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Resources added or updated December 2008

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Literacy

PDF Christmas formative assessment for E3 is a topical way to assess how your students have progressed during the autumn term. This great series of tasks is based on the Royal Mail delivery services at Christmas and includes reading comprehension, writing, form filling and a speaking/listening/discussion task. From the staff at South Thames College, School of Skills for Life. 35K. 6 pages. Will be filed under General E3 Literacy

ZIP Endless Christmas words is a simple but very effective set of topical PowerPoints that helps students develop a feel for the shape of words and word boundaries. Also great for stimulating discussion, increasing vocabulary, and encouraging the use of dictionaries. Contributed by Janet Kinsey, Abingdon and Witney COllege. janet.kinsey@abingdon-witney.ac.uk 70K. Two zipped PPTs each with 6 screens. Will be filed under General E1 ESOL, General E2 ESOL, General E1 Lit and General E2 Lit and Xmas resources

PDF My Christmas covers planning, drafting and proof reading a letter or a short story about activities over Christmas. This version is aimed at Entry 3 but can also be used for other levels (includes a mark sheet for E3 assessment). Contributed by Danielle Dagnall, Tameside College Danielle.Dagnall@tameside.ac.uk (Adapted from an earlier E3-L2 Lapland writing resource by Marion Crocker). 4 pages. 40K. Filed under General writing in the E3 literacy section.

Resources added or updated November 2008

Numeracy

DOC Positional vocabulary is a useful gap fill exercise where you must select the correct word (above, underneath, etc.) to describe the relative positions of two or more different shapes. Contributed by Michael Garen. 1 page. 50K. MSS2/E1.2 MSS2/E2.3

PDF Shapes tally gives colourful practice in sorting shapes and recording information in a tally chart. Contributed by Michael Garen. 40K HD1/E3.1

ZIP Xmas maths quiz provides practice with Level 1 and 2 multiple choice questions in a topical setting - great for playing in teams during the last class of term! Covers number, measure and data. Contributed by Kirstie Benefer, Stoke-on-Trent College. kbene1sc@stokecoll.ac.uk 14 questions, 42 slides.  380K (zipped PPT file). Filed under General L1 number, L1 Measure , L1 Data handling  General L2 number, L2 Measure , L2 Data handling and Xmas resources

Literacy

PDF Autumn Festivals - Entry 3 comprehension questions (also includes alphabetical ordering and dictionary work) based on a short text about autumn festivals from different cultures and faiths. Contributed by Andrea McCulloch, LEAP Skills for Life Centre, Barnard Castle and Learn East, Peterlee. 2 pages. 20K. Rt/E3.1 Rt/E3.7 Rt/E3.8 Rw/E3.3 Rw/E3.4 Note: you will also need the autumn festivals text from Autumn Apple Cake by Judith White.

PDF Children in Need is a topical comprehension about the BBC appeal. 12 questions which require reading in detail. From Amanda Burgess, WEA (Workers’ Educational Association), Southern Region. 20K. 2 pages. Will be filed under General L1 reading comprehension.

Resources added or updated October 2008

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

Contextualised resources - motor vehicles

ESOL

PDF Present tense cards is a set of cards aimed at Entry 1 ESOL students learning the present simple tense for habitual routine. Print on card and use for controlled practice activities (sort into sentences about getting up, breakfast, going to work etc.). Contributed by Tricia Priestly, West Sussex Adult and Community Education triciapriestley@hotmail.com 2 pages. 50K. Sc/E1.4a Ws/E1.1a

General

PDF My house is a fabulous tool to use at the beginning of the year. Gather useful ILP information during initial assessment. Sample house, blank house and full instructions / teaching ideas are provide. Suitable for literacy and numeracy students at all levels. Contributed by Margaret Adams uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College. 3 pages. 60K. Will be filed under General teaching resources and study skills.

Literacy

PDF About Paul is a 7 page work /activity book originally written for Milestone 7-8, E1 ESOL students but also suitable for literacy students. Covers reading (or listening to) a simple narrative, comprehension, spelling/handwriting and reading key words (match words to pictures and pictures to phrases). Contributed by Ginette Kriche.  7 pages. 160K Covers many curriculum elements and will be listed under General Milestone 7 literacy, General Milestone 8 literacy, General E1 Literacy and General E1 ESOL

PDF More spelling mnemonics is another addition to our ever-growing collection. 18 mnemonics inc old favourites and some unusual ones (heirloom, penguin.) Contributed by F Boorman. 1 page. 15K Ww/E3.1 Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1

PDF Write a short poem - Create a word cloud was first created as a tool for increasing students' vocabulary and use of descriptive language. It also uses Wordle which students love! Contributed by Janet Wilkins, Royal Forest of Dean College College janet_w@rfdc.ac.uk  1 pages. 40k Rw/L1.2 Rw/L2.3 and General L2 writing composition and General L1 writing composition

PDF 'shun' crosswords is a set of 4 crosswords based on the following word endings: - sion, -ssion, -tion and -cian. Great for spelling and vocabulary/synonyms work. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Ed College. 9 pages, 35K. Ww/L2.1 Rw/L2.3 Note our related 'Which suffix - tion, -sion or -cian?' resource is still available.

PDF Making words from 'friends' and 'reading' - two classic word games with suggested answers. For individual or group challenges. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Ed College. Thank you Dave. 4 pages, 20K. Ww/L1.1  Ww/E3.1

PDF 'ible' & 'able' is a set of 2 crosswords based on the following word endings: - ible and -able. Ideal for individual spelling and vocabulary work. If you have a smartboard they also make good group activities. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Ed College. Thank you Dave. 5 pages, 25K. Ww/L2.1 Rw/L2.3

PDF 'ent' & 'ant' is a set of 2 crosswords based on the suffixes -ent and -ant. Ideal for individual spelling and vocabulary work. If you have a smartboard they also make good group activities. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Ed College. Thank you Dave. 5 pages, 25K. Ww/L1.1

PDF When or Went? was written for students who confuse these two words in their writing. Suitable for E2-3 or dyslexia support at any level. Includes a wide selection of exercises and tips. Contributed by Janet Chapman, The Friary Community Education Centre, Cardiff janetchapman19@hotmail.com  5 pages. 20K Rw/E2.1 Ww/E2.1 Ww/E3.1

Numeracy

PDF Village Fair - calculator calculations is a great way to practise money based problem solving on a calculator. It is followed by a fun set (30+ problems) of 'calculator words' where you must complete the given calculation and then turn your calculator upside down! Contributed by Jeanette Edwards, HMP Camp Hill Jeanette.Edwards@hmps.gsi.gov.uk 5 pages. 100K N2/E3.4 N2/L1.11 N1/E2.8

PDF Film Industry - working with very large numbers is a Level 2 place value worksheet. Covers 'millions' and 'billions' (reading and writing, writing as decimals, ordering, etc.). Questions are based on ‘The British Film Industry’ pull out from The Guardian July 22^nd 2008 but can be answered without reference to it. Poster available at: http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2008/07/22/gdn_080722_ber_18_20237470.pdf 2 pages. 100K. N1/L2.1

PDF Questionnaire project is a clear task sheet first used with a L1 AoN students. Make up a questionnaire and then collect and organise your data in a variety of formats.  (L2.2)  Contributed by by Louisa Baddiley, Acorn Entry to Employment louisa.baddiley@nottscc.gov.uk Nottinghamshire County Council. 1 page. 20K HD1/L1.2 HD/L2.2

PDF Times tables problems is a bumper pack of 8 worksheets with something for everyone from E2 (odd and even numbers, multiples of two) through to Level 1. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Ed College.9 pages. 30K. N1/E2.5 N1/E3.1 N1/E3.5 N1/L1.5

PDF Writing numbers as words also covers addition to 10 and knowledge of everyday number facts such as number of weeks in a year. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Ed College. 2 pages, 20K N1/E1.2 N1/E1.4 N1/E2.2

PDF Short division problems is a set of 9 word problems all involve dividing a 3 digit number by a single number. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Ed College. Thank you Dave. 2 pages. 15K. N1/L1.3

PDF Odd and even numbers - sorting post is a fabulous way to provide a real life slant on odd and even numbers. Cards to sort and a fill-in worksheet. Contributed by Chris McCready, The Gatehouse Centre, Bristol. chrismhwv@yahoo.co.uk 3 pages. 50K. N1/E2.2 N1/E3.1

Resources added or updated September 2008

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

Numeracy

PDF Converting temperatures provides lots of practice in substitution and converting temperatures from home and abroad.  With comprehensive answer sheet. Contributed by Pauline Bicker, Northern Learning Trust pbicker@northernlearningtrust.org.uk 2 pages.170K MSS1/L2.4 N1/L2.4

PDF Getting the quantities right is an embedded numeracy resource written for catering students. Provides conversion information and step by step examples for resizing recipes (up or down). Four genuine recipes plus a conversion exercise. Contributed by Cathy Barton, cathy.barton@glasgowmet.ac.uk Glasgow Metropolitan College. 8 pages. 95K. Also filed under Contextualised resources - catering

PDF Wordle activities for Entry level numeracy - more fabulous word and number cloud activities for E1 (maths words), E2 (odd even nos. and 2D shapes) and E3 (recognise, sort and and order metric measures). With instructions, extension ideas and answer sheets. Wordle is a brilliant Word cloud creator available at: http://wordle.net/ . Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 8 pages, 340K. Filed under General E1 number, General E2 whole numbers, General E3 whole number, General  measure resources

PDF  Converting currencies provides lots of practice converting sterling to various currencies (selling rate) and then converting back (buying rate). Contributed by Pauline Bicker, Northern Learning Trust pbicker@northernlearningtrust.org.uk  2 pages. 35K MSS1/L2.1

PDF Estimating total cost provides good practice with rounding money and estimating totals. 5 questions for Entry 3. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 2 pages, 150K. N1/E3.8 MSS1/E3.2

PDF Addition & subtraction problems with 3 digit numbers. 10 challenging problems for Entry 3. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 3 pages, 25K. N1/E3.2 N1/E3.9

PDF Addition & subtraction problems with 2 digit numbers. 10 problems for Entry 2 - ideal for homework. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 2 pages, 25K. N1/E2.

PDF Choosing sensible units is a great way to explore this often difficult topic. One page each for length, weight and capacity. Decide if the given units for the picture are sensible  - if they're not, suggest what would be! Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 4 pages,150K MSS1/E3.8

PDF Working in a garage (version 2) continues the numeracy work covered in Version 1 (which also covers literacy) at a slightly higher level. Add up 2-digit numbers  - using two strategies (counting-on or tallies). Contributed by Mrs Jennifer Whitehead, Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education. 6 pages. 70K.  N1/E2.3 HD1/E3.3. Also filed under contextual resources (motor vehicles)

ICT and General

DOC 2012 stadium ICT exercise provides topical practice in formatting text, line spacing, etc. - plus students must add their own paragraph of information. Contributed by June Mill (Skills for Life tutor, East Riding of Yorkshire). Filed under Entry 3 ICT.

PDF Working in a garage is a fabulous collection of embedded literacy and numeracy activities for Milestone 8- Entry 2. Covers reading, matching and spelling key words, counting, ordinal numbers, money, telephone work and more. Plus lots of great ideas for multi-sensory teaching. Contributed by Mrs Jennifer Whitehead, Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education. 22 pages. 400K N1/E2.2 General E1 number N1/M8.5 Ww/M8.1 Ww/E1.1 Rw/M8.3 Rw/M8.1 Rw/E1.1 Rw/E1.3 Also filed under contextual resources (motor vehicles)

Literacy

PDF 2012 stadium is a short article with multiple choice questions and ideas for discussion. Several of the questions also require general L1 numeracy skills with time and large numbers, making this a good all round starter activity whilst Beijing is still in everyone's minds. Contributed by June Mill (Skills for Life tutor, East Riding of Yorkshire). Filed under General L1 reading comprehension

PDF Cubs - apostrophes is a series of sentences for possible correction and is based upon Janet Chapman's Cub Scout newsletter - proofreading resource. Contributed by June Mill (Skills for Life tutor, East Riding of Yorkshire). 2 pages. 80K Rs/L1.2 Ws/L2.4

PDF Cowes Week is an illustrated text accompanied by a wonderful set of varied Entry 3 - Level 1 questions. These cover so many reading elements (also spelling) that the resource could almost be used as a diagnostic assessment tool. Includes comprehension, prefixes/suffixes, compound words, dictionary and vocabulary work, sentences and punctuation. Contributed by Jeanette Edwards, Skills for Life lecturer at HMP Camp Hill Jeanette.Edwards@hmps.gsi.gov.uk 5 pages. 80K Will be filed under General L1 reading and General E3 reading

PDF Under fives get learning goals is a topical comprehension activity based on a recent (Sept 1st 08) BBC news report. Writing task, 12 multiple choice spelling questions, vocabulary/synonyms and comprehension true/false questions. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. Thank you Dave. 7 pages, 30K. Will be filed under General L1 writing composition, Ww/L1.1 (spelling), General L1 reading comprehension and General L1 vocabulary.

PDF Free meals make calmer classes is a topical comprehension activity based on a BBC news report. Proof reading (misspelt homophones) and comprehension questions. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. Thank you Dave. 3 pages, 20K. Will be filed under Ww/L1.1 (spelling) and General L1 reading comprehension.

PDF Jails too comfy to merit escape is a topical comprehension activity based on a recent (April 08) BBC news report. Find the main points, general comprehension questions and vocabulary/synonyms exercise. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 5 pages, 35K. Will be filed under  General L1 reading comprehension and General L1 vocabulary.

PDF British adults fear youngsters is a series of true/false comprehension questions and a dictionary/vocabulary exercise - based on a BBC news report. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 5 pages, 25K. Will be filed under General L2 reading comprehension and General L2 vocabulary.

PDF Key features of good essays is not only an excellent piece of study skills advice (for Level 2 students and beyond) but is also an ideal text for feeding into Wordle and creating paired sentence writing exercises. Contributed by Tilly Harrison, Centre for Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick Tilly.Harrison@warwick.ac.uk 3 pages, 100K. Will be filed under General L2 writing and Study skills and general teaching resources - revision and study techniques.

PDF Holiday brochure appetiser makes a great warm-up activity. Students work in pairs to find information in holiday brochures. Easily adapted for your own brochures. Covers scanning, organisational features, detailed reading, etc at E3-L2. Contributed by Heidi Griffin, Bournemouth Adult Learning. 3 pages. 160K. Filed under text level: General E3 reading , General L1 reading and General L2 reading.

PDF Madonna mauls Eminem's critics is a Level 2 (from a BBC News report) with comprehension & vocabulary questions written for E2E learners. Although this is an old report from 2001 it is still of interest to younger students and ideal for provoking discussion about appropriate language, lyrics, etc. Contributed by by Louisa Baddiley, Acorn Entry to Employment louisa.baddiley@nottscc.gov.uk Nottinghamshire County Council. 3 pages. 70K. Filed under: General L2 reading comprehension and General L2 vocabulary.

PDF The Name (or Category) game is another ideal warm-up activity. Students must choose letters of the alphabet and then complete the given categories. The more unusual their words (i.e. if the words are not used by other class members) the more points they get! Contributed by by Louisa Baddiley louisa.baddiley@nottscc.gov.uk Acorn Entry to Employment, Nottinghamshire County Council. 1 page. 25K. Filed under word level: General E3 vocabulary, General L1 vocabulary and General L2 vocabulary.

PDF People bingo makes a great Entry Level ice-breaker or warm-up activity. Students must circulate and question other class members in order to complete the bingo grid. also makes a great lead in to sentence work. Covers many speaking & listening elements (asking & answering questions, giving personal information, etc.). Contributed by Heidi Griffin, Bournemouth Adult Learning. 1 page. 25K. General E1 speaking & listening, General E2 S&L and General E3 S&L

PDF Elderly should keep on working is a topical comprehension activity based on a recent (Sept 08) BBC news report. Writing task, comprehension questions, anagrams and homophone work. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. Thank you Dave. 4 pages, 45K. Will be filed under General L1 writing composition, Ww/L1.1 (spelling) and General L1 reading comprehension.

PDF Dyslexia practice sheets were originally made as extra help for students using the MSL (Multisensory Learning Ltd) or Beat Dyslexia (Celia Stone) course books but provide useful practice for any E1-E2 student needing extra help with CVC words and (mostly) s-blends. 26 sheets cover spelling, handwriting, reading, tracking, tracing and much more. Contributed by Mrs Jennifer Whitehead, Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education. 27 pages.140K.General E1 literacy. General E2 literacy.

Resources added or updated August 2008

Contextualised resources - catering

ZIP Local hospitality provision - a recipe for a successful project provides an overview and guidance for catering students (who have to complete a project - including phoning and interviewing a local chef/manager/owner) and is cleverly written like a recipe! Contributed by Cathy Barton, cathy.barton@glasgowmet.ac.uk Glasgow Metropolitan College. 10 screens. Zipped PPT file. 25K. For NVQ L1-2 Catering. Filed under Contextualised resources - catering.

PDF Writing a formal letter (in order to arrange an interview with a local hospitality provider, etc.) provides all key points as a mindmap and (for linear thinkers) as a bulleted list. Plus layout guide and a 'jumbled sheet' to sort out! Contributed by Cathy Barton, cathy.barton@glasgowmet.ac.uk Glasgow Metropolitan College. 5 pages. 70K. For NVQ L1-2 Catering. Filed under Contextualised resources - catering, General L1 writing composition and General L2 writing composition.

PDF Making a formal phone call (in order to arrange an interview with a local hospitality provider, etc.) provides key questions to guide students through the formalities of making requests, asking questions (and wording them carefully). Contributed by Cathy Barton, cathy.barton@glasgowmet.ac.uk Glasgow Metropolitan College. 1 page. 20K. For NVQ L1-2 Catering. Filed under Contextualised resources - catering, SLc/L1.2 and SLc/L2.2

PDF Describing foods is a beautiful five page resource designed to help students write clear descriptions and learn key technical vocabulary - examples include British cheese, cuts of vegetables and a wonderful mind map showing key quality points to look for in cuts of meat and poultry. Written for NVQ 1-2 catering students working on their 'local hospitality provision' project. Contributed by Cathy Barton, cathy.barton@glasgowmet.ac.uk Glasgow Metropolitan College. 5 pages. 3190. Filed under Contextualised resources - catering Wt/L2.6 Rw/L1.2 Rw/L2.1

ESOL

PDF Entry 2 ESOL assessments is a set of two one-page tasks covering: punctuation (full stops and capital letters) and write using simple verb tenses. Use as evidence that a given learning outcome has been achieved. Also useful for diagnostic assessment. From Amanda Burgess, WEA (Workers’ Educational Association), Southern Region. 15K ESOL Ws/E2.1a Ws/E2.3a Ws/E2.4a

Numeracy

PDF Revision & vocabulary notes for the new Entry 3 Numeracy test was written for ESOL students with good basic numeracy skills who were taking the new E£ Multiple choice test without attending numeracy classes. However these notes are brilliant for any Entry 3 numeracy student. Contributed by Ruth Colclough, Newcastle College ruth.colclough@ncl-coll.ac.uk 4 pages. 80K. Covers almost all E3 elements and will be filed under General E3 number, E3 Measure , E3 Data handling and also under Exam tips on the Study Skills page. Note you can read more about the new E3 multiple choice tests on our related Blog post of 3rd July 03.

PDF Autumn apple cake is a wonderful seasonal L1-2 investigation (2 options - one for L1, one for L2) that covers ratios, formulae (oven temperatures, cake tins), converting measures, money and more. Also includes a useful information sheet on autumn festivals from different cultures and faiths - ideal for prompting further discussion re. equality and diversity. Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. 5 pages. 40K N1/L2.4 MSS1/L2.6 MSS1/L2.9 N2/L1.5 N1/L1.7 MSS1/L1.1 MSS1/E3.2

PDF Monopoly mental maths game is a great, quick-to-prepare game that is easily differentiated for any E1-E3 group. Example games include addition and times tables - or make up your own. If you don't have Monopoly a link is provided so you can print your own Monopoly money! Contributed by Leon Szymanski, Bury Adult Learning Service l.szymanski@bury.gov.uk Thank you Leon. 1 page. 20K. Filed under General Entry 1 number, General Entry 2 whole numbers, General Entry 3 whole numbers.

updated 30/08/08 (first listed 11/12/06) PDF Numeracy over the Christmas holiday. Keep your students' skills going during the Christmas break with these ideas. 1 page for Entry level, one for levels 1/2. Covers number, measures, shape and space, and data. Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. 2 pages. 30K. 2 pages.

updated 30/08/08 (first listed 29/10/06) PDF Fireworks makes a great, topical starter activity for mixed ability groups (E2 - L2).  Suitable for classes on or around bonfire night, Chinese New Year and New Years Eve. Covers time, problem solving and more. Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. 1 page. 25K

Literacy

PDF 'Snail Mail' blazes slow e-trail is a topical comprehension activity based on a BBC news report. Covers general comprehension - focusing on 'recognising the main points', along with vocabulary/synonyms and writing. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 6 pages, 40K. Will be filed under General L2 writing composition, Rt/L2.1,  Rt/L2.3 and Rw/L2.3 

PDF 'Half of Children' theft victims is a topical comprehension activity based on a BBC news report. Covers general comprehension and reading strategies along with following an argument, inference, vocabulary/synonyms. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 6 pages, 30K Will be filed under General L2 reading comprehension and Rw/L2.3 

PDF TV's Ramsay 'Will keep swearing' is a topical comprehension activity based on a BBC news report. Multiple choice questions cover general comprehension and spelling. There is also a "match-it" vocabulary question and a related writing task. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 5 pages, 40K. Will be filed under General L1 writing, General L1 reading comprehension and General L1 vocabulary.

PDF Miserable Britons is a topical comprehension activity based on a BBC news report. Writing task, 12 multiple choice questions covering vocabulary/synonyms and a two further sets of questions cover general comprehension and spelling. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 5 pages, 30K. Will be filed under General L1 writing composition, Ww/L1.1 (spelling), General L1 reading comprehension and General L1 vocabulary.

PDF When was Caesar's Brit invasion? is a topical comprehension activity based on a BBC news report. Covers general comprehension - focusing on 'recognising the main points', along with vocabulary/synonyms, spelling and punctuation. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 7 pages, 70K. Will be filed under  General L2 reading comprehension, Rw/L2.3 Ww/L2.1 Ws/L2.4

PDF Matron gives modern NHS check-up is a topical comprehension activity based on a BBC news report. Writing task, vocabulary matching/synonyms, spelling, and general comprehension questions. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 6 pages, 30K. Will be filed under General L1 writing composition, Ww/L1.1 (spelling), General L1 reading comprehension and General L1 vocabulary.

