Voluntary & Charity
Numeracy: General numeracy / maths, Functional Maths - number
Free tags: Sport Relief
Context: Sport, Voluntary & Charity
Level: E2, E3
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
A Sport Relief task which looks at the dates of the events and the cost of buying products from the Sport Relief shop. It includes reading a calendar and working out the days/weeks left until the event. It also includes questions on comparing, adding, subtracting (working pout change) and halving money. Learners have to read prices from the Sports Relief shop and decide what to buy with a given amount of money.
With answer sheet, and fully mapped to the E2-E3 Functional Maths criteria.
Numeracy: General numeracy / maths, Functional Maths - measures, shape, money
Context: Catering Food Nutrition, Voluntary & Charity
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: Investigation or project, Worksheet or assignment
Inspired by Judith White’s autumn apple cake resource (ratios, converting measures, formulae, etc.) this series of open ended tasks focuses on the importance of showing working out and explaining/justifying their conclusions. It also helps students get used to the idea that some maths questions do not have just one “correct” answer.
The theme is baking several cakes for a charity event and making a profit.
You will need Judith’s original recipe (see below) to complete some of the tasks.
Literacy: Functional Skills English, General literacy / English
Free tags: Remembrance day
Context: History, Voluntary & Charity
Level: E1, E2
Resource type: Discussion points, Reading comprehension, Worksheet or assignment
Set of Remembrance Day tasks covering reading, writing and discussion.
Ideal for, and fully mapped to, Entry Level 1 and 2 Functional English. With teaching tips and extension ideas.
Literacy: Functional English - reading, Reading: text focus (comprehension), Functional English - writing
ICT: Functional ICT
Free tags: Remembrance day
Context: History, Voluntary & Charity
Level: E2, E3, L1
Resource type: ICT task sheet
A series of clear tasks that works well for a wide ability range (E2-L1).
Includes: resizing pictures, creating and saving folders and files, web research and poster design.
ESOL: ESOL Rt/E2.1a, ESOL Rt/E2.1b, ESOL Rt/E3.1a, ESOL Rt/E3.4a, ESOL Rt/E3.8a
Context: Voluntary & Charity
Level: E2, E3
Resource type: Reading comprehension
An adaptation of the text originally contributed by Amanda Burgess. I’ve simplified it for ESOL E2-E3 learners and added a vocab box as well – either for learners to investigate themselves or to be taught by the tutor ( Eg,What other charities do you know about….What other ways do charities use to raise money…etc).
Literacy: Functional English - reading, Functional English - writing
ESOL: ESOL Reading: text focus (comprehension), ESOL Writing: text focus (composition)
Context: Animal care & Equine, Voluntary & Charity
Resource type: ICT task sheet, Worksheet or assignment, Writing prompts
Level: E3, L1, L2
This Blue Cross resource was written for strong E3 or L1 (or even L2) ESOL learners. I first used it as a homework exercise. The English on the site is a little quirky but it is an exercise using authentic material which always has its upsides and downsides.
However, it is good on human interests and most people like animals. It involves ICT, Reading and Writing. It’s best to pre-teach the vocabulary.
Also ideal for, and fully mapped to, Functional Skills English Level 1 reading and writng.
Numeracy: Functional Maths - measures, shape, money, Functional Maths - number
Literacy: Functional English - reading, Functional English - speaking, listening & communication, Functional English - writing
Context: Voluntary & Charity
Resource type: Discussion points, Worksheet or assignment, Writing frame, Writing prompts
Level: E1, E2
I was prompted to create this set of tasks after seeing a lovely Red Nose event poster in my staff email. Although it focuses on Comic Relief 2011, this resource could easily be adapted for other charity events. Please read the resource to find out how you can obtain an editable Word version.
Functional English covers reading, spelling, writing, listening, speaking and discussion skills. Functional Maths covers time, money, doubling and halving, and 2D shapes.
Fully mapped to E1-E2 Functional Skills criteria.
Literacy: Functional Skills English, General literacy / English
Context: Voluntary & Charity
Level: E1, E2
Resource type: Discussion points, Reading comprehension, Writing prompts
Red Nose posterA super selection of functional English tasks. Based on a Red Nose Day / Comic Relief poster and story but can be used successfully at any time of year. Reading, writing and discussion tasks – with extra teaching ideas. Fully mapped to E1-2 Functional English.
Poster updated Feb 11 2011.
Numeracy: Functional Maths, Number, MSS1/E3.1
Context: Voluntary & Charity
Level: E3
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
Pudsey Collection is a topical and very practical problem solving set of tasks based on a Children in Need collection. Specially written for Entry 3 Functional Maths students and can be easily adapted to suit your own students / charity.
Numeracy: N1/E3.2, N1/E3.1, MSS1/E3.1
Context: Voluntary & Charity
Level: E3
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
Working in a charity shop is a practical set of tasks covering place value (writing cheques; counting up in 5s, 10s, 20s; adding up money) comes complete with paper money, paying-in slips and blank cheques.
