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Resources added or updated October 2006

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Discussion, comprehension, mini PowerPoints and more!

PDF The Fright of my Life is a scary story for Entry 2 - with focused comprehension and phonics ( particularly the 'long I' phoneme) activities that can be used for individual or small group work.  Contributed by Emma Parkin, Pecan Ltd, Peckham. Emma.Parkin@pecan.org.uk 5 pages. 35K

PDF Moral Dilemmas is a great game aimed at 16-18 year olds (easily adapted for other age groups) that provides focus points for group discussion along with reading, writing and listening practice. Contributed by Saul Pope, Education and Youth Services, High Wycombe. saulpope@yahoo.co.uk  2 pages. 20K

PDF Amir Khan Biography comprehension provides valuable practice in skimming, scanning and reading in detail for Level 1learners. Contributed by Saul Pope, Education and Youth Services, High Wycombe. saulpope@yahoo.co.uk 2 pages. 35K

Entry level numeracy

PDF Tally Chart Practice is a wonderful set of resources that introduces tallies, encourages group discussion of when and how to use then, provides practice with extracting information from and drawing your own tallies. Plus a set of vocationally slanted extension ideas for further practice. Contributed by Margaret Lagoyianni, margaretlago2@btopenworld.com County Training, Shropshire. 6 pages. 150K

PDF Working out change is a colourful two page worksheet providing carefully differentiated questions on giving change. It starts with working out the change for one item from a £ and builds up to giving change for multiple items from £20. The pictures of shopping items could also be laminated for group work. Contributed by Chris McCready, The Gatehouse Centre, Bristol. chrismhwv@yahoo.co.uk 2 pages. 50K.

PDF Estimating the cost of shopping is a great way to practice rounding and adding/subtracting money. Choose a shopping list card and estimate the cost of the bill, then work out the bill exactly. 4 pages - two to be laminated, one is a custom worksheet for recording answers. Contributed by Chris McCready, The Gatehouse Centre, Bristol. chrismhwv@yahoo.co.uk 4 pages. 240K.

PDF Follow me cards provide practice for three Entry 1 curriculum elements in this tried and tested circular game format. 11 well-designed cards. Contributed by Paul Burnett, North Lincolnshire Adult Education Service

Number resources - Entry 1 upwards

PDF Build a wall, re-turf a football pitch are just two of the four 'real-life' task sheets in this great resource. Work out costs and draw a scale diagram. Ideal for class or homework (originally used for Level 1 Key Skills Application of Number portfolio work N1.1, N1.2, N1.3.). 4 pages. 190K. Contributed by Jan Robinson, Chelmer Training janrobinson@chelmer-training.co.uk

PDF Feeding and weeding the lawn is a super differentiated whole group activity (E2 - L2) for spring, summer or autumn. Covers measures, area, rounding, substitution and more. Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. 1 page. 50K

Non fiction texts (facts and opinions, game), essential literacy skills, suffix spelling rules, poetry, pre Entry bingo

PDF Creating a cinquain is a great way to introduce poetry whilst reinforcing essential grammar, spelling, presentation and handwriting skills. Includes teaching ideas, example poem, planner. Contributed by Fay Middleton, Adult Community Learning Unit, Sheffield City Council. Fay.Middleton@sheffield.gov.uk 5 pages. 60K

Resources added or updated September 2006

Reading and writing information texts. Conversation.

PDF Conversation skills encourages learners to think (and mind-map / thought-web) about skills required for a good conversation and then test them out and evaluate after a 5 minute conversation with a partner. Contributed by Anne Hodgson, Beechwood College anne.hodgson@beechwoodcollege.co.uk 1 page. 20K

PDF Non fiction book review two versions (one is more detailed than the other) encouraging learners to look critically at non-fiction information books - looking out for features such as illustrations, headings, glossaries etc. and extracting interesting facts. Contributed by Anne Hodgson, Beechwood College anne.hodgson@beechwoodcollege.co.uk 2 pages. 30K.

PDF Writing an information text is a useful planner to focus learners and help them decide what to write about, and what information and layout features to use. Use in conjunction with Anne's non fiction book review. Contributed by Anne Hodgson, Beechwood College.

PreEntry - Entry 1 Literacy and ESOL Word Level PowerPoints

ZIP Words to read is a useful PowerPoint featuring the first 33 Dolch words for sight reading practice. From Laurence Fletcher Wolverhampton City College / Adult Education Service. laurencebrc@yahoo.com Zipped PowerPoint file. 36 screens. 70K Rw/M7.3 Rw/M8.3 Rw/E1.1 ESOL Rw/E1.1a

ZIP Letter sounds covers many common phonemes (initial consonants, vowel and consonant digraphs) and blends. Look at and say the letter sound then click to see a related picture and spelling. From Laurence Fletcher Wolverhampton City College / Adult Education Service. laurencebrc@yahoo.com Zipped PowerPoint file. 47 screens. 185K

Happy Holiday resources Entry 2 upwards

ZIP Happy Holidays is a 14 screen presentation that was used and created during a series of 8 2hour lessons. DO NOT USE IT ALL AT ONCE - and please read the notes underneath each slide! Start by looking at postcards. Then learn about compound words and write a group postcard (f0ollowed by individual ones). Move on to look at adjectives and the persuasive language of holiday advertisements (inc. working out unfamiliar vocabulary) and finish by writing your own hotel adverts. Please also download the related PDF file (coming soon!) which will include writing frames, planners and posters). Zipped PPT 600K

PDF Happy Holidays extra resources is to accompany the Happy Holidays PowerPoint (below) and includes 'footsteps to good writing', classroom poster or handout, planner, adjective wheel worksheet, 2 shared texts, and 3 writing frames along with plenty of teaching ideas and curriculum links. Again, DO NOT USE IT ALL AT ONCE. 15 pages 200K

Word and sentence level resources - Entry 2 upwards

ZIP 7 Words of the week (replaces our previous 'Wonderful' 1 screen PPT) your students will never look at these words - swim, wonderful, capital, answer, question, postcard and stamp - in the same way again! Used as starter or plenary activity in an Entry 3- Level 2 literacy class. Each screen has a type-in box and animations and is ideal for use with a data projector and a cordless keyboard. Each screen focuses on different aspects of the 'word of the week' - it could be word classes, suffixes, origins, spelling tips, etc. PLEASE read notes within the PowerPoint for teaching ideas and download the PDF below which contains details of 30 further words. 8 screens. Zipped PPT 450K

PDF 30 Words of the week and related speaking activity - lots of ideas here for themed Word level starters. Give your lessons a longitudinal structure and improve students' dictionary, speaking, spelling and vocabulary skills in small steps across the academic year. Originally used in a series of 30 lessons in a mixed ability classes (E3-L2). With suggestions for further resources and shared texts, related words, revision, spelling tips, speaking activities and more. 10 pages. 400K

PDF Themed compound word games to help help with decoding, spelling and vocabulary work. Match the words to make new compound words and find the secret theme! Three game options plus a separate whole class game. Very popular with my Entry 3 - Level 1 students! 10 pages. 140K

PDF Individual compound word activities and worksheets to help help with decoding, spelling, dictionary and vocabulary work. Ideal for use with our related Themed compound word games (see below). 9 worksheets (plus answer pages) including - matching, cloze exercises, word search, weather report and much more! 13 pages. 400K

Fabulous collection of 18 interactive homophone "drop-down" literacy worksheets. Every worksheet explains when to use each homophone - with examples, space to type your own sentences, fill-in cloze sentences and an answer/reference  sheet. (Not all are illustrated here). All: 3 pages, approx 40K Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds.

DOC Except - accept interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 10 cloze sentences.

DOC Formerly - formally interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 10 cloze sentences.

DOC Their - there - they're interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 15 cloze sentences.

DOC Whose -who's interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 20 cloze sentences.

DOC Of - off - have interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 10 cloze sentences.

DOC Too - to - two interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 10 cloze sentences.

DOC Your - you're interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 20 cloze sentences.

DOC Discreet - discrete interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 10 cloze sentences.

DOC Were - where interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 20 cloze sentences.

DOC Has - as interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 20 cloze sentences.

DOC Our - are interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 20 cloze sentences.

DOC Lose - loose interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 20 cloze sentences

DOC Weather - whether interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 20 cloze sentences

DOC Past - passed interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 20 cloze sentences.

DOC Quite - quiet interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 20 cloze sentences.

DOC Its - it's interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 20 cloze sentences.

DOC Illicit - elicit interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 10 cloze sentences.

DOC Assistance - assistants interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 10 cloze sentences.

