Task Cards and ZAP!
Task cards are VERY popular in many elementary
and middle school classrooms. I think that I use task cards at least three out of the five school days each week. Easily adapted to any content area and grade
level, they make for a welcome change from just completing a worksheet
for skill practice. This pack of 42 task cards (40 skill cards and two ZAP cards) may
be used in a literacy center, as part of a scavenger hunt, or for a game of
scoot or ZAP. Each card requires a student to read a sentence and identify its verb. The cards contain sentences taken from Lauren Tarshis’s
popular I Survived Series books, my students' favorite books overall. This pack of cards can be used by an individual student, for
small group instruction, or with an entire class. They are extremely
versatile, easy to implement, and best of all...reusable.
To prepare this set of task cards…
1.Print
the Playing Cards found on pages 4-10.
2.Laminate
the pages for durability if you choose.
3.Cut
apart the cards.
4.Print
the cover page and glue it onto a large envelope.
5.Print
a copy of the Answer Sheet found on page 11.
6.Place
the Playing Cards, ZAP cards, and Answer Sheet in the envelope for safe
storage.
To play a game of Scoot…
1. Place the cards (minus the ZAP cards)
around the room face down in front of each student. Use as many cards as you
like. If you wish to use all the cards, simply double-up cards in front of some
students if necessary.
2. Have each student number a sheet of
paper from 1-40 (or however many cards you choose to use). You might consider
playing two separate rounds, using cards 1-20 for round one and cards 21-40 for
the second round.
3. Students begin by answering the
card(s) in front of them, writing their answer(s) on their paper next to the
matching number.
4. After an appropriate amount of time,
call “SCOOT!” and students turn the card(s) face down and move to the next
place where they answer the question on that card.
5. Play continues in this manner until
all items have been answered or time runs out.
6.
Collect the student papers to assess yourself or check them together in class.
To Play a Game of ZAP (My students' FAVORITE game):
•Divide
your class into several teams depending on the number of students.
•Determine
how long you will play or how many rounds you will complete.
•Place
the task cards and the two ZAP cards in a container (coffee can, paper bag,
etc.).
•Have
a student draw a card from the container without looking inside
•The
team should read the words on the card, then confer to determine the answer.
•If
the team answers correctly, it keeps the card. If it answers incorrectly the
card is returned to the container.
•Teams
take turns drawing/collecting the cards. However, there is a twist. If a team
draws a ZAP card, it must return ALL of its cards to the container. Return
the ZAP card to the container after each turn.
•The
winner is the team that collects the most strips. You may want to award them
with a simple prize such as a piece of candy, bonus points on an upcoming
quiz/test, 5 minutes of free time, etc.
To Use as a Scatter (Scavenger
Hunt) Activity:
•Distribute
the task cards around the classroom, hiding some in plain sight while others
place out of sight.
•Have
students number a paper from 1-40 or however many cards you have decided to
use.
•Students
should meander around the classroom in search of hidden task cards. As they
locate a card, they should read it and record its answer.
•You
can have the entire class scattering around the room or just a few students at
a time. This can be a station activity, small group enrichment, or whole class
assessment. Anyway you present Scatter is great for students since they are
able to get up and get moving around the room a bit.
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