Life skills ideas for special needs students

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the words work task ideas for your special education students on top of pictures of flowers

Work tasks are a great way for students to practice life skills and vocational skills in the special education classroom. But what if traditional work tasks or task box activities aren’t accessible to all your students? How can you adapt work tasks to meet the needs of all your students, regardless of their level? Here you’ll find my favorite work tasks ideas and activities for special education students along with how they can be adapted to meet the needs of students of all levels.

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dollar tree task boxes for kids to make

Task boxes in a special education classroom can be a daunting and expensive task to set up. Save yourself time and money when setting up simple and engaging task boxes for your students from the dollar tree for less than $25! Your students will gain independence and functional life skills while working in the classroom!

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kitchen vocab unit for special education by breezy special ed, used under the creative commons

I love this new kitchen unit that I have created for my students! It is simple and very basic, focusing on six main kitchen appliances (oven, fridge, microwave, toaster, blender, and dishwasher). When teaching some of my students how to cook this year, I realized some did not know these items yet. And it's kinda hard to teach students who to use the microwave when they don't know what it is yet! :)

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the printable worksheet for life skills and community outings with text overlay

Community outings can help teach students in a natural environment. Grab your free printables for high school students today and start practicing...

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an english worksheet for children to learn how to say if they are in the situation

Community outings can help teach students in a natural environment. Grab your free printables for high school students today and start practicing...

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the words sorting work boxes are displayed in front of pictures of school supplies and toys

From developing fine motor skills, letter and number recognition, sight words, sorting, sequencing, reading, and math, these task boxes for autism tasks will help develop important life skills and beyond!

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a red poster with the words stop and an image of a cartoon mouse on it

6 Mistakes LIFE Skills Teachers (& Paras) Make… Do you do any of these? STOP! Working with students in self-contained settings or those with severe or multiple disabilities is hard, but I see many people in the classroom make these same mistakes over and over without really thinking there are any consequences. If you stop these 6 mistakes, your students will be the better for it- I promise!

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a green plate with silverware on it and the words life skills activities for special ed

Are you looking for ways to help your autism and special education students learn life skills? I'm sharing a range of different activities you can do with your students in your classroom, starting today!

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