Number resources - Entry 1 upwards

PDF Bank balance game is a great way to work with money and larger numbers (with the option of covering negative numbers). Can be differentiated for learners from E3-L2 by altering the starting balance. 6 pages of game cards (balance, income and expenditure cards), a balance sheet and full instructions. Written for a family learning situation but can be adapted for other groups. Contributed by Jane Marsh, numeracy specialist janemblin@yahoo.co.uk  8 pages. 180K

ZIP PDF Rounding presentation makes clever use of number lines and animation to demonstrate rounding whole numbers (nearest 10, 100, 1000) and decimals (nearest whole number, 1 and 2 d.p.) and using significant figures. Please ensure that you also download the accompanying PDF document with useful teaching notes and ideas for adapting the PPT for your own learners. Contributed by Jane Marsh, numeracy specialist janemblin@yahoo.co.uk  Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 14 slides. 75K

PDF Entry 3 practice assignment A - Trip to London covers many E3 elements, in the style of City & Guild assignments - great for homework, revision & practice. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. 2 pages inc answer sheet. 260K

PDF Live the lotto dream is a fabulous project that covers many E3/L1 literacy and numeracy elements. You win the lottery, buy a flat and have to furnish it from the Argos catalogue! Learn about budgeting, working with areas and floor plans, bank statements, rounding, estimating, and much more. Everything must be written up as a comprehensive report with a clear conclusion (a great guidance page on report writing is included in the resource). Contributed by Dave Walkden, dave.walkden@duchy.ac.uk  Duchy College, Cornwall.  7 pages. 300K

PDF Betting game - who's the winner? is a great way to practise ratio and proportion. Choose your favourite horse and how much to bet ( we suggest Haribo or buttons!). If it wins the race you must work out how much the bookie owes you. Contributed by Jodie Travis, Accrington and Rossendale College travisjodie@hotmail.com 2 pages. 40K

PDF Place value game for Level 1 learners (can adapt for E3) is a quick and easy-to-prepare game that reinforces this important concept. Contributed by Jodie Travis, Accrington and Rossendale College travisjodie@hotmail.com 2 pages. 30K

PDF Where did we go on holiday? Is a differentiated whole group (E1 - L2) activity that's ideal for the first class after the summer break. Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. 1 pages. 30K

Resources added or updated August 2006

Level 2 exam preparation. Entry level practice assignments.

Moving on to the Level 2 Adult Numeracy exam a very useful  online Webquest created to  help learners pass their National Test at level 2. With exam tips, study skills, resource links and much more. Contributed by Ruth Wood, Pro Training, Colwick, Nottingham info@protraining.co.uk

PDF Entry 1 practice assignment A - covers many E1 elements, in the style of City & Guild assignments - great for revision and practice. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. 7 pages. 310K

PDF Entry 1 practice assignment B - covers many E1 elements, in the style of City & Guild assignments - great for revision and practice. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. 5 pages. 140K

PDF Entry 2 practice assignment D -  Trip to the zoo covers many E2 elements, in the style of City & Guild assignments - great for homework, revision & practice. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 7 pages inc answer sheet. 100K

PDF Entry 2 practice assignment C -  Going to the match covers many E2 elements, in the style of City & Guild assignments - great for homework, revision & practice. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. 6 pages inc answer sheet. 90K

PDF Entry 2 practice assignment B - Trip to London covers many E2 elements, in the style of City & Guild assignments - great for homework, revision & practice. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. 5 pages inc answer sheet. 200K.

PDF Entry 2 practice assignment A - Going out for lunch covers many E2 elements, in the style of City & Guild assignments - great for homework, revision & practice. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. 8 pages inc answer sheet. 100K.

Level 2 comprehension. Punctuation game for all levels.

PDF Punctuation cards is a fabulous multi-sensory punctuation game. 8 large cards to laminate plus teaching ideas. Great for mixed ability classes. From Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 9 pages. 300K

PDF Level 2 vocabulary and spelling activity is a short piece of Level 2 text with accompanying multiple choice exam style questions focusing on root words, prefixes, suffixes and synonyms. Great for revision. Contributed by Jennifer Baines j.baines@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. 3 pages. 30K.

PDF Easter Eggs - Level 2 reading practice is an interesting text about the history of the Easter egg with accompanying multiple choice exam style questions. Great for revision and as a focus for further discussion and activities. Contributed by Moira Garland m.garland@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. 4 pages. 40K

PDF Alphabetical order resources - wonderful multi-sensory games and activities for Entry level students (and higher level students with dyslexia). Contributed by Moira Garland m.garland@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. 7 pages. 180K.

