Middle school early finishers activities

Do you have a lot of early finishers in your elementary classroom? Are you looking for new early finisher activities. In this post, I share ideas for early finishers that are fun and engaging for all students. I share brain boomers which are my signature early finisher activities for kids. Your fast finishers will be able to do a variety of early finisher activities like puzzles, mazes, comic making, math activities, drawing, pencil tracing, challenges, mindful coloring.

Early finishers need activities so you are not scrambling to find something meaningful for students to work on when they complete work.

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There are dozens of ways teachers can address students who finish their classwork early. Over the years I’ve had a binder with small academic tasks (including some from here) for kids to cho…

Are you looking for early finisher activities to keep your students engaged and productive when they complete their work early? Look no further! Here are 20 early finisher activities that your students will love. From creative projects to physical activities, there’s something here for everyone! These early finisher activities will help keep your students motivated and on task while also having a little fun. So grab the supplies, turn up the music, and let's get started with these awesome…

I want to provide you with some fun activities for middle school to incorporate in your classroom. Fun activities for middle school help create a sense of community and allow students to form a relationship with you. Crafts and art projects act as fun activities for middle school students. Check out

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There is no worse phrase in the art room than “I’m done. Now what?” It’s inevitable that some students will finish before others. While we can close the gap to some degree, we can’t avoid the reality of early finishers. If you teach middle school or intro high school classes you know it’s imperative for […]

Use the tips and strategies here to develop some meaningful extension activities for early finishers.

This month, the Art Ed Blogger’s Network is talking about how to enrich art class for students who finish early. I think this is an ongoing concern for most art teachers. Kids work at all different paces. Some students will finish their artwork lickety-split with half the class period left. Others will work on the same technique or project and spend multiple periods working on the same piece. So you will often have students at all different paces and at … Read more... →