10 Reasons to Use Task Cards in Middle & High School

Task cards make differentiation easy.  What teacher can't appreciate that?

Task cards allow students to work at their own pace.  

   Facilitate this by using QR codes or by making an answer key available for student to self-check.  They can continue to learn with confidence if their answers are correct, or can seek help as needed.

   Task cards are great for classroom management!  Students concentrate on "their card" and stay in their "zone".  There are fewer distractions when they are not all working on the same thing.  It is also less overwhelming to work on one card than a worksheet with many questions.  I know, it's not what you might expect.  🤔

   Using task cards can be motivating for students simply because they are different from the typical routine.

   Conserve paper by making a set of task cards and using them year after year.

  Task cards make it easy for teachers to make adjustments to lessons.  Add a few cards, remove a few, change how many you require students to answer, or change the format of the activity.  Adapt a lesson easily from year to year or class to class.

   Use task cards for individual or group work.  They free up the teacher to work with students who really need assistance.

   Task card activities allow for controlled movement in the classroom.  Middle and high school students thrive on this.

   Students may ask more questions knowing that other students are working on something different.  It won’t be so obvious if they ask for help because students are focused on their own personal task.

   Task cards are versatile.  Use them for seat work or play a game.  There are so many options!  (I will be posting soon about what you can do with task cards in secondary.)

Check out my collection of math task cards here.