Task Cards for 5th through 9th Graders - Priced and Free

The Benefits of Task Cards

Task cards are quick and easy way for students to learn standards or reinforce skills. They are a great alternative to worksheets or boring reviews, and are extremely versatile! Task cards allow for student centered-learning, which gives teachers much needed time to work with strugglers or small groups.

Task cards work great for students who feel overwhelmed by busy, multi-question worksheets and are ideal for differentiation and students who need modifications. 

Great for groups, partners, individuals, centers, take home, bell ringers, early finishers, literacy stations, - anytime. 

Task cards make for great games: Set up competition between rows, front vs. back (any class division you like) - play quiz bowl like. Put up a question. Groups may buzz in or the game may be played like a spelling bee. The whole group must agree to an answer - only one group answers a question at a time. All of the Task Cards Below Have Projectable Versions. Or play academic decathlon style - panel of students who represent their group. 

Check out these task cards for your students. 

36 Main Idea Task Cards: Differentiated 4-6: African American Athletes Themed

Main Idea Task Cards: Differentiated 4-6: African American Athletes Themed 

These are 36 Main Idea Task Cards perfect for centers, buddy work, whole class practice – even bell ringers. This resource is differentiated - with 28 African American Athletes themed cards for beginners and 28 for more proficient students.

Included:

36 Full color task cards

36 black and white task cards

Student response sheet

Answer document

Easel task cards - for Easel or to download into Google.

Extension cards - to extend the task cards with challenge activities

Set 1 has the main idea right on the first line. Set 2 requires students to infer the Main Idea. The topics of these task cards and the way they look make them perfect for older students as well.

MAIN IDEA: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2 Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.

32 Text Evidence Task Cards: Differentiated - 2 Levels

Included are 32 TEXT EVIDENCE task cards in two sets. Set 1 contains 16 high interest low level task

cards written at Grade Level 2-3. This set is designed for struggling readers. Set 2 contains the same 16 task cards but with a constructed response question added asking students to write a two-sentence summary of the text.

The theme of these Task Cards: Women in History.

CCSS: RI 6.1, 7.1, 8.1, 9-10.1, 11-12.1 and 5.2, 6.2, 7.2, 8.2, 9-10.2, and 11-12.2.

CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO Informational Text: Text Evidence Task Cards.

48 Informational Text Structures Task Cards: Differentiated 4-6: Print and Digital

These are are 24 task cards in two sets – for 48 task cards. Set 1 contains 24 high interest constructed response Informational Text Structures Task Cards. Set 2 contains 24 multiple choice Informational Text Structures Task Cards.

There is also an Easel version of each task cards. The PowerPoint is great to project to the class. I even use these as warm-ups, bellringers or group work. Task card centers and early finishers are a favorite of my students.

The PowerPoint has teachable slides that explain each text structure as well as video representation of each structure.

Included:

48 - Full color task cards - 4 to a page

48 - 11 x 8.5 task cards - to project or as a full page version

Teaching PowerPoint

Informational Text Structions Poster

Student response sheet

Answer document

Easel task cards - for Easel or to download into Google.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.3
Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.5
Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.5
Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.

60 - Task Cards Non-Fiction- Main Idea- For Classroom and DIGITAL LEARNING

60 -Task Cards for Informational Text - Non-Fiction Text - Main Idea - CCSS RI.2

Great for centers, groups, early finishers, bell ringers, assessments, distance learning packets, digital learning with Form Fillable PDF to upload and a whole lot more.

These cards can be used as send home packets, digital upload assignments (there is a form fillable PDF included, in class or anytime - multiple formats guarantee optimum use.

1. Task cards 4x4 on 8.5 x 11 paper for print
2. Task cards 1 per page PDF
3. Task Cards 2 up per page
4. Digital Task Cards – 1 per page PDF form fillable
5. Digital Task Cards – 1 per page PDF form fillable with answers for student self check
6. Digital Task Cards Answers
7. 2 Different Record Sheets for printable task cards
8. Instructions
9. Instructions on How to Make ANY PDF Writeable in Google Slides

The Task Cards are formatted in numerous ways to maximize this resource:

• A fun way to use task cards is as a POP QUIZ. Shuffle the cards and pass them out. Either for credit or extra credit.
• Play Around-the-World Task Card Style – small white boards are helpful for this.
• For full size task cards with answers print front to back – I use the “8.5 X 11 For Classroom use back-to-back with the PDF answers

These Information Text task cards are great for end of the year review, skill refreshers, skill introduction...anytime.

30 - Task Cards Non-Fiction- Inference - For Print and DIGITAL LEARNING

30 -Task Cards for Informational Text - Non-Fiction Text - Inference - CCSS RI.1.2

Great for centers, groups, early finishers, bell ringers, assessments, distance learning packets, digital learning with Form Fillable PDF to upload and a whole lot more.

These cards can be used as send home packets, digital upload assignments (there is a form fillable PDF included, in class or anytime - multiple formats guarantee optimum use.

1. Task cards 4x4 on 8.5 x 11 paper for print
2. Task cards 1 per page PDF
3. Task Cards 2 up per page
4. Digital Task Cards – 1 per page PDF form fillable
5. Digital Task Cards – 1 per page PDF form fillable with answers for student self check
6. Digital Task Cards Answers
7. 2 Different Record Sheets for printable task cards
8. Instructions
9. 2 Posters or Handouts - Inference

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