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My maths, literacy, MFL & RE resources are about learning through play. With 20+ years of teaching experience, I have seen what works well in nurturing education and consolidating key skills. Integrating play and creativity makes learning fun so that children reinforce key concepts, discuss their thinking & strategies. These high-quality materials provide teachers & parents with easy-prep games that enrich the educational experiences to help build a strong foundation for future success.

My maths, literacy, MFL & RE resources are about learning through play. With 20+ years of teaching experience, I have seen what works well in nurturing education and consolidating key skills. Integrating play and creativity makes learning fun so that children reinforce key concepts, discuss their thinking & strategies. These high-quality materials provide teachers & parents with easy-prep games that enrich the educational experiences to help build a strong foundation for future success.
Subtraction from 5 10 12 & 20 - 4 fun Maths Activities for KS1
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Subtraction from 5 10 12 & 20 - 4 fun Maths Activities for KS1

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Are you looking for summer subtraction from 5, 10, 12 & 20 fun games for Key Stage 1? These Roll and Subtract activities will engage your students as they practice their subtraction fact fluency, which is an important mathematical skill. The games will help to memorise and recall maths facts easily and quickly. Taking away, or subtracting will be something they will find fun to do as they race to get the most kites. The games are for students to play in pairs. Use them as part of a subtraction lesson to practice these skills or a stand-alone activity for students who need extra practice with subtraction 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 counters or Numicon or a 10 frame 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 illustrate how they arrived at the answers. Sharing and discussing these with their partners will lead to verbalising what they are doing which will add to their learning experience. Have an adult play with a student in a 1 to 1 scenario to discuss and explain how to subtract and strategies on how to do this so that this becomes clearer – e.g. if subtracting from 5 model using their fingers, if taking away from 10 remind them of number bonds to 10, if subtracting from 12 remind them that they can split the number they are subtracting into 2 and other number so go back 2 to 10 and then subtract the other number etc. Here is what you will get: Subtraction game – taking away from 5 in colour and black & white Subtraction game – taking away from 10 in colour and black & white Subtraction game – taking away from 12 in colour and black & white Subtraction game – taking away from 20 in colour and black & white Dice and spinners to choose from for each game – they are clearly labelled which ones to use for which game Instructions for the games Counters to cut out – in case you prefer to use the games often, students can cover their shapes with their coloured counters - this makes the games faster too Backs for Games to make them look more attractive if you laminate and store them with other games in your maths centre These games are perfect for homework and home education. The games are ideal for maths centres Challenge your students to the harder games This is a perfect resource to have ready for early finishers Prep is easy – Print, cut up and play. 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
10 Thanksgiving Roll & Read CVC CCVCC Words - Reading Games For Early Years
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10 Thanksgiving Roll & Read CVC CCVCC Words - Reading Games For Early Years

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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
Thanksgiving ADD & SUBTRACT to 10, 20, 100 - 9 Mental Maths Games
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Thanksgiving ADD & SUBTRACT to 10, 20, 100 - 9 Mental Maths Games

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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
Christmas Writing - Write Letters & Prompts to Elf & Santa - 33 Fun Templates
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Christmas Writing - Write Letters & Prompts to Elf & Santa - 33 Fun Templates

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Are you looking for engaging Christmas creative writing activities this December? Get your students to write to Santa, the Elf and Father Christmas using these low-prep templates - perfect for your students to compose and write relevant letters at this busy pre-Christmas time. The cute Elf and Christmas clip art makes this ideal for December’s fun creative writing activities. They will love writing and sharing ideas with their peers. Quick and easy setup makes the templates ideal for lessons, centres, homework and supply days. Before they start to write the letters get students to work individually, in pairs or small groups to brainstorm adjectives and ‘WOW’ words that students might find helpful and jot them down using the enclosed prompts. Provide them with a thesaurus to look for more interesting words. Also included are 2 checklists to encourage them to think about spelling, punctuation and how to further improve their writing. Differentiation is easy as there are different templates to choose from. For early writing use the templates with no lines for students to draw (and annotate if appropriate), for other students there are templates with fewer/ more lines with fewer/ more words, therefore matching the support and expected length of writing to your students. Here is what you will get: 33 Christmas Creative Writing templates with themes for Elf (the pictures show Elf being on a shelf) Santa Father Christmas no words dyslexic font (these have a pastel background in a colour compatible with the clipart used and less clipart which is on the fringe of the writing space) Plus templates for : Before writing the letter use the templates with 4/6 or unlimited spaces for students to brainstorm suitable words to refer to After writing there are 2 differentiated prompt sheets reminding students how to make their writing better Plus patterns & colours for the backs of letters in case you are laminating these for repeated use. Prep is easy and quick - print and you are ready for a fun and engaging lesson. The finished work will make a great Christmas display too! Great for you: Low-prep - print & and write Great for your literacy and Christmas centres Use them for easy-prep morning work Great as independent activities as part of a lesson Ideal as an adult-led guided activity Great for fun homework Ideal for extra fun writing practice The finished work will make a colourful Christmas display These games are suggested for Early Years but may also be suitable for other grades. Great for your students: Gives students opportunities to discuss suitable vocabulary The fun Christmas clipart will engage them in their writing If your students enjoy this resource, please leave a review. Thank you! Please check out TES Shop (UK) Copyright © OwletLearning
10 CVC Words Winter Roll and Read Phonics Games - for early years
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10 CVC Words Winter Roll and Read Phonics Games - for early years

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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