Task Cards for Teachers
Explore hundreds of task cards created by teachers for your primary classroom! This collection of curriculum-aligned teaching resources touches on every subject from English to maths, science to social studies and beyond.
This collection of printable task cards can help stimulate curiosity and motivate your students to participate actively in their learning!
Not familiar with task cards, or just looking for fresh ways to use them in the classroom? Read on for a primer from our teacher team!
What Are Task Cards?
A task card is a small card or piece of paper that presents students with a specific learning task or activity to complete.
Perfect for adding to your learning stations or rotations, the cards typically contain a question, problem or activity that requires them to apply their knowledge and skills to solve or respond. The idea is to promote independent learning and allow kids to work at their own pace.
They're also invaluable for differentiating instruction as you can provide different levels of challenge or content to meet individual student needs. You'll notice many of the Teach Starter sets of task cards have varying difficulty levels.
Best Ways to Store Task Cards
We know task cards are invaluable tools for teachers — it's why our teacher team invests time in creating cards that will get your students engaged in learning! But we also know you end up with a LOT of task cards as the school year goes on. So how do you store them all?
Here are some tips from our teacher team to keep track of all those task cards!
- Punch a hole in each pack of task cards, and use binder rings. This makes it easy for students to flip through the cards in your centers without losing any along the way. The one drawback to this solution is that the cards can get frayed quickly, so you might want to laminate the cardstock before adding them to the ring.
- Use photo storage boxes. Most task cards are sized similarly to small photos, making photo storage boxes perfectly sized for your cards! Don't forget to label each box with the type of task card so you can find them easily next school year when it's time for this particular unit!
- Use note card holders. Did you print your task cards to fit on note or index cards? There are storage holders designed just for those items that will double as simple task card storage!
- Plastic zipper bags. Store individual sets of task cards in plastic zipper bags or sandwich bags, and use a permanent marker to label each bag with what the card is all about or use different coloured bags so that kids know exactly which bag takes which card set. You could even bring the binder ring into the mix by punching a hole in each bag, then looping the bags on the binder ring.
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Number Talks — Decimal Representation Task Cards
Explore representations of decimals with your students using this set of 28 number talks task cards.
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Number Talks - Data Analysis Task Cards
Build data analysis skills with this set of 26 task cards.
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Number Talks - Comparing 2-Digit Numbers Task Cards
Practice comparing 2-digit numbers with this set of 24 task cards.
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Number Talks - Making Ten Task Cards
Build number sense skills with this set of 20 task cards.
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Fast Finisher The Arts Task Cards - Year 5
A set of 10 The Arts task cards.
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Word Processing Activity Cards
16 activity cards for students to use to practise their word processing skills.
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Word Processing Skills Task Cards
48 skills cards for students to use to enhance their word processing skills.
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Fast Finisher Health and Physical Education Task Cards - Year 4
A set of 10 Health and Physical Education task cards.
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Fast Finisher The Arts Task Cards - Year 4
A set of 10 The Arts task cards.
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Fast Finisher The Arts Task Cards - Year 3
A set of 10 The Arts task cards.
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Literature Task Cards
A set of 30 literature tasks to assist your students with examining and responding to literature.
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Comprehension Task Cards - Distinguishing Between Real And Make-Believe
A set of comprehension task cards to help students distinguish between real and make-believe when reading.
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Nutty Nursery Rhymes Speaking and Listening Activity
A set of eight nursery rhyme cards which have been modified for a speaking activity.
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QAR Generic Question Cards
A set of 28 generic QAR question cards for students to use as a comprehension task after reading.
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Social Stories - Activity Cards
Help your students build social skills and practise concepts learned within our social stories with a set of printable task cards.
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Making Connections Task Cards
Build deep comprehension skills with this engaging Making Connections Task Card Set.
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Image Detective Task Cards
Support young learners as they learn to combine text and images to build meaning with this engaging set of Image Detective task cards.
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Sun, Earth and Moon Task Cards
Review information about the Earth, Sun and moon with this set of task cards.
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Random Student Grouping Cards (Upper)
Make assigning groups quick, easy, and fun with a set of printable Random Student Grouping cards for older students.
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Magnetic Maze Activity Cards
Engage your students with a Magnetic Maze and help them discover the power of magnetic fields in the real world!
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Ordinal Position Task Cards
Support early maths learning with this ordinal position activity designed to help Foundation students explore position and order through a fun, hands‑on number track task.
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Animals and Their Young - Spot the Difference Activity
Observe and identify the differences between adult and baby animals with an engaging Spot the Difference Game for the classroom.
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Be a Team Player! Writing Prompt Task Cards
Spark meaningful writing about how to be a team player with these engaging writing prompts perfect for National Simultaneous Storytime 2026.
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What Happens Next? Predicting Outcomes Activity Cards
Introduce your students to scientific thinking and predicting steps in a sequence with printable Predicting Outcomes Activity Cards.
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Sorting Senses Card Game
Help your little learners observe the world with their five senses with a printable 5 Senses Card Game.
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Easter Brain Break Activity Cards
Break up your instruction and have fun in the weeks leading up to Easter with a set of 24 engaging and fun Easter Brain Break Activity Cards.
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Easter Playdough Mats
Bring out the fun Easter Playdough Mats to give fine motor skills a boost in the weeks leading up to Easter.
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Find the Print Features Task Cards
Use these task cards with young readers to help them in recognising print features and concepts of print.
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Christmas Picture Inferencing Task Cards
Use this festive image of Santa to engage your students with picture inferencing this Christmas, helping them build critical thinking skills through fun, visual clues.
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Sing and Share - Printable Icebreaker Cards for Music Class
Use our Sing and Share Printable Icebreaker Cards for Music Class to get your music students up, sharing, and singing to learn more about their classmates.
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End-of-Year Reflect and Write Task Cards
Reflect on the amazing school year with End-of-Year Reflect and Write Task Cards.
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Year 2 Magazine – "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 3) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 3 of Teach Starter’s Year 2 magazine.