Are you looking for some ways to encourage speaking and listening in German? These easy-prep conversation prompts and mats will do just that and are ideal as a starter activity to get students thinking and speaking straight away in German. They are great for working in pairs and differentiated so you will be able to use them for the whole class. Speaking and listening are skills that are so important and fun, however many students shy away from this because they don’t want to get this wrong. I would start a lesson with my puppet and model a conversation in German, adding a few words. Then my puppet would ask a few students a question so that they get involved. I would differentiate the questions to the student so some might answer simple questions with their name or ‘Ja’ and I would expect others to answer in more complex sentences. Then all students will use their conversation mats and ask and answer questions with their talking partner. This is a fun and quick way to start the lesson in the target language and engage students in German conversations. These activities help with confidence and fluency. When students are more confident and fluent, they can use the more challenging prompts and mats. Benefits Perfect for use as a lesson starter Ideal to use as an oral task Encourages speaking and listening skills Differentiated to target different skill levels Helps students practice their conversation skills A resource that you will use often **You will get: ** 3 mats in different designs 50+ cards in German (including some English prompts that encourage using German vocabulary without the support of hearing the language first) Blank mats to add their new vocabulary/ questions over the term and/ or year Blank prompt cards for you or students to write questions Instructions/Tips for Implementation Students can work in pairs using the conversation cards and mats at the beginning of the lesson to encourage speaking and listening skills. They can also use the blank templates to add new vocabulary as they learn throughout the year therefore making their learning personal to them. They can also use the 50+ prompt cards for a quick speaking and listening activity. Provide the cards with the topics that you have covered recently and mix in topics from a while ago to refresh this vocabulary If you like this resource, I would appreciate it if you could leave a review and Thank you. Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning.

Are you looking for some ways to encourage speaking and listening in French? These easy-prep conversation prompts and mats will do just that and are ideal as a starter activity to get students thinking and speaking straight away in French. They are great for working in pairs and differentiated so you will be able to use them for the whole class. Speaking and listening are skills that are so important and fun, however many students shy away from this because they don’t want to get this wrong. I would start a lesson with my puppet and model a conversation in French, adding a few words. Then my puppet would ask a few students a question so that they get involved. I would differentiate the questions to the student so some might answer simple questions with their name or ‘Oui’ and I would expect others to answer in more complex sentences. Then all students will use their conversation mats and ask and answer questions with their talking partner. This is a fun and quick way to start the lesson in the target language and engage students in French conversations. These activities help with confidence and fluency. When students are more confident and fluent, they can use the more challenging prompts and mats. Benefits Perfect for use as a lesson starter Ideal to use as an oral task Encourages speaking and listening skills Differentiated to target different skill levels Helps students practice their conversation skills A resource that you will use often You will get: 3 mats in different designs 50+ cards in Fench (including some English prompts that encourage using French vocabulary without the support of hearing the language first) Blank mats to add their new vocabulary/ questions over the term and/ or year Blank prompt cards for you or students to write questions Includes Dyslexic font Instructions/Tips for Implementation Students can work in pairs using the conversation cards and mats at the beginning of the lesson to encourage speaking and listening skills. They can also use the blank templates to add new vocabulary as they learn throughout the year therefore making their learning personal to them. They can also use the 50+ prompt cards for a quick speaking and listening activity. Provide the cards with the topics that you have covered recently and mix in topics from a while ago to refresh this vocabulary If you like this resource, I would appreciate it if you could leave a review and Thank you. Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning.

