This year I have a super wide array of students.  I have some really high kids and some who need support.  I definitely struggle to keep my students engaged when some finish tasks so quickly and for others it is a painstaking task.  I decided I needed to come up with a solution!
It happens so quickly that a brighter student is bored in class and will act out because of this.  To prevent behavior issues I try to keep all my students engaged as much as humanly possible.  I keep them engaged by giving them tons of tasks to complete when they finished what they have to do.  I want to share some ideas I use in my classroom.
I just created this complete the picture product on TPT. The students have to take the existing product and create a picture that makes sense.  The teacher can take it a step further by having the students write a story about the picture.  I also have a November themed fast finisher pack.

I purchased this Genius Hour pack on TPT.  Click on the picture to be taken to the link.  It is a great resource and the kids love it!

I took the forms from the TPT pack and put them into research folders.  The kids can access them whenever they need to.

I store the journals in a magazine rack under the whiteboard.  The kids enjoy both reading the stories and writing their own.

I also laminated these cards from my HOTS product and put them out for fast finishers.  These have produced some great responses!

I have two jars.  One has journal prompts and the other has fun activities written on popsicle sticks.

I found this great product on clearance from Really Good Stuff!  It was super cheap…the students write a review of a book they have read and create a postcard.  We have a bulletin board to hang the work.