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 Using Task Cards to Build Language Skills
Task cards can be a highly engaging tool to help students build their language skills. You
can use task cards to target speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills.

Reading
Task cards have the benefit of presenting
passages in short chunks. Instead of a long
worksheet or book students only have to
read a sentence or paragraph. You can find
task cards that target a specific reading
skill that students need to practice.
Speaking
Task cards can have a short question that
students answer orally. For low level ELLs
consider having all of the students answer
the same question. This way you can model
how to structure the response.
Writing
Task cards area simple way to give
students choice and support over what
they choose to write about. Students can
pick the topic that they are most
interested in from a set of task cards.
Some writing task cards have pictures that
support ELLs.
Grammar
Task cards that cover a grammar topic are
a quick way to fit in grammar review. They
can be used as part of a game to increase
student motivation.

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 Language Task Cards
Here is a sample of a variety of task cards that can be used to develop students
language skills. All of the cards come with and without pictures. The is a simple way to
differentiate.

Academic Language- These academic language task cards ask a question using a
commonly used academic language term. The topics are general so that students can are
able to pay more attention to the term. The cards come with and without

Would You Rather Opinion- For these task cards students are given a choice of two
objects or actions. They choose which one they would rather do. There are also speaking
task cards that have students explain why. There is also a writing graphic organizer for
students to choose one card and write down their opinion.

Compare and Contrast- These compare and contrast task cards show two actions or
objects. There is a question that has students tell how the items are the same and
different. There is a recording sheet included.

Reading Response- The reading response task cards are open ended and can be used
with any fiction book. Students can answer the question orally or in writing.

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 Teacher Information
Leveled Task Cards
These task cards have a symbol in the bottom corner.
Are the lower level, usually with picture.
Are the higher level, usually without pictures.

Color and Black and White

These task cards come in both color and black and white for easy printing. One tip is to
print the black and white cards on colored paper.

Speaking and Writing

Many of the task cards work well for both speaking and writing. One tip is to have
students first answer the questions orally, then choose one to write about.

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Describe your List types of
classroom. fruit.

Explain how to Predict if you will

draw a picture. play outside today.
Describe your List types of
classroom. fruit.

Explain how Predict if you

to draw a will play outside
picture. today.
Would you rather play Would you rather read a
baseball or draw? book or cook?

Would you rather play Would you rather ride a

basketball or dance? bike or ride a scooter?
Would you rather Would you rather
play baseball or read a book or
draw? cook?

Would you rather Would you rather

play basketball or ride a bike or ride
dance? a scooter?
I would rather I would rather
_____ because _____ because
______. ______.

I would rather I would rather

_____ because _____ because
______. ______.
 Tree House Boat House Scooter Tricycle
Compare the two homes. Tell how they are the same. Compare the two objects. Tell how they are the same.
Contrast the two homes. Tell how they are different. Contrast the two objects. Tell how they are different.

Chicken Sea Turtle Grapes Blueberries

Compare the two animals. Tell how they are the same. Compare the two fruits. Tell how they are the same.
Contrast the two animals. Tell how they are different. Contrast the two fruits. Tell how they are different.
 Brushing your teeth Brushing your hair Riding a horse Riding a bike
Compare brushing your teeth and your hair. Tell how they are the same. Compare riding a horse with riding a bike. Tell how they are the same.
Contrast brushing your teeth and your hair. Tell how they are different. Contrast riding a horse with riding a bike. Tell how they are different.

Painting a picture Decorating cookies Running Walking

Compare painting a picture with decorating cookies. Tell how they are the same. Compare running with walking. Tell how they are the same.
Contrast painting a picture with decorating cookies. Tell how they are different.
Contrast running with walking. Tell how they are different.
 Tell about the Tell about the setting
characters in your in your book.
book.

Describe how a Would you like to go

character in your to where your book
book feels. takes place? Tell why.
Tell about the Tell about the
characters in setting in your
your book. book.

Would you like

Describe how a
to go to where
character in
your book takes
your book feels.
place? Tell why.
Name:_____________________________________________________ Date:_______________________

Contrasting
Card
Number
Object(s) Tell how they are different

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Name:_____________________________________________________ Date:_______________________

Comparing
Card
Number
Object(s) Tell how they are the same

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 Name:________________ Date:_____________
Opinion Writing
I would rather _________________________________ than
_____________________________________________.
This is because:
Tell why:
Tell why:
Tell why:
If I had to pick, I would choose
______________________________________ rather than
_____________________________________________.
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