Rewards
Task Cards
Task cards are great for so many things! My favorite ways to use task cards? I have a few:
- In small groups, I turn them over like a deck of cards. Each student picks one up, reads, solves, and writes their answer on a whiteboard or recording sheet. The student who gets the most cards done in a certain time period wins! But they all win. I reward them all if they tried their best.
- Scavenger Hunt! Hang the task cards up around the room. Have students find each one and record their answers on a recording sheet. This gets students up and moving and interacting with their classmates.
- Keep a set of task cards for each standard in a separate 3-pronged folder or small binder. Students who finish assignments early can work on the review task cards. I give extra credit for turning in a completed recording sheet.
- Scoot! Place a task card on each student’s desk. Give each student a recording sheet. Set a timer and have students read and solve the task card on their desk and when the timer goes off, they “scoot” to the next desk to solve a new one.
- In small groups, I turn them over like a deck of cards. Each student picks one up, reads, solves, and writes their answer on a whiteboard or recording sheet. The student who gets the most cards done in a certain time period wins! But they all win. I reward them all if they tried their best.
- Scavenger Hunt! Hang the task cards up around the room. Have students find each one and record their answers on a recording sheet. This gets students up and moving and interacting with their classmates.
- Keep a set of task cards for each standard in a separate 3-pronged folder or small binder. Students who finish assignments early can work on the review task cards. I give extra credit for turning in a completed recording sheet.
- Scoot! Place a task card on each student’s desk. Give each student a recording sheet. Set a timer and have students read and solve the task card on their desk and when the timer goes off, they “scoot” to the next desk to solve a new one.
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