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

Are you looking for end-of-year, easy-prep student reflections? These evaluations are perfect for summer and have prompts to encourage EYFS children to talk about their learning this past year. They can write to their new teacher and introduce themselves using these templates. Some of the sheets are open-ended so they will suit children of different abilities. Discuss what key skills and topics they have learnt during the academic year beforehand to remind them of their learning in the entire 10 months or so. These resources are ideal for reception class teachers to make evaluations easy plus give helpful feedback for planning the following year. The next teacher will also find these useful as the prompts encourage children to reflect on what they consider themselves to be good at and what they might need help with. The evaluations can create a useful back-to-school class display, reminding children of what they were thinking before the summer holidays. The resources are also useful for teachers covering PPA in several classes – use these in the last few weeks to round up the year and remind children of all the great learning they have done with you. Great for evidence too for key stage leaders if you keep a few copies for their files – maybe a couple of high, middle and low achievers. You will get: 15 templates in different 3 fonts to illustrate and/ or write about: ‘Snapshots’ of the year in pictures My class, friends, teacher and family This year I have …. templates What I would like my teacher to know about me …. templates When I grow up … templates My summer plans Great for you: Ideal opportunity to assess children’s learning Great as independent activities as part of a lesson Use them for morning work Ideal to leave out in the writing area for children to complete during CHIL (child-initiated learning time) Use them for early finishers Ideal if you need a quick resource e.g. for PPA teachers These worksheets are suggested for Early Year and Year 1 students but may also be suitable for other year groups. If you like this resource, I would really appreciate it if you could leave a review, thank you. Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning.

Are you looking for end-of-year, easy-prep student reflections? These evaluations are perfect for summer and have prompts to encourage Key Stage 1 & 2 children to talk about their learning this past year. They can write to their new teacher and introduce themselves using these templates. Some of the sheets are open-ended so they will suit children of different abilities. Discuss what key skills and topics they have learnt during the academic year beforehand to remind them of their learning in the entire 10 months or so. These resources are ideal for class teachers to make evaluations easy plus give helpful feedback for planning the following year. The next teacher will also find these useful as the prompts encourage children to reflect on what they consider themselves to be good at and what they might need help with. The evaluations can create a useful back-to-school class display, reminding children of what they were thinking before the summer holidays. The resources are also useful for teachers covering PPA in several classes – use these in the last few weeks to round up the year and remind children of all the great learning they have done with you. Great for evidence too for class teachers and key stage leaders if you keep a few copies for their files – maybe a couple of high, middle and low achievers. You will get: 12 templates in different 3 fonts to illustrate and/ or write about: ‘Snapshots’ of the year in pictures My favourite memories End of Year Review This year I have …. templates What I would like my teacher to know about me …. templates When I grow up … templates My summer plans All about me … this could be done at the beginning of the new term – so you are ready for autumn Great for you: Ideal opportunity to assess children’s learning Great as independent activities as part of a lesson Use them for morning work Ideal to leave out in the writing area for children to complete during ‘Free Learning Time’ Use them for early finishers Ideal if you need a quick resource e.g. for PPA teachers These worksheets are suggested for Key Stage 1 but can also be used for Key Stage 2. If you like this resource, I would really appreciate it if you could leave a review, thank you. Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning.

