4th and 5th Grade Early Finisher Page 4

Grade level

Grades 4–5

Time

About 25 minutes

Topic

Early finisher activity packets

Answer key

Yes, page 2 of the PDF

Kids practice

Independent work, Spiral review, Problem solving

What kids do

“Done early? These puzzles take some real thinking. Work in pencil.”

Printed on the sheet:

1. 1 What comes next? Find the rule.
2. 2 Write the missing number.
3. 3 Word ladder: change one letter each step.
4. 4 How many words can you make from the letters in EXPERIMENT?

Teacher tip

Review powers, primes and cubes before kids start.

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.
• Let kids work with a partner so they talk through their thinking.

Watch for

Pages that are always too easy or too hard. Pick the grade that fits the child.

Talk about it

• Which activity did you like best?
• What strategy did you use?

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.