The Happy Learning Den

It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of using task cards in my classroom.  Students use them in centers, either independently or with a partner.  And at least two times a month, I have my students play Scoot with one set of my cards.  I find it to be one of the best ways to review facts that has been previously taught, without using worksheets. However, there are so many other ways to use task cards in your classroom!

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Last month, my students worked in pairs to solve problems.  But with a fun twist!  I put individual task cards into plastic eggs with pieces of wrapped candy.  Then students hunted for the eggs that I hid in plain sight around the class (in desks, under desks, on the dry erase marker tray, in the book case, etc).  Once all eggs had been found (about 2 eggs per student), I paired students up – based on ability.  I chose to partner a strong student with a struggling student so that the strong student could help explain errors and the process if it was necessary.  Students had to solve the problems, but in order to eat the candy inside the eggs two things had to take place.  Students were allowed to eat their candy if they had correctly answered the problem.  Then in order to be allowed to have the second candy, students needed to use the document camera and explain to the rest of the class how to solve their problem.  It was an egg-selent time! 

A Few Ways to Use Task Cards

1.   Whole class game: Scoot

2.   Whole class game: Scavenger Hunt -  hide cards around the room; students  look around the room for the cards with clipboards and answer sheets

3.   Morning Work: display card on document camera for everyone to complete first in the morning

4.   As an activity for students to do while you are meeting with small groups

5.   With whiteboards: teacher displays card on document camera; students answer on individual whiteboards – great for short answer or multiple choice.

6.   For fast finishers

7.   For extra practice on a targeted skill – could send home for homework

8.   As seat work: cards are in baggies that students take back to their seats to complete

9.   Binder:  Put whole pages of uncut cards in plastic page protectors. Students flip through the pages to answer several cards at at time.

A Few of My Favorite Task Cards

Multiple Meaning: Jokes that contain multiple meaning words.  In all, there are 32 task cards.  However, 18 of the cards have more than 1 correct answer!  Hello test prep!!! And your students won't even realize it!  It's a win-win.
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots, Oh My! Learning and Laughing with Task Cards:  

Do your students have trouble figuring out the meaning of words when prefixes and/or suffixes are added to the root? Mine do! Your students will be giggling as they use these 32 multiple choice task cards to reinforce prefixes, suffixes, and roots of words. 

Do you like those two sets?  I have a plethora of other task cards in my store.  Check them out by clicking on the link here or keep scrolling down the page for a list of my current task cards.
Right now these are the only task cards that I have in my store.  I will be posting more soon because my students keep asking for more.  I just can't keep up with their demands, lol! If you aren't already, follow my store and you will be notified as soon as I post new task cards.  They are always 50% for the first 48 hours.  It's my way of saying thank you to my followers.  :-)

Multiple Meaning Task Cards

Literacy Task Cards

Cause and Effect with Short Vowel Words (Two I Have, Who Has Games)

Science Task Cards

Geometry Posters, Worksheets and Task Cards for G.1 & G.2

FSA 3rd Grade Practice Operations and Algebraic Thinking Task Cards

FSA 3rd Grade Practice NBT Task Cards, MultiSelect Questions

FSA 4th Grade Number and Operations in Base-Ten Task Cards (Multi-Select Ques.)

Adding Decimals Task Cards

Subtracting Decimals Task Cards

Adding and Subtracting Decimal Task Cards (BUNDLE)

Multiply Decimals Task Cards 5th grade (NBT 2.7)

Operations and Algebraic Thinking Task Cards (5th Grade)

Dividing Fractions Task Cards

St Patrick's Day Dividing Fractions Task Cards

St Patrick's Day Multiplying Fractions Task Cards

Have a marvelous May!  Please leave a comment below and let me know if any of these ideas were helpful for you.  If you have any other ideas for task cards please leave your idea too.  I am always looking for new ideas to incorporate into my classroom.  

The best is yet to come...
Sandra @The Happy Learning Den