Guy Fawkes
Literacy: General literacy / English, Homophones, homographs & confusables, Functional English - reading, Functional English - writing
Numeracy: MSS1/E2.3, MSS1/E3.3
Free tags: Autumn, Equality and Diversity, Guy Fawkes
Context: History, Leisure Travel Tourism
Level: E3, L1
Resource type: Reading comprehension, Worksheet or assignment
This resource was created for Adult Literacy Entry 3 Learners but can be used with mixed ability groups from E2 – L1. It includes reading comprehension and related exercises covering many curriculum areas, based on the Guy Fawkes Night theme.
The first section is a comprehension based on the history of Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night. The text is suitable for E3-L2. Questions cover general comprehension, punctuation, homophones/spellings, proper nouns, alphabetical order and dictionary work.
Literacy: Functional Skills English, General literacy / English
Free tags: Guy Fawkes
Level: E1, E2
Resource type: Discussion points, Reading comprehension, Worksheet or assignment, Writing prompts
Topical set of resources covering reading, writing and discussion.Two simplified texts – one writer likes fireworks; the other does not! What do you think?
Ideal for, and fully mapped to, Entry Level 1 and 2 Functional English. With teaching tips and extension ideas.
Numeracy: Functional Maths
Free tags: Guy Fawkes
Context: Leisure Travel Tourism
Level: E2, E3, L1
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
A fabulous set of Functional Skills maths tasks and a great way to engage mixed ability groups. Covers many aspects of E2-L1 Functional Maths including all three process skills (representing, analysing and interpreting).
Topics include extracting information, simple formulae in words (Buy one, get one free, etc), money, division and general problem solving. Includes fireworks and food information booklet, task sheets, Functional Skills mapping, mark/answer sheet, and teaching ideas.
Literacy: Writing: sentence focus (punctuation & grammar)
Free tags: Guy Fawkes
Level: E2, E3, L1, L2
Resource type: Teaching idea, Warm-up
Sparkling sentences for bonfire night is a lovely seasonal literacy starter activity that covers adjectives, adverbs, sentence structure and punctuation. The focus is on extending simple sentences to compound or complex setences. You will need a packet of sparklers.
Literacy: Engage in Discussion
Numeracy: Money
General: Generic resources for literacy, numeracy and beyond
Free tags: Guy Fawkes
Resource type: Discussion points, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E3, L1
Provides useful prompts for general discussion work (small groups). Its budgeting slant also makes it suitable for numeracy classes.
Numeracy: MSS1/E3.3, N1/E3.9, N1/L1.3, MSS1/L1.3, MSS1/L2.2
Free tags: Equality and Diversity, Guy Fawkes
Level: E3, L1, L2
Resource type: Warm-up
A topical starter activity for mixed ability groups (E2 – L2). Suitable for classes on or around bonfire night, Chinese New Year and New Year’s Eve. Covers time, problem solving and more.
