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TURNING FINISHED STUDENT WORK INTO A VOCATIONAL TASK

Sometimes it can be easy to get carried away in doing things for our students.  The important thing to remember with life skill or older students is that every moment is a teachable moment!  Rather than doing it for them, teach them how to do it so that they can be as independent as possible!

 

I used to keep a desktop tray at the front of the classroom to have students turn in their finished worksheets.  I then found myself spending precious time separating and filing away the piles of worksheets to keep as work samples.  Since I have an adult transition classroom, I’m always trying to find ways to turn each moment into a teachable moment, after all, filing is a common workplace skills to have.   It is also important to have organizational skills at home in order to be independent!

 

Now when I have my students turn in their work, they file the paper by themselves, doing all of the work for me!  For my lower functioning students, identifying the correct name and putting the worksheet in the correct spot can be a great task to practice daily.  For my higher functioning students, I have extra manila folders filed within their name folder that identifies a subject or a specific IEP goal.  Now that’s killing two birds with one stone!  Come IEP or progress report time, you have all of your work samples organized and filed away, or at the end of the year you can easily put together a student portfolio.

 

 

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from special educators

Theresa S.

This resource has been extremely beneficial. I teach students with moderate to severe disabilities who are on a certificate of completion for high school. This resource was helpful in establishing a routine for my students. Students remained engaged and enjoyed many of the activities. The consistency of the warm-ups allow for me to introduce students to working together appropriately and seeking help and support from peers not just teachers. The differentiated levels help save time and support students varying levels. Students remain engaged and it quickly hits on different life skills reviews.
Life Skills Daily Warm Up Worksheets BUNDLE

Christine S.

I love everything about this resource. There are enough activities to last a year. The lectures and digital activities are my favorite with the real photographs. My students are learning and there seems to be enless materials in this bundle. I also love the creative CBI (community based instruction) ideas that go beyond the typical scavenger hunt.
Vocation Units 1-12 Full Year MEGA Bundle + Supplemental Materials

Kaitlyn Dini (TpT Seller)

Adulting Made Easy makes the absolute perfect resources for my Life Skills students who are about to graduate. Her resources teach practical skills that they will use in their lives and they don't view as being too immature for them (which is common in sped). Thank you so much for creating these resources!

Stacey S.

As a teacher new to the role in vocational education, Adulting Made Easy's vocational products work great! It was an easy way for my students to understand various aspects of job searches and employment.   The vocational units saved me a ton of time by not having to create items on my own.

Erica B.

This was awesome to use with both my at-home learners and my in-person learners. I could use specific ones with our weekly theme during my vocational skills class. It was especially great at keeping my at-home kids engaged when I wasn't there to watch them.
 
Independent Skills - Boom Cards & Interactive PDF BUNDLE

Teaching Tiny Bugs (TpT Seller)

My students love using this resource for their morning work. I have many non writing students, so being able to engage in a lesson with them using drag and drop and visual icons is the reason this have become one of my favorite resources this year.
 
Morning Meeting Interactive Slides, Activities and Worksheets