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General - ICT

Resources added or updated July 2009

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General

notebook The Average Briton is an interactive whiteboard cloze activity originally aimed at L1-2 'English at Work' ESOL students but also great for literacy and numeracy students and ideal for prompting discussion about place value, British society, and much more! Contributed by Janet Kinsey and David Weston, Abingdon and Witney College.  Thank you David and Janet. 4 screens. 25K. Filed under general L1-2 number, general L1 reading, general L2 reading.
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Resources added or updated June 2009

Numeracy

PDF Fraction dominoes involves matching straightforward equivalent fractions and is ideal for Level 1. Contributed by John Thompson, Devon Adult and Community Learning jpd.thompson@btopenworld.com Thank you John. 2 pages. 20K. N2/L1.3

XLS Smarties pictogram creator is a very clever Excel sheet to accompany the ever-popular Smarties data handling resource and it a great way of combining numeracy and IT skills. Contributed by John Thompson, Devon Adult and Community Learning jpd.thompson@btopenworld.com 1 sheet.80K HD1/E3.2 HD1/E3.4 HD1/L1.1

Literacy

PDF Giant Lego man on the beach is a comprehension activity based on a BBC news report (Oct 08). 12 questions covering general comprehension questions and vocabulary. Contributed by Michael Garen. 2 pages, 35K. Will be filed under  General L1 reading comprehension and General L1 vocabulary.

PDF Omelette syllables is a nice introduction to using syllables to help with decoding and spelling. Contributed by Tricia Egginton, Adult Education Centre, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. 2 pages. 40K Rw/E3.5 Ww/E3.2 and contextualised resources - catering.

Resources added or updated May 2009

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Numeracy

notebook A city of towers is an interactive whiteboard problem solving activity suitable for many levels. Makes a fun starter activity and provides a good link between shape and space and algebra. Can also used as a hands on activity for all (rather than just volunteers at the smartboard) using pencil and squared paper, plastic squares or wooden/plastic cubes. Adult numeracy element links are difficult to classify but include: MSS2/E3.1 (sort 2-D and 3-D shapes), MSS2/L1.2 (draw 2-D shapes in different orientations using grids). Also makes a good introduction to algebra / patterns from Entry 1 upwards. E.g. N1/E1.8: Solve numerical pattern problems involving algebra, recognise simple patterns and sequences. N1/L1.11: Solve problems involving algebra; translate simple word problems into symbols (+, -, x and x) and numbers. 8 screens. 30K. This resource was inspired by the original at http://nrich.maths.org/public/viewer.php?obj_id=183

ZIP Understanding exam questions - looking for what is asked! Is a wonderful way to get across the importance of reading questions carefully. Cleverly combines 6 typical, misunderstood L1/2 multiple choice questions with related optical illusions. Makes a great introduction to a revision session. Contributed by John Thompson j.thompson@wigan-leigh.ac.uk Wigan and Leigh College.8 slides. 110K (zipped PPT file). Filed under general L1-L2 number and exam tips

Literacy

PDF Swine flu literacy comprehension ideas! 1 page of quick suggestions based on Government leaflet released yesterday. 90K. E2-L1 Please contribute further ideas. Will be filed under General E2 literacy. General E3 Literacy. General L1 Literacy

PDF Swine flu web research questions. 1 page of general swine flu questions to research and then summarise in Word. Contributed by Pam Benfold, Adult Literacy Teacher, at Cheltenham Community Centre, Victoria, Australia. 20K. L1-L2. Will be filed under General L1 Literacy and General L2 Literacy.

PDF Susan Boyle - Britain's got Talent is a fabulous, topical set of Entry level resources based on the popular 2009 TV series. Covers reading comprehension, sentence structure,  punctuation, planning writing (includes several writing frames), paragraphs, and much more. Contributed by Margery Lynott, Leeds City College margery.lynott@thomasdanby.ac.uk 10 pages. 70K. Rt/E2.1 Rs/E2.2 Rw/E2.3 Rw/E2.4 Rw/E1.1 Wt/E3.1 Wt/E3.2 Ws/E2.4 Ws/E1.1 Ws/1.2

PDF E3-L2 Literacy glossary is a straightforward 1 page glossary which describes terms such as: verb, adjective, suffix, tense, prefix, vowel, etc. Also makes a good card match game or fill in exercise (see p.2). Contributed by Christine Casserly. 2 pages. 40K. Filed under General E3 Literacy. General L1 Literacy General L2 Literacy.

PDF Is it were or we're? was written for students who confuse these two words in their writing. Suitable for E2 or dyslexia support at any level. Also useful for introducing the omissive apostrophe. Includes info, examples and tips followed by practice exercises and self evaluation. Contributed by Sheila Williams, Cardiff Basic Skills Service  2 pages. 20K Rw/E2.1 Ww/E2.1 Rs/L1.2

PDF Do you have a favourite...? is a set of 3 web research task sheets. Choose between rugby team, football team or favourite singer / group. Provides practice in web research, skimming, scanning and reading comprehension. Contributed by John Thompson j.thompson@wigan-leigh.ac.uk Wigan and Leigh College. 3 pages. 90K Files under general E3 reading, general L1 reading and L1 ICT.

Resources added or updated April 2009

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Numeracy

Note: If you teach pre-Entry/Entry 1 literacy and numeracy Judy's blog is a must http://studentswithlearningdifficulties.blogspot.com/. It is chock a block with great links and teaching ideas and is updated several times a week.

PDF The problem with money... is a selection of graduated money problems (recognising coins, counting coins, cost of multiple items, change from a £1) where the correct coins must be selected from each picture box. Contributed by Michael Garen. 3 pages. 80K MSS1/E1.1 MSS1/E2.1 MSS1/E2.2

PDF Holiday dates is an unusual challenge where the special dates/celebrations (e.g. Diwali, St Patrick's Day, Queen's birthday, Easter, etc.) must be matched to the correct month/s of the year. With research links. Contributed by Michael Garen. 2 pages. 40K MSS1/E2.3

PDF 2D and 3D shapes gives practice in naming shapes and distinguishing between 2D and 3D objects. Contributed by Michael Garen. Thank you Michael. 1 page. 50K MSS2/E2.1  MSS2/E2.2

PDF Big, bigger, biggest gives practice in ordering and comparing shape sizes - using big, bigger, biggest and small, smaller, smallest. Contributed by Michael Garen. 3 pages. 30K MSS1/E1.3

preEntry ICT and Numeracy

ZIP Different parts of a computer - straightforward but very useful introduction to computers for preEntry and Entry 1 students. Ideal to use before playing the accompanying bingo game (see below). Contributed by Dawn Burford dawn_b@rfdc.ac.uk, Royal Forest of Dean College. 10 screens. 150K (zipped PPT file). Filed under preEntry ICT and General Milestone 8 (preEntry) literacy resources

PDF Parts of a computer bingo game - eight different boards. Call out the name of the part (or write on the class whiteboard for a literacy group). First to complete a line wins (use counters to cover, or laminate and cross off with a dry wipe pen). Idea to use after the accompanying PPT (see above). Contributed by Dawn Burford dawn_b@rfdc.ac.uk, Royal Forest of Dean College. 8 pages. 500K. Filed under preEntry ICT and General Milestone 8 (preEntry) literacy resources

updated April 09(first uploaded 5/1/07) PDF Milestone 8 Number is a fabulous set of resources adapted from Entry 1 Skills for Life materials at http://www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus/LearningMaterialsNumeracy  Covers most N1 Milestone 8 curriculum elements. Contributed by Judy Valentine, Chichester College judy.valentine@chichester.ac.uk who created it so that E1 and M8 students in her mixed ability class had similar materials to work from. Thank you Judy. Judy stresses that this resource should not be used in isolation but alongside lots and lots of practical activities.  44 pages. 900K N1/M8.1-M8.10. Note: If you teach pre-Entry literacy and numeracy Judy's blog is a must http://studentswithlearningdifficulties.blogspot.com/. It is chock a block with great links and teaching ideas and is updated several times a week.

Resources added or updated February 2009

(for our very latest resources visit What's New and see pictures on our home page).

preEntry

DOC Drag and drop British animals is another great ICT/reading activity for Milestone 8 literacy or ESOL learners. 8 colours. Contributed by Beverley Popely, Croydon College POPELB@croydon.ac.uk 2 pages. 177K. Rw/M8.3

Numeracy

PDF E2 place value is a scheme of work and progress sheet accompanied by many resources including: tallies, counting to 100, odd and even numbers, number bonds, adding on ten, ideas for card games and links to web based games. 17 pages. Contributed by Mrs Jennifer Whitehead, Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education. 17 pages. 100K. N1/E2.1 N1/E2.2 N1/E2.4

PDF Measuring length and handling data is a fabulous 19 page booklet providing comprehensive coverage of measuring length at Entry 2 (and above) and cleverly links in with all the Entry 2 data handling  elements by asking learners to record data in tables and bar charts. Includes using non-standard units, estimating and measuring height, using bar charts and tables and interpreting the results, measuring lines, investigations, frog jumping and paper aeroplane races; plus student progress tracker. Contributed by Mrs Jennifer Whitehead, Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education. 200K MSS1/E2.5 and General Entry 2 Data handling (covers HD1/E2.1-HD1/E2.5)

ZIP Subtraction with borrowing is a straightforward PPT that takes the learner step by step through 'long subtraction'. Contributed by Dave Clapham, Park Lane College, Leeds. 11 slides. 10K (zipped PPT file). N1/E3.2 N1/E2.3

