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Work Boxes!!!!

Hey there! 

As I promised, I am posting more of the work boxes in my classroom! I got the idea for a few of these on Pinterest and I came up with a few of them on my own! Here they are:

I think I saw this idea online. I bought these containers and puff balls at Dollar Tree (love that place). This is really good for reinforcing one-to-one correspondence. The student has to put one puff ball in each container and then put the lids on. The firs picture is how it starts when the student gets the box and the second picture is the finished product.

This task is sorting forks, spoons and knifes. I bought the plastic silverware in a package at Dollar Tree and the tray also at Dollar Tree. At first I didn't have the purple construction paper in it but the students weren't sure where to start so I added those. This is a great life skills task! (left is the start, right is the finished product)

This box is sorting numbers. The cubes and trays I got from Dollar Tree and the tong was given to me by another teacher. Students get the box looking like the first picture. They then have to lay the trays out and grab the tong. They have to use the tong to pick up the cube and place it in the corresponding tray (ex. cube with number 2 into the tray with number 2). I require them to use the tong because my students are way past matching numbers, so using the tong adds an OT element to is and makes it a bit more difficult. 

Very simple- put the pen lids on the pens. If you have a lower level student, you can just have them place any lid on any pen. For higher level students, you can have them match the color of the lid to the color of the pen. I got these pens at Target during back to school for less than a dollar!

 

The work box begins like the first picture. The student takes the cubes out and places the ice tray on the table. They have to match the letter on the cube to the letter in the ice cube tray. Depending on the level, you can add the tong to make it more difficult. The ice cube tray only holds letters A-N so you can make another box with the rest of the alphabet. I got the cubes and the ice cube tray from Dollar Tree.

 


Very simple task- put the lid on the container. It is a little more challenging than it looks, though. The container is a different color than the lid and that was an obstacle at first, but they caught on quickly after they figured that out. I do not have my higher students do this at all, it is just way to easy for them. I got the containers at Dollar Tree.

 

 

This is probably my favorite work box! I got the idea online but I made it my own. I made the papers that say "I see 5 red blocks" on the computer and printed and laminated them. The blocks were given to me from another teacher. I put velcro on the bottom of them and put velcro on the paper, also. The students have to read the words, count the cubes, find the fight color (if indicated) and place them on the paper. The last picture is the finished product! This is a higher level task but it is great for readers!

Those are all the ones I have for you today! I also use file folder games in the work station, but most of those are games I found and printed from online so they are not made by me. As I make more, I will post them on the blog!

Thanks for reading :)

Jess