I love task cards! I use them in my classroom all the time. The students are interacting and engaging in learning and having fun.
I use them with a Kagen Structure called Fan-N-Pick. I modify it for my students. Most of my tables are in teams of four students. So they take turns with the roles. After each task card is completed, they rotate seats and thus change their role.
1-Read the task card and make sure everyone understands the card.
2-Restate the task card in your own words.
3-Answer/complete the role card and explain your thinking.
4-Check the answer/task and explain the thinking.
Once I started this activity, my students ask to play all the time. I love it because it is not a worksheet and they are actively learning and working on social interactions. For accountability, have them write their answers on paper and turn it in to you.
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