PDF Measures: quick reference cards provide a really useful wallet-sized reminder about metric and Imperial conversions, area., volume and perimeter.  Print back to back, laminate and cut into 12 cards. Contributed by Simon Roper, Coleg Llandrillo. Thank you Simon. 2 pages. 60K Will be filed under general L1 and general L2 measures

PDF Temperature and weather charts is a great way to introduce negative numbers and temperature in an everyday context. Contributed by Anne Carlill, Park Lane College. AECarlill@aol.com 3 pages. 60K. MSS1/E3.9 MSS1/L1.4 N1/L1.2

notebook updated Addition Strategies is an interactive whiteboard guide to a very useful method of addition - complete with nifty features such as pull away screens (revealing practice questions), etc. Contributed by John Thompson, Bournemouth Adult Learning and Devon Adult and Community Learning jpd.thompson@btopenworld.com 5 screens page. 10K. N1/E3.2 N1/L1.3

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notebook Subtraction Strategies is an interactive whiteboard guide to a very useful method of subtraction - complete with nifty features such as pull away screens (revealing practice questions), etc. Contributed by John Thompson, Bournemouth Adult Learning and Devon Adult and Community Learning jpd.thompson@btopenworld.com 5 screens page. 10K. N1/E3.2 N1/L1.3

Please note you must have the Smart notebook software installed on your computer in order to open, view and use this resource http://smarttech.com/

notebook Multiplication Strategies is an interactive whiteboard guide that covers traditional. grid, lattice and Egyptian multiplication - complete with nifty features such as pull away screens (revealing practice questions), etc. Contributed by John Thompson, Bournemouth Adult Learning and Devon Adult and Community Learning jpd.thompson@btopenworld.com 8 screens page. 10K. N1/E3.4 N1/L1.3

Please note you must have the Smart notebook software installed on your computer in order to open, view and use this resource http://smarttech.com/

notebook Division Strategies is an interactive whiteboard guide that covers tradition long and short division, and division by repeated subtraction - complete with nifty features such as pull away screens (revealing practice questions), etc. Contributed by John Thompson, Bournemouth Adult Learning and Devon Adult and Community Learning jpd.thompson@btopenworld.com 4 screens page. 10K. N1/E3.6 N1/L1.3

Please note you must have the Smart notebook software installed on your computer in order to open, view and use this resource http://smarttech.com/

ZIP Deal or No Deal is a clever way to teach mean and median, based on the popular TV game show. You can choose to play with between 1 and 22 boxes. Pick one student as the main player - the other students can be asked to calculate the mean and/or median after each round of box opening (which can then be checked by clicking onscreen boxes) and use this to decide on a suitable banker's offer. To install unzip the four files to a new folder and run index.html - there is a readme.doc file where you can find further information and teaching notes. (Note: I had to change my security settings in Internet Explorer v7 from medium-high to medium). Contributed by Richard Buck, Abingdon and Witney College. Richard.Buck@abingdon-witney.ac.uk 20K (Zip file) HD1/L2.3

General

PDF Writing numbers is a 26 page booklet that thoroughly covers reading and writing numbers as words. The repetition and variety of practice methods (handwriting; matching; look, say, cover, write, check; word searches, etc.) provide ideal practice for preEntry and higher level dyslexic learners. Contributed by Mrs Jennifer Whitehead, Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education. Thank you Jennifer. 320K Rw/M8.3 Rw/E1.1 N1/E1.2

Literacy

PDF Football Fun provides instructions and extra alphabetical ordering and reading activities to accompany the 2007-08 Premiership and Championship football team cards resource (October 07).  Ideal for football fans of all ages. Contributed by Heidi Griffin, Bournemouth Adult Learning. 3 pages. 60K.  Rw/E2.5 Rw/E3.4

PDF People bingo v2 makes a great ice-breaker or warm-up activity. Students must circulate and question other class members in order to complete the bingo grid. Also makes a good lead in to sentence work. This version contributed by Marion Crocker, Abingdon and Witney College, marion.crocker@abingdon-witney.ac.uk who adapted it from the original resource from Heidi Griffin.This new version is differentiated for a slightly higher level learner group and includes sentences to be completed by the learner. 25K. 1 page. Covers many speaking & listening elements (asking & answering questions, giving personal information, etc.). General E2 S&L and General E3 S&L.

PDF Frank (Bullitt) is a simplified text based on the classic film Bullitt. Ideal for group or individual reading. Accompanied by a paragraph sequencing activity and comprehension questions. Great for film buffs of all ages! Contributed by Laurence Fletcher, Wolverhampton City College / Adult Education Service laurencebrc@yahoo.com 5 pages. 70K

PDF Japanese Banks - Credit Crunch! is a fun text to discuss in class. Use as focus on  humour in writing, vocabulary and borrowed words, etc. Optional picvture clues are provided to help students discover the meaning of eight Japanese words. Contributed by Margaret Adams uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College. 2 pages. 80K. Rw/L1.2 Rw/L1.3