3rd grade
3rd Grade Early Finisher Page
School word scrambles, a magic square, a multiplication riddle and a would-you-rather writing prompt.
Classroom activity · Early finisher activity packets
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.
- Grade level
- 2nd grade
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Independent work, Spiral review, Problem solving
What kids do
“Done early? Crack the code, climb the word ladder and build the number pyramid.”
Printed on the sheet:
- What do you call a sleeping dinosaur?
- 2 Word ladder: change one letter each step.
- 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 a small bed
- 3 Number pyramid: each brick is the sum of the two bricks under it.
- 4 Design a new flag for your classroom.
Teacher tip
Have kids share their secret-code joke with the class.
How to use it
- Keep copies in an early finisher bin kids can reach on their own.
- Teach kids the routine: finish, check your work, then pick a page.
- Model the first move or the first answer on the document camera.
Watch for
Kids who rush their main work to get to the fun page. Check the main work first.
Talk about it
- Which activity did you like best?
- What strategy did you use?
Take it further
Have kids make their own activity for the next early finisher page.
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
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.
1st grade
1st Grade Early Finisher Page 2
Greater than and less than, tally marks, the word that does not belong, dots and boxes and a bedroom map.
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