Independent living
Literacy: Rs/E1.1, Rt/E1.1
Pre-entry: General pre-Entry
ESOL: ESOL Rs/E1.1a, ESOL Rt/E1.1a
Context: Independent living
Resource type: Cloze exercise, Reading comprehension, Writing frame, Writing prompts
Level: M8, E1
This is a lower-level version of ‘My Busy Day’ Housework by Laurence Fletcher (see below) for a basic literacy for ESOL class. Also suitable for M8-E1 literacy.
Reading comprehension, simplified cloze and sentence exercises.
Literacy: Writing, Functional English - writing
Free tags: Christmas
Context: Independent living
Level: E1, E2
Resource type: Writing frame, Writing prompts
Two practice Christmas cards to help E1-E2 learners with writing their cards. Print off and fold in half.
I also recommend bringing in some sample envelopes to help learners recognise how to lay out a name and address.
Literacy: Rw/E1.1
Pre-entry: Rw/M7.3, Rw/M8.3
Free tags: Signs
Context: Independent living
Level: M7, M8, E1
Resource type: Flash cards, Sort or match cards
Matching exercise for preEntry and E1 learners to recognise signs and their names.
Literacy: Functional Skills English, General literacy / English
Free tags: Drug awareness
Context: Health, Social care, Early years, Independent living
Level: E2, E3
Resource type: Discussion points, Lesson plan, Poster, Reading comprehension, Sort or match cards, Worksheet or assignment
Everything you need for embedding literacy / Functional English into a teaching session that looks at drugs.
Learners explore the types types of drugs and also some of the origins of the problem. It covers types of text and some reading and spelling, including segmenting. There is also a ‘DARTs’ type exercise that explores how to treat a person who may become ill, instructions to re-order, and posters to laminate and discuss.
Literacy: General literacy / English
Numeracy: General numeracy / maths
General: Generic resources for literacy, numeracy and beyond
Free tags: Family learning
Context: Health and safety, Independent living
Resource type: Discussion points, Game
Level: E3, L1, L2
An outstanding set of resources. Developed to prompt discussion on knife crime with parents and children in a family learning setting, they are equally suitable in an FE setting – prompting discussion between students and tutors.
Pre-entry: Ww/M8.1, Wt/M8.4, Ww/M8.2, Rw/M8.2, Rw/M8.3
Literacy: Apply strategies to spell correctly, Rw/E1.1, Rw/E2.2
Context: Education, Independent living
Resource type: Flash cards, Sort or match cards, Worksheet or assignment
Level: M8, E1
A flexible set of exercises based on common classroom items such as pens, pencils. folders, hole punch, etc. Can be used in a variety of ways – with or without learner support. Includes worksheets and flash / matching cards. Detailed preEntry mapping information. First used at the start of the academic year with a new preEntry class.
Numeracy: Number, Functional Maths - data handling, Functional Maths - measures, shape, money, HD1/E2.1, HD1/E3.1, MSS1/E2.6, MSS1/E2.9, MSS1/E3.6
Context: Independent living
Level: E2, E3
Resource type: Hands-on / practical activity, Worksheet or assignment
Extracting information from tables (you will need an up-to-date postal prices leaflet – free from any post office or download link provided) followed by hands-on practice weighing parcels. Ideal for, and fully mapped to, Functional Maths.
Literacy: Functional English - reading, Reading: text focus (comprehension)
Context: Catering Food Nutrition, Health, Social care, Early years, Independent living
Level: E2, E3
Resource type: Handout or guide, Reading comprehension, Worksheet or assignment
Lovely vocational workbook that is also ideal for embedding Entry Level Functional English reading. Covers the five main food groups with comprehension questions on each page. Plus a final food sorting / (optional) alphabetical order activity to check learning. Fully mapped to E2-E3 English with detailed tips and ideas for embedding the E2-E3 reading Skill Standards.
Literacy: Functional English - reading, Rt/E1.1, Wt/E1.1, Functional English - writing
Numeracy: MSS2/E1.2
ICT: Developing, presenting and communicating information
ESOL: ESOL Rt/E1.1a, ESOL Wt/E1.1a
Context: Health and safety, Independent living
Resource type: Discussion points, Worksheet or assignment, Writing frame, Writing prompts
Level: E1
Lovely workbook for E1 ESOL, Literacy or Functional English. Use a prompt for discussion about the importance of keeping in touch, letting people know where you are, and asking for help. With plenty of opportunities for students to write their own texts.
A separate blank mobile template is also included – ideal for writing texts. Also useful for E1 Numeracy and Functional Maths positional vocabulary work. E.g. Which number is directly below the 6 key? Which number is in the middle on the top row? Etc.
Pre-entry: Rtc/M8.3, Rw/M8.3
Literacy: Rs/E1.1, Rw/E1.1
Context: Independent living
Resource type: Hands-on / practical activity, Worksheet or assignment
Level: M8, E1
Straightforward but very practical worksheet where ESOL learners select a garment and answer questions about its washing care symbols. The written questions require at least E1 reading skills but other parts of the worksheet focus on symbol recognition and are thus suitable for pre-Entry emerging readers / writers.
Note: for more on laundry symbols see “Buying Clothes” PPT below.