Looking for fun blending and segmenting games to spell CVC words? Get your (EYFS) reception children excited to practise early reading skills and say, segment, blend and make words with the letters on the dice to match the pictures. They will love these activities which will help them to recognise consonants and vowels and choose the correct ones to build the different words. Why choose dice rather than get pupils to write? Some children at this age may find writing tricky as they have not yet got the fine motor control to use a pencil accurately and can get frustrated easily, however we still want them to practice spelling. Building words using these dice makes ‘writing’, or spelling, fun. You can also use these as a Memory or Pairs game by printing the words and pictures and finding the pairs. Alternatively print out the words twice and match them. Use these games to revise and consolidate learning about blending and segmenting CVC words in fun ways. Pupils will become more confident and fluent in their spelling and reading. You will get: 3 games which have: dice - 2 dice with consonants plus 2 vowel dice words in colour with the middle vowel in black words in colour with the middle vowel in black plus 3 dots under the 3 letters and arrows to show the direction of reading the word words in in black and white to print directly to the back of the pictures for instant self-assessment. ( The words are ‘handed’ compared to the pictures so that you should be able to print this back-to-back with the pictures). a table of which words are being used (Game 1 - 43 words, game 2 - 40 words, game 3 - 30 words. Please note that some words are used more than once). instructions how to play the games - i.e. match the letters to the word or match the letters to the picture teaching notes patterns for the backs of words in case you would like to have a player read the word and the others spell this Great for you: Ideal opportunity to assess and teach about blending and segmenting CVC words Great as independent activities as part of a lesson Great for your literacy/ reading centres Use them for morning work Ideal for fun homework Use them for early finishers Ideal for extra fun segmenting and spelling practice Great for your Pupils: Popular to play & easy to understand activities Great opportunities to learn together and discuss blending and segmenting with instant self-assessment You might also be interested in these: If you like this resource, I would appreciate a review and thank you. Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning

Looking for Thanksgiving addition & subtraction maths games for KS1 & KS2 to practice adding and subtracting numbers to 10, 20, and 100? Encourage mental maths with the differentiated games & add or subtract numbers to consolidate number fluency this November using their key maths skills. Students will be eager to play and work out the answers using these fun and easy-prep activities. Check whether other players are giving the correct answers so everyone is involved every time someone moves the counter. Optional - players can only move if they say the answer correctly. Calculating and adding numbers mentally can be challenging, but the more students do this, the better they will get. Finding ways to make this fun, e.g. 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. Make this easier for students who need support by providing number lines, manipulatives, or other maths resources you have for counting, e.g. Numicon, Dienes, etc. for working out and checking answers. This gives a great connection between concrete maths, i.e. handling objects, and the more abstract maths of using numerals and written calculations. These are great maths activities for adding up in our heads too, ideal to practice mental maths in independent activities. Setting up is quick and instructions are easy to follow and come with the games. Use them in adult-led activities where you can assess their speed and accuracy of adding as they play - evaluate how quick they are at calculating and discuss maths strategies. Discussions like these will help your students become more fluent in their numeracy skills. Differentiation is easy - use the easier addition games for students who need simpler additions to solve and support this with manipulatives or paper & pencil to work out the sums, or challenge them to add or subtract numbers up to 100 using only mental maths strategies. You will get 9 games with the following: Game 1 – add to 10 Game 2 – add to 20 Game 3 – add to 100 Game 4 – subtract from 10 Game 5 – subtract from 20 Game 6 – subtract from 100 Game 7 – subtract & add to 10 Game 8 – subtract & add to 20 Game 9 – subtract & add to 100 dice and spinners. counters patterns for backs instructions Students love learning in fun ways and these games will help to practice their maths skills so that addition becomes easier and quicker. They will make connections through a shared fun learning experience and increase their maths skills in the process – a win-win situation. If your students enjoy the games, please leave a review. Thank you! Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning

Looking for HALLOWEEN Day games to read words with long vowels? Get your students excited about reading words with long vowel sounds using these easy-prep games. They will love playing these Halloween Roll and Read games which will help them to recognize these important graphemes and read words with different spelling patterns. Differentiation is easy. Each vowel has a game with more frequent spelling patterns and a game that includes unusual graphemes and more challenging words. Use the games to revise and consolidate learning about the different ways to spell words with a long a, e, i, o and u. Students will become more confident and fluent in their reading. The resources are great for reading activities as part of a lesson. Use this as an independent game or as an adult-led activity where you can assess and teach about spelling patterns and reading strategies. Use these opportunities to discuss whether a specific spelling pattern is always at the beginning, middle or end of a word, whether there are exceptions, can they think of other words with this pattern, etc. Challenge your students to use the blank templates and make up their own games individually or in pairs, then swap them and play with their peers. You will get: 12 Roll and Read Games Game 1 & 1a – Words with Long A Sounds & Challenge Game 2 & 2a – Words with Long E Sounds & Challenge Game 3 & 3a – Words with Long I Sounds & Challenge Game 4 & 4a – Words with Long 0 Sounds & Challenge Game 5 & 5a – Words with Long U Sounds & Challenge Game 6 & 6a – Words with all the Long Vowel Sounds & Challenge 2 blank templates for students to make up their own games Instructions to play the games Dice and Spinners with cute Halloween clipart numbers Markers Teachers’ Notes Patterns for the backs of games Great for you: Low-prep - print and play Teachers’ notes with suggestions on how to structure a lesson Great for your literacy/ reading centres Use them for easy-prep morning work Great as independent activities as part of a lesson Ideal for fun homework Use them for early finishers Ideal for extra fun reading practice 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 supply days Great for your students: Popular game format that are easy to play Instructions are included Players will check each other’s reading skills and therefore be learning together Gives students opportunities to discuss spelling patterns Games have a competitive element so will encourage perseverance If you like this resource please leave a review. Thankyou Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning

