Looking for doubles facts in maths fun games for Key Stage 1? Are your students working on ‘What is doubles facts’ - doubling numbers from 2-12? These Roll and Work out activities will engage your students as they practice their addition and doubling fact fluency, which are essential mathematical skills. The game will help to memorize and recall maths facts easily and quickly. Doubling will be something they will find fun to do as they find the most summer popsicles. These are great games to play in the summer term or when students come back to school as a game to get maths thinking going again after the summer break, or even during the summer holidays as fun games to remember those maths facts! The games are for students to play in pairs. Use them as part of a doubling lesson to practice these skills or a stand-alone activity for students who need extra practice with doubling and prefer to play games rather than do lots of maths sheets. Checking that their friends have got the correct answer means that they have instant feedback if they have the answer right and if they disagree, they can work it out together. Provide manipulatives such as Numicon, counters or Dienes or a number line to support learning or encourage students to use their mental maths strategies to work out and find the answers. Use small whiteboards if necessary to do some illustrations to arrive at the answers. Sharing and discussing these with their partners will lead to verbalizing what they are doing which will add to their learning experience. **Here is what you will get: ** Double game - using 2 dice (1 - 6) - roll the dice, add the 2 numbers generated, double the sum, find this answer on the game board. color this in The game is in colour and black & white for more printing options Dice/ die and spinner to choose from for each game Instructions for the games This game is perfect for homework and home education. The games are ideal for maths centres when you have to find activities quickly for those times when something unpredicted happens – e.g. wet playtime or substitute lessons This is a perfect resource to have ready for early finishers or to play as part of a lesson in pairs practicing adding and doubling and getting better at working them out. The games will make students work faster, more accurately and become more confident with mental maths strategies. Your students will love playing these games. Students love learning in fun ways and these games will help to practice their maths skills so that these become easier and quicker. They will make connections through a shared fun learning experience and increase their mathematical skills in the process – a win-win situation. Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning

These 12 add & subtract games will make teaching & practicing maths skills fun in reception and year 1 and 2. They are No prep - just print & you are ready to play and develop mastery of addition and subtraction facts to 5, 10 and 20. Easy setup and student instructions make these activities perfect for independent games, centres, fun homework and supply days Who can get to the end first? The games are easy to play - roll the die, move your counter and solve the addition or subtraction calculation. Your students will practice their maths skills, working out the answers and checking with other players if they are correct Differentiation is simple as there are 12 games with challenges for adding and subtracting from 20. These have harder calculations by ‘crossing 10’ e.g. 8 + 5. Students won’t realize how much they are getting better at these key maths skills. You will get: 12 games with a fun seaside theme: Add to 5 Subtract from 5 Subtract & add to 5 Add to 10 Subtract from 10 Subtract & add to 10 Add to 20 Add to 20 - Challenge Subtract from 20 Subtract from 20 - Challenge Subtract & add to 20 Subtract & add to 20 - Challenge There is also a version using a dyslexic font which has less clipart and a simpler background as is recommended for people with dyslexia, this may well help some of your students. Great for you: Prep is easy and quick - print and play Prep for dice - print, cut out, fold and glue as shown in the illustration Prep for spinners - print and use a pencil and paper clip Teachers’ notes with suggestions on how to structure the lesson Great for differentiation - use higher numbers or challenges to make this harder, provide manipulatives such as counters to make this easier Add games to your maths centre - put the games, dice and markers together and they are ready to play Ideal as an independent activity as part of a lesson Great for fun homework with family & friends Use them for early finishers Leave them in your tuff tray for students to play with or have them out as child-initiated activities Ideal if you need a quick resource e.g. for substitute days Cute ‘beach’ clipart makes resources engaging Great for your students: Games are ideal for 2 - 4 players Games are easy to play Instructions/ directions are included Games have a competitive element so students will be engaged Players will check each other’s adding & subtracting skills and therefore be learning together. Encourage students to discuss how they worked out the answers - verbalizing this helps them to clarify their thinking. If you like this resource, I would appreciate a review. Thank you. Please check out my shop: TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning

