An Easy Office Work Task Box: Independent Work Inspiration

This easy office work task box is great choice for students in transition and vocational programs. Students practice following visual cues on the envelopes to assemble packages in mailing envelopes. I like this task because it’s particularly cheap and easy to assemble. It requires limited prep and can be put together quickly in an infinite set of combinations. That makes it perfect for students who tend to memorize what you give them.

Independent Work Inspiration: Material List

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Independent Work Inspiration: Paper Collating in Envelopes: Easy Office Work Task

These office work task boxes are especially easy to set up and use and the materials are cheap. You might even find them in your office. Perfect for transition classrooms. Check the video tutorial.

Easy Office Work Task Box: Who Are They For?

I would use these office work task boxes for students working in vocational programs and transition classes. They would be appropriate for middle and high school students learning to do office work. Students who are working on collating, copying, and other office work would do well with these. It’s good preparation for preparing mailings. I like the envelopes that have the metal clasps for the students to practice fine motor skills of fastening them as well.

Office Work Task Box Video Tutorial

Tips for the Office Work Task Box

As you can see in the examples from the picture below, there are several ways you can set up this task. First, determine how many dots your students can use. Start small with one dot, like the far left picture below. As they gain skills, increase the complexity by adding colors of pages and numbers of each color.

The dots translate into the color of paper to go into the envelope. You can communicate how many pieces of paper by the number of dots (like the second picture on the left) or by writing numerals in them like the one on the far right). Then change the difficulty of the task by the number of envelopes you put in their system. You can even bump the difficulty up further by having them travel to get the paper to package.

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