ZIP Homophones check is a self check PowerPoint that uses hyperlinks to show learners whether their answers are right or wrong. Can be used alone or in conjunction with Jenny's Recognising Homophones that covers 30 homophone pairs. From Jennifer Baines j.baines@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds Zipped PowerPoint file. 36 screens inc. printable answer /reference sheet. 240K

ZIP Spelling difficult beginnings really useful short but very focused interactive PowerPoint where learners can type in the beginnings of words and then check their answers. Great for all spelling student especially dyslexic learners. From Jennifer Baines j.baines@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds  Zipped PowerPoint file. 7 screen inc. answer sheets. 110K

DOC Basic grammar - interactive Word worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. Focuses on correct use of gone, go, went and has, had, have. 10 cloze questions. Contributed by Jennifer Baines j.baines@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. 2 pages. 80K

Resources added or updated July 2006

CLAIT and Skills for Life ICT Resources

PDF Drawing a 'Cool Cat' in MS Word is a fun, step by step task sheet showing how to draw, arrange, copy, paste, rotate and group drawing to create a 'cool cat'. 3 pages. 28K. Contributed by Dave Humpage, Steps to Work, Walsall. humpagedave@walsall.gov.uk E3 3 pages. 28K.

PDF Presentation Graphics - punctuation neatly combines literacy and ICT: step by step task sheet describing how to create a PPT about punctuation. Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 3 pages. 26K.

PDF Presentation Graphics - homophones neatly combines literacy and ICT: step by step task sheet describing how to create a PPT presentation about their  / there / they're. From Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 3 pages. 20K.

Whole numbers - ratios, mental maths, tables, substitution. Entry Shape and Space resources. Money. Entry Fractions.

PDF Properties of 2D Shapes. Name each shape and describe its properties. 2 pages. 30K

PDF Properties of 3D objects.  Name each object and complete the missing information about faces, corners and edges. 2 pages. 35K

PDF Practical problems with 3D objects. What can you fit through the letter box and the cat flap? Plus choosing suitable units and naming 3D objects. Great practice for E3 City and Guilds assignments. 3 pages. 100K

PDF Name the right angles. Write your name on the grid, then count the right angles. Plus  a second activity. 1 page. 17K

PDF Money homework. Convert pence to £s, work out cost of multiple items and correct change, make up sums of money with coins. 2 pages. 35K

PDF Pizza fractions. Name and shade in fractions, simple equivalents, practical questions. 2 pages. 55K

Punctuation, spelling, sentences

PDF The Importance of Punctuation useful handout with definitions and examples of common punctuation marks (for E2-L1), a really clever and fun re-writing exercise, cloze exercise, comprehension and more. Contributed by Margaret Lagoyianni, margaretlago2@btopenworld.com County Training, Shropshire. 8 pages. 90

ZIP Discovering sentences is another amazing PowerPoint from Jennifer Baines j.baines@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Something here for all levels: information, examples and onscreen activities cover a host of topics inc: simple, compound and complex sentences; punctuation; question words; coordinating and subordinating conjunctions; formal letter writing; topic and concluding sentences; a handy 'Is it a sentence?' checklist, structuring an argument, linking paragraphs.  Zipped PowerPoint file. 27 screens. 450K

ZIP Recognising homophones is a fabulous PPT covering 30 sets of homophones. Well known examples such as 'their, they're, there' along with more unusual examples that are bound to promote interest and class discussion. Accompanied by gap fills, puzzles and spaces to practise writing your own sentences. From Jennifer Baines j.baines@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Zipped PowerPoint file. 32 screens. 900K

PDF updated Graphic organiser activities (first posted 12/04) from Maureen Prowse at maureenprowse@mjptraining.co.uk Find out about graphic organisers by completing the cloze. Then follow the instructions to create your own graphic organiser and plan a five paragraph magazine article in 5 minutes! All you need is your hand and a blank sheet of paper! 60K. 3 pages.

PDF Long 'e' phonics sheets (in words with 'ee' or 'ea'). Lots of ideas for differentiation in this fabulous 14 page resource that includes: cards / worksheets for decoding words, spelling, recognising final consonant phonemes, matching rhyming words, identifying homophones such as 'meet' and 'meat', and writing short poems. From Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 14 pages. 800K.

Resources added or updated June 2006

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

World Cup syllables, Willy ant story, writing frames, mind mapping

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PDF Film, book and TV review sheets - writing frames produce interesting, personal reviews whilst learning about planning, using paragraphs, etc. 3 writing frames from Joy Collins, New College, Telford. 3 pages. 35K

PDF Willy the super ant story from Margaret Adams Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk who wrote this story to help a dyslexic student distinguish between 'want' and 'what'.  Numbered 'cartoon' blanks for student to illustrate, plus introduction, story and background notes. 7 pages. 30K

PDF Which is witch? Useful handout with definitions and examples of homonyms, homophones and homographs. Great for promoting discussion and also for teacher reference. Contributed by Neil Hardy n.hardy@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. 1 page. 60K

PDF An introduction to mind mapping - planning a beach holiday. Fabulous multi-sensory resource for introducing mind mapping to learners at all levels. Includes teaching instructions, keys words and images (best laminated), sample mind map, sample report writing exercise based on mind map, and a very useful handout: 'How to Mind Map'. Contributed by Ruth Wood, Pro Training, Colwick, Nottingham info@protraining.co.uk 280K. 7 pages. Also suitable for many general teaching topics and professional development.

Resources added or updated May 2006

Pre Entry M8 and Entry 1-2 Literacy printable resources.  Note purple links point to related DfES Skills for Life resources

Level 1 and 2 Literacy

ZIP Who wants to be an A student? Level 1 Literacy. Great 'Millionaire' game, complete with music and (US) sound effects: 15 real Level 1 Literacy questions covering spelling, grammar, locating information, vocabulary and punctuation. Please also download the accompanying help file (below) which includes instructions, score cards and other props.  Contributed by Jo Williams, jlwilliams@talk21.com Thank you Jo. 32 screens. Zipped PPT. 1.2MB

ZIP Who wants to be an A student? Level 2 Literacy. Great 'Millionaire' game, complete with music and (US) sound effects: 15 real Level 2 Literacy questions covering spelling, grammar, locating information, vocabulary and punctuation. Please also download the accompanying help file (below) which includes instructions, score cards and other props.  Contributed by Jo Williams, jlwilliams@talk21.com Thank you Jo. 32 screens. Zipped PPT. 1.2MB

PDF Literacy Millionaire games (above) teacher's notes, student answer record sheet (to keep track of how much money you have won!), game cards to laminate (50/50, phone a friend, ask the audience), winner's certificate and student rules. To accompany the Level 1 and 2 'Who wants to be an A student' PowerPoints contributed by Jo Williams, jlwilliams@talk21.com Thank you Jo. 300K.

Numeracy Updated Place Value Charts (first posted April 2001). Note for 'Whole number' place value charts up to millions/billions visit our Level 1 and Level 2 number sections

PDF Money Place Value Chart: 100's of £s to pennies (first posted April 2001) practical and easy way to introduce decimals / money. One partially completed chart with examples and a blank chart for student to enter their own sums of money. 2 pages. 29K

PDF Decimal place value chart: Hundreds to thousandths (first posted April 2001) practical and easy way to introduce decimals: use when multiplying and dividing decimals by 10, 100. Also useful when converting metric units, rounding decimals and for a general understanding of exactly what a decimal is!  One partially completed chart to complete (with examples), answer sheet and a blank chart for students to use as they wish. 3 pages. 42K 

Resources added or updated April 2006

Revision and study techniques

ZIP How to Mind Map - another excellent mind map (see listing under Feb 06 for Joy's spelling strategies mindmap) for those that want to mind map but aren't quite sure how to get started. Contributed by Joy Collins, New College, Telford. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file (1 screen). 120K.

ZIP Trade Secrets. Seven fantastic pages for anyone that needs to get down to some revision! Contributed by Joy Collins, New College, Telford. . Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file (7 screens ). 370K

Literacy

Note: for those in FE not used to school terminology. A medium term plan is more detailed than a scheme of work but not as detailed as a lesson plan.

PDF Lost and Found Entry 1 Terms 1&2 - medium term plans. 5 pages. 40K

PDF Keeping Healthy Entry 1 Terms 3&4 - medium term plans. 5 pages. 40K

PDF Where I Live Entry 1 Terms 5&6 - medium term plans. 7 pages. 50K

PDF My Big Day Entry 2 Terms 1&2 - medium term plans. 5 pages. 45K

PDF My Entertainment and Leisure Entry 2 Terms 3&4 - medium term plans. 6 pages 45K

PDF The Issue Entry 2 Term 5 - medium term plans. 3 pages. 30K

DOC Apostrophes - another great mind map from Nikki Brown - summarising the two uses of apostrophes along with some useful tips and rules. Nikki Brown, additional support tutor from Cornwall College, St Austell nikki.brown@st-austell.ac.uk 1 page 54K

DOC (not pictured above) Answer sheet for suffix worksheets. Nikki has been asked by several site users for an answer sheet to her suffix worksheets (with accompanying mindmap) and has happily obliged. Nikki Brown, additional support tutor from Cornwall College, St Austell nikki.brown@st-austell.ac.uk

ZIP What is a paragraph? Fabulous PowerPoint with clear explanations and good points for discussion. Contributed by Margaret Lagoyianni, margaretlago2@btopenworld.com County Training, Shropshire who suggests:  '... it is best to use books and magazines for follow up work - rather than worksheets. Stick chosen articles etc. on card then cut out and re-arrange in correct order (E3). L1 can get stuck in with writing work and would benefit from another session on topic sentences' Zipped PowerPoint file. 11 screens. 125K

PDF Sh or Ch criss cross word puzzle to practice reading and spelling these two consonant digraphs. Contributed by Margaret Adams (Brighton University and the Kenward Trust) uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 1 page. 15K

PDF Match sounds sh or ch lovely Entry 1 picture worksheet to practice reading and spelling these two consonant digraphs. Contributed by Margaret Adams (Brighton University and the Kenward Trust) uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 2 pages. 130K

DOC Practice with sh or ch another great interactive word worksheet from Margaret Adams (Brighton University and the Kenward Trust) uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk Select the correct sh or ch word from the drop down menus to complete the sentences. 1 page. 30K NOTE: to use this worksheet interactively you must click on the padlock icon (in the 'forms' toolbar).

ZIP Language Style (informal / formal/ slang) - this 10 screen PowerPoint is aimed at teenage students but can be adapted for other groups. Cleverly introduces the idea of formality/informality by looking at dress codes, 'chavs' and Vicky Pollard from Little Britain! Then moves on to give good examples of formal/informal language and slang. for teaching ideas and related worksheets and listening activities please download Imogen's accompanying resources (below). Contributed by Imogen Stewart, Stafford College, i.stewart@staffordcoll.ac.uk Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 440K

PDFSlang worksheets and listening activities based on 'Little Britain': used as follow up after showing the related PowerPoint (above). Fill in slang worksheet (matching slang to more formal language), write your own definitions of slang that you use, listening activities using the Little Britain Audio CD. Contributed by Imogen Stewart, Stafford College, i.stewart@staffordcoll.ac.uk  5 pages. 40K

Note: The CD tracks used in the resource are from the BBC Radio Collection of Little Britain. Red background cover. 2 disc set.

ZIP Types of Text: Social Signs fabulous introduction with lots of pictures and points for group discussion making this suitable for Milestone 8 - Entry 3. Contributed by Sally Shipton, Stafford College S.Shipton@staffordcoll.ac.uk 7 screens. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 180K.

ZIP Different types of text (introduction) What is a text? Where do we find texts? A great presentation that really involves the audience. Contributed by Sally Shipton, Stafford College S.Shipton@staffordcoll.ac.uk 6 screens Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 32K.

ZIP Different types of text (part 1) What is the purpose of a text? Who are you writing for? What style will you use? How will you write it? What with? Another great presentation that builds upon Sally's introductory PPT (above). Contributed by Sally Shipton, Stafford College S.Shipton@staffordcoll.ac.uk  7 screens. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 44K

ZIP Different types of text (part 2) The different purposes of text. Looks at information, instructions, entertainment, persuasion and more! Another great presentation that builds upon Sally's other three PPTs (above).  Contributed by Sally Shipton, Stafford College S.Shipton@staffordcoll.ac.uk 11 screens Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 125K

PDF Silent e proof reading exercise that makes a great end of topic assessment tool. 30 sentences to correct. Contributed by Sally Shipton, Stafford College S.Shipton@staffordcoll.ac.uk 2 pages.15K

PDF Silent e differentiated worksheets (2 versions) that can be folded so that higher level students can make up their own definitions (or they can be used as a matching exercise) plus 2 sets of useful dictation sentences. Contributed by Imogen Stewart, Stafford College, i.stewart@staffordcoll.ac.uk 5 pages. 20K

ZIP The silent 'e' wonderful 11 screen PowerPoint with lots of examples and discussion points. Contributed by Imogen Stewart, Stafford College, i.stewart@staffordcoll.ac.uk who adapted it from a PowerPoint on the Camesldale School site. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 650K

 Numeracy

PDF updated  Weight Lotto (first posted 9/6/04). Great game for practising converting measuring measures at Levels 1 and 2. Contributed by Karen Hannah, kare.hannah@gmail.com. Now 5 pages with new 'suitable units' game, teaching ideas and extension / differentiation activities. 220K

PDF Length Lotto great game for practising converting measures at Levels 1 and 2. Contributed by Karen Hannah, kare.hannah@gmail.com. With teaching ideas and extension / differentiation activities. 3 pages. 60K.

PDF Capacity Lotto great game for practising converting measures at Levels 1 and 2. Contributed by Karen Hannah, kare.hannah@gmail.com With teaching ideas and extension / differentiation activities. 3 pages. 100K

PDF Using Formulae. Wonderful level 2 resource. Introduction, examples of everyday formulae and two pages of problems with answer sheet. Also provides useful practice in calculating percentages and working with large numbers. Contributed by Jean Thomas (The Henley College) jean@jeanthomas.co.uk 3 pages. 30K.

PDF Divisibility Checks - paired activity. Work your way across the hexagonal sections of the game board. Great way to reinforce tables and division facts but also fits in well with L1/2 fraction work when learners find it difficult to simplify fractions. Three sets of game boards and cards for E3, L1, L2 plus blanks to make your own game.Contributed by Jean Thomas (The Henley College) jean@jeanthomas.co.uk 8 pages. 60K

PDF Number Bonds - card match and ladder game. Match addition and subtraction problems to correct answers and practise mathematical vocabulary. Then play the Money Ladder game to practise coin recognition, and adding and subtracting to 10/20. 2 versions available (for E2 & E3).  Complete with spinners and ladder sheets.Contributed by Jean Thomas (The Henley College) jean@jeanthomas.co.uk 8 pages. 130K.

PDF Mixed entry level number exercises. 4 very useful work sheets: counting forwards and backwards in two & tens (2 sheets)  Number bonds to ten N1/E2.4. Mixed everyday addition and subtraction problems (inc. money problems) Contributed by Jean Thomas (The Henley College) jean@jeanthomas.co.uk T4 pages. 30K.

PDF Magic Money use this series of 7 great work sheets with cardboard, plastic or real money to improve coin recognition skills and making coins up to various amounts. For Milestone 7 to Entry 2. Contributed by Dave Walkden, dave.walkden@duchy.ac.uk at Duchy College, Stoke Climsland, Cornwall. 8 pages. 90K.

PDF Murder at the Grange use this puzzler to reinforce working with time. Makes a great warm-up or plenary activity. Contributed by Brian Harris, b.harris1@ntlworld.com at Stockton Riverside College. 1 page. 13K.

Resources added or updated March 2006

 Numeracy

PDF Doubling and halving. Great card game for Entry 2 with full instructions, question bank and alternative games. Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. 2 pages. 27K

PDF Number bonds to 10 and 20. Two card games with full instructions and alternative games. Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. 4 pages. 30K

PDF Fraction wall - equivalent fractions. Card based activities, overhead transparency, teaching ideas and question bank. Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. 6 pages. 44K

Literacy

PDF Instant Pink Whip! A great project for preEntry - Entry 2. Make the instant dessert, read and sequence instructions, match images to key word and more! Contributed by Sally Shipton, Stafford College S.Shipton@staffordcoll.ac.uk 140K

Resources added or updated February 2006

Literacy

PDF Holiday brochure reading strategies provides interesting and topical practice with skimming and scanning. Step by step activities to follow, fill in chart and extension work. All you need is a selection of holiday brochures. Contributed by Leanne Lloyd,  East Durham and Houghall Community College. leannelloyd@ntlworld.com 2 pages. 30K

ZIP Spelling strategies - an excellent mind map summarising spelling strategies, useful for revision and prompting discussion with E2 -L2 learners. Contributed by Joy Collins, New College, Telford. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file (1 screen). 130K

PDF Adjective cloze exercise - lovely picture cloze exercise for E2-E3. Contributed by Emma Scotland, Bradford Council, emma.scotland@bradford.gov.uk 2 pages. 140K

DOC Spellings for formal letters. Great interactive word worksheet. Select the correct spellings from the drop down menus to complete the formal letter.  Contributed by Margaret Adams (Brighton University and the Kenward Trust) uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk. 1 page. 30K NOTE: to use this worksheet interactively you must click on the padlock icon (in the 'forms' toolbar).

PDF Dictionary Challenge. Wonderful team game for E3-L2 that provides good practice for students in spelling, group discussion and using dictionaries. Contributed by Angela Kennedy-Lockwood,  Birmingham itamalone82@hotmail.co.uk 9 pages. 45K

PDF Entry Alphabet Activities. A super, graded set of activities for E1-E3. Start by matching letters, then move on to fill in worksheets and ordering towns alphabetically.  Contributed by Margaret Adams (Brighton University and the Kenward Trust) uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 7 pages. 40K

PDF Synonyms and homonyms is wonderful, self-contained 6 page work book for L1-2. Look up synonyms in a thesaurus and complete the diagrams, then use your information to rewrite paragraphs, etc. Contributed by Jennifer Baines j.baines@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. 30K

 Numeracy

PDF updated Smarties investigation (first posted 18/02/04) excellent investigation that is also a lot of fun (unless you don't like Smarties!) and covers almost HD1 curriculum elements from Entry 1 to Level 1 along with other elements from N1 (whole numbers) and Measure (estimation). Covers counting, sorting, tallies, bar charts, mean, range and more. Contributed by Di Mellor DMellor@darlington.ac.uk from Darlington College

PDF Grids for Smartie bar charts and pictograms - to accompany Smartie investigation (below). Ideal for Entry 2-3 students that are not confident with a blank sheet of graph paper. 2 pages. 40K

ZIP What is a Bar chart? Makes a great introduction to drawing and interpreting bar charts. PowerPoint (10 screens). Contributed by Dave Clapham, Leeds anebla999@hotmail.com Thank you Dave. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 50K.

ZIP Pie Charts? Step by step guide to interpreting and creating pie charts. PowerPoint (31 screens). Contributed by Dave Clapham, Leeds anebla999@hotmail.com Thank you Dave. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 50K

ZIP How to play Battle Ships Step by step PowerPoint guide to playing the battle ships game (contributed by Steph McGill in 2003). Contributed by Dave Clapham, Leeds anebla999@hotmail.com Thank you Dave. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 18 screens. 100K.grouped in different ways. Encourage students to say how many faces there are (ideally without counting - as the ability to make and interpret patterns helps with many aspects of maths) and discuss how they look at the patterns, chunk up into to 3s, 4s and 5s, etc. Contributed by Dave Clapham, Leeds anebla999@hotmail.com Thank you Dave. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 30 slides. 42K.

Resources added or updated January 2006

 Numeracy

PDF Digital and analogue time OHT. Clock face, blank digital clocks, clock hands and lots of teaching ideas. To be printed on acetate. 2 pages. 120K.

PDF Units of time quiz. 16 questions about units of time. Ideal for homework or revision. 1 page. 45K.

PDF 12 hr digital and analogue time. 12 useful blank analogue clock faces (with spaces underneath to write time in digital format) and 2 pages mixed problems (analogue to digital and vice verse). 1 page for E2 (nearest hour, half hour, quarter hour), one for E3 (nearest 5 minutes). Note: due to size restrictions this resource does not include answer sheets. 700K.

PDF Time cards 2 sets of cards to laminate. Set 1 (2 lots of 24 cards) covers units of time (E2-L1). Set 2 (30 cards) covers important dates (Christmas Day, etc.) and facts about months and years. To be printed on coloured paper and laminated. 2 pages plus teaching ideas. An ideal multi-sensory starter or revision activity for paired or individual work. 20K.

PDF Calendars and questions. Large clear calendar for Jan 2006 with 12 accompanying questions. Plus a useful one page 2006 annual calendar which tutors can use to make up their own questions, ask students to circle important dates etc. 3 pages. 45K.

PDF Time problems. Everyday questions on reading digital clocks (E3) and more complex L1 questions that involve adding and subtracting hours and minutes to work out lengths of TV programmes, etc. 2 pages plus answer sheet. 65K.

Literacy

PDF Writing frame 3. Directions. Three step by step writing frames take the learner through planning to the final draft. Page 1 has a checklist with the key features and suggestions for setting out directions in a clear and logical manner. Page 2 includes line guides and brief hints, and page 3 is for the final polished version. 3 pages. 50K. Note: Frame 1 in this series (for writing persuasive estate agents' ads) can be found here.

PDF Writing frame 2. A favourite recipe. Three step by step writing frames take the learner through planning to the final draft. Page 1 has a checklist with the key features and suggestions for setting out a favourite recipe. Page 2 includes line guides only and page 3 is blank for the final polished version. 3 pages. 90K. Note: Frame 1 in this series (for writing persuasive estate agents' ads) can be found here.

Phonics sheets for Entry 1 and 2 reading. Each page contains graphemes that can be worked on in one session (although this will  depend on the learners) in conjunction with other worksheets and texts (not provided here). Use to encourage learners to check over the phoneme/grapheme work each day. Letters which make the same phonemes are grouped together. At the bottom of most sheets there are also a couple of social sight words to be learnt at the same time. Contributed by Janet Whitfield (Warrington Collegiate) janetwhitfield@tinyworld.co.uk who has based these sheets on the THRASS system. Sheets are reproduced here with permission of THRASS UK www.thrass.co.uk and acknowledgement to the THRASS Picturechart.

PDF Sheets 1-6. Contributed by Janet Whitfield (Warrington Collegiate) janetwhitfield@tinyworld.co.uk. 6 pages. 450K. 

PDF Sheets 7-12.  Contributed by Janet Whitfield (Warrington Collegiate) janetwhitfield@tinyworld.co.uk. 6 pages. 300K.