Sasha from theautismhelper.com previews a 30-task pack for science and social studies. Each task includes setup instructions, materials, and a photo of the finished product. Tasks range from animal classification and plant life cycles to compass directions and community helpers, with options to add anchor charts or iPad research for more challenge.
Hi, this is Sasha from theautismhelper.com, and this is a product preview of my science and social studies work tasks. So if you've checked out any of my other work task mega packs, this is set up the same. There is a whole supply list at the end, and there's a description of what the task does, how to set it up, what materials you need, as well as a photo of the finished product. I think the photo really helps kind of visualize exactly what the task looks like. So there's 30 tasks included, both science and social studies, on a range of topics included within all content areas, and some easier ones as well as some harder ones. So this is a really nice way to include a lot of content and academics in your work task system. And again, also making your work task system a little bit more challenging, more complex, increasing the work endurance. Kids aren't going to fly through these. You really have to think about them. Some of them are pretty tricky. Um, so first is picking living or non-living using a paper clip or a clothespin. Next is matching body part to name, and these puzzles have these puzzle holders, which I love because students can't memorize the order. So I have to memorize the body part name. Matching animal to name with a storage page. Matching items to season. Sorting activities by day and night. It's one of my favorites. I love this one. Sorting pushing versus pulling with pictures. Um, sorting tools that are for observation versus tools that are for measurement. So looking into science tools. Sorting animals by classification. Sorting animals by habitat, matching organ to name, filling in states of matter. So we're going to fill the pictures in and then fill the names of the processes in. Putting plant life cycle in order, so 1st through 5th, the 5 stages with 5 different sets of pictures that are color-coded. Fill in the animals on the food chain, so 6 food chain options and filling in the animal. Sorting animals by herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore. So some of these might be great to kind of include even an iPad or a research component, so kids will have to look that up to kind of increase that tech component. Answering yes/no questions with body parts. And that is the end of the science ones. So on to the social studies. As you can see that within the science, there's a pretty big range from easier to a lot more complex. And again, you can always include some anchor charts or the access to an iPad or computer to look up some of these, which would be really, really great. Such awesome life skills, teaching that problem solving. Um, so for social studies, filling in the missing direction on the compass, sorting transportation by land, water, air, matching community helpers to items. So looking at those associations but in a functional way. Filling in personal info with a dry erase marker, sorting items by holiday. This one, my favorite ones, because it's using both pictures and words. The words don't necessarily match up, but you have to find the 4 words that are associated with each holiday. Sorting items from now and long ago. Putting items on the map. This is also one of my favorites. This one's super great for following directions in a functional way. There's 2 steps on each one and you have to put the items in the right spot. Matching community signs with lacing strings. So tying a string in each hole and lacing to the other one. So adding a little fine motor component and making it take a little longer as well. Matching the names of famous landmarks. Again, I love these ones, having to paperclip or clothespin the right identification for each name. Circling needs or wants on each card with a dry erase marker. Filling in names of family members. Matching letters in the continents. So again, even if your student is just on a matching level, you can still work on matching in a content area. So you're matching the letters within the names of continents, not just arbitrary words. Sorting goods or services, and this is a little harder because it's all text-based. Matching countries to flags, again another great one to have access to a computer to research. Putting countries on the map in the right location. And then here is the whole table of contents with the name and the supplies needed. So again, this was a product preview of My Science and Social Studies Work Tasks by theautismhelper.com.
