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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Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences – Comprehension Task Cards
Use this set of comprehension task cards with your students to help them draw conclusions and make inferences when reading.
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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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How Much Is It? - Money Task Cards
A set of 12 money word problem task cards.
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Number Talks - Subitizing Task Cards
Build number sense skills with this set of 30 subitizing task cards.
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STEM Challenge Cards for 2nd, 3rd & 4th Grades
A set of 20 STEM challenge cards for students, suitable for kids in second through fourth grades.
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Measurement Conversion Game - SCOOT!
Grab a handy set of 24 measurement conversion task cards to use as a whole class scoot activity.
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Listening to Others – Discussion Task Cards and Poster
Give students the opportunity to work on their listening skills and learn what it means to be a good listener with this set of 42 discussion cards and classroom poster.
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Pattern Activity Cards - Fruit
A set of 12 repeating pattern activity cards.
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Number Pattern Task Cards – Addition and Subtraction
Practice identifying the rules of patterns, determining missing numbers, and interpreting word problems with this set of 36 task cards.
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Addition and Subtraction Problem Solving Task Cards
Practice solving 1- and 2-step word problems by adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers with this set of 16 task cards.
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Student Behavior Discussion Cards for the Classroom
Print free student behavior discussion cards to encourage your class to think about what a positive learning environment looks like, sounds like, and feels like.
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Area And Perimeter Task Cards
Use these area and perimeter task cards in your math centers to give your students practice solving real-world word problems.
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Prefixes and Suffixes - Gallery Walk Activity
Get your students up and moving to learn about prefixes and suffixes with an engaging gallery walk activity.
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Converting Units of Length – Task Cards
Use ratio reasoning to convert the length of metric and customary units with this set of 24 task cards.
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Analyzing Graphs — Scaled Bar Graphs, Pictographs, & Dot Plots —Task Cards
Use data analysis skills to analyze scaled bar graphs, pictographs, and dot plots with this set of task cards.
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Converting Time Units - Task Cards
Practice converting time with a handy set of free Time Unit Conversion Task Cards.
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Multiplying Decimals – Word Problem Task Cards
Solve a variety of word problems by multiplying decimals with this set of 24 task cards.
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Prime & Composite Numbers – Task Cards
Demonstrate an understanding of prime and composite numbers with this set of 24 task cards.
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Draw a Bar Graph and Pictograph Task Cards (Single-Unit Intervals)
Practice drawing single-unit bar graphs and pictographs with this set of task cards.
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Draw a Bar Graph and Pictograph (Scaled Intervals) – Task Cards
Practice drawing scaled bar graphs and pictographs with this set of task cards.
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Interpreting Graphs Task Cards
Use this set of task cards students to practice interpreting bar graphs, histograms and line plots.
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What Could Happen? Environmental Change Task Cards
Predict and identify the effects of environmental change on plants and animals with a set of printable science task cards.
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How Many Are There? Counting to 20 Task Cards
Practice counting objects up to 20 with this set of 16 task cards.
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Multiplication or Division? Problem Solving Cards
20 multiplication and division problem solving cards.
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Types of Angles Task Cards
Explore the main types of angles with this set of 24 task cards.
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Analyzing Line Plots Task Cards
Strengthen data analysis skills by interpreting line plots with this set of 24 task cards.
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Writing Ratios – Task Cards
Practice how to write a ratio in different ways with this set of 24 task cards.
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Natural Resources Task Cards
Answer questions about natural resources and their uses with this set of 16 task cards.
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How to Walk Like a... Instruction Cards
Help your students transition quietly through the hallways with this set of 4 instruction cards.
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Poetry Task Cards
A set of 20 task cards to practice different elements of peotry.
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Let's Compare! Task Cards
Practice comparing 2-digit numbers with this set of 20 task cards.
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Opinion Texts Writing Task - Zoos Are No Place for Animals
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned opinion text.