SUMMER Bookmarks to Colour Encourage reading by personalizing bookmarks, get your students excited about describing their favourite book, writing a short story or poem, remembering the times tables with these easy-prep activities. Maths - stop the ‘summer slide’ by giving them a couple of times table bookmarks to color in and use for their summer reading books and times tables Reading - talk to them about books for summer holiday reading, ask them to list the titles they are planning to read. Give them blank book review bookmarks to fill in when they have read the book, bring them back after the summer holidays. Alternatively use them when they come back so they can describe their favourite summer book - an easy-prep and fun lesson. These will make a great ‘Books I read in the Summer holidays’ class display Writing - encourage students to read poems over the summer holidays and write their favourite one to remind them of good poetry. Or get them to write down great vocabulary they hear - we call them ‘WOW’ words - and bring them in after the holidays. Ask students to write a short story and keep this in their book as a marker to encourage reading These bookmarks are great as stand-alone fun independent activities. Just before the holidays, teachers often look for a quick and easy prep activity that will keep the students occupied but which has an educational content. The finished bookmarks will also make a lovely Summer or Back-to-School display. The activities are perfect for easy-prep fun early finishers, centres, substitute teaching and Home Education You get 36 bookmarks: • with/ without lines for writing on • writing a short story,favourite poem or book review • planning a summer reading list • counting to 9/ 10 or in 2s • Number facts - 2 - 12 times tables Great for you: • Low-prep - print, cut up & ready • Great as a summer activity • Ideal for your summer or literacy centre • Great as an independent stand-alone task • Ideal for fun homework • Use them for early finishers • Ideal for writing about their favourite book/ poem/ story • Great if you need a quick resource e.g. for substitute days • Use them for handwriting practice Great for your students: • Popular activities that are easy to explain • Bookmarks will be personalized and therefore encourage reading • Fine motor skill activity to encourage using pencils correctly and efficiently Home Education: • Use these to write about books they have read or as a colouring/ design activity • Using bookmarks encourages reading Please check out My Website Instagram LinkedIn TpT Store (USA) TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning