How Do I Teach This Kid?

Kimberly Henry holds a Master's degree and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study from Johns Hopkins University. With twenty years of experience working with students with autism, she is now a Teacher Specialist for a public school system, and an adjunct faculty member at several universities.

• What are task boxes?Creating an independent work systemStuff to save for task boxesWhat do you do with the stuff once you get it?Task Boxes to Make:MOTOR TASKSPut blocks in slotPull clothespins off box, put in holePut mini balls in holePull blocks off box, put in holePull teddy bears off boxPut big checkers in slotPark cars in spotAssemble film canisters and drop in slotPut poker chips in slotPut coins in bankPut facial features on a potato toyBlock constructionMATCHING TASKSPlastic egg color matchClothespin color matchPuzzle piece outline matchBlocks color matchTile sample color matchSimple picture matchMatch block patternMemory matchShape matchBorder picture matchBox top matchObject to photo matchLotto picture matchSORTING TASKS2-Color car sort3-color poker chip sort4-color game piece sort3-way colored beads sortColored straw sortBoy-girl sortTeddy bear color sortBalls and Blocks sortGhosts and pumpkins sortApples and pumpkins sortPaint card sortCrayon sortPlastic utensil soreSort sports cards by categoryFile index cards by colorSame/different sortTexture sortCategory sortSort by sizeREADING TASKSAlphabet sequenceUpper-to-lower case letter matchWord-to-word matchWord-to-picture matchClothespin word-to-picture matchBlocks-to-color words matchPaperclips-to-color words matchSentence to picture matchInitial sound sortInitial letter matchCharacter and setting sort3-part story sequenceFile by first letterFile words by categoryAlphabetical order on clothespinsHoliday-to-month name binderOpposites binderWRITING TASKSTrace linesDraw lines to matchSpell name sequenceLetter match to spell wordAttach clothespins to spell wordsSimple sentence construction with picturesSimple sentence construction with wordsMATH TASKS1:1 Correspondence with pegs and film canisters1:1 Correspondence with cotton balls and ice-cube trayCount dots, match to numberCount sets of items, match to numberSequence numbers on stripMake sets on a boxFill in the sequence with missing numberSequence by skip countingSize seriationMake sets in ice cube trayMake sets in cupsExtend pattern with stickersAppendix I: Sample IEP goalsAppendix II: Data sheets for tracking independence