My kids and I use task cards all of the time. We use them for both math and ELA. Sometimes I use them as a pretest to see where the kids are and then we do the set again to see the GROWTH!
Task cards are great to play a game of SCOOT! Scoot is super easy and keeps the kids engaged! Just print out a set of task cards and hang them all over the room. Sometimes I hang them in order and sometimes I don't. Assign each student a card to start at. Once we start, they read the card, record their answer on their sheet, and wait for the bell. I use a bell sound on my phone to signal for them to move to the next card. You can also say "SCOOT" or use any ringtone that you have. Everyone moves from card to card around the room.
If two kids are at the card at the same time, no problem. Some of the kids work a little slower and it is perfectly OK with me for them to take their time and do their BEST WORK! The task card in this picture is in orange. I print a lot of the task cards on colored copy paper to save ink.
For a little variety, sometimes I just project the cards on my board.
We use dry erase markers and write our answers on white boards. I really like this way because I can walk around and see really quick who has the correct answers and who needs more help!
If you haven't given task cards a try yet, why not give it a shot!
Once you try them, I PROMISE you will be hooked and so will your kids! I can't even explain how excited they are when they come in and see the cards hung around the room! Are we playing this morning? I must get asked that a million times! They are so quiet when we play and you can see the engagement in their eyes! Makes a teacher's heart HAPPY!
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