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Task Management Resources

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A range of resources to support task management in lessons. You may also be interested in First Then, Now Next and Task Board Resources.

3 Before Me


3 Before Me

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This is an A4 poster to encourage independence. There are a range of strategies for students to try before asking for adult help.

3 Before Me


3 Before Me

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A 3 Before Me poster with a range of self-help questions for students to promote independence before asking for adult help.

Before Lesson Checklist


Before Lesson Checklist

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Use this resource to help students develop greater independence over the things they need for lessons. This might include, pen or pencil, ruler, exercise book etc. Permission is given to adapt this resource provided source is acknowledged.

Countdown Visual Timer


Countdown Visual Timer

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Use this to encourage child to start and sustain for up to ten minutes an adult directed task. Following this the child should earn reward of change of activity. This is best managed with additional adult support.

Independent Learning Task List


Independent Learning Task List

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Use this task list to encourage independent working. Label four folders with the colours green, blue, red and orange. Place different tasks in each folder. Prioritise tasks by using the colour order. Reward activities can also be placed in the folders. Laminate for repeated use with whiteboard pen.

My Independent Work Checklist


My Independent Work Checklist

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A ready made checklist of expectations for good learning behaviour.

My Work Blank Checklist


My Independent Work Checklist - Blank

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A blank version of the above checklist for writing individual independent working targets.

My Writing Checklist


My Writing Checklist

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A ready made checklist of expectations and targets for writing with space for displayng the reward for achieving this.

Bullet Point


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Task Help Sheet


Task Help Sheet

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An alternative format to a task board. Supports the development of independence skills. Use the analogue face to add the hands to show the time to complete task.

Task Management Checklist


Task Management Checklist

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This A4 sheet is a useful checklist of outstanding practice in managing learning tasks in class. Useful as handout for staff training.

Visual Timetable with Clock Faces


Visual Timetable with Clock Faces and Tick Boxes

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This is an individual timetable covering up to five activities. Each activity has a clock face so that hands can be drawn indicating when it will occur. There is also tick boxes to mark when each is completed. This sheet can photocopied for use each time. Alternatively, it can be laminated and used with the various resource card e.g. literacy, which can be stuck on using BlueTack. 20 resource cards plus 10 blanks ones are given.

You may also be interested in the following pages:

First Then

Now Next

Task Boards


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