Taskbox Time: MORE Math Tasks

Taskboxes are not only a good for basic fine motor and vocational tasks, but they can be used for academic skills as well. In fact, many students excel with academic taskboxes because they are familiar and predictable and provide ample opportunities to practice skills. Today's Taskbox Time will feature some of the best academic taskboxes we have seen for math instruction.

Taskboxes can be great for practicing counting and one-to-one correspondence skills.

Jamie Minnish
Prass Elementary, Kettering

Taylor Ruef
Stevenson Elementary, Mad River

They can also be used for practicing money skills. We love the diversity of skill levels in these examples!

Kirsten Johnson
Greene INC

Brittany Wendling
Valley Elementary, Beavercreek

Taskboxes can also be a fun way to work on computation skills using manipulatives. 

Laura Frank
Valley Forge Elementary, Huber Heights

Most of these taskboxes can be made simply with common household and office supplies. The Target dollar bins and Dollar Tree also offer affordable materials for easy taskbox assembly. Other organizations provide donations. In the Miami Valley, many teachers volunteer at Crayons for Classrooms or attend the Montgomery County Material Reuse Facility's Teacher Shopping Days.

For more ideas check out some of our favorite structured work system books.