These maths loop games are a great mental maths starter or end-of-lesson activity. The low-prep loop cards will make practicing the key maths operations - addition, subtraction, multiplication & division - fun & help with fact fluency. Students will develop mastery and will love to get faster to complete the loop. 5 add, subtract, multiply & divide games will make practicing maths skills fun in Key Stage 2. They are easy to prep - just print, cut up & you are ready to play. Easy setup and student instructions make these activities perfect for a fun stand-alone activity when you have to fill in 10 or 15 minutes, independent games, centres and substitute days. How quickly can we get to complete the loop? Time them, swap cards and see if you can beat the timer. Write the target time on a board and try at other times in the week - a great way of practicing maths skills. The games are easy to play - each player gets a card. They say their calculation and players have to see whether this matches the answer on their cards, then it is their turn until the loop is finished. Students won’t realize how much they are getting better at these key maths skills. Your students will practice working out the answers and checking with other players if they are correct. Calculations are differentiated with easier and harder ones to work out. These are listed so that you can hand these out according to students’ abilities and it is a more equal game. Using fun games gives you an ideal opportunity to explain strategies to use their mental maths efficiently and make addition, and subtraction. multiplication and division easier. You will get: 5 easy prep games: Game 1 - addition to 30 Game 2 - addition & subtraction to 30 Game 3 - multiplication Game 4 - multiplication & division Game 5 - addition, subtraction, multiplication & division Teaching notes Student Directions 5 Patterns for the backs of games to make organization easy Great for you: Prep is easy and quick - print, cut up & play Laminate for repeated use Great for differentiation Teachers’ notes with suggestions on how to structure the lesson Add games to your maths centre Ideal as an independent activity as part of a lesson Great for fun homework with family & friends - give part of a sequence Great for your students: Games are ideal for whole class or groups Games are easy to play Instructions/ directions are included Games have a competitive element so students will be engaged If you like this resource, I would appreciate a review. Thank you. Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning

Are you looking for summer multiplication fun games for year 3 & 4 students? Are your students working on their times tables and you are looking for some fun ways to practice these to increase their speed and confidence in working out and recalling multiplication facts? Your students will be engaged in these Roll and Work out activities as they practice their multiplication fact fluency, which are essential mathematical skills. The games will help to memorize and recall maths facts for 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12 times tables) easily and quickly. Multiplying will be something they will find fun to do as they find the most summer ice creams. The cute clip art will help them stay focused on the activity. The games are for students to play in pairs. Use them as part of a multiplication lesson to practice these skills or a stand-alone activity for students who need extra practice with multiplying 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 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. They can also use times tables grids or posters to help them find or check answers. Here is what you will get: Multiplication Games for 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10 times tables 1 - 6 Dice/ die (or use normal 1 - 6 dice) 1 - 6 spinners 2 - 12 spinners (with this spinner the game is all about multiplication rather than adding and then multiplying) Instructions for the games This game is perfect for homework and home education. Students can play them with their parents, siblings and friends to show and discuss how they work out the answers. 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 supply lessons - or when children want to choose fun educational games to play with their friends - some call this Golden time. This is a perfect resource to have ready for early finishers or to play as part of a lesson in pairs practicing adding and multiplying and getting better at working them out. Prep is easy – Print, cut up and play. The dice will need to be folded and glued, if this takes too much time please use the spinners instead. 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

