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Learner Box from Infinitec
Bring your instruction to life with these self-contained, PCS based, teaching-tools that wrap core-curriculum in fun, activity-based life skills

The Learner Box is a ready-made family of time-saving instructional tools based on universal design principles. Learner Box provides you with inclusive, activities based on national educational standards. The curriculum is designed to help teach literacy, math and other core curriculum concepts in the context of teaching life-skills such as cooking or environmental concepts such as the biology of plants.

Learner Box is ideal for use as a tier two or tier three intervention for students with limited literacy skills, speech or learning difficulties, cognitive impairment and transition learners. Activities facilitate collaborative learning; allowing small groups to work together to achieve overall success while individuals master learning objectives.

Learner Box Learning Modules
Each Learner Box Learning Module contains engaging lessons, each comprised of structured activities. Learning Modules contain all of the curriculum components required for each lesson, including:

  • Learning objectives based on National Educational Standards
  • Concise, easy to follow activity-based lesson plans including common Universal Design adaptations which can help achieve a more inclusive classroom.
  • Student activity pages which may be freely reproduced or adapted for individual students. Student activity pages are provided in both text and picture support versions using Boardmaker PCS Symbols.
  • Data tracking worksheets which provide a convenient way of documenting the progress of your students.
  • Each Learning Module contains all of the Velcro-backed PCS symbols required to conduct the interactive lessons.

Each self-contained Learning Module is designed to be easy to use and to provide teachers and para-educators more time to teach with less time spent in preparation. All Learning Module pages are laminated and PCS symbols are printed on plastic for easy cleaning and durability.

COOKING - Activity based lessons focused around kitchen hygiene and the preparation of a number of no-cook, healthier snack items. Care has been taken to insure the required equipment and ingredients are easy to obtain, the recipes can be easily prepared and the snacks can be easily consumed in a class room setting. .

Learning objectives include core vocabulary, counting, measuring, following directions and sequencing of tasks.

PLANTS - An introduction to the biology of plants including parts of a plant, plant care and life cycle. Each of the four lessons includes a discussion guide, instructions for a related activity, and observation/analysis forms for students to complete during the activity.

Learning objectives are focused on Literacy and Science and introduce elements of the scientific method.

Learner Box Toolkit

Learner Box Learning Modules are designed to be used with the Learner Box Toolkit. Together, they provide a complete instructional framework to use with your students.

The Learner Box Toolkit is marketed as a companion product and contains a Master Task Board (including a Tabletop Easel), a Choice Board and 3 Sequence Boards.

The boards and easel are constructed from durable, washable plastic. The boards are equipped with Velcro to allow the Mayer Johnson - Picture Communication Symbols that come with each Learning Module to be easily placed on the boards. To keep these important tools organized, they are housed in a rugged case or “box”. This is where the name “Learner Box” comes from.

WHY Learner Box?

  • Focused on teaching literacy, math & science


  • Perfect as a Tier 2 or Tier 3 intervention – includes adaptations for students with limited literacy skills, learning difficulties or cognitive impairments.


  • Uses Mayer-Johnson’s proven Picture Communication Symbols


  • Learning objectives tied to National Educational Standards


  • Integrated data collection tools help measure & track student performance.


  • Meaningful life-skill subject areas are perfect for engaging transitional learners.


  • Provides a complete instructional framework including all teaching materials – which means less time spent preparing and more time spent teaching.


  • Extremely durable and designed for ease-of-use by both teachers and para-educators.

    • Product Videos
    This clip explains the use of the components contained in the Learner Box Toolkit.
    A consistent set of core vocabulary is defined for each of the Learner Box modules. That vocabulary is reinforced in each of the lessons within that module. This clip demonstrates how core vocabulary could by introduced or reinforced during one of the Learner Box cooking lessons.
    Simple tasks such as gathering the ingredients for a cooking lesson offer the opportunity to teach. Here the students are using differentiated teaching materials based on their skills and needs to gather ingredients for trail mix.
    This clip shows the teacher introducing the first step of the cooking recipe on the master task board then moving to two differentiated approaches to processing the step. One student uses text based instructions while the other uses a sequence board with picture support – both students are successful.
    This clip shows a student on the spectrum using visual supports and prompting to read and carry out a step from the lesson.
    This clip shows a step in a lesson which involves counting and depicts how adaptations (which are described in the instructor materials) may be deployed during the lesson. Note how the second student, using the tab-strip adaptation engages completely in the activity and achieves success
    This clip illustrates two features of the Learner Box:
    • Color coding of steps to provide an additional visual support to students needing assistance with numeric sequencing
    • Data collection using the included data sheets. Each of the Learner Box lessons is tied to national educational standards and includes a data collection sheet which provides a framework for collecting data using a standardized prompting hierarchy

    For more information please contact us at: learnerbox@infinitec.org

    Infinitec is a program of United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Chicago
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