorting. A must for every work task station, am I right? And a super easy and cheap one to put together. Silverware rolling / packaging. I love this task as it is perfect for vocational preparation. Putting together curlers. Ribbon threading around a wire basket. I never would have thought of this task! I love using the wire basket to thread the ribbon, and bet students would have fun with this task too. Sewing kit packaging. Packaging tasks like this are great! Tea candle sort. I love this age appropriate color sorting activity. Toiletry packaging. Wouldn't it be awesome to get donations of items like this and put together kits to give out to the homeless as a classroom service project? So, there you have it! Did you get some more good ideas? Happy task box prep! If you ever have anything you want to share, feel free to email me. I love being able to share your fantastic ideas with other special education teachers like yourself!
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Use these two Boggle templates again and again just by changing the letters. There are two versions, one for the document camera and one for students to use individually. Have fun! Download Boggle Template Rachel Lynette You Might Also Like:Snowflake Bentley Book ActivityMagic e FreebieFree April Calendar CardsApril Fools Day Sudoku Digital Game
Here is a great low-cost station to add to your elementary makerspace lab! When you do - this set of 22 task cards is a must have! They will get your students' creative juices flowing and allow them to express themselves through design. Just post a few new challenge task cards each time your students visit the lab and enjoy the amazing creations your students come up with. Brain Flakes® is a registered trademark of Viahart, LLC, and can be purchased at: Brain Flakes® You might also like: Makerspace: Creation Station Makerspace: Make & Take with Duct Tape Makerspace Mosaic Challenge Makerspace: Origami Challenge Makerspace: Pattern Block Challenge Makerspace: Strawbees Challenge Makerspace Lego Challenge Makerspace: Magnetic Block Challenge Makerspace: K'nex Challenge Makerspace: Drawing Challenge Makerspace: KEVA Plank Challenge Makerspace: Cubelets Just starting your Makerspace? - check out my comprehesive Makerspace Bundle: Makerspace Made Easy Comprehensive Bundle Thanks for visiting my store! Copyright Info: Please remember - this license is for one individual teacher's use only. Please do not share this resource with other teachers. Additional licenses are available for a discounted price.
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If you use magnetic blocks, such as Magformers, Magna Tiles etc... in your Makerspace lab, then you will love these 22 design task cards! They will challenge your students and their creative juices flowing as they learn about and express themselves through new designs. Download the preview for a glimpse of the first 3 task cards. You might also like: Makerspace: Creation Station Makerspace: Make & Take with Duct Tape Makerspace Mosaic Challenge Makerspace: Origami Challenge Makerspace: Pattern Block Challenge Makerspace: Strawbees Challenge Makerspace Lego Challenge Makerspace: K'nex Challenge Makerspace: Drawing Challenge Makerspace: KEVA Plank Challenge Makerspace: Cubelets Makerspace: Brain Flakes® Challenge Task Cards Just starting your Makerspace? - check out my comprehesive Makerspace Bundle: Makerspace Made Easy Comprehensive Bundle Thanks for visiting my store! Copyright Info: Please remember - this license is for one individual teacher's use only. Please do not share this resource with other teachers. Additional licenses are available for a discounted price.
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I have so many resources to share with you that are all about sharks! So, let's talk about ways I can help you with transforming your classroom for Shark Week or any week you need engaging ideas for your students. How about Sharks Task Cards? I started creating these task card sets out of a
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