Looking for summer multiplication fun games for year 2 to 4 students? Are your students working on their times tables and you are looking for some fun ways to practice these to increase their speed and confidence in working out and recalling multiplication facts? Your students will be engaged in these Roll and Work out activities as they practice their multiplication fact fluency, which are essential mathematical skills. The games will help to memorize and recall maths facts easily and quickly. Multiplying will be something they will find fun to do as they find the most summer ice creams. The cute clip art will help them stay focused on the activity. The games are for students to play in pairs. Use them as part of a multiplication lesson to practice these skills or a stand-alone activity for students who need extra practice with multiplying 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 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. They can also use times tables grids or posters to help them find or check answers. Differentiation is easy by using more or less challenging times tables games. Use the summer games to multiply by 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12 times tables as well for more difficult games. Here is what you will get: Multiplication Games for 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10 times tables 1 - 6 Dice/ die (or use normal 1 - 6 dice) 1 - 6 spinners 2 - 12 spinners (with this spinner the game is all about multiplication rather than adding and then multiplying) Instructions for the games This game is perfect for homework and home education. Students can play them with their parents, siblings and friends to show and discuss how they work out the answers. 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 supply lessons - or when children want to choose fun educational games to play with their friends - some call this Golden time. This is a perfect resource to have ready for early finishers or to play as part of a lesson in pairs practicing adding and multiplying and getting better at working them out. Prep is easy – Print, cut up and play. The dice will need to be folded and glued. 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

Are you looking for fun CVC pyramid sentences or sentence ladders to encourage reading fluency? These printable phonics resources are great for early reading CVC words. They are designed for EYFS students to practice how to decode, blend and read in engaging ways. The pyramid sentences can be used during lessons, in literacy centres, as independent work, as homework assignments, in tuff trays, for Home Education, supply lessons or as extra reading practice. Students can work individually to read and write the sentences. They can also use the blank templates to make up their own pyramid sentences and share them with their peers. Differentiation is easy - use the easier words (only CVC) or add in other words - CVCC, CCVC, CCVCC, high-frequency words, or sight words, such as ”the”, to make it more of a challenge. You will get: 24 pyramid sentences (or sentence ladders) 7 blank templates to choose from for students to write their own pyramid sentence The sentences come in different fonts including a dyslexic font - this also has a pastel background to help students who might have difficulties focusing on words. You will also get: words with early digraphs (ck, ll, ss, ff) - with the digraphs underlined for extra support and also not underlined Notes patterns for the backs of cards The resources are in colour and black & white for more printing options. Benefits Helps students practice reading CVC words one at a time Encourages young learners to match words as they hear them Allows for differentiation Offers a fun way for children to improve their literacy skills Easy-prep - print & cut out the cards (4 to a page) Can be played independently - for individuals or pairs - discussion with others helps learning and engages students Great for lessons, centres, extra reading practice, homework, substitute teachers, early morning work, home education If you like this resource Please leave a review, Thank you Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning

Are you looking for fun CVC pyramid sentences or sentence ladders to encourage reading fluency? These printable phonics resources are great for early reading CVC words. They are designed for EYFS students to practice how to decode, blend and read in engaging ways. The pyramid sentences can be used during lessons, in literacy centres, as independent work, as homework assignments, in tuff trays, for Home Education, supply lessons or as extra reading practice. Students can work individually to read and write the sentences. They can also use the blank templates to make up their own pyramid sentences and share them with their peers. Differentiation is easy - use the easier words (only CVC) or add in other words - CVCC, CCVC, CCVCC, high-frequency words, or sight words, such as ”the”, to make it more of a challenge. You will get: 24 pyramid sentences (or sentence ladders) 7 blank templates to choose from for students to write their own pyramid sentence The sentences come in different fonts including a dyslexic font - this also has a pastel background to help students who might have difficulties focusing on words. You will also get: words with early digraphs (ck, ll, ss, ff) - with the digraphs underlined for extra support and also not underlined Notes patterns for the backs of cards The resources are in colour and black & white for more printing options. Benefits Helps students practice reading CVC words one at a time Encourages young learners to match words as they hear them Allows for differentiation Offers a fun way for children to improve their literacy skills Easy-prep - print & cut out the cards (4 to a page) Can be played independently - for individuals or pairs - discussion with others helps learning and engages students Great for lessons, centres, extra reading practice, homework, substitute teachers, early morning work, home education If you like this resource Please leave a review, Thank you Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning

Use the US Presidents’ theme to make reading, writing and US history fun with this easy-prep Scavenger Hunt activity. Your KS2 pupils will work individually, in pairs or groups and use their comprehension skills to answer questions, unscramble the mystery word and crack the code. This engaging activity is perfect for using comprehension skills to find the answers and be the first to unlock the secret 4-digit code. Players use the cards to read short history passages and find out about ten different presidents. There are questions to be answered but they are on different cards therefore it is important to understand and remember what they have read. The answers are code words which will lead to letters to be unscrambled to find out what the mystery word is. Differentiation is easy as there are 2 answer grids to choose from with added clues. This is a great introduction fun task for the start of a theme about the presidents of America or as a stand-alone comprehension activity. You will get: 10 cards with a short passage to read and a question that relates to another card so students must comprehend and remember what they have read. 2 answer record sheets for each player or team - use these answers to find letters to unscramble to find the mystery word and crack the 4-digit code. a short introduction/story to set the scene answers for you to assess instantly if they are correct so no long marking winners’ certificates directions The themes of the reading passages are all related to the accomplishments of 10 presidents. Great for you: Prep is easy and quick - print, cut the cards into 2 and distribute these around the classroom and you are ready for a fun and engaging lesson.Low-prep Ideal for your literacy and history centres Great as independent activities in a literacy lesson Ideal if you need a quick resource eg.substitute days learning about history in a fun way Great for your students: Gives students opportunities to read carefully, discuss this topic and remember what they have read The challenge to find the mystery location and crack the 4-digit code will engage them Great history activity Home Education: Ideal to use it to learn about the presidents of the U.S.A. Great reading activity Working on vocabulary and comprehension You may be interested in: Maths Activities 4th of July Numbers to Count, Subitize, Add & Read KS2 Space Scavenger Hunt - Comprehension If you like my resources please leave a review. Thank you. Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning.

Make subitizing and counting numbers up to 10, adding and reading (number) words fun by using this easy-prep maths 4th of July resource. Your early years students can play math games such as Memory, Pairs and Snap in small groups or individually and use their mathematics skills to count, subitize, read number words and find the matching numeral to the quantity they have counted. This resource is ideal for celebrating the 4th of July with red, blue and white stars and stripes for counting, but it can be used throughout the year. Most young children love games and these resources lend themselves well to playing popular games practicing key math skills and recognising numerals, addition to 10 and reading words. Students can play this as part of their CHIL, or child-initiated independent learning activities or as part of a maths lesson. Decide whether you would like your students to count, add or read and put the relevant cards in your tuff tray to encourage these key mathematical skills or use them for your maths lesson or table. Ask questions such as: How many stars/ stripes can you ‘see’ without counting - subitizing? Is it easier to ‘see’ if you see them in groups e.g. a 3 and a 4? Can you make a sum using the cards and symbols and show me 3 + 4 = ?using the numbers or the pictures - addition skills? Can you read the words and match them to the numerals? You will get cards with: 0-10 numerals 0-10 stars for counting 0-10 stripes for counting Zero to ten in words Stars and stripes on 1 card to add 2 quantities together Matching addition sums to recognize and find 12 subtraction sums to find the equivalent pictures or answers for (2 for answers 1 and 5) notes patterns for the backs of the cards Great for you: Prep is easy and quick - print, cut up the cards and you are ready for a fun and engaging lesson. Ideal for your math and 4th of July-themed centres Great as independent activities in a math lesson Ideal if you need a quick resource e.g. for substitute days Great for extra counting practice Great for your students: Gives students opportunities to count carefully and subitize Count together and discuss the final number being the total number Add 2 quantities together and recognize the matching sum - seeing this as a written sum is an important step up from seeing the objects Have fun with math Read number words If you like this resource, I would really appreciate it if you could leave a review. Thank you. You might be interested in: USA Presidents Scavenger Hunt 4th of July 2d SHAPES Math Geometry Games - EYFS & KS1 Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning.

