Task Cards

We love task cards in my classroom!  We use them for many different things, but many people struggle to organize them.  Honestly, it is all about preference.  I started by putting my task cards on binder rings.  This worked great until I had to store them and I started to have many cards.

Then I tried something like these.  I had found some that were single compartments and about the size of an index card.  I really like these as well.  There were easy to store as well.

This year, I have really stayed on top of my centers and I am working really hard to organize my centers.  I want to be able to pull my centers and go.  So here is where I am now.

This is what it looks like in my center.  The students grab a recording sheet and that is what they turn in to me for accountability.  Instead of spending time cutting and sorting all the task cards, I print them and laminate them.  Then I put them in a file folder for storage.

On the front of my file folder, I glued on the title page, so that when I pull it out, I know exactly what I am pulling out.

 

On the back of my file folder, I put the recording sheet.  There are a few reasons I did this.  First, I will always have a master recording sheet, ready to copy more.  Second, I laminate my folders.  So now a student can use this with a dry erase marker, if I am working with them one-on-one, or they are working independently.

This is what it looks like when I put it in the center.  Super easy for me.  All my task cards follow this format, so the kids know what to do even when I change the skill.

You can find some of my task cards at my TPT store.  The ones in the pictures are being uploaded as we speak.

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Schools Out for Summer! SALE

School is out and that puts me in the mood for a sale!  I also added a few FREEBIES.

My task cards are all 15% off until Saturday! Grab 3.OA.1 for free here!  If you like them, you can grab 3.MD.4, 3.MD.8, and 3.NBT.2.

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3.OA.1 Task Cards {FREEBIE}

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.

Grab your FREE copy of 3.OA.1 Task Cards HERE!

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