2nd grade
2nd Grade Early Finisher Page
A secret-code dinosaur joke, a word ladder from CAT to DOG, a number pyramid and a flag to design.
Classroom activity · Early finisher activity packets
1st Grade Early Finisher Page
Missing numbers, animal word scrambles, rhymes, tic-tac-toe and a drawing box.
- Grade level
- 1st grade
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Independent work, Spiral review, Problem solving
What kids do
“Done early? Try these puzzles on your own, then find a friend for tic-tac-toe.”
Printed on the sheet:
- 1 Fill in the missing numbers.
- 2 Unscramble the animal words.
- 3 Write a word that rhymes.
- 5 Draw your favorite food. What color is it?
Teacher tip
Let kids play tic-tac-toe with a partner when they finish the page.
How to use it
- Let kids keep unfinished pages in a folder to come back to.
- Use the pages as a quiet activity for a sub day.
- Keep a few copies in an early finisher bin so they are always ready.
Watch for
Pages that are always too easy or too hard. Pick the grade that fits the child.
Talk about it
- What would you like to see on the next page?
- What was the trickiest part? How did you get past it?
Take it further
Let kids share their drawings or riddles with the class.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
More early finisher activity packets
3rd grade
3rd Grade Early Finisher Page
School word scrambles, a magic square, a multiplication riddle and a would-you-rather writing prompt.
Grades 4–5
4th and 5th Grade Early Finisher Page
A 6 by 6 sudoku, a five-row number pyramid, a backwards-alphabet code riddle and a make-the-words challenge.
Kindergarten
Kindergarten Early Finisher Page 2
Count the hearts, finish a star-heart-moon pattern, find every b, circle the bigger number and draw a superhero.
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