Life skills sorting activities

I love using file folders because they are so easy to store and a great way to practice life skills when you are at a desk. Plus, my students always think they are playing games with file folders too.

This post will give you a peek inside some my classroom workboxes- basically the life line for my academic skill periods! Work baskets help build independence, fine motor, schedule skills, and wait skills, all while working on IEP goals! Utensil Sorting Utensil sorting is a great activity for kids working on sorting by function or […]

Need an engaging and stimulating activity for your Special Education Life Skills classroom? Working on learning about the Community and places associated with it? Community Association Sorting Mats are the perfect solution!These Special Education Life Skills Community Sorting Mats are carefully created to provide a fun and engaging way to learn this essential skill, helping students to build confidence and independence in their community and daily lives.Special Education Life Skills…

In my very first self-contained classroom, I was lucky enough to have an instructional kitchen attached to my classroom. Instead of only utilizing that space on "Fun Fridays" for cooking, we decided to use the space to teach our students some basic functional life skills. Daily Living Skills It can never be too early to

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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?…

Task boxes can be highly beneficial for special education students for several reasons: They provide structured learning by way of presenting learning materials in an organized way, they provide visual supports, repetition & practice, and skill generalization. Task boxes can also be customized to meet each individual student’s needs and IEP goals, promote independence, and […]

Do you practice life skills in your SPED classroom? If you don't, you should! Let me show you how to set up life skills centers.

Functional money skills are crucial to our life skills students independence. Read about the money skills I teach my life skills students.