Task Cards for Teachers
Explore hundreds of task cards created by teachers for your elementary classroom! This collection of curriculum-aligned teaching resources touches on every subject from ELA to math, 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 centers, 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 colored bags (there are often fun colors in the stores around the different holidays) so that kids know exactly which bag takes which card set. You could even bring the binder ring into the mix here by punching a hole in each bag, then looping the bags on the binder ring.
- Use binder clips. Teach Starter Senior Resource Producer (and Georgia teacher) Randi Smith uses binder clips to organize her task cards, writing the subject of the cards on each clip.
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Forgiving Friends – Character Education Activities
Use these character education activities to encourage students to maintain and repair friendships by forgiving others.
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Christmas Math Mats - Pattern Block Templates
Print a set of Christmas pattern block pictures to help children develop shape recognition and fine motor skills.
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Mapping Tricky Words - Task Cards
Practice identifying the tricky parts in high-frequency words with these differentiated sets of tricky word mapping task cards.
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Which Prefix is it? - Task Cards
Practice forming and using prefix words with a set of printable prefix practice task cards.
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Sorting 3 to 5 Phoneme Words - Segmentation Activity
Practice segmenting 3 - 5 phonemes in words in this sorting activity
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Segmenting 4 Phonemes Activity - Smash It!
Practice segmenting words into four phonemes with this set of playdough smash task cards.
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Segmenting 3 Phoneme Words Activity - Smash It!
Practice segmenting words into phonemes with this set of playdough smash task cards.
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Short and Long Vowels Activity Pack
Segment and sort these words into their vowel sounds.
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Pop Phonemes — Segmenting Short Vowel Words
Review phoneme segmentation by popping each phoneme using these task cards.
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Pop Phonemes - Segmenting Long Vowel Words
Review phoneme segmentation by popping each phoneme using these task cards.
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Which Suffix is it? - Task Cards
Practice using suffixes in sentences with a set of suffix task cards.
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Decimals on Number Lines - Task Cards
Sharpen your students’ abilities to identify decimals on a number line with a set of task cards.
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Objects in the Sky – Write the Room Activity
Improve your students’ understanding of science vocabulary terms that relate to objects in the sky with this “Write the Room” activity.
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Word Mapping Task Cards
Practice segmenting words into phonemes with this set of word mapping task cards.
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Stomp the Sounds - Phoneme Segmentation Activity
Stomp the sounds in words with this multi-sensory phoneme segmentation activity.
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Positive and Negative Number Lines - Task Cards
Practice addition and subtraction of positive and negative numbers on a number line with this set of 24 task cards.
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Break It Up! 3-Phoneme Word Segmentation Task Cards
Practice breaking down words with 3 phonemes into their sounds with this set of 18 task cards.
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Phoneme Segmentation Activity - Feed the Elephant
Practice verbally segmenting 2, 3, and 4 phoneme words by feeding the elephant a peanut per phoneme.
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Break It Up! 4-Phoneme Word Segmentation Task Cards
Practice breaking down words with 4 phonemes into their sounds with this set of 18 task cards.
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TAP IT! Phoneme Segmentation Mats
Break down words into either 2, 3, or 4 phonemes with this set of 18 picture cards.
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Dictionary Skills Task Cards - Set 2
Practice dictionary skills with this set of task cards.
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Dictionary Skills Task Cards - Set 1
A set of 12 task cards to practice various dictionary skills.
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Easter Writing Prompts- Story Starters
Create Easter-themed stories using these Easter writing prompt cards.
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Number, Word, and Base Ten Forms - St. Patrick's Day Activity
Have some fun matching number, word, and base-ten forms with a fun St. Patrick's Day activity.
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Number Talks - Fractional Reasoning Task Cards
Build fractional reasoning skills with this set of 16 task cards.
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Ready, Set, SCOOT! Synonym Vocabulary Game
Build vocabulary and recognition of synonyms with a fun game of Synonyms Scoot!
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The War of 1812 Task Cards
Review concepts related to the War of 1812 with a set of printable U.S. history task cards.
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What's the Opposite? Differentiated Antonym Vocabulary Game
Build vocabulary and recognition of antonyms with a fun game of Antonyms Scoot!
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CVC Words - Spell and Write Task Cards
Practice spelling CVC words and manipulating their phonemes to create word chains with this set of hands-on work mats.
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Ordering Integers – Word Problem Task Cards
Build confidence with ordering positive and negative numbers with this set of word problem task cards.
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World War II Task Cards
Review the historical era surrounding the Second World War in the United States with a set of task cards.
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Sweet Hearts Fact and Opinion - Valentine's Day Activity
Practice sweet reading skills on Valentine’s Day with a set of Sweetheart Fact and Opinion task cards.