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Task Refusal Possible Hypothesized Function of Behavior Questionnaire
Use this Task Refusal Behavior Function Questionnaire to help identify why a student may be avoiding or refusing to complete tasks. This resource helps you reflect on patterns in behavior to determine the likely function (such as escape, attention, tangible, or sensory). Based on your observations, you’ll also get targeted strategies to try with your student—so they can begin to initiate and complete tasks more independently. This resource helps teachers identify possible reasons behind stude
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Social Emotional Learning
Function of Behavior Test: Task Refusal, Teacher Resource
Function of Behavior Test: Task Refusal, Teacher Resource*Teacher Resource* Use this task refusal function of student behavior questionnaire to figure out the behavior function of your student who is refusing to complete tasks: sensory seeking, escape seeking, connection seeking or tangible seeking. Click here for the complete Task Initiation and Task Completion Bundle!Click here for special education, social emotional learning and more!Terms of Use: By downloading this resource, you are agreei
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Social Emotional Learning
Task Initiation Toolkit | Executive Function Help for ADHD & Homework
Does your student struggle to begin tasks even when they want to? This Task Initiation Toolkit helps children and teens start homework, chores, schoolwork, and daily responsibilities using low-pressure executive function supports that reduce overwhelm and build momentum. Perfect for learners who freeze, procrastinate, avoid starting, or feel stuck when tasks seem too big. What This Helps With✔ Trouble getting started ✔ Homework refusal or shutdown ✔ ADHD executive functioning challenges ✔ Over
3rd - 6th
For All Subjects, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Dyscalculia Executive Function Support | Math Load & Focus Toolkit
Dyscalculia Support Pack for Overwhelm, Shutdown, and Task Initiation Math isn’t just numbers. For students with dyscalculia, math places a heavy executive function load on working memory, task initiation, emotional regulation, and sequencing — often leading to overwhelm, shutdown, or avoidance. This Executive Function & Math Load Support Pack helps educators and caregivers reduce cognitive overload so students can access math without losing regulation or trust. Designed for real classrooms, rea
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Not Subject Specific, Other (Math)
Also included in: Math Anxiety & School Support Bundle for Dyscalculia
F.O.C.U.S. Framework (Function, Observe, Clarify, Use reinforcement, Shape)
Struggling with students who shut down, avoid, or refuse to start tasks—especially writing or independent work?This resource provides a clear, easy-to-follow behavior framework designed to help teachers, support staff, and behavior specialists address task refusal in upper elementary students using real, research-based strategies. Grounded in the science of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) but written in plain language, the F.O.C.U.S. Framework helps educators move past frustration and into a
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Functions of Behavior Poster | Free ABA Behavior Visual for Teachers
This free Functions of Behavior visual helps teachers understand why students misbehave and identify the function of behavior in the classroom. Use this ABA behavior poster to address task refusal, work avoidance, and challenging behavior with the right intervention. This one-page quick reference outlines attention, escape, access to tangibles, and sensory behavior in a simple, teacher-friendly format. Perfect for classroom behavior support, behavior intervention planning, and understanding st
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Character Education, Classroom Community, School Counseling
DRO board (escape function)
Token Board (5"x9") Differential Reinforcement of Other behavior (task refusal, bartering with adult, verbal protest, non-compliance, etc.) Protocol Included :)
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Psychology
Staying on Task and Finishing My Work SEL Social Story Behavior Support Pack K-5
END THE "I'M BORED" AND TASK AVOIDANCE CYCLE! This high-demand Social Story on Task Completion is the gold standard for Executive Functioning and Classroom Management. If your students struggle with focus, daydreaming, or leaving worksheets half-finished, this 10-page Must-Have pack is your solution. Stop fighting for focus and start seeing finished work. These coloring pages teach the exact steps to ignore distractions and feel the pride of completion. Click "Add to Cart" to transform your
PreK - 5th
Character Education, Coloring Pages, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: THE ULTIMATE BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT BUNDLE: 4 ESSENTIAL SOCIAL STORIES
Task Initiation Game | EF Activities | SEL Board Game + Reflection
