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Kick off the school year with these August and September 1st grade early finisher task cards, designed to keep your students engaged while reinforcing essential math and literacy skills. These task cards are perfect for early finishers, small groups, or independent work, offering a variety of activities to help students practice key skills in both math and literacy. With fun and interactive tasks, these cards provide students with the opportunity to review important concepts while building their confidence in the classroom.

Math Skills Covered:

• Number Recognition – Help students identify and recognize numbers, ensuring a solid foundation for future math skills.
• Addition Fluency (2s and 5s) – Strengthen addition fluency by practicing addition facts for 2s and 5s.
• Graphing – Introduce students to basic graphing skills, such as creating bar graphs and interpreting data.
• Number Bonds – Reinforce understanding of part-whole relationships in numbers.
• Teen Numbers – Build fluency and confidence with the numbers 11-19.

Literacy Skills Covered:

• Beginning and Ending Sounds – Strengthen phonemic awareness by identifying beginning and ending sounds in words.
• Letter Recognition – Ensure letter recognition for all 26 letters of the alphabet to build foundational reading skills.
• Noun Sorting – Help students understand the difference between nouns and other parts of speech by sorting them.
• CVC Word Practice – Reinforce reading and phonics skills by practicing consonant-vowel-consonant words (e.g., cat, dog, map).
• Syllables – Develop understanding of syllable patterns and practice identifying syllables in words.
• Sight Words – Improve reading fluency by practicing high-frequency words that students will encounter often in early reading.

These August and September 1st grade early finisher task cards are perfect for keeping your students busy while reviewing and reinforcing essential skills in both math and literacy. Whether used for independent work, during small group sessions, or as enrichment activities, these cards ensure students remain on track as they begin their first-grade journey.

Want to extend learning in centers, small group work, morning work, or homework? Check out these worksheets that are perfectly aligned to the task cards:

1st Grade Early Finisher Worksheets – August and September

Want to learn more about how I set up this early finisher system in my classroom? Check out this blog post:

Early Finishers – Setting Up for Success Early Finishers

Do you have a wide variety of levels of students in your classroom who may need a challenge or a little more assistance? Check out my Early Finisher Task Cards for these additional grade levels:

• Pre-K Early Finisher Task Cards – August and September

• Kindergarten Early Finisher Task Cards – August and September

• Second Grade Early Finisher Task Cards – August and September