Looking for addition games for KS1 students to practice addition to 10, 12, 20 and adding to 100? They will love these Roll and add fun summer games for kids to recall simple addition sums or addition 2-digit numbers with a tricky 7, 8 and 9 and use key maths skills to find the answers. These engaging games are perfect for the summer with a beach theme. Students will be eager to play and work out the answers using these resources and see who can solve the most addition problems, circle the most sandcastles with their colours and claim these as theirs. Challenging the partner on whether they are adding up correctly will keep them engaged and wanting to play these games more than once. To make this easier for those students who need manipulatives, provide counters or other maths resources you have for counting e.g. Numicon. This gives a great connection between concrete maths i.e. handling objects and the more abstract maths of using numerals and written sums. Great games to encourage adding up in our head too. Use them in adult-led activities where you can assess their speed of recall and accuracy of working out as they play - especially as you may be thinking about end-of-year reports so this comes at the right time to evaluate how quick they are at working out e.g. 4 + 6 or 32 + 9. Differentiation is easy - use the easier addition games up to 10 for students who need simpler additions to solve and support this with manipulatives or challenge them to add to 100. You will get: Game for adding to 10 Game for adding to 12 Game for adding to 20 1 game for adding to 100** (99 is the highest addition) Instructions for each game 5 dice 1 to 5, 1 to 6, 2 to 7, 5 to 10 and a die with 2 digit numbers. Instructions on the individual games explain which dice to use 5 spinners 1 to 5, 1 to 6, 2 to 7, 5 to 10 and a spinner with 2 digit numbers. These can be easily interchanged with dice and are easier to make Coloured counters to use instead of colouring this in - this makes it a faster game that can be used repeatedly. Patterns to add to the backs of the games to make them look more professional This is a perfect resource to have ready for early finishers or to play as part of a lesson in pairs practicing adding and getting better at working them out. The games will make students work faster, more accurately and become more confident with addition. They are also ideal for the maths centre to play during other times when you need a quick educational resource ready e.g. wet playtime or supply days. Your students will love playing these games. 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

Looking for adding 2-digit numbers games **for year 2, 3, & 4 students to practice addition? They will love these Roll, Add and Find fun summer games for kids for addition 2-digit numbers, using their key mathematical skills to find the answers. These engaging maths games are perfect for the summer with a beach theme Students will be eager to play and work out the answers using these resources and see who can solve the most addition problems, circle the most sandcastles with their colours and claim these as theirs. Challenging the partner on whether they are adding up correctly, will keep them engaged and wanting to play these games more than once. To make this easier for those students who need manipulatives, provide counters or other maths resources you have for counting e.g. Numicon. This gives a great connection between concrete maths i.e. handling objects and the more abstract maths of using numerals and written sums. A great game for using mental maths and adding up in our heads too. Use them in adult-led activities where you can assess their speed of recall and accuracy of working out as they play - especially as you may be thinking about end-of-year reports or fun back-to-school activities to get back into thinking mathematically. The games come at the right time to evaluate how quick they are at working out e.g. 15 + 38 or 38 + 95 or to start off a new year in a fun way. Differentiation is easy - use the easier addition games using 1-digit and 2-digit numbers for students who need simpler additions to solve and support this with manipulatives or challenge them to add 2 2-digit numbers. You will get: 1 game for adding 1 digit + 2-digit numbers 1 game for adding teen + 2 digit numbers 1 game for adding 2 2-digit numbers Instructions come with each game 4 dice (letters relate to the dice used in the games). The instructions on the individual games explain which dice to use 4 spinners Coloured counters to use instead of colouring in - this makes it a faster game that can be used repeatedly. Patterns to add to the backs of the games to make them look more professional This is a perfect resource to have ready for early finishers or to play as part of a lesson in pairs practicing adding and getting better at working them out. The games will make students work faster, more accurately and become more confident with addition. They are also ideal for the maths centre to play during other times when you need a quick educational resource ready e.g. wet playtime or supply days. Your students will love playing these games. 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