Do your students struggle to start tasks without prompts or avoidance?This Task Initiation board game helps students practice starting work, overcoming procrastination, and taking first steps independently. Through relatable scenarios, students share strategies they can use in real classroom situations and learn from each other through class/group discussion. Perfect for building independence and reducing work refusal, this game combines structured discussion with reflection to strengthen execu
4th - 12th
School Counseling, School Psychology, Social Emotional Learning
Middle School Academic Regulation Workbook | Executive Function Intervention
Work refusal. Shutdowns. “I’m not doing this.” This Academic Regulation Workbook helps middle school students build the executive functioning skills needed to: ✔ Start tasks without arguing ✔ Manage frustration before escalation ✔ Break down overwhelming assignments ✔ Recover from shutdown ✔ Increase work completion Includes student pages + teacher implementation tools, Tier 2 small group guide, IEP goal examples, and data tracking sheets. Designed for grades 6–8, ADHD, autism, and executive
4th - 8th
For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific
Behavior Small Groups (8+ Weeks) - SEL - "From Regulation to Task Completion"
A Comprehensive 8-Lesson Guide to Taming Impulses, Reducing Disruptions, and Ending Work RefusalAre you tired of the "Stuck Start"—the complaining, the head on the desk, or the crumpled-up papers? Do you have students who blurt out, snatch materials, or disrupt the whole class because their "Now!" brain acts before they think? This 8-lesson consecutive curriculum is built specifically for Grades 2–4 students who struggle with the disruptive behaviors that stem from a lack of emotional regulatio
1st - 8th
Character Education, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Getting Started With Work Visual – Task Initiation & Support for Autism | ABA
Support task initiation and independence with this Getting Started With Work Visual, designed to help students transition from waiting to working using a clear, visual sequence. This structured visual guides students through getting ready and starting work — reducing transition difficulties, hesitation, and reliance on adult prompting. 🧩 How It Works: Students follow a simple left-to-right visual sequence that moves from waiting, to getting ready, to starting work. This predictable routine su
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Social Emotional Learning
Task Initiation Toolkit Time Management Activities for Classroom Support (B-LS3)
This executive functioning and time management bundle helps students move from planning to actually getting started—especially in moments that show up as work refusal, task avoidance, or shutdown. Designed for middle school counseling, this resource includes a complete Time & Task Management Student Toolkit and a detailed Counselor Teaching Companion aligned to ASCA B-LS 3. About This ResourceStudents don’t always refuse work because they don’t care. More often, work refusal shows up when: task
6th - 8th
Character Education, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
First-Then Boards Bundle | Visual Supports for Special Education & Autism
🎯 STRUGGLING WITH TASK REFUSAL AND TRANSITIONS? First-Then boards are THE solution! This research-proven visual support helps students understand expectations, reduces anxiety, and increases motivation for non-preferred tasks. Perfect for students with autism, behavior challenges, language delays, and executive functioning needs. ✨ WHY TEACHERS LOVE THIS RESOURCE: ✓ IMMEDIATE IMPACT - See behavior improvements within days ✓ EVIDENCE-BASED - Proven ABA strategy used in special education ✓ LOW PR
3rd - 12th
Visual Arts
Also included in: Autism Visual Supports Bundle | Schedules Tokens | SPED SAVE 26%
First/Then Template
Who?Students with challenging behavior, especially with Tangible or Escape Functions, students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities, Cognitive Impairments, or low motivation to complete non-preferred tasks. What?First/Then is a way for teachers and students to “speak the same language” about expectations. Teachers get work production out of the student and the student gets a desired item or activity for completing the non-preferred task. Where?The general education or
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Behavior and Classroom management Bundle
If you are struggling with behaviors in your classroom - this is the perfect bundle for you! This bundle includes: Three function of behavior questionnaire (for task refusal, elopement and physical aggression) to figure out what the students function of they behavior likely is (why they are doing the behavior - escape, sensory, attention or tangible) each of these questionnaires also comes with a list of strategies to try for the likely behavior function.Multiple packets to teach social emotiona
1st - 4th
Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning
Visual Schedule Decision Tree for ASD | Special Education Problem-Solving Tool
