Executive Function at Work Task Boxes Bundle: 5 Boxes, Levels A, B, C, Ages 14 to 21

This executive function at work bundle gives students five job site task boxes for the skills that keep a worker steady on a shift: starting, planning, pacing, prioritizing, and staying organized.

Why I made this: Students rarely lose a job because they cannot do the task. They struggle with what happens around the task: getting started, knowing what comes first, keeping pace, and leaving the area ready. I built these five boxes so each of those skills gets its own calm, leveled practice drawn from real shifts.

What’s included:

• Getting Started Task Box | Task Initiation + First Steps at Work | SPED (21 pages)

• Planning My Shift Task Box | Order Tasks, Gather Materials + Checklists (21 pages)

• Time Sense Task Box | Estimate, Pace + Finish on Time | Job Skills (21 pages)

• What Comes First? Prioritizing Work Tasks | Job Skills Task Box (21 pages)

• Organize My Work Area Task Box | Tools, Bag + Materials Ready | Job Skills (21 pages)

In all: 105 pages and 300 cards. Each box holds a teacher page, 60 leveled cards (12 at Level A, 24 at Level B, 24 at Level C), a mat, a reference page, three practice pages, and a key that marks the twist cards. Each box also has a data sheet with a graph, a real job check for staff, and blank cards.

How to use it: Teach one box every two weeks, or begin with the skill that trips a student up most at work. Students move through the levels and check their own answers with the codes. Then they try it on a real shift while you score the short staff check.

Who it’s for: Special education teachers in high school and 18 to 21 programs, job coaches, and paras who want students from 14 to 21 to work more on their own.

Format: Five PDFs (US Letter, 21 pages each) and a Word copy of each box you can edit. Each level is marked with a word and a shape, so the pages print well without color.

How this is different: Task Analysis Data Sheets | 20 Life Skills + Job Skills Routines | Special Ed track the steps of a routine, and Flexible Thinking Task Box | Plan B + Handling Change for Special Ed covers change. These boxes cover the executive function skills around the work itself, with job site examples only.

Made by Jeremy D. Gooch, special education teacher and transition coordinator. Drafting and layout had AI assistance; every page was checked by me.