
Divide the task cards up into 6 sets of 4 by card number: For example, Set 1: Task Cards 1-4, Set 2: Task Cards 5-8, Set 3: Task Cards 9-12, Set 4: Task Cards 13-16, Set 5: Task Cards 17-20, and Set 6: Task Cards 21-14!.Each student’s “response sheet” should have a total of 8 blank task cards to record their.Print out a double-sided “response sheet for each team (or you can print one for every student).I even allow them a minute to come up with a team name for their group. Divide all students into teams of 4 students.Print and cut a set of the task cards (you may need to use two sets if you have more than 24 students).I use the “Task Card Station” activity if I feel that the students need to get up and move around the classroom. I’ve shared my resources with teachers across the country and you will come across some of their feedback as you read through the most effective ways to use task cards in your classroom with the goal of increasing the academic rigor and student engagement within your lessons! Task Card Strategy #1: “Task Card Stations” I was skeptical of their function and effectiveness a few years ago (when I first stumbled upon a set on a respected teacher’s blog), but since then, I’ve created, tested and improved over 50 different sets of task cards in my 7/8th grade classroom (ELA and Social Science). If you haven’t heard… content-related task cards are “all the rage” in education right now, all the way from Kinder to Upper Secondary.
