Colorful Task Checklist

Name: _______________________________

Date: _______________________________

1. ☐ Listen carefully to the instruction. 🎧
   
2. ☐ Gather all materials (pencil, paper, puzzle, etc.). ✏️📄
   
3. ☐ Look at this checklist and remember each step. 📋
   
4. ☐ Start your task within 1 minute. ⏰
   
5. ☐ Celebrate your success—high five or sticker! 🎉
   
   
   

Visual Prompt Cards

Cut out and laminate these cards. Use them as visual cues during the session to guide Benjamin through each step of task initiation.

• Ready 🟢 – Signals to get set up and gather your materials.

• Listen 🎧 – Reminds you to pay attention to the instruction.

• Look 👀 – Prompts you to visually check the task or Colorful Task Checklist.

• Go 🏃 – Indicates it’s time to start the task quickly.

• Start ▶️ – Shows you the exact moment to begin working.

• Check ✔️ – Encourages you to self-review your steps or progress.


Usage Tips:

• Hold up the appropriate card instead of giving a verbal prompt as you fade support.
• Place cards on a ring or board for quick access.
• Celebrate success when Benjamin responds correctly to the visual cue!

Engagement Game Cards

Cut out and laminate these cards. Use them during the Warm-Up and Cool-Down to make task initiation practice fun and active. Each card includes a simple prompt for a quick movement or action. You can play a Simon Says–style game or call out cards one at a time.

Cards:

1. 🤲 “Clap your hands two times.”
2. 🖐️ “Touch your nose.”
3. 🦶 “Stomp your feet once.”
4. 🤸 “Jump up in the air.”
5. 👂 “Cup your ear and listen.”
6. 🔄 “Turn around in a circle.”
7. 🤏 “Snap your fingers.”
8. 🫰 “Tap your shoulders twice.”

How to Use:

• Shuffle the deck and hold cards face down. Draw one card and read the prompt.
• Play Simon Says by prefacing commands with “Simon says…” on some turns, or call them directly for a faster pace.
• Use the Task Initiation Timer to limit turns (e.g., 30 seconds per card).
• Celebrate on-time or correct responses with a high five or sticker.

Tips for Engagement:

• Vary the pace: quick rounds or slower, more deliberate turns.
• Encourage Benjamin to be “Simon” and give you commands.
• Integrate visual prompts from Visual Prompt Cards for extra support as needed.

Task Initiation Timer

Use a visible, audible timer (digital app, physical countdown wheel, or smartphone stopwatch) to help Benjamin see and hear the 1-minute task start window. The timer keeps both of you on track and adds a fun, game-like element to practice.

Materials Needed:
• A digital timer app (e.g., Time Timer, Online Timer) or physical sand/egg timer
• A speaker or built-in alarm sound
• Clear line of sight for Benjamin (place timer on desk or tablet stand)

Setup & Usage:

1. Choose Your Timer
   • Digital: Launch your preferred timer app and set it to 60 seconds.
   • Physical: Flip a 1-minute sand/egg timer or wind a mechanical timer to 1 minute.
2. Warm-Up Variation
   • For quick Simon Says turns, set the timer to 30 seconds per action.
3. Starting a Trial
   • Give Benjamin the instruction (“Please begin the puzzle now.”) and immediately start the timer.
   • Hold up a Visual Prompt Card or give a verbal cue if needed.
4. Monitoring & Prompting
   • Watch the countdown; if the timer reaches 0 and Benjamin hasn’t started, provide one prompt (visual or verbal) and restart to finish within the next minute.
5. Celebration & Data
   • When Benjamin begins before the alarm, pause or stop the timer and celebrate (high five, sticker).
   • Record “✓” for on-time starts or note prompt type (V = verbal, P = visual) on the Data Tracking Sheet.

Tips:

• Use a friendly alarm sound (chime, animal noise) to make it engaging.
• Let Benjamin choose the timer color or app theme to boost ownership.
• If using a digital app, display large numbers or a visual pie countdown.
• Consistency matters: use the same timer across all trials so Benjamin knows what to expect.

Data Tracking Sheet

Date: _______________________________

Task/Activity: ________________________