Looking for summer high-frequency words for games for year 1? These 200 sight words in 3 different versions are perfect for reading sight words students need to be able to read quickly and without decoding and follow on from the first high-frequency words. Memory, Pairs, Lotto and Snap are popular games to practice these important literacy skills so that reading becomes more accurate and fluent, leaving your students to feel more confident. With a summer beach theme, these games are perfect for June, July, August & September and will engage your students. The words in this resource follow on from the 1st sight words and include both tricky and decodable words. Finding ways to make this fun e.g. by playing games and ‘drip feeding’ this into daily phonics activities is a great way of getting students to become quicker and more accurate with these key literacy skills. Playing games gives a bit of competition which helps many students to make learning fun, persevere and try harder! Setting up is quick and instructions are easy to follow and come with the games. Use them in adult-led activities where you can teach and assess their accuracy and speed of decoding, reading and/or instant recall of words The games can also be used as independent activities if you are teaching phonics as part of a lesson, or as an activity for those students who need more practice. Select the words they are learning at the moment or are finding particularly tricky for extra practice. Differentiation is easy - choose the easier or fewer words or challenge them to read the trickier words. **Here is what you will get: ** 200 high-frequency words sandcastle theme in color in a fun font sunshine theme in color in a fun joined-up font starfish theme in black and white in a Dyslexic font instructions on how to play in color and black & white for more printing options instructions are in different fonts including a Dyslexic font (as recommended by the British Dyslexia Association) titles for your Tuff Tray/ literacy centre to leave out with the words patterns to add to the backs of the games to make them look more professional They will make connections through a shared fun learning experience and increase their reading skills in the process – a win-win situation. Prep is easy – Print, cut up and play. If you like my resources please leave a review, Thank you You may be interested in: 100 Summer First High-Frequency Words (Sight Words) - EYFS & Year 1 Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning.

Looking for fun mental maths games for add, subtract, multiply and divide for KS1 to practice using the times tables 1 to 12? Encourage mental maths with the differentiated cards and add, subtract, multiply or divide numbers to consolidate number fluency using their key maths skills. Calculating numbers mentally can be challenging, but the more students do this, the better they will get. Finding ways to make this fun by playing games and ‘drip feeding’ this into daily maths activities, is a great way of getting students to become quicker and more accurate with these important skills. The maths games are also great as independent activities as part of a lesson or as an activity for students who need more practice with number operations. Explain that they can only use 1 or 2 operations - easy to distinguish as the operations have different colours if you are teaching this particular operation. Differentiation is easy—use the easier, middle, or harder games (easy to distinguish) depending on your students’ abilities. The instructions explain how you can easily play this as a whole class in mixed-ability groups, with everyone working at their ability level. You will get 12 levels with 9 cards for each level games with the following: Level 1 – add/subtract to/ from 5, 1 & 2 times tables Level 2 – add/subtract to/ from 10, 1, 2 & 10 times tables Level 3 – add/subtract to/ from 12, 1, 2, 10 & 5 times tables Level 4 – add/subtract to/ from 20, 2, 10, 5 & 4 times tables Level 5 – add/subtract to/ from 20 2, 10, 5, 4 & 3 times tables Level 6 – add/subtract to/ from 20 (crossing 10), 2, 10, 5, 4, 3 & 6, 8 times tables Level 7 – add/subtract to/ from 30, 2, 10, 5, 4, 3, 6, 8 & 9 times tables Level 8 – add/subtract to/ from 30 (crossing 10s), 2, 10, 5, 4, 3, 6, 8, 9 & 7, 11 times tables Level 9 – add & subtract to/ from 100, 2, 10, 5, 4, 3, 6, 8, 9, 7, 11 & 12 times tables Level 10 – add/subtract to/ from 100 (crossing 10s), 2, 10, 5, 4, 3, 6, 8, 9, 7, 11 & 12, 12+ & short word problems Level 11 – add/subtract to/ from 100 (crossing 10s), 2, 10, 5, 4, 3, 6, 8, 9, 7, 11 & 12, 12+ & short word problems Level 12 – add/subtract to/ from 100 (crossing 10s), 2, 10, 5, 4, 3, 6, 8, 9, 7, 11 & 12, 12+ & short word problems dice and spinners scorecards instructions. This is a perfect resource to have ready for a fun plenary, early finishers, or to play as part of a maths lesson. The games will make students more accurate, faster, and confident in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. They will make connections through a shared fun learning experience and increase their maths skills in the process – a win-win situation. Prep is easy – Print, cut up and play. If you like this resource, I would appreciate a review. Thank you. Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning