Adult Basic Skills Resource Centre for students and tutors
1000+ free Functional Maths, Functional English and Skills for Life resources available on this privately owned site, used as a resource in my literacy and numeracy classes at Abingdon & Witney College.
I hope students and tutors around the UK, and beyond, will also find it useful. KEY:  Literacy ESOL General   Numeracy / ICT

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TOPICAL, SEASONAL
Mothers Day, E1 Seasons (especially spring), Easter, List of all Functional Skills resources 11/03/2010

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Double letter rule Entry 2 ESOL and Literacy spelling Sparkling sentences Bonfire Night literacy starter (E2-L1) Entry 2 - listening for the main points exercise Morris dancing - Level 1 comprehension Primary pupils missing school - L2 comprehension Readwell Road - adult Entry 1 reading books. Books D, E and F Cat purring exploits humans - L2 comprehension Borrow a book - Level 2 reading comprehension, vocabulary, punctuation. Cat prepositions of place E1 ESOL - Literacy Personal Statement planner - for UCAS and job applications, also ideal for underpinning L2 Functional English writing Read hot chilli peppers reading comprehension and writng for catering students First 100 high frequency words - 16 sets of worksheets with adult storylines and content - and flashcards, 39 pages.

11/03/10 Double letter spelling rule from Vicky Goutis. Sparkling sentences from Jo Collins, Cumbria County Council. E2 Listening for main points exercise from Karen Bruin. Morris Dancing, More primary pupils miss school, Childminder or Babysitter? Borrow a book; L1-2 comprehension tasks all from Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. Readwell Road reading scheme for adults: books D-F, A-C and overview document all from Linda Hoole, HavantPersonal Statement planner and Cat prepositions both from Sarah Horsley, Croydon College. Silk Functional English for Art & Design from Janet Wilkins, Royal Forest of Dean College. High frequency words worksheets and cards from Margaret Adams, Uckfield Community Technology College.

 E3-L2 Functional Maths kitchen project Entry 1 time (months and seasons) Strange Maths - Level 2 multiplication and division with large numbers You're in the Money - Version 2. Differentiated task sheets (E2-E3, L1-2) Embedded Maths for Hairdressing - multiplying & dividng whole numbers and decinlas by 10 and 100 Sale items - Entry 3 fractions of amounts Pay Day - budgeting game for Entry Level workskills learners  Functional Maths lesson plan - Plan a Holiday (level 1 -2) Introduction to algebra N1/L1.11 Smart Notebook Functional Maths: Measurement (area, perimeter, volume) and scale for construction students

28/02/10 Functional Maths: E3-L2 Kitchen Project; Measures for construction PPT, lesson plans, Plan a holiday PPT, Problem solving decimals PPT all from Elizabeth Adeyemi, South Thames College. Seasons and months from Sonia Carroll, City and Islington College. Strange Maths from John Wood, BHTS, North Devon College. Multiplying/dividing by 10/100 for hairdressing, from Janet Wilkins, Royal Forest of Dean College. You're in the Money from Ruth Read, WEA, East Midlands. Sale calculations from Annette Tedder, Kirklees College. Pay Day card game from Matt Barnes. Introduction to Algebra from John Thompson, Devon Adult & Community Learning

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Numeracy & Functional Maths resources 28/02/10 mapped to Adult Numeracy & Functional Maths Criteria (E1 Number E2 Number, E3 Number L1 Number, L2 Number, MSS (all), Data Handling (all), pre-Entry Numeracy).
Literacy & Functional English resources 07/03/10 mapped to Adult Literacy & Functional English criteria (pre-Entry, E1, E2, E3, L1, L2ESOL resources Entry 1 Entry 2 27/02/10

Topical & seasonal resources

Contextualised resources - construction, employment, hairdressing, etc. 28/02/10

Study skills, exam tips, general teaching resources 15/10/09

ICT Skills for Life and CLAIT resources 13/12/09 Interactive Schemes of Work L1-2 Num, E1 Lit.

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1 Useful links for tutors 11/03/10 New Section - Functional Skills Resource Links

2 Embed ILT 10/08/09

3 Printable resources


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