Are you looking for end-of-year, easy-prep student reflections? There are literacy, reading, writing, maths, science, history, geography, RE, PE, PSHE, MFL, art, drama and computing evaluations plus an evaluation for overall learning. Use the 6 templates for students to write to the teacher they will have next year Differentiation is easy as there are prompts to scaffold their writing. Decide which of the subjects you would like your students to reflect upon or give them a choice. Discuss what key skills and topics they have learnt during the academic year beforehand to remind them of the entire 10 months or so. These resources are ideal for class teachers to make evaluations easy plus give helpful feedback for the following year. The next teacher will also find these useful as the prompts reflect on children’s self-refection about what they consider themselves to be good at and what they might need help with. The evaluations can create a useful back-to-school class display, reminding children of what they were thinking before the summer holidays. The resources are also useful for teachers covering PPA in several classes – use these in the last few weeks to round up the year and remind children of all the great learning they have done with you. Great for evidence too for subject leaders if you keep a few copies for your files. You will get: 20 evaluations 2 evaluations for: Reading Writing Maths Science PE 1 evaluation for History, geography, art, music, D&T, PSHE, MFL, drama, computing, music 1 evaluation for overall subject areas Great for you: Ideal opportunity to assess children’s learning Great as independent activities as part of a lesson Use them for morning work Use them for early finishers Ideal if you need a quick resource e.g. for PPA teachers These worksheets are suggested for Key Stage 2 students but may also be suitable for other year groups. If you like this resource, I would really appreciate it if you could leave a review and thank you. Thank you. Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning.

Make reading fun by using this easy-prep Planets Scavenger Hunt comprehension activity. Your Key Stage 2 students will work individually, in pairs or small groups and use their reading skills to answer questions, unscramble the mystery words and crack the code. This engaging activity is perfect for using comprehension skills to find the answers and be the first to unlock the secret 4-digit code. Players use the cards to read short passages and find out about things that they might find in our solar system – planets. There are questions to be answered but they are on different cards therefore it is important to understand and remember what they have read. The answers are code words which will lead to letters to be unscrambled to lead to a mystery item. Who will be the first to find this? This activity makes reading and understanding fun and the competitive element will engage students. You will get: 10 cards with a short passage to read and a question that relates to another card so students must understand and remember what they have read Answer record sheet for each player or team - use the answers to find letters to unscramble and find the mystery location and crack the 4-digit code a short introduction to set the scene answers for you to assess instantly if they are correct or not Space themed winners’ certificates directions The themes of the readings are all related to the space Prep is easy and quick – print & cut the cards into 2 and distribute these around the classroom or table and you are ready for a fun and engaging lesson. Great for you: Low-prep Ideal for your literacy Great as independent activities in a literacy lesson Ideal if you need a quick resource These activities are suggested for Key Stage 2 – in particular Years 4 & 5 but may also be suitable for other years Great for your students: Gives students opportunities to read carefully and remember what they have read The challenge to find the mystery location and crack the 4-digit code will engage them Great for working together Make it more interesting by using a 4-digit lock and pre-setting the numbers to this code. It could even open a ‘treasure box’ with a something inside If you like this resource, please a rating & comment about it. Thank you. You may also like Sea Life Ocean Vocabulary Trail KS2 Seaside Comprehension SUMMER Scavenger Hunt Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning

Make reading fun by using this easy-prep summer Scavenger Hunt comprehension activity with a seaside theme. Your Key Stage 2 students will work individually, in pairs or small groups and use their reading skills to answer questions, unscramble the mystery words and crack the code. This engaging activity is perfect for using comprehension skills to find the answers and be the first to unlock the secret 4-digit code. Players use the cards to read short passages and find out about things that they might find on the beach - starfish, sand, hermit crabs etc. There are questions to be answered but they are on different cards therefore it is important to understand and remember what they have read. The answers are code words which will lead to letters to be unscrambled to lead to a mystery location. Who will be the first to find this? This activity makes reading and understanding fun and the competitive element will engage students. You will get: 10 cards with a short passage to read and a question that relates to another card so students must understand and remember what they have read Answer record sheet for each player or team - use the answers to find letters to unscramble and find the mystery location and crack the 4-digit code a short introduction to set the scene answers for you to assess instantly if they are correct or not seaside themed winners’ certificates directions The themes of the readings are all related to the seaside so ideal for summer Prep is easy and quick – print & cut the cards into 2 and distribute these around the classroom or table and you are ready for a fun and engaging lesson. Great for you: Low-prep Ideal for your literacy and summer centres Great as independent activities in a literacy lesson Ideal if you need a quick resource These activities are suggested for Key Stage 2 – in particular Years 4 & 5 but may also be suitable for other years Great for your students: Gives students opportunities to read carefully and remember what they have read The challenge to find the mystery location and crack the 4-digit code will engage them Great for working together Make it more interesting by using a 4-digit lock and pre-setting the numbers to this code. It could even open a ‘treasure box’ with a prize inside: a seashell, sand, a picture, etc. If you like this resource, please a rating & comment about it, Thank you. You may also like Sea Life Ocean Vocabulary Trail Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning

Make reading and science fun by using this easy-prep Vocabulary Trail and Memory game cards with a sea life & ocean theme. Your Key Stage 2 students will work individually, in small groups and use their comprehension skills to match meanings and words, unscramble the mystery words and crack the code. There are 2 different resources - 10 words & meanings for a whole class vocabulary trail and 20 words & meanings as small cards to play popular games in small groups such as Memory, Pairs or Snap. These engaging activities are perfect for using comprehension skills to match the words and definitions and be the first to unlock the secret 4-digit code or be the one with the most cards at the end of a memory game. Players use the cards to read short science passages and find out about scientific vocabulary related to oceans. For the whole class activity, the answers will reveal letters which will give a ‘mystery code’ when these are unscrambled. For extra fun and as a challenge the answers can be used to give a secret 4-digit code. Who will be the first to find this? Who will get the most cards. The activities make reading and understanding fun and the competitive element will engage students. Differentiate the memory card game by including the 4 more challenging words and definitions or play a fast game of Snap to encourage skim reading. This is a great introduction and fun task for the start of a marine life or ocean topic or if you are having a ‘Looking after our world/ environment’ day or week. This is also ideal as a stand-alone comprehension activity. You will get: Vocabulary Trail 10 cards with words & explanations Answer record sheets for each player or team - use these answers to find letters to unscramble to find the mystery location and crack the 4-digit code You will also get: a short introduction/story to set the scene answers for you to assess instantly if they are correct so no long marking ‘locks’ that can be printed off with the 4-digit answers winners’ certificates directions Memory Game 20 cards with • words • definitions • ‘I am a …’ statements - which some students might find easier The themes of the reading passages are all related to marine life & oceans. The resources are in color and black & white for more printing options. Prep is easy and quick - print, cut up the cards and distribute these around the classroom (for the vocabulary trail) and you are ready for a fun and engaging lesson. (If you do not want your students to roam around then have a set of cards for each table). You might be interested in: KS2 Space Scavenger Hunt - Comprehension If you like this resource, I would appreciate a review and thank you. Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning

Looking for easy-prep phonics games to read CVC words this Thanksgiving? Get your Early Years students excited about reading VC, CCVC, CVCC, CCVCC & digraphs with these differentiated, harvest-themed, fun activities. They will use their early reading skills to practice decoding, blending and reading and become more fluent and confident in these key literacy skills. The resources are easy to use and great for independent activities as part of a phonics lesson or use this as an adult-led activity where you can assess and teach about early reading strategies, sounds and letters. They are great opportunities to talk about grapheme-phoneme correspondences and blending sounds to read whole words. Differentiation is easy as there are 10 different games with increasingly more sounds and letters With the cute Thanksgiving clipart, the games make reading CVC words in the fall or autumn fun. The activities are perfect for lessons, extra practice, early finishers, fun homework, centres, supply days and home Education. You will get: 10 Games Game 1 -CVC – s a t i p n m d Game 2 – CVC & VC VCC CVCC & CCVC & capital letters for names - s a t i p n m d Game 3 – CVC - s a t i p n m d & g o c k Game 4 – CVC - s a t i p n m d & g o c k & e u r Game 5 – CVC & VC VCC CVCC & CCVC - s a t i p n m d & g o c k & e u r Game 6 – CVC - s a t i p n m d & g o c k e u r & h b f l Game 7 – CVC & VC VCC CVCC & CCVC - s a t i p n m d & g o c k e u r & h b f l Game 8 – CVC - s a t i p n m d & g o c k e u r & h b f l j v w x y z Game 9 – CVC & VC VCC CVCC & CCVC - s a t i p n m d & g o c k e u r & h b f l j v w x y z& digraphs ck, ff ll ss Game 10 – - s a t i p n m d & g o c k e u r & h b f l j v w x y z & digraphs ck, ff ll ss zz qu 2 blank templates for your students to write their own words and create ‘personalized’ games templates for dice and spinners templates for markers and patterns for the backs of games teaching notes Great for you: Easy-prep - print and you are ready Ideal opportunity to assess and teach about reading CVC words and early digraphs Great as independent activities as part of a phonics lesson Great for your literacy and fall/ autumn/ Thanksgiving centres Use them for morning work Ideal for fun homework Use them for early finishers Ideal for extra fun blending and reading practice Ideal if you need a resource e.g. for substitute days These games are suggested for Early Years but may also be suitable for other grades. Great for your students: Popular and easy-to-understand game format Games encourage perseverance - who can get to the end first? Provides great opportunities to learn together If your students enjoy the games, please leave a review. Thank you! Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning

Are you looking for easy-prep games to read CVC words? Get your Early Years students excited to also read CCVC, CVCC and CCVCC words with these winter-themed differentiated phonics activities. They will use their early reading skills to practice decoding, blending and reading and become more fluent and confident in this key literacy skill. The resources are easy to use and great for independent activities as part of a phonics lesson or use this as an adult-led activity where you can assess and teach about early reading strategies, sounds and letters. They are great opportunities to talk about grapheme-phoneme correspondences and blending sounds together to read whole words. Differentiation is easy as there are 10 different games with increasingly more sounds and letters (please see below). With the snow clipart, this resource makes reading CVC words in the winter fun. The activities are perfect for lessons, extra practice, early finishers, centres, homework and Home Education. You will get: 10 Games in 4 versions - Colour, Highlighted Vowels, Black and white & Dyslexic Font CVC words using s a t i p n m d CVC & VC VCC CVCC & CCVC words using s a t i p n m d CVC words using s a t i p n m d & g o c k CVC words using s a t i p n m d g o c k & e u r CVC & VC VCC CVCC & CCVC words using s a t i p n m d g o c k & e u r CVC words using s a t i p n m d g o c k e u r & h b f l CVC & VC VCC CVCC CCVC & CCVCC words using s a t i p n m d g o c k e u r & h b f l CVC words using s a t i p n m d g o c k e u r h b f l & j v w x y z CVC & CVCC & CCVC & CCVCC words using s a t i p n m d g o c k e u r h b f l & j v w x y z & digraphs ck, ff ll ss CVC & CVCC & CCVC & CCVCC words using s a t i p n m d g o c k e u r h b f l & j v w x y z digraphs ck, ff ll ss & zz qu You will also get: 3 blank templates for your students to write their own words and create ‘personalized’ games templates for dice and spinners (1-4 and 1-6) with a winter theme - or use standard 1-6 dice templates for markers and patterns for the backs of games (or laminate 2 games back-to-back for students to go onto a more challenging game teaching notes Great for you: Easy-prep - print and you are ready Ideal opportunity to assess and teach about reading CVC words Great as independent activities as part of a phonics lesson Great for your centres Use them for morning work Ideal for fun homework Ideal for extra fun blending and reading practice Great for your students: Popular and easy-to-understand game format Games encourage perseverance - who can get to the snowman first? Provides great opportunities to learn together If your students enjoy this resource, please leave a review. Thank you! 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