Worksheet or assignment
Literacy: Functional Skills English
ESOL: General ESOL
Free tags: Equality and Diversity
Context: Employment skills & Public services, Leisure Travel Tourism
Level: E2, E3, L1
Resource type: Lesson plan, Listening and/or speaking activity, Reading comprehension, Sort or match cards, Teaching idea, Worksheet or assignment, Writing prompts
A huge and extremely comprehensive pack of resources. Written for ESOL learners but many parts are also suitable for Functional English and/or Job Skills groups.
Literacy: Functional English - reading, Reading: text focus (comprehension)
ESOL: ESOL Reading: text focus (comprehension)
Context: Electrical, Electronics & Technology
Resource type: Reading comprehension, Warm-up, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E3, L1, L2
A reading comprehension activity, based on an extract from a Guardian article on the value of smart meters. Questions cover the following skills: reading for gist, skimming, scanning, identifying the use of a pronoun, vocabulary matching and inferring. Suitable for Entry 3 – Level 1.
Literacy: Apply grammar, Apply strategies to spell correctly
ESOL: ESOL Writing: sentence focus (punctuation and grammar), ESOL Writing: word focus (spelling and handwriting)
General: Generic resources for literacy, numeracy and beyond
Context: Painting Decorating & DIY
Resource type: Warm-up, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E3, L1, L2
A two sided A4 sheet that builds on the identification of verbs and the spelling rules for past tense verbs. This is followed by a simple knowledge check.
It is designed to be used as a whole group lesson starter. It is differentiated in the sense that more able learners will be expected to complete the more complex tasks.
Editor’s note
The vocabulary in the example sentences is aimed at Painting & Decorating students, but the resource is suitable for all.
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Numeracy: Functional Maths, General numeracy / maths
Context: Motor vehicles & Transport
Level: E1, E2, E3
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
Entry level Functional Skills Maths on the theme of vehicles queuing up ready to board a ferry.
Covers many aspects of Functional Maths including: number, position & size, simple lists and charts, and time.
Editor’s note
Two versions available: E1-E2 and E2-E3.
With detailed Functional Maths mapping and teaching tips
Numeracy: Functional Maths - measures, shape, money, Functional Maths - number
Context: Retail Hospitality Customer service
Level: E3, L1
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
A contextualised set of Functional Maths tasks for catering and hospitalitystudents.
Includes:
- Counting up money and making up floats
- Adding up prices and working out change
- Extracting information from a table
A separate answer sheet is also included.
Adapted from the ‘Salon’ and ‘Garage’ versions of this worksheet by Carrie Bray (20111) – see links below.
All three worksheets are also linked to the “Working with Decimals” lesson plan, PPT & objective checker by Charlotte Gustar (listed under *See also
Numeracy: Functional Maths - number
Context: Retail Hospitality Customer service
Level: E1, E2
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
A worksheet suitable for those who have difficulty relating number amounts to the value of items. A hamburger £5 – a jacket £50. Exercises: write in the correct prices, match the word to the number, answer which is cheaper / more expensive. Includes answer key.
Editor’s note
This resources is available in UK pounds or Australian dollars. Ideal for E1-2 Functional Maths.
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Numeracy: Functional Maths
Context: Leisure Travel Tourism
Level: E1, E2, E3
Resource type: Warm-up, Worksheet or assignment
Based on an infographic from the I Newspaper at https://twitter.com/iNewsGraphics/status/752825714920095744
this makes an ideal starter activity and discussion prompt with the infographic displayed on a large screen.
Can also be used as a traditional paper based worksheet, aimed at E1-E3 Functional Maths learners – questions cover graphs & charts, number, shapes and position.
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Numeracy: N1/E3.2, Functional Maths - measures, shape, money, Functional Maths - number, N1/E3.4, N2/E3.3, N1/E3.5, N2/E3.5, MSS1/E3.1, N1/E3.6, MSS1/E3.2, N1/L1.3, MSS1/L1.1, N1/L1.5
Context: Employment skills & Public services
Level: E3, L1, L2
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
Revision of all 4 number functions (+,-,x,÷). Originally aimed at JobCentrePlus Upskill clients but suitable for all. Contexts include office, fast food restaurant, and care home The first page is adapted from Liverpool Community College Flexipacks. All other work is original.
Editor’s note
Includes Functional Maths mapping (E3-L2)
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Literacy: Functional English - reading, Reading: text focus (comprehension)
General: Autistic spectrum support, Dyslexia support
Free tags: ice, news
Context: Motor vehicles & Transport
Level: E1, E2
Resource type: Reading comprehension, Wordsearch, Worksheet or assignment
A simplified version of a newspaper article. The reading is followed by comprehension questions, a meaning match, a word find, and a scanning for correct spelling exercise. Developed for an adult student with Asperger’s, as well as dyslexia, who needs lots of motivation and exercises easy enough for him to be able to be successful without too much help.
Adapted from a Level 1 resource What happens to Ice Falling from planes
from Dave Norgate (2010).
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Numeracy: Functional Maths - data handling, HD1/L1.3, HD1/L1.4, HD1/L2.3, HD1/L2.4
Resource type: Investigation or project, Worksheet or assignment
Level: L1, L2
This is a data handling activity aimed at L1/2 learners that involves calculating the mean and range, constructing a bar chart and then making sense of what the results mean in a functional context.
More observant learners may rename this activity ‘Sophie’s choice’!
Graph or squared paper is needed for question 3.
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