If you haven’t signed up for the free monthly newsletter from TAH…you are missing out! Besides highlighting blogs and resources you can use in your classroom, each month you will receive three FREE downloads of monthly work tasks! I had the pleasure of test driving the ones that will be available this winter and these five are my favorite…
1. Fill the Sleigh
For this task, students will use the picture cues at the bottom of the sleigh cards so students can pick the matching presents in the sleigh. What is great about this task is that it is still accessible enough for students who are still working on matching, but it is enough of a challenge where it isn’t boring. My students liked it because it was holiday-themed and it was different than their typical, everyday work. This task is available in TAH’s December newsletter.
2. Hot Chocolate
Love, love, love this task! Simple enough for independent work, but I have used it for teaching purposes. This task targets counting numbers 1-5 from a set and “give me” counting. What is really awesome is that this task includes two of each number, so you can demo it for the student and then they can try it after you showed them. You can use this task all winter long and it is one of the most adorable tasks I have ever seen! This task will be available in the January newsletter.
3. Dress the Snowman
Another task you can use all winter long! This task is visual and targets higher level matching and spacial concepts. Students need to reference the visual instructions on the snowman cards below in order to identify the correct color scarf, mittens and hat for each snowman. This task also reinforces/teaches students where certain clothing items are worn on the body. This task will be available with the January newsletter.
4. Address the Envelope
This Valentine-themed task helps students practice copying words from one sheet to another and learn the very functional skill of addressing an envelope. This task can also be used to teach motor planning in a small group or during one-on-one instruction. Make sure to get the fine-tip dry erase markers! This task will be available with the February newsletter.
5. Match the Dessert
Cute Valentine desserts, descriptions and reading comprehension…what more could you want in a work task? Match the Dessert includes descriptions of the desserts that students need to read in order to match the correct dessert on the plate. This is a great task for higher level students. As an extension, students can practice writing their own descriptions of the desserts! This task will be available with the February newsletter.
6. {Bonus} Five ways to use these tasks in your classroom
- Use them at a station during a party or at a station the day before a school vacation (Thanksgiving, winter break, spring break)
- Send them home as homework for students who are not yet writing
- Use them to teach skills in small groups (e.g. counting, matching, describing)
- Enrichment/bonus work (I have students who finish early and ask to do these tasks!)
- Independent work (I incorporated these tasks with my work task system-I put these tasks in a small three-drawer bin and have special tags I put on their work task mini-schedules)
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Is there a link to these tasks available?
Is there a link to these activities available?
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I am already subscribed and I also got an email in my inbox. The problem I am facing is when I click on the link it brings me here on this page again but I am not able to download it.
Hi there! The freebies will come in the monthly newsletter. Make sure you aren’t clicking on the link to this post from the weekly post recap email. The December freebies were sent out on 11/30 and the email title was December Newsletter. Hope this helps!
Thank you
I suscribed today, is there any chance that I can get this from before?
I’ve just subscribed…is there a way to a get a copy of the January newsletter? It keeps asking me to subscribe again, rather than leading me to a link for the newsletter/activities. There isn’t anything in my junk/spam folder either. Suggestions?
Hi! I’m already suscribed, is there any chance to get previous downloads?
Thnaks a million!
Hi Amy! If you just subscribed – you’ll get a welcome email within a day with the freebie! 🙂
Yep! You’ll get the monthly work tasks in a new subscriber email within 24 hours! 🙂
Is there a way to get archived newsletters? I would like to get Dec for the fill the sleigh and Jan for the snowmen
Just to let you know, we can’t get past newsletters if we just subscribed.
Hi I am subscribed to your newsletter. I am trying to get some things you gave us previously. Dress the Snowman and Match the Dessert and winter scenes where they follow directions Add a snowman and a sled to the picture or add a moose and an owl to the picture. I was trying to get these made and ready for when i come back!! Thanks for sharing and appreciate if you are able to get those to me or tell me where to go to get them. Thanks so much and have a great New year!!
Link does not work…. please let us know how to sign up for newsletter. Thx.
I am signed up but I haven’t gotten this. Please assist
Hi Kele, fill out your email at the bottom of this page to sign up for the newsletter 🙂
I’m very interested in the free monthly work tasks.
Hi Tenisha, you can sign up to receive them through our newsletter at the bottom of this page! Thanks for reading 🙂
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I recieve the newsletter but remember ever getting these work tasks. I have the monthly work tasks from 2018 and 2019. How can get this set?
Hi! If you email [email protected] with the tasks that you are missing (not the years) she can send them to you.
I am interested in receiving your newsletter. I want to try the favorite five activities.
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