looking for an early bird activity... i couldn't find exactly what i wanted so created my own. Laminate and children can use overhand over- spot the numbers to 10 and write in the head lights. also some phonic reading there too! thought they might be useful for others

A resource to consolidate doubling and relevant halves. sort onto pitch is the answer odd or even to hit another objective! laminate the footballs and hide outdoors/ indoors. read the If we know statement and set off to find the answer

some cards to support turns, full, half and quarter turns. split pin the hands into the centre of the card and use this to explore turning and direction

Three letters one sound game! are air ire igh Here’s how to play Rubber Chicken • Bundle them into a deck of cards and shuffle. • Turn the cards face down on the table. Children take it in turns to turn over the top card. • If the child can read it then he/she can keep it. • If a child gets the “Rubber Chicken” card then he/she must give back all of the cards!! The winner is the person with the most cards at the end of the game. We also have

Another rubber chicken but with a range of sounds i think i have used most of RWI set 2 and ai oi aw!

sort the and or ar sounds i find the children muddle these sounds ... read and sort

sort the sounds into the right grid. a nice cutting and sticky activity!

another make a row of 4 game i used in phonics sessions and also early bird activities This time it is words to decode using a range of phonics. the kids loved it!! Rules children/player has a base board pictures are placed face down in the centre- match the picture to a word on the card, decode and read. if you have it colour in and place the picture back in play first to a row of 4 .... or 5 .. or.... the whole board as mine wanted to play!!

I have made a set of wheels to laminated and cut out the part at the bottom to glue onto pegs. encourage segmenting and blending skills. one with large text and a second with smaller text.

Seagull attack! How to play Each player can have 1 or more cones to collect their ice cream scoops . Shuffle the cards and place face down in the centre of the table. Take it in turns to turn over. Find the sounds and read the word. If they read the word keep it. If not return to base of the pile. Build your ice cream but watch out for seagulls attack. If you turn this card over all your ice creams have to go back into the shop! The winner is the player with the most ice cream scoops!

Following the sounds found in RWI set 2Seagull attack! How to play Each player can have 1 or more cones to collect their ice cream scoops . Shuffle the cards and place face down in the centre of the table. Take it in turns to turn over. Find the sounds and read the word. If they read the word keep it. If not return to base of the pile. Build your ice cream but watch out for seagulls attack. If you turn this card over all your ice creams have to go back into the shop! The winner is the player with the most ice cream scoops!

Seagull attack! How to play Each player can have 1 or more cones to collect their ice cream scoops . Shuffle the cards and place face down in the centre of the table. Take it in turns to turn over. Find the sounds and read the word. If they read the word keep it. If not return to base of the pile. Build your ice cream but watch out for seagulls attack. If you turn this card over all your ice creams have to go back into the shop! The winner is the player with the most ice cream scoops!

some maths activities which link to phonics homework or class activities addition doubles weight money

Time to link science with phonics! watch out for the predator coming to each you up! How to play Each player will need a baseboard (I use this with two players) if more than two players you may want to print more playing cards • Shuffle the playing cards • Place face down • Youngest player to start (or draw lots!) • Turnover and read the word • If correct place on the base board • If you get a complete cycle remove and keep. (safe cards) • If you turn over a predator card all card on board are forfeited! Winner is the player with the most cards Or Make up your own rules!

hippty hop…phonics game to link science with phonics this game supports the two syllable words found in part 2 of the screen words such as window carpark picnic How to play Each player will need a baseboard (I use this with two players) if more than two players you may want to print more playing cards • Shuffle the playing cards • Place face down • Youngest player to start (or draw lots!) • Turnover and read the word • If correct place on the base board • If you get a complete cycle remove and keep. (safe cards) • If you turn over a predator card all card on board are forfeited! Winner is the player with the most cards Or Make up your own rules!

Seagull attack! How to play Each player can have 1 or more cones to collect their ice cream scoops . Shuffle the cards and place face down in the centre of the table. Take it in turns to turn over. Find the sounds and read the word. If they read the word keep it. If not return to base of the pile. Build your ice cream but watch out for seagulls attack. If you turn this card over all your ice creams have to go back into the shop! The winner is the player with the most ice cream scoops!

How to play Each player needs Handa and her basket Place the two huts in the middle of the table. Decide which is the start pile hut and which is the return pile hut. Shuffle the cards place on start hut Player 1 turns over a card. If they read it they place in their basket. If they reveal an animal from the story they steal all your cards! Place these stolen cards in the return hut. Play continues until all cards are finished – watch out for alien goat and parrot!

How to play Each player needs Handa and her basket Place the two huts in the middle of the table. Decide which is the start pile hut and which is the return pile hut. Shuffle the cards place on start hut Player 1 turns over a card. If they read it they place in their basket. If they reveal an animal from the story they steal all your cards! Place these stolen cards in the return hut. Play continues until all cards are finished – watch out for alien goat and parrot!

This is another in the range ! We have regular 'interests' within the classroom- currently it is chickens! so following their interests i have made a range of rubber chicken phonic games. Lots of fun at home and at school. This is the latest! focus on the sounds ai oi or ar

This game takes me back to my youth! i have made 9 games. i am going to get the children to choose and alien, open and close the right number of times to segment the colour.. p.i..n.k / g.r.ee. n.. then choose the number on the flap in side and count again, then choose a final number, read the name and say the sound... open to check! Photos don't have the numbers on as i printed before adding them, not ink in printer- will update once ink is purchased! Featuring ai/oi au/ou ew/air ay/oy or/ar ur/ie ir/ue oa/ea i-e/e-e