A Set of Early Finisher Activities for 4th Grade Math

In every class, there’s always that one student (or more than one student!) looking for something else to do. That’s where Teach Starter’s early finisher task cards can help!

This set of 32 early finisher task cards is designed to keep 4th grade students actively engaged in meaningful math practice while encouraging critical and creative thinking. Covering essential topics like number, algebra, measurement, geometry, statistics and probability, these open-ended challenges are perfect for consolidating learning and encouraging mathematical exploration beyond standard exercises.

Here is an example task focusing on number sense:

Pick a number between 10,000 and 99,000. Make a poster to show all you can about this number. You can draw pictures, write words or create equations about your number.

This set of early finisher activities for 4th grade downloads as a full-color PDF or editable Google Slides file. Due to the open-ended nature of the questions, answers are not included.

Ways to Use These 4th Grade Math Early Finisher Activities

While these math task cards are perfect for your early finishers, they can also be used in other ways to complement your numeracy lessons. Here are a few ideas for you to consider:

• Lesson Warm-Ups – Use selected task cards as discussion starters to spark interest and mathematical conversations when introducing a new topic. You’ll find a variety of content from the 4th grade curriculum is covered in this set of questions.
• Math Rotations – Integrate these cards into your math group activities. This provides a great opportunity for students to collaborate by discussing multiple approaches to the same question.
• Homework Extension – These cards are a great option if you have students keen to do some extra work at home. Assign a card or two to eager students and have them work on them at home each week.

Download Your 4th Grade Early Finisher Activities Today

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Print the cards on cardstock to increase their durability. Place the cards together in a large envelope or ziplock bag for safekeeping.

Kendall Britnell, a teacher in Colorado and Teach Starter collaborator, contributed to this resource.

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