WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TASK CARDS

Hands-on alphabet and numbers task cards for literacy and math centers

Alphabet and number task cards are perfect beginning of the year activities. They are easy to implement are hands-on and engaging. Here’s how you can use these task cards in your instruction.

Why Task Cards?

Task cards are easy to use! You can put them on a ring and students can flip and choose a letter or number to build. I put them in a basket and they can pick a card and build!

All you need are the task cards and materials. The materials you will need are using objects such as plastic blocks, craft sticks, play dough, pattern blocks, fingers, and Geoboards.

At the beginning of the year, we do a lot of assessments! These are great center activities while you assess students. You can also use them as indoor recess activities, early finishers work or for morning tubs.

How Does It Work?

Students pick a task card and build that letter or number. Simple! This will help them with letter and number formation and letter and number recognition.

Each number card represents numbers different ways such as using a ten frame, dice, tallies, and fingers.

There are three sets (Uppercase letters, lowercase letters and numbers to 20) in color and black and white.

Pattern Blocks

Build numbers and letters using pattern blocks!

Plastic Blocks

Craft Sticks

You can purchase craft sticks from the dollar store! I got these craft sticks in the party section at Target.

Here’s the letters version:

Geoboards

Geoboards are used to teach students about 2D shapes, but you can also use them to teach them about numbers and letters!

Playdough

My students loved making numbers and letters with playdough. It such a great sensory material to learn with!

Finger Tracing

To get students familiar with forming letters correctly, have them practice tracing the letters on the desk. You can also use a sand box or shaving cream.