Independent work stations

Here are 10 different types of activities that you can use in your independent work systems in your special education classroom.

How to set up independent work stations in your self-contained special education classroom #specialeducation #selfcontained #SPED

Do you use an Independent Work Station? Read more below to find out 3 tips for setting up independent work stations in your special education classroom.

Have you been struggling to find a way to engage all of your students in writing activities? These daily writing journals are the perfect solution. Today I am sharing how to prep and organize these daily writing journals for your special education students. I talk about how to color code the journals along with how to pick the right level for your students. These writing prompts are great for writing time, morning work, and independent work stations. Learn how to prep them today!

There is a reason behind every component of a independent work system. Do you know the 4 questions each work system should answer? Click through to find out.

Errorless learning activities are perfect for independent work stations in special education classrooms. Grab this free mini bundle of errorless cut and paste worksheets to target multiple goals at once - colors, shapes, letters and numbers along with fine motor skills. Students gain confidence completing work without staff assistance. Errorless learning is perfect for students who don't have many mastered skills (yet) to participate in independent work or centers with their classmates.

Do you use task boxes in your special education classroom? If you don’t, check out this blog post for 8 ways to use task boxes for special education. You can use task boxes for one on one instruction, classroom centers or stations, with early finishers, with morning work and much more. There are so many benefits to including this special education activity into your lesson plans. Use these task boxes during independent work stations or homework today!

I thought I would review some pluses and minuses of ways to set up independent work systems in special education classrooms including which way works for me.

I was observing a little guy in preschool who had just entered school the other day. He was still working on basic skills like following directions and had limited things that he could do to engage himself independently. The teacher was working on having him do a simple put-in task of putting cards in a coffee can, but because his skills were so limited, he was completing this task repeatedly throughout his day. This wasn't the only thing he was doing and there was time in the day when he…

Activities for Math Centres My Centres are the tables that my students rotate around to learn, practice and master skills. I’ve colour coordinated each table and in this post I’ve liste…