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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
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
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%
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
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
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
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