December 1st Grade Early Finisher Task Cards

Description

Keep your first graders engaged and learning this December with these December 1st grade early finisher task cards. Designed for independent work, centers, or small group activities, these task cards provide valuable practice for early finishers while reinforcing key math and literacy skills. With a variety of activities that cover both math and literacy, these cards help students stay motivated and build confidence in essential first-grade concepts.

Math Skills Covered:

• Doubles Addition – Strengthen addition skills by practicing doubles facts (e.g., 1+1, 2+2).
• Number Bonds – Develop an understanding of part-whole relationships in numbers.
• Fact Families – Learn the relationship between addition and subtraction facts within the same number set.
• Grouping – Practice grouping objects to build understanding of quantities and basic multiplication concepts.
• Counting On – Build fluency in counting on from a given number to solve addition problems.
• Number Words – Reinforce the connection between numerals and their written number word forms.

Literacy Skills Covered:

• Transition Words – Practice using transition words to improve writing flow (e.g., first, next, finally).
• Sentence Practice – Strengthen sentence structure and grammar with simple sentence writing activities.
• Medial Vowels – Identify and practice the sounds of vowels in the middle of words.
• Ending Blends – Strengthen phonics skills with ending blends (e.g., -nd, -st, -mp).
• Beginning Blends – Recognize and practice common beginning blends (e.g., br-, cl-, st-).
• Beginning Digraphs – Practice the sounds made by beginning digraphs (e.g., sh-, ch-, th-).
• Sight Words – Improve reading fluency and recognition of high-frequency words.

These December 1st grade early finisher task cards are a fun and effective way to review important skills in both math and literacy. Perfect for use during small group instruction, independent work, or as quick enrichment activities, these task cards help ensure your students continue building essential skills throughout the month of December.

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 – December

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 – December

• Kindergarten Early Finisher Task Cards – December

• Second Grade Early Finisher Task Cards – December