Task cards are the perfect way to prepare for a test, practice skills in small groups during centers, or even to use individually as an early finisher. Task cards are becoming a must have staple in the classroom and because of this, it’s important to have a task card organization system so you aren’t frustrated every time you go to pull a set.
Having an organized system is essential. There’s something about the ability to think of a skill, go to your system, pull it out quickly, and move on with the lesson planning process. Over the past thirteen years, I have evolved with the way task cards are organized. I am going to walk you through the pros and cons of each.
Recipe Card Holders
PROS: Recipe card holders are affordable and easy to find.
CONS: Recipe card holders are not very durable and if the students are pulling out a set, it is likely that other sets will fall to the floor. I also don’t like that the task cards are not all kept in the same place. Typical recipe card holders such as the one pictured below, hold approximately six different sets of task cards. I also think that it’s a bit tough to see which skill is in each section at a quick glance.
Plastic Bags
PROS: Plastic bags are very affordable and easy to find. They are also great for being able to see which skill is in each bag. Task cards in plastic bags are also easy to store in a file folder, drawer, basket, tote, etc.
CONS: Plastic bags aren’t a very durable option due to the bags ripping from the handling of the kids. I also think that plastic bags can be a bit of a messy option because they slide all over when there are several sets to be storing.
Photo & Craft Boxes
PROS: Very durable, love the option of having the students grab and go (portable), very organized, looks nice, ability to see what skill is in each box, doesn’t take up a ton of space.
CONS: These storage boxes can be a bit expensive. I purchased mine off Amazon and spent $36.99. That being said, the durability and longevity of this system is worth the investment. You can grab this organizer from my affiliate link {HERE}.
Do you have any other storage and organization ideas? I’d love to hear from you! Email me at angie@luckylittlelearners.com to share your ideas!
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I no longer teach second grade. Do you have anything for Kindergarten?
Hi Shawnee!
I do have Kindergarten materials available in my TpT Shop! I hope this is helpful, thank you for reaching out and have a great day!
Angie Olson
Lucky Little Learners
These look awesome I have done some sets of cards using the sandwich bags.
Love the task cards!
I purchased the task cards with QRcodes I did not see the covers for the boxes. Please help.
Hi Karen, The covers should be included in the PDF. Try downloading the most recent version of the file and see if that helps.
Thanks for stopping by!!
The storage organizer can be found at Michael’s. Wait for 50/60% off craft supplies and buy them. I for mine for $15!! I have 3 of them!
Wal-Mart has the organizers for 12.95
you advertise that this is free, however you have a price attached. What is free?
Hello Carol, Can you email us at customerservice@luckylittlelearners.com and let us know where you saw something offered for free so we can investigate this? We do have many freebies and samples we can share with you, I just want to be sure we are sending you the right freebie. Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention!
When printing the cards, should we flip on the long or short edge to make the answers match up on the back?
Print on short side. 🙂
I said short, but I meant long!! Lol 🙂