ICT task sheet
ICT: Entry 3 ICT, Developing, presenting and communicating information
Context: Art Film Media Music TV
Level: E3, L1
Resource type: ICT task sheet
Activity to get students using Word and some of its applications by designing a poster for a gig.
Literacy: Functional Skills English, General literacy / English
ICT: Finding and selecting information, Developing, presenting and communicating information
General: Generic resources for literacy, numeracy and beyond
Context: Sport
Resource type: Discussion points, ICT task sheet, Investigation or project, Listening and/or speaking activity, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E3, L1, L2
Learners must choose the next manager of the England football team. Using the task sheet to guide them, they must research, collate and present information for five candidates and then make the final choice.
There is scope for plenty of lively discussion around the choices made and also about what the manager’s job entails.
A Power Point presentation is included as an example, but can also be printed out to use in some of the additional activities described.
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.
Numeracy: Functional Maths - data handling, Collect organise represent, Averages and range
ICT: Developing, presenting and communicating information
Free tags: Smarties & Love Hearts
Resource type: ICT task sheet, Investigation or project
Level: L1, L2
Here is another Level 1-2 variant on the classic ‘Smarties’ investigation which incorporates the use of a PC and Excel. I stopped using Smarties and Skittles because of the health and hygiene issues.
I stumbled upon the Foam squares at www.craftpacks.co.uk ‘Giant Jar of Foam Squares for £4.75 + 20% VAT. The exercise is in two parts: the first part a bit like Smarties and then the second part covers ‘mean, mode, median and range’.
Literacy: Plan, compose and draft, Organise and present text structure, Functional English - writing
Context: Catering Food Nutrition, Employment skills & Public services, Leisure Travel Tourism
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: ICT task sheet, Worksheet or assignment, Writing prompts
This is a resource that was designed for use in a computer classroom. It allows learners to research what is needed in a cover letter to find employment.
Literacy: Functional Skills English, General literacy / English
ICT: Functional ICT
ESOL: ESOL Rw/E2.1a, ESOL Rw/E3.1a, General ESOL
Context: Animal care & Equine
Resource type: ICT task sheet, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E2, E3, L1, L2
Two resources that can be used together or independently.
- An ICC / Literacy / Functional English / ESOL research project task sheet on “My favourite British animal”. E3-L2 reading, writing and ICT
- A basic animal anatomy vocabulary sheet for E2-E3 ESOL (paw, claw, antler, etc.)
For more of Kathy’s animal resources go to ‘see also’ below. (Birds of Prey resources)
Literacy: Writing: text focus (composition)
ICT: Using ICT, Developing, presenting and communicating information
Level: E3
Resource type: ICT task sheet
Very clear, step by step task sheet for E3 ICT / Literacy / ESOL learners.
Enter a given short text into the PC, save and name files, set font size, etc. Then plan, write and proofread a short description about your own morning.
Literacy: Functional English - reading, Reading: text focus (comprehension)
ICT: Using ICT, Finding and selecting information
Context: Art Film Media Music TV, Electrical, Electronics & Technology
Resource type: ICT task sheet, Reading comprehension, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E3, L1
A lovely, very topical set of Functional Skills tasks about the UK digital TV switchover that began in 2009 and finishes in 2012.
The task sheet covers reading comprehension, research, and ICT skills such as finding and selecting information, saving and printing files.
Literacy: Functional Skills English
Numeracy: Functional Maths
ICT: Finding and selecting information, Developing, presenting and communicating information
Context: Catering Food Nutrition, Sport
Resource type: ICT task sheet, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E3, L1
An E3-L1 Functional Maths, English and ICT task first used with learners at Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme. Plan and cost a restaurant meal for 20 officials (originally held at Frank and Benny’s, Chingford, but you will need to provide menus from a favourite local restaurant or chain) and then present your results in a spreadsheet..
Numeracy: Functional Maths - number, N2/E3.3, N1/E3.1, HD1/E3.1
Literacy: Functional English - reading, Rt/E3.7
Context: Catering Food Nutrition, Health, Social care, Early years
Resource type: ICT task sheet, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E3
An interesting worksheet that covers both literacy and numeracy. Best used with an interactive food label on the UK Government Eatwell site but the questions can also be answered using the provided printout.
Covers reading comprehension (scanning), extracting information from tables, using decimals and place value.
