Topical and seasonal resources e.g. Christmas, exams, Easter, summer, Halloween, etc. from the UK Adult Basic Skills Resource Centre for Students and Tutors

Adult Basic Skills Resource Centre - Topical Links updated 09/07/08

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Jan 2009 Wanted: New Year. Hogmanay. Twelfth Night/Epiphany. Burn's Night.	July 2008 Wimbledon. Summer word games. Fuel prices Wanted: Big Brother. St. Swithun's Day. Henley Regatta.
Feb 2008 Valentines Day, Shrove Tuesday, Topical Soaps	August 2008 Wanted: Beijing Olympics. Notting Hill Carnival.
March 2008 St David's Day, Mothers Day, Easter, Spring Festivals Wanted: Oxford Cambridge Boat Race.	September 2008 Wanted: Ramadan. Jewish New Year. Michaelmas
April 2008 Spring Festivals, Topical TV, Gardening, Holidays, St George's Day. Wanted: London Marathon. The Grand National.	October 2008 Halloween Wanted: Harvest Festival
May 2008 May Day. Topical Soaps. Summer Holidays. Gardening.	November 2008 Guy Fawkes / Fireworks. Remembrance / Armistice Day.
June 2008 Wimbledon. Topical TV. Summer Holidays. Gardening. Fuel Prices. Wanted: Euro 08 football. Fathers' Day. Trooping the Colour. Summer Solstice. Royal Ascot. Barbecues. Glastonbury.	December 2008 Christmas
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Due to the large number of resources now on site (1000+) I am aware that many users cannot always find what they want! The main sections of the site list resources by curriculum area and level. This new page (06/04/08) attempts to arrange resources by topics such as Christmas, Easter, exam revision, summer, etc. If you have suggestions for key topics please let me know. Likewise, if you can help with any of the 'wanted' topics listed above.

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JULY 2008	Topical	Summer Holidays
	Fuel prices L1 decimals	Summer fun word games (E1-E2)	Planning a beach holiday (mind mapping).
	Wimbledon E2-3 comprehension	Numeracy ideas for the summer holidays.	Personal Travel Planner (E3-L1)
		Numeracy ideas for the summer holidays.
		Happy Holidays and Happy Holidays Extras (ideas for 8 themed lessons).

JUNE 2008	TV	Gardening	Summer Holidays
	Dr Who E3-L2 comprehension	Feeding & weeding the lawn group numeracy (E2-L2).	Numeracy ideas for the summer holidays.
	Topical	E3 Gardening multiplication & division problems. Decimals in the Garden E3-L1	Happy Holidays and Happy Holidays Extras (ideas for 8 themed lessons).
	Fuel prices L1 decimals		Personal Travel Planner (E3-L1)
	Wimbledon E2-3 comprehension	Plant prices L1 multiplying & dividing by 10, 100.	Planning a beach holiday (mind mapping).

MAY 2008	Festivals and bank holidays	Gardening	Summer Holidays
	May Day Entry 1-2 reading resources (comprehension, purpose of text)	Feeding & weeding the lawn group numeracy (E2-L2).	Numeracy ideas for the summer holidays.
	May Day L1-2 reading comprehension and writing task	E3 Gardening multiplication & division problems.	Happy Holidays and Happy Holidays Extras (ideas for 8 themed lessons).
	TV	Decimals in the Garden E3-L1	Planning a beach holiday (mind mapping).
	E2 Coronation Street literacy resources
	E3-L2 Dr. Who comprehension
	Hired or fired E3-L2 persuasive writing (The Apprentice)

APRIL 2008	TV	Gardening	St George's Day
	Hired or fired E3-L2 persuasive writing (The Apprentice)	Feeding & weeding the lawn group numeracy (E2-L2).	St George's Day E2-E3 Discussion activity
	Festivals	E3 Gardening multiplication & division problems.
	Comprehension (E3) - spring festivals from different faiths and cultures.	Decimals in the Garden E3-L1

MARCH 2008	Easter and other spring Festivals	News and TV	Gardening
	Comprehension (E3) - spring festivals from different faiths and cultures.	Emmerdale E2 Literacy resources	Feeding & weeding the lawn group numeracy (E2-L2).
	Easter Eggs - Value for Money? L1-2 numeracy investigation	Mothers' Day	E3 Gardening multiplication & division problems.
	Easter Eggs skimming and scanning	A Gift for Charlie's Mum E2 Lit	Decimals in the Garden E3-L1
	Easter Eggs L2 comprehension	E1 version of Charlie's Mum	St David's Day
	Easter Biscuits L1-2 ratios	Charlie's Mum crossword E2	Welsh Cakes ratios

FEBRUARY 2008	Valentines Day	Shrove Tuesday	News and TV
	Valentines Day numeracy quiz L1-L2	Pancakes L1-2 Num (ratios, money)	Munich Air disaster Feb 6 1958 E1-3
	Dating Agency ESOL S&L E2-E3	Pancakes ICT writing task E3	Stars of the Street (Corrie) E2
	Love Hearts Lit Assignment E2-L2	Pancake Lit & Num activities E2-L1	Bill Dale & the Gangs (The Bill) E2-3
	Love Hearts Num Assessment E2-L1
	Be my Valentine E3-L2 Lit

EXAMS & REVISION SUMMER 2008	Trinity-style Entry ESOL: E1 writing tasks
	C&G-style literacy: Trip to the library E1, E2 , E3. E1 getting a job, Winter holidays writing: E1-E3, E3-L2.
	C&G-style Entry numeracy: A day Trip to Skegness (E2). Internet banking and Pets (both E3), Trip to London (E3), Zoo, Sport, Lunch and London (all E2), E1 (versions A&B).
	Edexcel-style Entry literacy: E1 reading tests (2 versions)
	Edexcel-style Entry numeracy: E1, E3, E3 number tests.E1 E2 Measure tests. E1 E2 Data tests
	OCR-style Entry literacy: E1 reading task (Love Hearts, signs, symbols). E3 listening task.
	OCR-style Entry numeracy: E3 Mult-div questions. E1 numeracy (two).
	Practice multiple choice L1-L2 numeracy questions: L1 whole numbers. L1 fractions etc. L2 Whole numbers. L2 fractions etc. L1 Measure. L2 Measure.
	Practice L1 Literacy questions: L1 Purpose of Text questions. L1 Hilton questions
	L1-L2 exam tips: Multiple choice tips, Literacy tips, Numeracy tips.
	Revision: General revision tips and methods. Millionaire Revision PPTs: Level 1 and Level 2 Literacy
	Our Exam links page: dozens of links to exam sites (download exemplar papers, practice online exams, etc.)