Picture this… you've got bins of ziplock baggies full of task cards and card games to use for stations, and while you're working with a small group a student comes up to you saying, "Miss Woodward, I can't find the match to this card!" Or, "Miss Woodward, I found this card under my desk… which set does it belong with?"
We've all been there. Do those situations make you want to pull your hair out? As I start to collect more sets of card games and task cards, I was having trouble keeping them organized. But I've got a solution!
I was cutting for days….. I always like to cut out the cards first and then laminate. I feel the lamination stays on better. (Teacher OCD? Maybe.)
I used different stickers for each group. One set has all green stickers, one has red, and so on. That way, if a card gets misplaced, students know what set to return it to. It works like a charm!
For the sets above, I used colored dot labels that I cut in fourths or halves. It worked great to label each set. Especially since I only had so many star stickers.
For playing cards, I just numbered each deck and labeled each card.
To address the ziplock baggie situation… I found these gems at the Dollar Tree. Two envelopes for $1! They are flexible plastic, with a snap closure.
It's very helpful that students can see which game they're picking up.
And they fit perfectly in a bin I already had!
Task Card Game crisis averted! How do you organize your task cards?