Not sure which visual schedule your student actually needs? This Visual Schedule Decision Tree Tool helps special education teachers quickly identify the right type of visual support based on real classroom challenges like transitions, task refusal, anxiety, and executive functioning. Designed for busy educators, this resource simplifies decision-making and turns uncertainty into clear, actionable next steps. What This Resource Does: This tool walks teachers through key questions like: Wha
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Tangible Seeking Behaviors Behavior Management Bundle for Preferred Items
Do you have students who struggle with tangible seeking behaviors or giving up preferred items or activities? This Tangible Seeking Behaviors Behavior Management Bundle for Preferred Items will decrease those tangible seeking behaviors in your classroom and INCREASE task initiation! No more task refusal due to preferred items!! This behavior classroom management bundle is perfect for special education teachers/special education classrooms or kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade,
K - 3rd
First Then Board Token System | ABA Visual Support | Behavior Chart Autism
Most First-Then boards are just a board. This one is a complete implementation system — grounded in the Premack Principle and designed for real-world use from day one. Built on ABA principles, it gives learners a clear, predictable structure: first the task, then the reward. That simple framework reduces refusal, supports transitions, and builds independence over time. ✔ Three board formats — text-supported, high-support, and cut-out for Velcro use ✔ Visual libraries for tasks (FIRST) and rew
PreK - 2nd
School Counseling, School Psychology, Social Emotional Learning
Special Education Teacher Must Haves Bundle
The perfect bundle for new or seasoned special education teachers. This bundle includes many different types of resources that are useful for special education teachers at the elementary level. This bundle includes behavior resources, parent communication resources, a social emotional learning lesson, visuals for the classroom paraprofessional resources and more! Resources included:Behavior Resources:- Behavior Mistake Packet: Think Sheets - Daily point Sheets - Function of Behavior Questionnair
1st - 4th
Social Emotional Learning
Task Completion Toolkit | Visual Supports for Work Refusal, Task Avoidance
Struggling with students who refuse work, avoid tasks, shut down, or say “I don’t know what to do” when assignments are presented? This Task Completion Toolkit is a practical, low-prep resource filled with visual supports and ready-to-use strategies designed to help students start work, persist through tasks, ask for help appropriately, take structured breaks, and complete assignments more successfully.Perfect for students who need extra support with: Task refusal Work avoidance Getting st
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For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific
New Teacher Survival Guide
New Teacher Survival Guide: Real Strategies for Real ClassroomsYour teacher prep program didn’t cover this.What do you say when a student refuses to work? How do you handle constant talking without losing control? What happens when a lesson flops and admin walks in? This guide gives you clear, practical answers for the moments that matter most. What You’ll GetReal classroom scenarios with step-by-step responses Teacher language you can use immediately Strategies for managing: Talking and of
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For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific
A Task Initiation Toolkit for Special Education & Executive Functioning
Are your students stuck, frozen, or refusing to start work—even when they understand the assignment? Task initiation is one of the most challenging executive functioning skills for students with autism, emotional/behavioral disorders, ADHD, and other learning differences. Repeating directions, prompting constantly, and managing frustration can quickly drain teacher energy and instructional time. This Task Initiation Toolkit was created to give special education teachers simple, predictable s
4th - 8th
Classroom Community, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning
Also included in: The Complete Special Education Organization and Compliance System
Task Initiation and Task Completion Bundle for Elementary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th grade
This is the ULTIMATE task initiation and completion bundle. This bundle includes 12 different resources to end task refusal in your classroom. First, you will fill out a questionnaire for each of your students who are struggling with task refusal. This questionnaire will tell you what the likely hypothesized function of their behavior is and give you multiple strategies to try with them. This bundle includes all of the different resources you will need for each behavior function. Classroom manag
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Social Emotional Learning
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