PDF Big breakfast aids weight loss is a topical comprehension activity based on a BBC news report. Writing task, and 15 multiple choice questions covering reading for detail, vocabulary/synonyms and spelling. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 6 pages, 30K. Will be filed under General L1 writing composition, Ww/L1.1 (spelling), General L1 reading comprehension and General L1 vocabulary.

PDF Wordle creative writing prompts - two word clouds to prompt short story writing. Wordle is a brilliant Word cloud creator available at: http://wordle.net/ . Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College.3 pages, 150K. Wt/L1.4 Wt/L2.6

PDF Wordle - recognising different word classes - two beautiful word clouds to help with recognising verbs, nouns and prepositions. With instructions, answers and extension ideas. Wordle is a brilliant Word cloud creator available at: http://wordle.net/ . Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 5 pages, 200K Rs/E3.1 Rs/E3.2 Rs/L1.1

PDF Wordle - misspellings - sort the 40 words in the cloud into two groups, then correct as appropriate. With instructions and answers. Wordle is a brilliant Word cloud creator available at: http://wordle.net/ . Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 3 pages, 100K Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1

PDF Three letter writing ideas - choice of 3 controversial topics to spark letter writing. 'Road rage', building on a park, closing a local hospital. Each page includes a clear background scenario to help students "get going". Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 3 pages, 100K. Will be filed under General L1 writing composition and General L2 writing composition

PDF Four creative writing ideas - something here to spark everyone's imagination. Be Prime Minister and write a speech, write about your ideal man/woman, dream about being rich or describe what you'd take with you on a desert island? Each idea includes questions, prompts and guidelines. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 3 pages, 200K. Will be filed under General L1 writing composition and General L2 writing composition

PDF Level 2 sentence and word level practice exam questions - fabulous set of 40 challenging multiple choice questions focusing on spelling, vocabulary, grammar (some are very challenging) and punctuation (again, challenging, and with good coverage of apostrophes). Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 9 pages. 70K. Ww/L2.1 Rw/L2.1-Rw/L2.3 Ws/L2.2 Ws/L2.4

PDF Identifying spelling mistakes - provides excellent multiple choice exam practice for Level 1. 10 short texts each with two spelling errors. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 6 pages. 80K. Ww/L1.1

PDF Bodgit the Builder - is a fun, yet realistic, proof reading activity. Help improve Bodgit's spelling, grammar and language, then write a reply. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 2 pages. 120K. Wt/L1.6 Wt/L2.7

PDF Mnemonics quiz not only tests students' knowledge of common (and less-common!) spelling mnemonics but also helps them discover and remember new ones. 28 mnemonics  - students must work out the spelling (28 at once might be rather overwhelming but the quiz can be easily split into three sections). Contributed by James Carroll, Hartcliffe and Withywood Ventures, jameschwv@yahoo.co.uk 4 pages. 250K.  Ww/E3.1 Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1

htm Common confusables (homophones) gives a great auditory slant to there/their/they're and to/two/too. You must listen carefully to a sentence and then select the correct homophone. Short, sweet and very good because it forces the students to focus on the meaning of the word in the sentence. A Flash interactive activity that runs in your browser (and you will need speakers). Contributed by Andy Heath andyintotnes@yahoo.co.uk  Ww/L1.1

PDF Love assignment is based on a short story, Highland Fling by Maureen Brannigan, from "Sexy Shorts for the Beach" edited by Victoria Kirwan-Taylor (Accent Press). However some of the writing and poetry extension activities could be used without reading the short story. Not just for romantics - the writing assignment might also cause great hilarity! Covers all Level 2 writing elements and many Level 2 reading elements (main points, research, summarise information, etc.). Contributed by Janet Wilkins, Royal Forest of Dean College College janet_w@rfdc.ac.uk 3 pages. 40K General L2 writing composition and General L2 reading comprehension

PDF Apostrophe cards and pegs is a challenging kinaesthetic paired activity that is bound to promote discussion about possessive and omissive apostrophes (and the greengrocer's apostrophe!). Contributed by Ruth Braker. 7 pages. 40K Rs/L1.2 Ws/L2.4

PDF Investigate the letter B provides adult reading and phonics practice for Entry 1 learners. Bill is a baker who really likes Betty but he's afraid of her big boyfriend and his big boxer dog, Ben! A story plus linked spelling, vocabulary and punctuation work. Contributed by Margaret Adams uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College. 3 pages. 80K. Rw/E1.2 Ww/E1.3

Smart notebook files - please note you must have the Smart notebook software installed on your computer in order to open, view and use these resources. A free 30 day trial version (v10) of the complete software (along with masses of example files) is available from http://smarttech.com/ (this is what I used to open and review these resources). Earlier, fully working, non-time-limited versions also appear to be available from Smart Technologies so you may want to contact their support service for advice on a suitable download.

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Titanic smartboard resources for Entry 1-Entry. Covers discussion, reading comprehension, phonics and  writing composition. Great lesson plan and resources on this popular topic. Includes interactive cloze exercises, phonics/syllable exercise, 'See, hear feel' brainstorm, photographs, lesson plan/objectives, and more. Contributed by Sian Waterman . 12 smartboard screens. 2MB. Will be filed under General Entry 3 literacy, General Entry 2 literacy and General Entry 1 literacy.

Accompanying Word file includes an illustrated writing frame and differentiated word cards for word and sentence level work.

Please see note above regarding software requirements. An additional Word file is also provided with extra resources

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Aron Ralston smartboard resources for Entry 1-Entry. Fabulous lesson plan and resources on the fascinating story of an American rock climber who sawed off his arm with a penknife in order to free himself from a rock fall and get some help. Includes interactive cloze exercises, photographs, lesson plan/objectives, syllable match, word sort and more. Contributed by Sian Waterman. 9 smartboard screens. 2MB. Will be filed under General Entry 3 literacy, General Entry 2 literacy and General Entry 1 literacy.

Accompanying Word file includes an illustrated writing frame and differentiated word cards for word and sentence level work.

Please see note above regarding software requirements. An additional Word file is also provided with extra resources

Resources added or updated July 2008

ICT and GENERAL

ZIP Introduction to Word Processing is also a great way to give a start- of-course overview of skills covered in word processing. 16 slides cover formatting and aligning text; copying, cutting and pasting; tabs; bullets; clip art; headers and footers; page layout and more! Contributed by Lynn Simm littlesimm@hotmail.com 470K zipped PPT file. Will be filed under under Level 1 and CLAIT ICT.

PDF Email tasks written for Key Skills ICT Level 1 (but also suitable for ICT Skills for Life etc.). First task covers netiquette, the second task is based on holidays and covers sending, printing, replying to, and forwarding emails 6 pages.15K Contributed by Lynn Simm littlesimm@hotmail.com Will be filed under under Level 1 and CLAIT ICT.

ZIP Introduction to Email covers sending, receiving, attachments and viruses. Designed for students using Postmaster but easy to insert your own screen shots if needed. 9 slides.  500K zipped PPT file. Contributed by Lynn Simm littlesimm@hotmail.com Will be filed under under Level 1 and CLAIT ICT.

ZIP Sports picture board 'random number generator' is an open ended resource that the author originally designed to use for mental maths (adding or taking away 10 to the displayed number. It was later used it as part of a ‘Question of Sport’ quiz (in the spelling round!): learners choose a picture and then spell the “random” number that appears: 49, 32, 28, 46, 67, 55, 21, 74 and 13 (these be edited to suit and could be linked to any set of numbered, pre-prepared quiz questions on any topic). For Milestone 8 upwards. 250K zipped PPT file. 12 slides. Contributed by Judy Valentine Judy.valentine@chichester.ac.uk Thank you Judy. Will be filed under general teaching resources.

PDF Alphabet game quiz sheets is a great set of ice breakers for quizzes for all levels. 6 options. Can you write down a song fo reach letter of the alphabet? Or a food, film, TV programme etc.? Contributed by Ginette Kriche. 120K. 6 pages. Will be filed under general teaching resources.

preEntry (M7-E1) Literacy

PDF XLS Healthy Eating is a great 2.5 hr differentiated lesson plan complete with resources including ordering and matching worksheets and cards, simple spelling sheet, healthy eating chart (please download the Excel file - see link left). The main topic is making an omelette and the lesson includes sequencing, letters, word recognition and building, and simple sentences. You will also need food leaflets from supermarkets, plastic or wooden letters and a tape recorder. Contributed by Andrew Speers, andrewspeers@rathbone.co.uk 8 pages. 80K Rw/M7.1 Rw/W7.3 Wt/M7.2 Rw/M8.1 Ww/M8.2 Ws/M8.1 Rs/M8.1 Rtc/M8.3 Rw/M8.3 Wt/M8.4 Rw/E1.1 Ws/E1.1

PDF Recycling word games is a great set of Entry/preEntry word level games on this popular topic. Includes word picture match, word fill, word shapes and more. Ideal for themed lessons. With answer sheets and teaching ideas. Contributed by Ginette Kriche. 80K. 8 pages Ww/M8.1  Rw/E1.2 Rw/E1.2a Rw/E1.3 Rw/E1.3a Ww/E1.1 Ww/E1.1a Rw/M8.1 Rw/M8.3 Rw/E1.1 Rw/E1.1a

PDF Classroom objects word games is a great set of Entry/preEntry word level games on this popular topic (ideal for ESOL students at the start of term). Includes word picture match, alphabet ordering, word fill, word shapes, missing vowels and more. Ideal for themed lessons. With answer sheets and teaching ideas. Contributed by Ginette Kriche. 250K. 12 pages Ww/M8.1  Rw/E1.2 Rw/E1.2a Rw/E1.3 Rw/E1.3a Ww/E1.1 Ww/E1.1a Rw/M8.1 Rw/M8.3 Rw/E1.1 Rw/E1.1a

Numeracy

PDF Positive and negative numbers is a lovely question sheet for checking students' understanding of practical applications of negative numbers such as temperature. Contributed by Jane Kay, Accrington and Rossendale College jkay@accross.ac.uk 1 page. 30K N1/L1.2

PDF Reading, recording and comparing body temperature is a paired task that introduced thermometers and reading simple scales. Contributed by Jane Kay, Accrington and Rossendale College jkay@accross.ac.uk 1 page. 80K MMS1/E3.9 MSS1/E2.8

PDF Reading scales makes a great introduction to this crucial and often difficult skill. Contributed by Jane Kay, Accrington and Rossendale College jkay@accross.ac.uk 1 page. 15K MSS1/E2.9 MSS1/E3.5 MMS1/E3.6 MSS1/E3.7

PDF Costing-up a nursery is ideal for L2 childcare students studying L1 AoN (Key Skills). Clear step by step directions on what to do - research, calculate, find averages, create a scale diagram, etc. Contributed by Bev Haley, Rathbone, Dewsbury. 1 page. Will be filed under General L1 number, L1 Measure and L1 Data handling and also under Childcare on the contextualised resources page.

PDF Mountain bike percentages provides lots of sequential practice working out percentage parts, increase, decrease and VAT. Three fill-in tables, all based on 4 large mountain bike posters. Contributed by Julie Hobson, Northern Learning Trust. 8 pages. 140K. N2/L1.9 N2/L1.10 N2/L2.7 N2/L2.8 and also under Transport on the contextualised resources page.

PDF Analogue clocks provides substantial practice with reading times (to nearest 5 minutes) and then drawing the hands correctly on blank clock faces. Although listed under numeracy this also makes ideal key word reading practice for Entry 1 ESOL. Contributed by Amanda Burgess, WEA (Workers’ Educational Association), Southern Region.  7 pages. 65K MSS1/E3.3 ESOL Rw/E1.1a

PDF Revision & vocabulary notes for L2 Numeracy test was written for ESOL students with good basic numeracy skills who were taking the test without attending numeracy classes. However these notes are brilliant for any Level 2 numeracy student. Contributed by Ruth Colclough, Newcastle College ruth.colclough@ncl-coll.ac.uk Thank you Ruth. 3 pages. 140K. Covers almost all L2 elements and will be filed under General L2 number, L2 Measure , L2 Data handling and also under Exam tips on the Study Skills page.

PDF Revision & vocabulary notes for L1 Numeracy test was written for ESOL students with good basic numeracy skills who were taking the test without attending numeracy classes. However these notes are brilliant for any Level 1 numeracy student. Contributed by Ruth Colclough, Newcastle College ruth.colclough@ncl-coll.ac.uk Thank you Ruth. 7 pages. 100K. Covers almost all L1 elements and will be filed under General L1 number, L1 Measure , L1 Data handling and also under Exam tips on the Study Skills page.

PDF Decorating your bedroom is a twist of the ever-popular Argos activity. Generous Uncle Arthur has given you £1000! This version is ideal for Entry 3 as involves only estimating, addition and subtraction of money. Contributed by Vicky Douglas, Northern Learning Trust. Thank you Vicky. 3 pages. 40K MSS1/E3.1

Literacy

htm Chicken paprika adverbs quiz provides useful on-screen practice in recognising adverbs (plus reading instructions). You can also print a separate copy of the recipe for reading practice, a paper based activity (or to cook it!). Contributed by Jim Gourlay, Sheffield College Jim.Gourlay@sheffcol.ac.uk 6 questions.  Rs/L1.1

PDF Living in Poverty is a thought provoking article from the Nursing Times. It is used in this literacy assessment for possible Access to Healthcare students. The accompanying questions are designed to check whether students are working at level 2 standards and can follow an argument, summarise information, recognise bias, distinguish between fact and opinion, and write using supporting evidence. Contributed by Billy Count, Abingdon and Witney College. 3 pages. 20K Rt/L2.4 Rt/L2.5 Rt/L2.8 Wt/L2.6 and will also be filed under Nursing and Care on the contextualised resources page.

PDF Nouns and adjectives is short text about a holiday in Barcelona. Students must find all the nouns and adjectives (also makes good E2 reading practice). Contributed by Vicky Douglas, Northern Learning Trust.1 page 40K  Rs/L1.2 Ws/L2.4

PDF Setting out a formal letter is handy one page handout with all the information you need regarding setting out a formal letter. Contributed by Vicky Douglas, Northern Learning Trust. 40K Wt/L2.4

PDF Apostrophes is a very useful 2 page handout with information, tips and two quick exercises (one for omission, one for possession). Contributed by Vicky Douglas, Northern Learning Trust. 50K Rs/L1.2 Ws/L2.4

PDF Updated Colours, Clothes and Fruit (first uploaded 12/08/2004 this update includes our correct web site address & updated links to related resources) is a 43 page booklet with 23 Milestone 8 / Entry 1-2 paper-based word and sentence focus activities. These accompany our 'describing people' on-screen resources. Word searches and shapes, alphabetical order, upper-lower case letters, crosswords, word fills and matching games. Answers, mapping document, teaching ideas. Also linked to DfUS SfL learner materials & audio CDs Lit Unit 1 Lost & Found, ESOL Unit 3 Shopping, ESOL Unit 9 Shopping 2. 360K. Will be filed under General Milestone 8, General E1 literacy, General E2 Literacy, General E1 ESOL and General E2 ESOL.

PDF Summer word fun is a beautiful set of 5 games and activities at text, sentence and word level. Includes word fill, word search, cloze exercise and more. Ideal for end of term lesson (or the beginning of the autumn term when holidays are being discussed) with answer sheets and teaching ideas. Contributed by Ginette Kriche. 140K. 11 pages. Will be filed under General E1 literacy, General E2 Literacy, General E1 ESOL and General E2 ESOL

PDF Heroes and Celebrations chocolate tasting game cleverly combines reading instructions, alphabetical ordering and adjectives into a delicious activity! Contributed by Jane Harbord Jane.harbord@ppdg.co.uk Pertemps People Development Group Ltd. 2 pages. 30K Rt/E2.1 Rw/E2.5 Ws/E2.2

PDF Letter writing ideas for Literacy and ESOL students - six lively task sheets cover letters of application, holiday enquiries, letters of complaint and more. Contributed by Amanda Burgess, WEA (Workers’ Educational Association), Southern Region. 6 pages, 130K. General L1 writing composition. General L2 writing composition.

ESOL

PDF Introduction to the past tense simple is a step by step series of info sheets, exercises, card game and comprehension. Covers both regular and v. common irregular verbs. Contributed by Vicky Douglas, Northern Learning Trust. 9 pages. 140K. As the past tense is covered in many E2 elements this resource will be filed under General E2 ESOL

PDF Mark, Chloe, Paul and Alice: is a lovely set of 4 completely independent comprehension texts and questions. The emphasis in all texts is on family members and occupations which makes theme ideal for building vocabulary in ESOL students (as well as providing useful reading practice for E2 Literacy). Contributed by Amanda Burgess, WEA (Workers’ Educational Association), Southern Region. 8 pages. 100K Lit Rt/E2.1 ESOL Rt/E2.1a

PDF Pronouns quiz is a quick activity where you have to delete the incorrect pronoun. 18 sentences - good for homework. This resource complements Amanda's other pronoun resources. From Amanda Burgess, WEA (Workers’ Educational Association), Southern Region. 1 page. 25K ESOL Rs/E2.1b

PDF 20 Preposition exercises is a brilliant bumper collection for E1-2ESOL. The exercises include a basic introduction to prepositions, gap fills and underlining exercises, anagrams, mixed up sentences, write your own sentences (with and without word prompts). Excellent practice for class or homework. From Amanda Burgess, WEA (Workers’ Educational Association), Southern Region. 21 pages. 650K ESOL Rw/E1.1a Rs/E1.1a Rs/E2.1a Rs/E2.1b

PDF 8 Adjective exercises is a great set of gap-fill / sentence writing exercises for ESOL (also suitable for Literacy). From Amanda Burgess, WEA (Workers’ Educational Association), Southern Region. 8 pages. 180K. Ws/E2.2a Ws/E2.2

Resources added or updated June 2008

ESOL

PDF Personal Travel Planner & Planning a Holiday are two great activities (one long and detailed - suitable for 2-3 sessions; one shorter and quicker, for a single session) ideal for E3-L1 literacy and ESOL students of all ages. Contributed by Lynn Bradshaw, Redbridge College LBradshaw@redbridge-college.ac.uk  4 pages. 50K. Will be filed under General E3 Literacy resources and General L1 Literacy resources.

PDF Pronouns comprehension is a great set of 3 texts (all based on everyday experiences such as houses, pets and families). Students must answer the comprehension questions and then re-write each text, substituting the correct noun for each pronoun. Although written for ESOL students the texts also make ideal reading practice for Entry 2 literacy. Contributed by Amanda Burgess, WEA (Workers’ Educational Association), Southern Region. 7 pages. 250K Lit Rt/E2.1 ESOL Rt/E2.1a Rs/E2.1b

PDF Tom's Family Book 1 - About Tom is a brilliant 18 page student workbook originally written for Milestone 8, E1-2 ESOL students to use at the beginning of the academic year. Complete with student and tutor record pages, evaluation, and answer sheets. Includes spelling reading, cloze exercises and comprehension, sentences, word searches and a crossword. Contributed by Ginette Kriche. 18 pages. 440K Covers many curriculum elements and will be listed under General Milestone 8 literacy, General E1 ESOL, General E2 ESOL, General E1 Literacy and General E2 Literacy.

PDF Tom's Family Book 2 - Tom's Sister is another super 18 page student workbook originally written for Milestone 8, E1-2 ESOL students to use at the beginning of the academic year. Complete with student and tutor record pages, evaluation, and answer sheets. Includes spelling, reading, cloze exercises & comprehension, form-filling, sentences, word searches and a crossword. Contributed by Ginette Kriche. 18 pages. 430K Covers many curriculum elements and will be listed under General Milestone 8 literacy, General E1 ESOL, General E2 ESOL, General E1 Literacy and General E2 Literacy.

General

ZIP XLS Su Doku is a great way show any Skills for Life learner how to play this popular puzzle and makes a good warm up activity. Use to provoke general discussion on logic-steps and how puzzles help to sharpen the mind and increase brain activity! Originally written for a group of numeracy students who asked to have Sudoku explained to them. Starts with a simple 2x2 square, building up the classic grid. With strategies, and quotes from Sherlock Holmes! After using the PPT why not download the accompanying Excel file which has a range of different sized blank grids, plus puzzles & answers.  Contributed by Gabrielle Adnitt, Milton Keynes Adult Education gadnitt@yahoo.co.uk 7 slides. 40K zipped PPT file. 30K 3 sheet Excel file. Will be filed under general teaching resources.

Contextualised resources

PDF Live the lotto dream version 3 (for Childcare / AoN students) is a great project that covers many L1/2 numeracy elements. You win the lottery, buy a nursery and have to furnish it from catalogues and/or Internet sites. Learn about budgeting, displaying data, 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 Helen Connell, Joseph Priestley College, Leeds who adapted it from the original resource by Dave Walkden, Duchy College, and another adaptation (for hairdressing /beauty therapy students) from Jenny Jupe, Eastleigh College. 6 pages. 230K. Covers many elements and will be filed in these site sections: contextual resources (Care); general number, data and measure resources. Please note: The original resource (buying and fitting out a new flat) and hairdressing version both still available.

preEntry (M7-E1) Literacy

PDF Label the House is a beautiful labelling (or cut and stick) activity for preEntry-Entry 1 Lit and ESOL. Also makes a great starting point for preEntry discussion about words, images, names of familiar objects etc. Contributed by Ginette Kriche. 2 pages. 380K Lit Rtc/M7.1 Rtc/M8.3 Rw/M7.3 Rw/M8.3 Rw/E1.1 Wt/M7.2 Wt/M8.1 Ww/M8.1. ESOL Rw/E1.1a

PDF At Home is a wonderful and very substantial series of worksheets (or cut and stick) and card based activities for preEntry Milestone 8 - Entry 1 Lit and ESOL. Covers dozens  of everyday household objects and furniture. Includes matching, labelling, missing letters and spelling. Contributed by Amanda Burgess, WEA (Workers’ Educational Association), Southern Region. 13 pages. 350K Lit Rw/M8.3 Rw/E1.1 Wt/M7.2 Wt/M8.1 Ww/M8.1 Ww/E1.1 Ww/E1.3. ESOL Rw/E1.1a Rw/E1.2a Ww/E1.1a Ww/E1.1b

Literacy

PDF Government Interference - do you have a point of view? is a fabulous series of resources to help students trace an argument in an emotive text and analyse how an argument is developed by a writer. An emotive text, series of questions, and a bubble chart to break down the text and analyse how each paragraph develops. Plus extension ideas. Contributed by Janet Chapman, The Friary Community Education Centre, Cardiff janetchapman19@hotmail.com 4 pages 50K

DOC CV templates two very useful templates can be used for word processing or as an outline planner/ writing frame. Contributed by Steve Mangan. 2 pages. 40K. Use in conjunction with Steve's CV - Telephone Skills PPT (below). 40K. Will be filed under General E3 Writing Resources, General L1 writing resources, ICT resources and Contextualised resources (Employment skills).

ZIP CV and Telephone Skills is a super presentation full of useful tips for writing your CV, answering the telephone, taking messages, etc. Contributed by Steve Mangan. Use in conjunction with Steve's CV templates (above). Will be filed under General E3 Writing and Speaking/Listening resources, General L1 writing and speaking /listening resources and Contextualised resources (Employment skills). 11 slides. 40K zipped PPT file.

PDF Super cheese & tomato potatoes is a series of comprehension questions based on an Asda recipe from their shopping web site. It's also an ideal way of familiarising learners with instructional texts / web pages. Contributed by Jane Harbord Jane.harbord@ppdg.co.uk Pertemps People Development Group Ltd. 1 page. 30K Rt/E2.1 Rt/E3.3

PDF Health and Safety is a fabulous set of differentiated reading activities for E1-E3. Order sentences to make a gruesome story, read and answer questions on manual handling (inc. graphical information), enjoy an amusing story about a Health and Safety inspector or a topical news report. Contributed by Laurence Fletcher, Wolverhampton City College / Adult Education Service laurencebrc@yahoo.com 7 pages. 260K.  Rt/E3.1 Rt/E3.4 Rt/E3.9 Rt/E2.1 Rt/E1.1 Will also be filed under Health and Safety on the contextualised resources page.

PDF Earth - an amazing planet is a substantial L2 non-fiction text with some technical vocabulary. It includes many comprehension questions - some short with closed answers, others require critical, thoughtful answers. Plus a substantial follow-up writing task with very useful planner and paragraph drafting pages (these could be used for planning and drafting any extensive piece of writing. Contributed by Jan Long, janlong@tiscali.co.uk 8 pages. 65K. Will be filed under General L2 reading and General L2 writing composition.

PDF Exotic Fruits adjectives is a super, complete E2-E3 lesson plan (and resources) originally written for e2e students looking at healthy eating, but great for any group.  Includes detailed plan, quiz answer sheet, illustratred fill-in tables and adjective ideas. You will need a selection of exotic fruit and also, if following the entire lesson plan, the Describing foods resource. Contributed by Gill Gibbons ggibbons@valeroyal.gov.uk  Ws/E2.2, SLlr/E3.2, SLc/E3.1, SLc/E3.3.6 pages 160K

Numeracy

PDF Smarties division is a fabulous activity which takes learners through grouping, division by subtraction, and remainders - in a structured, logical fashion so that their pile of Smarties will gradually get eaten! Contributed by Sue Rees, Pembrokeshire College.3 pages. 45K. N1/E3.6

PDF Place value SLIDER is a really useful, very effective template for making place value sliders. The laminated Slider allows the learner to see the digits moving left or right when they multiply or divide by powers of 10 and discourages the use of 'adding zeros' or 'moving the decimal point' which are not now used in schools. Covers whole numbers up to 7 digits and decimals to 2 decimal places. Contributed by Jane Russell,  Derbyshire County Council Adult Education. 4 pages. 80K. N1/L1.1 N2/L1.4

PDF Working with money is a complete 2 page lesson plan plus 2 related worksheets and answer sheet - everything you need for a 90 minute session on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing money (also includes finding range and mean). Focuses on real life practical situations of checking till receipts and pay slips. Contributed by Paul Hanby, Dartford YMCA Thames Gateway South paulhanby@hotmail.com 5 pages. 50K. MSS1/L1.1

PDF Impossible averages uses illustrations and thought-provoking statements to instigate discussion and a realisation of what the 'mean' really tells us. Contributed by Debbie Ellis, ellisd@chesterfield.ac.uk 3 pages. 110K. HD1/L1.3 HD1/L2.3

PDF Misleading averages is bound to provoke much discussion how the media, and even Government reports, can mislead us! Contributed by Debbie Ellis, ellisd@chesterfield.ac.uk  3 pages. 90K. HD1/L1.3 HD1/L2.3

PDF Sale prices - 10% off provides straightforward very useful practice with finding 10% discounts. (With 20 or 30% extension option). Contributed by Sonia Hartman, Stoke on Trent College College sonia.hartman@stokecoll.ac.uk 2 pages. 25K N2/L1.10

tarsia fjsw Ratio match Tarsia puzzle is challenging, 24 piece hexagonal jigsaw where you must match ratios to their simplified versions. Also makes a great revision activity for revising times tables and common factors. As usual with Tarsia puzzles, you can choose to print either a standard  or large version of the puzzle (select Output - large, i.e. three pieces per A4 sheet). Contributed by Andrea McCulloch, LEAP Skills for Life Centre, Barnard Castle and Learn East, Peterlee. 25K. N1/L1.7 N1/L2.3 Created with Tarsia Formulator (see our Useful Links page for further details) which is available for free download and creates its own custom Tarsia (fjsw) files.

PDF Plant prices provides excellent practice in multiplying whole numbers and decimals (money) by 10 and 100.  Written for L1 students with an interest in gardening but suitable for any group of L1 learners, including those studying NVQ L1 or L2 Horticulture, Gardening, etc. Differentiation is easily catered for as the first page covers only multiplying and dividing by 10 (a useful stepping stone for some students). Page 2 covers both x10 and x100. Contributed by Sonia Hartman, Stoke on Trent College College sonia.hartman@stokecoll.ac.uk 3 pages. 80K N1/L1.4 N2/L1.6 Will also be filed under Gardening and Horticulture on the contextualised resources page.

PDF Fuel prices is a very topical resource originally written for a group of older returning learners to help them see how maths skills can help in everyday life. Covers decimal place value and ordering; subtracting and multiplying decimals (inc. x10); and finding the range. Contributed by Jean Thomas (The Henley College) jean@jeanthomas.co.uk 3 pages. 40K N2/L1.4 N2/L1.5 N2/L1.6 HD1/L1.4 Also filed under Motor Vehicles on the contextualised resources page.

PDF How to add and take away is a set of beautifully clear handouts (or classroom posters) for E1-2. Covers single and 2-digit numbers in a step by step fashion. Contributed by Jane Kay, Accrington and Rossendale College jkay@accross.ac.uk 8 pages. 60K N1/E1.4 N1/E1.5 N1/E2.3

PDF How to times and divide is a set of beautifully clear handouts (or classroom posters) for E2-3. Covers single and 2-digit numbers in a step by step fashion. Contributed by Jane Kay, Accrington and Rossendale College jkay@accross.ac.uk 4 pages. 50K N1/E2.5 N1/E3.4 N1/E3.6

PDF Ordering time is a card game where times must converted (between minutes, hours, days, etc.) and then placed in ascending order. A correct solution leads to a hidden message! Contributed by Jeannette Edwards netty@g7rau.co.uk 1 page. 12K MSS1/L1.3

Resources added or updated May 2008

ICT

PDF Creating class handouts - two really useful step by step  sets of instructions for creating a) a labelling handout (e.g. of a computer or any diagram/picture you want learners to label); b) a multiple choice question type handout with tick boxes. Originally used for training teachers on an NUT ICT training class. Also suitable for any L2 ICT / CLAIT students. Contributed by Ginette Kriche.  3 pages. 60K. Will be filed under L2 ICT and also under staff development.

PDF Create signs and student lists - plus useful XP DTP tips - two really useful step by step worksheets for creating a) clever signs with some very amusing real life examples!); b) alphabetical student lists in tables. Plus a super 1 page collection of quick DTP tips / shortcuts for Windows XP. Originally used for training teachers on an NUT ICT training class but suitable for any L2 ICT / CLAIT students. Contributed by Ginette Kriche. 4 pages. 60K.  Filed under L2 ICT and also under staff development.

ESOL

PDF Shopping 1, 2 and 3 is a fabulous set of integrated activities that covers food vocabulary, use of is/are, paired speaking and listening practice (asking the price of food), reading and writing shopping lists. Contributed by Ginette Kriche. 4 pages. 320K Ws/E1.1a Rw/E1.1a Sc/E1.3b Sc/E1.4d Rs/E1.1a Rt/E1.1b

preEntry (M7-E1) Literacy and Numeracy

PDF Social signs quiz is a colourful quiz that can be used as a standalone activity or for consolidation and extension work after using Sally Shipton's Types of Text: Social Signs PPT. Created for an Entry 1 class but could also be used in preEntry classes either as a paper based quiz or cut into flashcards for working on recognition and discussion skills. Contributed by Heidi Griffin, Bournemouth Adult Learning. 160K Rtc/M7.1 Rtc/M7.3 Rtc/M8.3 Rt/E1.2 Rs/E1.1 Rw/M7.3 Rw/M8.3 Rw/E1.1 Ww/M7.1 Ww/M7.2 Ww/M8.1 Wt/M7.1 Wt/M8.1

PDF Fruit bingo is a beautiful set of bingo games for preEntry and E1 literacy/ESOL. Choice of word or picture tiles provides easy differentiation, plus there is a second 'advanced' game with extra words/pictures. Contributed by Ginette Kriche. 12 pages. 380K Lit Rtc/M7.1 Rtc/M8.3 Rw/M7.3 Rw/M8.3 Rw/E1.1 ESOL Rw/E1.1a

PDF Number and picture bingo makes a great game for preEntry-E1 numeracy and literacy learners. Choice of word or (mostly) picture tiles provides easy differentiation. Can also used for individual matching games. Contributed by Ginette Kriche. 6 pages. 140K Lit Rtc/M7.1 Rtc/M8.3 Rw/M7.3 Rw/M8.3 Rw/E1.1 ESOL Rw/E1.1a Rw/E1.3b Num N1/M8.5 N1/M7.3.

PDF Updated LSCWC Days of the Week group spelling (first uploaded 10/06/2003) has large days of the week to display on an OHP in a new twist to this classic spelling strategy. Encompasses a wide variety of learning styles. Includes full instructions, teaching ideas and OHT masters. 4 pages. 230K Ww/E1.1 Ww/M8.1
Note: this updated version also includes full instructions for a new PPT version of this resource (see below).

PDF Days of the Week is a wonderful 2.5 hr differentiated lesson plan complete with resources. These include matching games, fill-in diary sheets, cloze exercises / writing frames and more! Contributed by Andrew Speers, andrewspeers@rathbone.co.uk Thank you Andrew. 15 pages. 230K Rw/M8.3 Rw/E1.1 Wt/M8.4 Ww/E1.1 Wt/E1.1

Literacy

PDF Conversation and discussion is an 'active' worksheet first used in a Skills for Work Class. Ideal for prompting discussion on the importance of good communication skills in the workplace. Contributed by Karen Beasley.30K SLd/E2.2 SLc/E2.1

PDF Draw my picture is a classic paired listening and speaking activity that provides practice with giving and following instructions. Plus extension ideas that cover asking and answering questions. Contributed by Julie Hobson, Northern Learning Trust. 3 pages. 40K. SLlr/E2.2, SLlr/E2.4, SLr/E2. 6; SLc/E2.1, SLc/E2.3, SLc/E2.4.

PDF Text types is an excellent and refreshingly different circular writing activity that encourages students to explore a range of styles and write for different purposes. The sample texts (you will never think of making a cup of tea in the same way again!) is a super resource in its own right. Contributed by Heidi Griffin, Bournemouth Adult Learning. 40K. 3 pages Rt/L1.2 Rt/L2.2 Wt/L1.4 Wt/L2.6

PDF Animal writing prompts provides photo prompts and useful checklists to encourage descriptive writing and the use of adjectives. Choose from a German Shepherd, horses, or polar bears. Contributed by Gill Gallagher, Barnsley College g.gallagher@barnsley.ac.uk 5 pages. 150K Wt/L1.4 Wt/L2.6

PDF The German Shepherd Dog is a Level 1/2 text with comprehension questions and is ideal for any student with an interest in animals. Contributed by Gill Gallagher, Barnsley College g.gallagher@barnsley.ac.uk 2 pages. 50K Rt/L2.1 Rt/L1.1

PDF Contractions apostrophe bingo is a fun way to consolidate the use of apostrophes in contractions. With differentiation ideas. Contributed by Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 7 pages. 50K. Rs/L1.2 Ws/L2.4

PDF Caught in the Act! is a hilarious cloze / comprehension exercise based on a real letter to a newspaper. Great for E3 reading, prediction and word order work. Contributed by Janet Wilkins, Royal Forest of Dean College College janet_w@rfdc.ac.uk 1 page. 30K. Rt/E3.1 Rt/E3.4 Rs/E3.2

ecw1 ecw2 Homophone crosswords - each consists of 30+ words and 'clues' (the clues are simply the matching homophone which makes these crosswords quite tricky (L2) and ideal for promoting lots of discussion if done in pairs or small groups). Crosswords can also be saved as interactive web pages which can be used on a smartboard as a whole class activity. Contributed by Janet Wilkins, Royal Forest of Dean College College janet_w@rfdc.ac.uk 2 x 3K ecw files. Free Eclipse crossword software is needed to view, edit and print this file. Ww/L2.1

PDF Plastic surgery is an interesting article, quiz, research and writing task for Level 2 Beauty Therapy /Care students or any Literacy students interested in this topic (originally written for teenagers) Contributed by Janet Wilkins, Royal Forest of Dean College College janet_w@rfdc.ac.uk 5 pages. 100K. Will be filed under General L2 reading, General L2 writing and Contextualised resources

PDF Entry 1 reading practice test (A) in Edexcel-style. Great for extra practice and revision (would also be good for diagnostic assessment at the start of the year). 9 pages plus answer sheet. Contributed by Annabel Hayward, Newcastle College annabel.hayward@ncl-coll.ac.uk Thank you Annabel. 10 pages. 150K. Covers all E1 reading elements inc. purpose of text, reading text, punctuation, rhyming words, signs, vowels and consonants. Will be filed under General Entry 1 reading resources.

PDF Entry 1 reading practice test (B) in Edexcel-style. Great for extra practice and revision (would also be good for diagnostic assessment at the start of the year). 9 pages plus answer sheet. Contributed by Annabel Hayward, Newcastle College annabel.hayward@ncl-coll.ac.uk Thank you Annabel. 8 pages. 160K. Covers all E1 reading elements inc. purpose of text, reading text, punctuation, rhyming words, signs, vowels and consonants. Will be filed under General Entry 1 reading resources.

ZIP OCR E3 listening task  (removing a pane of glass) is a clever way of practising OCR E3 Task 1 (listening for gist, detail and new information) and could also be easily edited to add your own listening materials. Contributed by Moira Garland m.garland@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. 14K zipped PowerPoint. 3 slides. SLlr/E3.1 SLlr/E3.2 SLlr/E3.3 (Please read the notes area of slide 1 for teaching instructions). Will also be filed (because of the DIY theme) under Construction on contextualised resources page.

PDF Coronation Street resources - 8 super pages of Entry 2 resources based on this popular soap. Cloze exercise, matching game, alphabetical order, form filling, punctuation and more. Contributed by Karen Bruin who adapted it from Sally Shipton's Emmerdale Resource  8 pages. 40K. Rt/E2.1 Rw/E1.1 Rw/E2.5 Ws/E2.1 Ws/E2.2 Ws/E2.3 Ws/E2.4 Rs/E2.2 Rs/E2.3

PDF Dr Who reading practice is a topical comprehension activity with two sets of differentiated questions (also includes alphabetical ordering) for E3-L1 and L2. Makes a great practice / revision activity before L1-2 exams. Based on a recent story on the BBC web site. Contributed by Andrea McCulloch, LEAP Skills for Life Centre, Barnard Castle and Learn East, Peterlee. 5 pages, 40K  Rt/E3.1 Rt/E3.7 Rt/E3.8 Rw/E3.4 Rt/L1.1 Rt/L1.5 Rt/L2.1 Rt/L2.7 Rw/L2.3 

Numeracy

XLS Equivalents is a very useful fill-in-the-gaps table for practising decimal - fraction - percentage equivalents. Contributed by Gary Collinson, Support Training Ltd, garycollinson81@hotmail.com Prints as 2 pages inc. answer sheet. 22K N2/L2.2

PDF Mean, mode, median, range worksheet. A straightforward very useful 1 page worksheet (plus answer sheet), ideal for revision or homework. 20 questions - 5 on each topic. Contributed by Jan Long, janlong@tiscali.co.uk 2 pages. 50K

PDF Charity shop maths is a great way to practise written (and mental) multiplication and division skills. Contributed by Gabrielle Adnitt, Milton Keynes Adult Education  gadnitt@yahoo.co.uk 2 pages. 50K N1/L1.3

PDF Entry 2 handling data practice test in Edexcel-style. Great for extra practice and revision. 6 pages plus answer sheet. Contributed by Ruth Colclough, Newcastle College ruth.colclough@ncl-coll.ac.uk 7 pages. 110K. Covers many E2 HD1 (data and statistical measures) elements and will be filed under General Entry 2 Data Handling resources.

PDF Entry 1 handling data practice test in Edexcel-style. Great for extra practice and revision. 7 pages plus answer sheet. Contributed by Ruth Colclough, Newcastle College ruth.colclough@ncl-coll.ac.uk 8 pages. 130K. Covers many E1 HD1 (data and statistical measures) elements and will be filed under General Entry 1 Data Handling resources.

PDF Throw the Dice is a really clever division game where students will discover that division is not commutative and that it is the reverse of multiplication. Also great for work on remainders.  Contributed by Sue Rees, Pembrokeshire College. 5 pages. 50K. N1/E3.6

tarsia fjsw Level 1 Numeracy facts and figures match Tarsia puzzle is 16 piece triangular jigsaw where you must match the facts and figures to the correct definitions / answers. Makes a great revision activity - covers all area of the curriculum. Andrea suggests that as the print is quite small on the standard sized puzzle, tutors might find it helpful to print out the larger version of the puzzle (select Output - large, i.e. three pieces per A4 sheet). Contributed by Andrea McCulloch, LEAP Skills for Life Centre, Barnard Castle and Learn East, Peterlee. T10K. Will be filed under general Level 1 number, general L1 measure and general L1 data. Created with Tarsia Formulator (see our Useful Links page for further details) which is available for free download and creates its own custom Tarsia (fjsw) files.

Resources added or updated April 2008

ESOL

PDF Handwriting practice sheets for class and homework, plus a handy sheet of blank (double lined) handwriting paper. Contributed by Ginette Kriche. 4 pages. 20K. Lit Ww/E1.2 Ww/E2.3, ESOL Ww/1.2a Ww/E2.2a.

PDF E1 ESOL practice writing practice (in the style of Trinity exams - task 2) is an excellent series of ESOL writing tasks (ideal for Literacy too)  - with two very useful sample messages to look at first. Includes 4 postcard-writing tasks, 5 notes/messages, and 3 text message tasks. Contributed by Ginette Kriche. Thank you Ginette. 8 pages. 160K Covers all ESOL E1 and Lit E1 writing elements and will be filed under General E1 ESOL writing  and General E1 Literacy writing.

ICT (also ESOL - Literacy)

DOC Rooms of the house exercise 6 - insert clipart pictures to match words. 40K

Literacy

tarsia fjsw Compound word match is a 16 piece triangular jigsaw puzzle where pairs or small groups of learners must the correct parts to create compound words.  Use as an ice breaker  or plenary activity. Guaranteed to create promote discussion as learners solve puzzle (which should be printed and laminated). Created with Tarsia Formulator (see our Useful Links page for further details) which is available for free download. Tarsia can make card matches, dominoes or jigsaws; all saved as custom Tarsia (fjsw) files. 10K. Rw/E3.5 Ww/E3.1 Note - ideal to use with our Compound word games and worksheets.

ZIP Tense - past, present and future makes a great introduction to this tricky topic - using lots of example sentences along with questions to the audience. Contributed by Karen Beasley. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 190K. 14 slides. Rs/E3.1 Ws/E3.2

ZIP See - seed is a highly visual phonics PPT focusing on the 'long e' phoneme associated with the grapheme /ee/. Great for beginning E1-E2 readers in ESOL and Literacy classes.  Contributed by Helen Baldwin hlb@wsfc.ac.uk Worcester Sixth Form College.Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 470K. 18 slides. Lit: Rw/E2.2 ESOL: Rw/E2.3a

PDF Wheelbarrow Boy - Entry 3 comprehension is a wonderful short story specifically written for a school PEP group (post 16, entry level programme) and designed to be fun and interesting (especially for boys) and short enough to be completed in a one hour session (although the extension dictionary/sentence exercises could go on longer). With 10 questions and extension activities. Contributed by Gerry Farrell, PEP group tutor, Cheam High School. 5 pages. 30K Rt/E3.1 Rt/E3.4 Rt/E3.7 Rt/E3.8 Rw/E3.3 Rw/E3.4

PDF Monster are Real - Entry 3 comprehension is an exciting short story specifically written for a school PEP group (post 16, entry level programme) and designed to be fun and interesting (especially for boys) and short enough to be completed in a one hour session (although the extension dictionary/sentence exercises could go on longer). With 9 questions and extension dictionary and sentence activities. Contributed by Gerry Farrell, PEP group tutor, Cheam High School. 5 pages. 30K. Rt/E3.1 Rt/E3.4 Rt/E3.7 Rt/E3.8 Rw/E3.3 Rw/E3.4

PDF Every Thursday the Rain Comes - Entry 3 comprehension is an intriguing short story specifically written for a school PEP group (post 16, entry level programme) and designed to be fun and interesting (especially for boys) and short enough to be completed in a one hour session. With 13 questions. Contributed by Gerry Farrell, PEP group tutor, Cheam High School. 4 pages. 25K. Rt/E3.1 Rt/E3.4 Rt/E3.7 Rt/E3.8

PDF The Birthday Present - Entry 3 comprehension is an amusing short story specifically written for a school PEP group (post 16, entry level programme) and designed to be fun and interesting (especially for boys) and short enough to be completed in a one hour session (although the extension dictionary/sentence exercises could go on longer). With 10 questions and extension dictionary and sentence activities. Contributed by Gerry Farrell, PEP group tutor, Cheam High School. 4 pages. 25K. Rt/E3.1 Rt/E3.4 Rt/E3.7 Rt/E3.8 Rw/E3.3 Rw/E3.4

PDF Describing people - a writing framework is a great scaffolded writing resource that makes descriptive less daunting and a lot of fun! Ideal for use after introducing adjectives. Contributed by Vicky Douglas, Northern Learning Trust. 4 pages. 160K Wt/E2.1 Wt/E3.1 Ws/E2.1 Ws/E2.2 Ws/E3.1

PDF Love hearts E1 literacy reading comprehension is written in the style of a practice OCR E1 reading assignment (Task 1) and also includes OCR style tasks 2-4 (purpose of text, reading signs and symbols). The Love Hearts task 1 can also be used independently or alongside our popular E2-L2 Love Hearts Assignment in mixed ability classes. Contributed by Moira Garland m.garland@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. 80K. 3 pages. Covers all E1 reading elements and will be filed under General E1 reading

PDF Adding punctuation is a large print exercise (capital letters and full stops) that would also make a great group exercise if displayed on a whiteboard or smartboard. Contributed by Julie Hobson, Northern Learning Trust. 2 pages. 16K

ZIP Sentence level literacy is a huge and very informative PPT that could easily be split into several smaller presentations. Covers parts of speech (nouns, verbs, pronouns, etc.), conjunctions, compound & complex sentences, active - passive, tense, ideas for creative writing and more! Contributed by Julie Hobson, Northern Learning Trust. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 26 slides. 16K. Will be filed under General 2 Literacy, General E3 Literacy, General L1 Literacy and General L2 Literacy.

PDF May Day is a wonderful et of reading materials for Entry 1-2. Short illustrated text about May Day traditions followed by 2 pages of comprehension exercises. Plus May Day poster, letter and calendar for further reading and purpose of text work. Contributed by Christine Robinson, Stockton Adult Education.6 pages. 80K. Rt/E1.1 Rt/E2.1 Rt/E1.2 Rt/E2.2 Rt/E2.4 Rw/E1.2 Rw/E1.3 Rw/E2.5 Ws/E1.1 Rs/E1.1

ZIP Sentence structure and grammar is a great way to introduce the idea of properly constructed sentences. Covers punctuation, connectives, tense, subjects & verbs, tense and subject-verb agreement. Contributed by Gill Moore, Tamworth & Lichfield College. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 17 slides. 12K. Ws/E2.1 Ws/E3.1 Ws/E3.2

ZIP Remembering tricky spellings 1 and 2 two PPTs . Each covers 5 tricky spellings and 6 spelling strategies (mnemonics, stress, rules, words within words, etc.). Makes a great starting point for encouraging students to work on their own spelling strategies. Contributed by Gill Moore, Tamworth & Lichfield College. Zipped PowerPoint  file (contains two separate PPTs). 2 x12 slides. 30K. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1

PDF Proof reading a Cub Scout newsletter is a real-life document that is bound to promote lots of discussion about apostrophes and sentence structure, along with providing general practice with proof reading. Contributed by Janet Chapman, The Friary Community Education Centre, Cardiff. 3 pages. 30K Wt/L1.6 Wt/L2.7

PDF May Day L1 reading comprehension and writing task is based on a news article about the traditional Trade Union rally in London on May 1st. Comprehension questions (inc. dictionary work) followed by a related 3-step (plan, draft, final copy) writing task. Contributed by Christine Robinson, Stockton Adult Education. 5 pages. 40K. Rt/L1.1 Rw/L1.1 and will also be filed under filed under General writing in the L1 and L2 Literacy sections.

PDF St George's Day discussion uses a news report to prompt discussion about St George's Day and whether it should be a national holiday. Written for E2-E3 but could also be used at higher levels. Contributed by Trish Bradwell, Colchester Institute, tricia.bradwell@colchester.ac.uk Thank you Trish. 1 page. 35K.  SLd/E2.2 SLd/E3.2

Numeracy

PDF Entry 1 measure practice test in Edexcel-style. Great for extra practice and revision. 6 pages plus answer sheet. Contributed by Ruth Colclough, Newcastle College ruth.colclough@ncl-coll.ac.uk 7 pages. 130K. Covers many E1 MSS1 (common measures) and MSS2 (shape and space) elements and will be filed under General Entry 1 measure MSS1 resources and General E1 shape and space resources.

PDF Entry 2 measure practice test in Edexcel-style. Great for extra practice and revision. 8 pages plus answer sheet. Contributed by Ruth Colclough, Newcastle College ruth.colclough@ncl-coll.ac.uk  9 pages.160K. Covers many E2 MSS1 (common measures) and MSS2 (shape and space) elements and will be filed under General Entry 2 measure MSS1 resources and General E2 shape and space resources. NOTE: to ensure correct size of scale drawing on page 3 - set page scaling to 'none' when printing this PDF.

tarsia fjsw Cardinal and ordinal number match Tarsia puzzle is 16 piece jigsaw. Simple and straightforward but it makes a great group activity. Cardinal and ordinal numbers are matched with number words to form a triangle. This puzzle constructs sequentially, i.e. the word 'one' is at the triangle's apex, matching with 1, then two, underneath it and so on up to 10 in cardinals and 8th in ordinals (this makes it a lot easier for preEntry learners to see how the triangle is constructed). Andrea suggests: "Distribute the pieces at random around the group (sitting round a table). Ask learners to identify the numbers on their pieces to match with spoken words as they appear in the gradually growing triangle in the centre of the table. My learners were enthralled watching the big triangle 'grow' from the little triangles". Contributed by Andrea McCulloch, LEAP Skills for Life Centre, Barnard Castle and Learn East, Peterlee.10K. N1/E1.2 N1/E1.3 N1/M8.5 N1/M8.9 N1/M7.3 N1/M7.7 N1/M6.4 Created with Tarsia Formulator (see our Useful Links page for further details) which is available for free download and creates its own custom Tarsia (fjsw) files.

PDF Temperature and thermometers is a great set of 'real life' questions, many based on weather statistics from across the world. Covers reading scales, using two scales to convert between Celsius and Fahrenheit, understanding negative temperatures, finding mean average and range, extracting information from tables and bar charts, and plotting data on line or bar charts. Due to the wide variety of skills covered, this makes an ideal end of year revision exercise- as well as neatly covering the temperature elements of the L1/2 curriculum. Contributed by John Wood, BHTS, North Devon College JohnWood@ndevon.ac.uk 6 pages. 100K MSS1/L1.4 MSS1/L2.4 HD1/L1.1 HD1/L1.2  HD1/L1.3 HD1/L1.4 HD1/L2.1 HD1/L2.2 HD1/L2.3 HD1/L2.4

PDF Pictogram activities with clear overview and examples, followed by three tasks. Makes a great introduction to Entry 3 data handling. Contributed by Tony Jenkins, tony.jenkins@nulc.ac.uk Newcastle-under-Lyme College. 5 pages. 120K. HD1/E3.2 HD/E3.4

ZIP Perimeter, area and volume has clear diagrams and examples - makes a good introduction to this topic. Contributed by Julie Hobson, Northern Learning Trust. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 14 slides. 13K. MSS1/L1.8 MSS1/L1.9 MSS1/L1.10

ZIP Entry 2-3 number skills is a large PPT that covers many different number skills inc. number bonds, rounding, mental and written addition & subtraction, and related word problems. Good for revision or could be broken down into several shorter presentations. Contributed by Julie Hobson, Northern Learning Trust. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 15 slides. 16K. Will be filed under General E2 whole numbers and General E3 whole numbers.

PDF Planning a party provides useful problem solving practice alongside adding, dividing and multiplying money. Great for revision too. Contributed by Ruth from Manchester. 2 page. 35K. MSS1/L1.1

PDF Selling DVDs is bound to provoke much discussion about piracy and  profit, alongside useful problem solving practice with adding, dividing and multiplying money. Contributed by Debbie Ellis,  ellisd@chesterfield.ac.uk 2 pages. 25K. MSS1/L1.1  MSS1/E3.1

ZIP Miss Dotty Decimals covers adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decinmals (inc. mult and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000) and decimal place value. Ideal for introducing these topics or for revision. Contributed by Taz Kausar-Javaid, The Oldham College Tasneem.Kausar-Javaid@oldham.ac.uk Zipped PowerPoint file. 11 slides. 85K N2/L1.5 N2/L1.6

PDF Averages poster provides a quick, memorable and very visual method of remembering how to find mean, mode, median and range. Contributed by Lynsey Carragher, poocheeky@yahoo.co.uk 1 page, 160K. HD1/L1.3 HD1/L1.4 HD1/L2.3 HD1/L2.4

Resources added or updated March 2008

ICT and general

Numeracy

ESOL

PDF Recognising tone is an excellent series of activities (help sheet, sample text, card match game & teaching notes) covering this difficult topic. First used in a Level 2 ESOL reading class but also ideal for Literacy. Contributed by Janet Kinsey (Abingdon and Witney College) janet.kinsey@abingdon-witney.ac.uk 7 pages. 70K. Lit (ESOL) Rt/L2.2 (Rt/L2.2a), Rt/L2.5 (Rt/L2.5a)

Contextualised resources

Literacy

PDF The 'number two' word map for spelling and vocabulary work and teacher reference / inspiration! Another addition to our popular series of word root / letter string maps. Guaranteed to get students thinking about the number two in a different light! 90K 1 page Rw/L1.3, Rw/L2.1 Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1  Please also refer to the teaching ideas sheet for using Word Maps.  Note: these word maps are also available:  Port   Spect   -eigh-  Clean  -augh-

Resources added or updated February 2008

Numeracy

PDF Lottery Win involves 'budgeting' and research for buying a new car and a luxury holiday from a £100 000 lottery win. Covers addition (money) and large numbers. Contributed by John Thompson j.thompson@wigan-leigh.ac.uk Wigan and Leigh College. 2 pages. 30K. MSS1/E3.1 MSS1/L1.1 N1/L1.1

PDF The New Argos catalogue involves spending a £500 inheritance and comparing the prices in two different Argos catalogues. Covers addition and subtraction (money) and percentage increase/decrease. Contributed by John Thompson j.thompson@wigan-leigh.ac.uk Wigan and Leigh College.3 pages. 40K. MSS1/E3.1 MSS1/L1.1 N2/L2.7

PDF Metric System is a very useful (and interesting) visual handout that covers metric prefixes from milli to kilo. It also includes useful tips for remembers what they mean. Contributed by John Thompson, Bournemouth Adult Learning. jpd.thompson@btopenworld.com 1 page. 16K. MSS1/L1.7 MSS1/L2.5

PDF Fractions, decimals, percentages and money is a clear, very visual handout that will help learners grasp the idea of equivalency. Contributed by John Thompson, Bournemouth Adult Learning. jpd.thompson@btopenworld.com 1 page. 15K. N2/L1.3 N2/L2.2

PDF Estimating expenses (Darcy v Wickham!) is a great way to introduce students to estimation and 'what is reasonable'. Contributed by John Michaux, Swindon College johnmichaux@swindon-college.ac.uk 3 pages. 30K N1/E3.8 N1/L1.9 MSS1/E3.1 MSS1/L1.1

PDF Gardening - multiplication and division problems. OCR sample task 3 - 4 themed questions ideal for practice and revision. Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. Thank you Judith. 3 pages. 25K. N1/E3.4 N1/E3.5 N1/E3.6 N1/E3.9

PDF Refreshments - multiplication and division problems. OCR sample task 3 - 4 themed questions ideal for practice and revision. Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. 3 pages. 25K. N1/E3.4 N1/E3.5 N1/E3.6 N1/E3.9

PDF Squash - multiplication and division problems. OCR sample task 3 - 4 themed questions ideal for practice and revision. Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. 3 pages. 25K. N1/E3.4 N1/E3.5 N1/E3.6 N1/E3.9

PDF Cakes - multiplication and division problems. OCR sample task 3 - 4 themed questions ideal for practice and revision. Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. 3 pages. 25K. N1/E3.4 N1/E3.5 N1/E3.6 N1/E3.9

PDF Sandwich & pizza fractions (equivalents). A gentle introduction to equivalent fractions. Worksheets to be used in conjunction with BBC Skillswise online activities. Contributed by Anne Calill, Park Lane College. AECarlill@aol.com 3 pages. 20K. N2/E2.1  N2/E3.2

PDF Water content of fruits & vegetables provides interesting practice with percentages, rounding decimals and calculator use. Keith Ball, Newcastle (Staffs). 2 pages. 23K. N2/L1.7 N2/L1.11 N2/L2.9 N2/L2.2 Also filed under contextual resources (catering).

PDF Metric unit problems has interesting background information on the history of metric unit followed by real-life problems to solve. Contributed by Janet Wilkins, Royal Forest of Dean College College janet_w@rfdc.ac.uk 4 pages.100K MSS1/L1.6 MSS1/L1.7 MSS1/L2.5

PDF Multiplying and dividing decimals is a very clear set of fact sheets followed by real-life problems to solve. Contributed by Janet Wilkins, Royal Forest of Dean College College janet_w@rfdc.ac.uk 5 pages. 90K N2/L1.5

PDF Multiplying and dividing whole numbers is a series of real-life problems to solve. Contributed by Janet Wilkins, Royal Forest of Dean College College janet_w@rfdc.ac.uk 3 pages. 30K N1/L1.3

PDF Valentine's Day Quiz has lots of money problems to solve including cost of flowers, Mr Extravaganza's fancy meal out and much more! Contributed by Kate Bone kateb@southwark.ac.uk Southwark College. 1 page. 16K. MSS1/L1.1 MSS1/L2.1

PDF Ordering a curry is a series of differentiated tasks that provide practice with adding up money and sticking to a budget. Contributed by John Michaux, Swindon College johnmichaux@swindon-college.ac.uk 1 pages. 30K MSS1/E3.1 MSS1/E2.2

PDF Possessive apostrophe cards provide visual prompts that can really help students grasp this difficult topic. Two group teaching ideas are included. Contributed by Patricia Weston, Worcester College of Technology pweston@wortech.ac.uk  3 pages. 125K Ws/L2.4

ZIP Lattice method is a beautifully clear PPT with step by step animated examples showing how to use the lattice method to multiply two 2-digit numbers. Contributed by John Wood, BHTS, North Devon College JohnWood@ndevon.ac.uk Zipped PPT. 14 slides. 15K N1/L1.3 N1/L2.2

PDF Themed multiplication problems has two sets of real-life problems to solve. Page 1 (5 problems) is based on a motorist, page 2 (6 problems) on a waitress. Great for practising chosen written method of multiplication (e.g. traditional, lattice or grid). Contributed by John Wood, BHTS, North Devon College JohnWood@ndevon.ac.uk 3 pages. 70K N1/L1.3 Also filed under contextual resources (catering and motor vehicles)

ESOL

PDF Speaking about Health is a great board game that can be used to encourage speaking skills at many levels (ESOl or Literacy). With teaching ideas and curriculum links. Contributed by  Lyn Hunter, Walford & North Shropshire College, Oswestry hunter@springcurl.freeserve.co.uk 2 pages 130K. ESOL Sc/E1.4a Sc/E1.4d Sc/E2.3a Sc/E2.3f Sc/E3.4a Sc/E3.4f. Lit SLc/E1.4 SLc/E2.3 SLc/E3.3.

PDF Phoning a guest house is a useful role play (gives the guest house owner's script and prompts the student to complete the missing dialogue) designed to supplement E3 unit 4 (Getting to know the UK) ESOL materials available at http://www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus/  Kindly contributed by June Mill (Skills for Life Tutor, East Riding of Yorkshire). Covers listening for gist and detail, using formal language and expressing statements clearly. SLr/E3.1 SLr/E3.2 SLc/E3.2 SLc/E3.3

PDF London Tube - is a series of differentiated questions based on the famous London underground map. Great for scanning practice and sparking off further discussion or writing work. Contributed by Janet Kinsey (Abingdon and Witney College) janet.kinsey@abingdon-witney.ac.uk 4 pages. 60K. Lit (ESOL). Rt/E3.7 (E3.7a) Rt/E3.9 (E3.9a) Rt/L1.5 (L1.5a L1.5b) Rt/L2.7 (L2.7a)

PDF Dating Agency is an amusing yet effective way to practise speaking skills - particularly giving descriptions and explanations. Plus ideas for related writing work and suggested variations for those for whom a dating agency scenario is not appropriate. Contributed by Saul Pope, Amersham and Wycombe College. saulpope@yahoo.co.uk 2 pages. 30K SLc/E2.3 SLc/E3.4 ESOL Sc/E2.3d Sc/E2.3f Sc/E3.4d Sc/E3.4f

ZIP Recognising letters of the alphabet is a set of two simple, yet useful and effective PowerPoints. The first shows the alphabet in order, the other in random order and where each letter only flashes briefly. The resource can be used for general alphabet practice, but the random order is useful for difficult letters like vowels a, e, i, and consonants g and j. Contributed by Margit Hallam, School of ESOL, College of North West London Margit.Hallam@cnwl.ac.uk 2 zipped PPTs (27 screens each). 15K Lit: Rw/M8.1 Rw/E1.3 ESOL: Rw/E1.3a

Literacy

PDF Be my Valentine is a brilliant resource - especially for younger, teenage students. Includes an original poem, discussion of slang, background info on Valentines Day, writing and speaking ideas. Contributed by Margaret Lagoyiani, Lakelands School, Sports & Language College, Shropshire margaretlago2@btopenworld.com Thank you Margaret. 4 pages 150K Rt/E3.7 Rt/E3.1 Rt/E3.2 Rt/L1.1 Wt/E3.1, Wt/L1.1, Wt/L2.1 Wt/L1.3 Wt/L2.3 SLc/L1.1 Rw/L1.2

PDF Love Heart Literacy assignment covers alphabetical ordering, adjectives, reading comprehension, sentences and web research for E2-L2. 7 pages. 65K Rw/E2.5 Rw/E3.4 Rt/E3.6 Rt/E3.7 Rt/E3.8 Rt/L1.5, Rt/L2.7 Rt/E3.1 Rt/L1.1 Rt/L2.1 Rt/E3.4 Rt/L1.3 Rt/L2.3 Rt/E3.5 Rt/L1.4 Ws/E2.1 Ws/E3.1 Ws/L1.1 Ws/2.3 Ws/E3.4 Ws/E2.2

PDF Using the touch screen in the doctor's surgery was written specially for a non-reader who would not visit the doctor because of the touch screen booking system. Makes good reading practice (also following instructions) even for those who don't need to use such a system. Contributed by Maggie May, Filton College, Bristol m_may@blueyonder.co.uk 3 pages. 150K. Rtc/M7.3 Rtc/M8.3 Rt/E1.1

ZIP What is a paragraph? Cleverly uses bricks as a visual extended metaphor to explain the rules of paragraphing. I.e. brick = paragraph, pile of bricks = paragraphs that are related but have no cohesive devices to link them, brick wall with cement = cohesive devices and finally, whole house = well structured text. Contributed by Sharon Mason SharonMason@hillcroft.ac.uk Hillcroft College, Surbiton. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 140K. 5 slides. Wt/E3.2 Wt/L1.3 Wt/L2.3

PDF Munich Air Disaster is a simplified news report from Feb 6th 1958 with comprehension questions. Contributed From Laurence Fletcher, Wolverhampton City College / Adult Education Service. laurencebrc@yahoo.com 2 pages. 40K Rt/E1.1 Rt/E2.1 Rt/E3.1

PDF Inheritance is another wonderful, illustrated story from Tracy Richardson, Level 2 Literacy learner at Henley College, Coventry. The story is arranged in 13 chapters and is followed by comprehension questions, vocabulary and dictionary work, and a word search. Contact Tracy through Robert Holt, Rholt@henley-cov.ac.uk, who suggests using this story with Entry 3 -Level 2 learners for reading comprehension work. 21 pages (story 14 pages, worksheets 6, answers 1) 350K. Rt/E3.1 Rt/L1.1 Rt/L2.1

PDF Homophone definition matching cards is a super set of cards. Use as a matching exercise (there are 48 homophone cards and 24 definition cards (each card has two definitions for a each of pair of homophones) or use definition cards to quiz another student. Great for pairs or small groups. Contributed by Nicola Toms ntoms@matthew-boulton.ac.uk Matthew Boulton College. 10 pages. 50K Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1

PDF Film spellings helps students put 20 spellings in context and makes them more interesting and easier to learn. Contributed by Karen Bruin. 2 pages. 15K. Ww/E3.1 Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1

PDF Job application words is a cut and stick or matching activity first used with New Deal students (laminate for re-use). Makes a good start up activity or prompt for discussion and form filling practice. Contributed by Jane Harbord, Jane.harbord@ppdg.co.uk Pertemps People Development Group Ltd. 3 pages. 50K Rw/E1.1 Rw/E3.2

PDF Stars of the Street is a great sentence level activity to encourage and improve decoding skills. Match the 9 photos to sentences about each star's  personality. Contributed From Laurence Fletcher, Wolverhampton City College / Adult Education Service. laurencebrc@yahoo.com 2 pages. 80K. Rs/E2.2 Rs/E2.3

PDF The Bill - Dale Smith and the Gangs is a short article about a recent storyline in this popular soap. Followed by 10 comprehension questions. Contributed From Laurence Fletcher, Wolverhampton City College / Adult Education Service. laurencebrc@yahoo.com 2 pages. 300K Rt/E2.1 Rt/E3.1

PDF Unusual football injuries is an interesting and fun writing that also helps with reading skills, using language fit for purpose and logical structure. Contributed by Janet Wilkins, Royal Forest of Dean College College janet_w@rfdc.ac.uk  2 pages. 30K Wt/E3.1, Wt/L1.1, Wt/L2.1 Wt/L1.4 Wt/L2.5 Wt/L1.3 Wt/L2.3

PDF Weird Food is another interesting and fun writing task that also helps with research skills and using language fit for purpose. Contributed by Janet Wilkins, Royal Forest of Dean College College janet_w@rfdc.ac.uk 1 page. 40K Wt/E3.1, Wt/L1.1, Wt/L2.1 Wt/L1.4 Wt/L2.5

Resources added or updated January 2008

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