Are you looking for times table activities to practice multiplication? These fun domino Maths games include arrays, calculations and answers (great for mental recall) & will get your students excited about practicing 2, 5 & 10 times tables to get quicker and more confident at working out calculations accurately and efficiently. Using the versions with the arrays (or grids) and calculations will illustrate what for example 5x3 looks like as a quantity. So often students learn their times tables by rote but have no feeling about what these numbers mean. Seeing these as arrays will make that step from pictures to abstract Maths easier Encourage students to discuss strategies they are using to clarify their thinking - you can find ideas about this in my Patterns & Tips Freebie resource. Use these as independent activities to play in pairs or small groups or as an adult-led task with opportunities to talk about how to make multiplying (and dividing) easier e.g. 5x4 = 10x4 and halving this. There are so many ways to make multiplying easier and discussing this will help students. Differentiation is easy as there are 3 versions: easier - arrays and calculations arrays and answer harder and great for mental recall - calculations and answers mixing up the cards as an extra challenge Provide manipulatives, times table squares, 100 squares or number lines for extra support if necessary. Students will become more confident and fluent in their mathematical thinking. You will get: 24 cards in 3 Sets: Set 1 – arrays (or grids) and calculations Set 2 – arrays (or grids) and answers Set 3 - calculations and answers teaching notes instructions answers patterns for the backs of cards Great for you: Low-prep - print, cut up cards & you are ready Great for your Maths centres Ideal for Maths lessons A great stand-alone activity Ideal for extra fun times tables and multiplication practice Great for easy-prep fun times table homework Ideal if you need a quick resource e.g. for supply days Great for your students: Popular activities that are easy to do - players are engaged to play and see if other players are correct Opportunities to understand what times tables look like as a picture/ quantity and multiply in fun ways. Using the grids and arrays will help them to understand and secure this key Maths skill of multiplication and what it means rather than (only) reciting times tables by rote - an important step in Maths. Learning together and games with a competitive element help students stay engaged Please leave a review if you like this resource as it will help others to find it.Thank you. Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning

Are you looking for ways to teach number patterns for times table for times tables? Make investigating times table maths fun with these engaging activities. Your students will love working out patterns as explained in this resource and it will help them to remember number facts. The activities outlined here will help your students ‘see’ number patterns, and learn and consolidate times table facts, which is great for recall. Differentiation is easy as times tables can be easy or tricky, but the notes in this product will help them to remember. Students will love investigating and won’t even realize how much they are learning about numbers and times tables. Here is what you will get: Ideas about how to teach about: patterns for times tables Questions to ask to steer students’ thinking about numbers activities & investigations to do tips and tricks about times tables to 12 - some tricks to remember those tricky multiplications for instance I have found 7 x 8 tricky until someone said to me to turn this round and say 56 = 7 x 8 and you have 5, 6, 7, 8 - so simple to remember now! numbers that occur frequently and patterns to look out for interesting facts about numbers in different times tables how to use easier times tables to work out harder ones e.g. 2x8 = double 2x2 and double again - and understand why this works seeing number connections will make future maths easier when students work with bigger numbers 100 squares to use for investigations Make these investigations into exciting lessons that will let your students see number patterns which will help them in future maths problem-solving lessons plus remembering those key essential multiplication skills and times tables. These teaching ideas and investigations are suggested for years 2 – 4 but may also be suitable for other year groups. Home Education: these tips and investigations are great for home education as they will give you plenty of ideas about how to teach about number patterns. ideal to use as part of a lesson practicing times tables great to play as a fun game outside of formal teaching - ‘drip feeding’ learning and maths into other parts of the day If you like this product then I would appreciate it if you could provide feedback please. Thank you. Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning

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 TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning