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Resources added or updated December 2006 |
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All resources below this line now also added to our main Numeracy, Literacy, ESOL or ICT areas; check these areas for related resources. |
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13/12 Quick Teaching Ideas page updated. This is for those of you who have plenty of ideas but no time to contribute formatted printable resources. PLEASE read and share your ideas! |
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13/12 Favourite downloads chart now with statistics for November 06 |
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11/12 updated 30/08/08 Christmas holiday maths |
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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. Thank you Judith. 2 pages. 30K. 2 pages. Catalogued under general number, measure and data resources. |
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Resources added or updated November 2006 |
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06/11 Useful links for tutors (3 new links) and printable worksheet sites (3 new links) updated |
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06/11 Error fix - incorrect pronoun on page 4 of Essential Literacy fixed ('his' changed to 'her') |
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03/11 Favourite downloads chart now with statistics for October 06 |
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03/11 Comments page updated |
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Resources added or updated October 2006 |
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29/10 updated 30/08/08 Fireworks |
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| 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. Thank you Judith. 1 page. 25K. N1/E3.9 N1/L1.3 MSS1/E3.3 MSS1/L1.3 MSS1/L2.2 | |
29/09 Supporters list and the main menu updated (this links to all out downloadable resources - arranged by curriculum area and level) |
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25/10 Our latest newsletter mailed out to 3000+ subscribers. Find out how to receive our newsletter. |
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25/10 Shopping Bag |
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updated (first uploaded 11/05) Shopping Bag Capital Letters is a really refreshing way to introduce or reinforce previous work on capital letters. Now with extra suggested items for the shopping bag! 3 pages. 80K. Contributed by Jo Williams, jlwilliams@talk21.com who adapted the idea from Margaret Lagoyianni's 'We need capital letters'. Thank you Jo. |
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24/10 Comprehension for Entry 2, Level 1. Moral dilemmas - writing /discussion game |
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The Fright of my Life is a scary story for Entry 2 - with focused comprehension and phonics ( particularly the 'long I' phoneme) activities that can be used for individual or small group work. Contributed by Emma Parkin, Pecan Ltd, Peckham. Emma.Parkin@pecan.org.uk Thank you Emma. 5 pages. 35K. Rt/E2.1 Rw/E2.2 |
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| Moral Dilemmas is a great game aimed at 16-18 year olds (easily adapted for other age groups) that provides focus points for group discussion along with reading, writing and listening practice. Contributed by Saul Pope, Education and Youth Services, High Wycombe. saulpope@yahoo.co.uk Thank you Saul. 2 pages. 20K. Rs/E3.2 SLlr/E3.5 SLlr/E3.6 SLlr/L1.6 SLlr/L2.3 SLlr/L2.4 SLd/E3.1 SLd/E3.2 SLd/L1.1 SLd/L2.1 SLd/L2.4 E3 general writing L1 general writing L2 general writing | |
| Amir Khan Biography comprehension provides valuable practice in skimming, scanning and reading in detail for Level 1learners. Contributed by Saul Pope, Education and Youth Services, High Wycombe. saulpope@yahoo.co.uk Thank you Saul. 2 pages. 35K. Rt/L1.1 Rt/1.3 Rt/L1.4 Rt/L1.5 Ws/L1.1 | |
| 24/10 Feeding and weeding the lawn Updated by contributor - error corrected (package size) and Level 2 extension activity (stepping stones) simplified (changed to a pond!) | |
24/10 Entry level numeracy |
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| Tally Chart Practice is a wonderful set of resources that introduces tallies, encourages group discussion of when and how to use them, provides practice with extracting information from and drawing your own tallies. Plus a set of vocationally slanted extension ideas for further practice. Contributed by Margaret Lagoyianni, margaretlago2@btopenworld.com County Training, Shropshire. Thank you Margaret. 6 pages. 150K HD1/E3.1 HD1/E3.3 HD1/E3.4 | |
| Working out change is a colourful two page worksheet providing carefully differentiated questions on giving change. It starts with working out the change for one item from a £ and builds up to giving change for multiple items from £20. The pictures of shopping items could also be laminated for group work. Contributed by Chris McCready, The Gatehouse Centre, Bristol. chrismhwv@yahoo.co.uk Thank you Chris. 2 pages. 50K. MSS1/E2.2 | |
| Estimating the cost of shopping is a great way to practice rounding and adding/subtracting money. Choose a shopping list card and estimate the cost of the bill, then work out the bill exactly. 4 pages - two to be laminated, one is a custom worksheet for recording answers. Contributed by Chris McCready, The Gatehouse Centre, Bristol. chrismhwv@yahoo.co.uk Thank you Chris. 4 pages. 240K. MSS1/E3.1 MSS1/E3.2 | |
| Follow me cards provide practice for three Entry 1 curriculum elements in this tried and tested circular game format. 11 well-designed cards. Contributed by Paul Burnett, North Lincolnshire Adult Education Service. Thank you Paul. N1/E1.2 N1/E1.4 N1/E1.5 | |
24/10 Graphic organiser activity Error fix – grammar corrected on page 2 (‘less than’ changed to ‘fewer’). |
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24/10 Comments page updated |
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9/10 Poetry and grammar for Entry 1- Level 1. Asking and answering questions for preEntry - E2. |
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| Tom's Night Out is a poem for Entry 1 group reading - with 5 pages of focused comprehension and spelling activities that can be used for individual or small group work. Contributed by Alison Murray, Havering Adult College alison.murray4@ntlworld.com Thank you Alison. 7 pages. 200K Rt/E1.1 Rw/E1.1 Rw/E1.2 Rw/E1.3 Ww/E1.3 | |
| Creating a cinquain is a great way to introduce poetry whilst reinforcing essential grammar, spelling, presentation and handwriting skills. Includes teaching ideas, example poem, planner. Contributed by Fay Middleton, Adult Community Learning Unit, Sheffield City Council. Fay.Middleton@sheffield.gov.uk Thank you Fay. 5 pages. 60K. | |
| Favourite things bingo game provides valuable practice in asking and answering questions for Milestone 7 upwards and makes a great icebreaker. Contributed by Alison Murray, Havering Adult College alison.murray4@ntlworld.com Thank you Alison. 3 pages. 150K. SLlr/M7.2 SLc/M7.4 SLc/M7.5 Rtc/M7.1 Wt/M7.2 SLlr/M8.2 SLlc/M8.2 Rtc/M8.3 Wt/M8.1 SLlr/E1.4 SLc/E1.3 Wt/E1.1 SLr/E2.6 SLc/E2.2 Wt/E2.1 | |
9/10 Group differentiated numeracy activity Entry 2- Level 2 |
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| updated 24/10/06 Feeding and weeding the lawn is a super differentiated whole group activity (E2 - L2) for spring, summer or autumn. Covers measures, area, rounding, substitution and more. Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. Thank you Judith. 1 page. 50K. N1/E2.6, N1/E3.7 N1/L1.8 N1/E3.9 N1/L1.3 N1/L2.2 N1/L2.4 MSS/L1.7 MSS/L2.6 MSS1/L2.7 MSS1/E2.5 MSS1/E3.5 MSS1/L1.4 MSS1/L1.9 | |
07/10 Error fix - minor error corrected on page 4 of Build a wall etc. (Error on first line of Garden Make-over page) |
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06/10 Level 1 measure and data. Task sheets (also suitable for Level 1 Application of Number portfolio work and Skills For life ICT). |
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Note - the three maths resources below will also be listed in our new ICT section as they also involve web searches and/or Excel tables and charts |
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updated 07/10/06 Build a wall, re-turf a football pitch are just two of the four 'real-life' task sheets in this great resource. Work out costs and draw a scale diagram. Ideal for class or homework (originally used for Level 1 Key Skills Application of Number portfolio work N1.1, N1.2, N1.3.). 4 pages. 190K. Contributed by Jan Robinson, Chelmer Training janrobinson@chelmer-training.co.uk Thank you Jan. MSS1/L1.9 MSS2/L1.2 MSS1/L1.1 Skills for Life ICT. |
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Costing toolkits two task sheets - one for beauty therapists, one for motor vehicles etc. Find information, work out total cost, mean and range, display your results in a chart. (Originally used for Level 1 Key Skills Application of Number portfolio work N1.1, N1.2, N1.3.). 2 pages. 100K. Contributed by Jan Robinson, Chelmer Training janrobinson@chelmer-training.co.uk Thank you Jan. HD1/L1.1 HD/L1.2 HD/L1.3 HD/L1.4 Skills for Life ICT. Contextualised resources |
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06/10 Multiplication game |
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Multiplication matching facts is much more than just matching 'tables'. Use as an ice breaker, for group of individual work, to show progression or to collect data for future statistics work. Complete with differentiation ideas for E3 and L1. Contributed by Jane Marsh, numeracy specialist janemblin@yahoo.co.uk Thank you Jane. 5 pages. 30K. N1/E3.5 N1/L1.5 N1/L1.6 |
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03/10 Non fiction texts |
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| updated 17/05/08 Produce a non fiction text is a great series of reading, writing and listening resources that includes: difference between fiction and non fiction, sorting out facts and opinions (with 3 related activities), researching the web to extract facts (with fill in sheets) and turn these into statements to be used in guessing game. Contributed by Margaret Lagoyianni, margaretlago2@btopenworld.com County Training, Shropshire. Thank you Margaret. 9 pages. 80K. Rt/E3.4 Rt/E3.5 Rt/E3.6 Rt/E3.7 Rt/L1.2 Rt/L1.4 Rt/L1.5 Wt/L1.2 Wt/L1.4 Ws/E3.1 Ws/L1.1 SLr/E3.2 SLr/L1.2 | |
02/10 Favourite downloads chart now with statistics for September 06 |
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Resources added or updated September 2006 |
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29/09 Comments page updated |
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27/09 Error fix - minor error corrected on Bank Balance game ('Trip to the pictures' card had no money on it) |
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| Conversation skills encourages learners to think (and mind-map / thought-web) about skills required for a good conversation and then test them out and evaluate after a 5 minute conversation with a partner. Contributed by Anne Hodgson, Beechwood College anne.hodgson@beechwoodcollege.co.uk Thank you Anne 1 page. 20K. SLd/E2.2 SLd/E3.1 SLd/E3.2 SLd/L1.1 SLd/E3.3 SLd/L1.2 | |
26/09 Information texts |
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| Non fiction book review two versions (one is more detailed than the other) encouraging learners to look critically at non-fiction information books - looking out for features such as illustrations, headings, glossaries etc. and extracting interesting facts. Contributed by Anne Hodgson, Beechwood College anne.hodgson@beechwoodcollege.co.uk Thank you Anne 2 pages. 30K. Rt/E2.2 Rt/E2.4 Rt/E3.5 Rt/E3.6 Rt/E3.8 Rt/E3.9 Rt/E3.2 | |
| Writing an information text is a useful planner to focus learners and help them decide what to write about, and what information and layout features to use. Use in conjunction with Anne's non fiction book review. Contributed by Anne Hodgson, Beechwood College anne.hodgson@beechwoodcollege.co.uk Thank you Anne 1 page. 20K. Wt/E3.1 Wt/L1.1 Wt/E3.2 Wt/L1.3 Wt/L1.5 | |
26/09 PreEntry - Entry 1 Literacy and ESOL Word Level PowerPoints |
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Words to read is a useful PowerPoint featuring the first 33 Dolch words for sight reading practice. From Laurence Fletcher Wolverhampton City College / Adult Education Service. laurencebrc@yahoo.com Thank you Laurence. Zipped PowerPoint file. 36 screens. 70K Rw/M7.3 Rw/M8.3 Rw/E1.1 ESOL Rw/E1.1a |
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Letter sounds covers many common phonemes (initial consonants, vowel and consonant digraphs) and blends. Look at and say the letter sound then click to see a related picture and spelling. From Laurence Fletcher Wolverhampton City College / Adult Education Service. laurencebrc@yahoo.com Thank you Laurence. Zipped PowerPoint file. 47 screens. 185K Rw/M8.1 Rw/M8.2 Ww/M8.2 Rw/E1.2 Rw/E1.3 Rw/E2.2 ESOL Rw/E1.2a Rw/E1.3a Rw/E2.3a |
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23/09 and 25/09 Compound words |
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| Individual compound word activities and worksheets to help help with decoding, spelling, dictionary and vocabulary work. Ideal for use with our related Themed compound word games (see below). 9 worksheets (plus answer pages) including - matching, cloze exercises, word search, weather report and much more! 13 pages. 400K. Rw/E3.5 Ww/E3.1 Ww/E3.2 Rs/E3.2 | |
| Themed compound word games to help help with decoding, spelling and vocabulary work. Match the words to make new compound words and find the secret theme! Three game options plus a separate whole class game. Very popular with my Entry 3 - Level 1 students! 10 pages. 140K. Rw/E3.5 Ww/E3.1 Ww/E3.2 | |
22/09 Post-holiday maths! |
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| Where did we go on holiday? Is a differentiated whole group (E1 - L2) activity that's ideal for the first class after the summer break. Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. Thank you Judith. 1 pages. 30K. N1/E1.7, N1/E2.2, N1/E2.6, N1/E2.8, N1/E3.2, N1/E3.7, N1/E3.9, N1/L1.3, N1/L2.4. N2/E3.4, N2/L1.11, N2/L2.10 N1/L2.2 MSS1/E3.4, MSS1/L1.5 MSS/L2.6, HD1/E2.5, HD1/E3.2, HD1/E3.4, HD1/L1.2, HD1/L1.3, HD1/L1.4, HD1/L2.2, HD1/L2.3 | |
22/09 Error fix - minor error corrected on slide 2 of 'Spelling Difficult Beginnings' PowerPoint |
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19/09 Supporters list and comments page updated |
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| Happy Holidays extra resources is to accompany the Happy Holidays PowerPoint (below) and includes 'footsteps to good writing', classroom poster or handout, planner, adjective wheel worksheet, 2 shared texts, and 3 writing frames along with plenty of teaching ideas and curriculum links. Again, DO NOT USE IT ALL AT ONCE. 15 pages 200K. Rt/L1.2 Rt/E3.2 Rs/E3.2 Ws/E2.2 Wt/E3.1 Wt/E3.3 Wt/E3.4 Wt/L1.1 Wt/L1.4 Wt/L1.5 Wt/L1.6 | |
17/09 Happy Holidays E3-L1 |
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Happy Holidays is a 14 screen presentation that was
used and created during a series of 8 2hour lessons. DO NOT USE IT
ALL AT ONCE - and please read the notes underneath each slide! Start by
looking at postcards. Then learn about compound words and write a group
postcard (followed by individual ones). Move on to look at adjectives and
the persuasive language of holiday advertisements (inc. working out
unfamiliar vocabulary) and finish by writing your own hotel adverts. Please
also download the related PDF file (above) that includes writing
frames, planners and posters. Zipped PPT 600K.
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16/09 Level 1 and 2 N1 (whole number) resources |
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| Betting game - who's the winner? is a great way to practise ratio and proportion. Choose your favourite horse and how much to bet ( we suggest Haribo or buttons!). If it wins the race you must work out how much the bookie owes you. Contributed by Jodie Travis, Accrington and Rossendale College travisjodie@hotmail.com Thank you Jodie. 2 pages. 40K. N1/L1.7 N1/L2.3 | |
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Place value game for Level 1 learners (can adapt for E3) is a quick and easy-to-prepare game that reinforces this important concept. Contributed by Jodie Travis, Accrington and Rossendale College travisjodie@hotmail.com Thank you Jodie. 2 pages. 30K. N1/L1.1 N1/E3.1 |
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11/09 Words of the Week |
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| 7 Words of the week (replaces our previous 'Wonderful' 1 screen PPT) your students will never look at these words - swim, wonderful, capital, answer, question, postcard and stamp - in the same way again! Used as starter or plenary activity in an Entry 3- Level 2 literacy class. Each screen has a type-in box and animations and is ideal for use with a data projector and a cordless keyboard. Each screen focuses on different aspects of the 'word of the week' - it could be word classes, suffixes, origins, spelling tips, etc. PLEASE read notes within the PowerPoint for teaching ideas and download the PDF below which contains details of 30 further words. 8 screens. Zipped PPT 450K. Rw/E3.1 Rw/E3.3 Rw/E3.4 Rw/E3.5 Rw/L1.1 Rw/L1.2 Rw/L1.3 Rw/L2.1 Rw/L2.2. Rw/L2.3 Ww/E3.1 Ww/E3.2 Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 | |
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30 Words of the week and related speaking activity - lots of ideas here for themed
Word level starters. Give your lessons a longitudinal structure and improve
students' dictionary, speaking, spelling and vocabulary skills in small
steps across the academic year. Originally used in a series of 30 lessons in
a mixed ability classes (E3-L2). With suggestions for further resources and
shared texts, related words, revision, spelling tips, speaking activities
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05/09 Fabulous collection of 18 interactive homophone "drop-down" literacy worksheets. Every worksheet explains when to use each homophone - with examples, space to type your own sentences, fill-in cloze sentences and an answer/reference sheet. |
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| Except - accept interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 10 cloze sentences. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 3 pages. 40K. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 | |
| Formerly - formally interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 10 cloze sentences. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 3 pages. 40K. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 | |
| Their - there - they're interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 15 cloze sentences. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 3 pages. 40K. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 | |
| Whose -who's interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 20 cloze sentences. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 3 pages. 40K. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 | |
| Of - off - have interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 10 cloze sentences. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 3 pages. 40K. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 | |
| Too - to - two interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 10 cloze sentences. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 3 pages. 40K. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 | |
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Your - you're interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 20 cloze sentences. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 3 pages. 40K. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 |
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| Discreet - discrete interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 10 cloze sentences. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 3 pages. 40K. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 | |
| Were - where interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 20 cloze sentences. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 3 pages. 40K. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 | |
| Has - as interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 20 cloze sentences. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 3 pages. 80K. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 | |
| Our - are interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 20 cloze sentences. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 3 pages. 40K. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 | |
| Lose - loose interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 20 cloze sentences. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 3 pages. 40K. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 | |
| Weather - whether interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 20 cloze sentences. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 3 pages. 40K. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 | |
| Past - passed interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 20 cloze sentences. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 3 pages. 40K. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 | |
| Quite - quiet interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 20 cloze sentences. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 3 pages. 40K. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 | |
| Its - it's interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 20 cloze sentences. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 3 pages. 40K. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 | |
| Illicit - elicit interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 10 cloze sentences. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 3 pages. 40K. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 | |
| Assistance - assistants interactive homophone worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. 10 cloze sentences. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 3 pages. 40K. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 | |
05/09 Lotto dream numeracy and literacy project |
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| Live the lotto dream is a fabulous project that covers many E3/L1 literacy and numeracy elements. You win the lottery, buy a flat and have to furnish it from the Argos catalogue! Learn about budgeting, working with areas and floor plans, bank statements, rounding, estimating, and much more. Everything must be written up as a comprehensive report with a clear conclusion (a great guidance page on report writing is included in the resource). Contributed by Dave Walkden, dave.walkden@duchy.ac.uk Duchy College, Cornwall. Thank you Dave. 7 pages. 300K. Covers many elements and will be filed in these site sections: general teaching resources, general number and measure resources, general Entry 3 literacy and general Level 1 literacy resources. | |
04/09 NEW Quick Teaching Ideas page for those of you who have plenty of ideas but no time to contribute formatted printable resources. PLEASE read and share your ideas! |
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| updated 26/05/08 Entry 3 practice assignment A - Trip to London covers many E3 elements, in the style of City & Guild assignments - great for homework, revision & practice. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 12 pages inc. answer sheet. 260K. E3 whole numbers, measures and data. | |
updated 27/9/06 Bank balance game is a great way to work with money and larger numbers (with the option of covering negative numbers). Can be differentiated for learners from E3-L2 by altering the starting balance. 6 pages of game cards (balance, income and expenditure cards), a balance sheet and full instructions. Written for a family learning situation but can be adapted for other groups. Contributed by Jane Marsh, numeracy specialist janemblin@yahoo.co.uk Thank you Jane. 8 pages. 180K. N1/E3.1 N1/E3.2 N1/L1.1 N1/L1.2 N1/L2.1 |
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Rounding presentation makes clever use of number lines and animation to demonstrate rounding whole numbers (nearest 10, 100, 1000) and decimals (nearest whole number, 1 and 2 d.p.) and using significant figures. Please ensure that you also download the accompanying PDF document with useful teaching notes and ideas for adapting the PPT for your own learners. Contributed by Jane Marsh, numeracy specialist janemblin@yahoo.co.uk Thank you Jane. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 14 slides. 75K. N1/E2.6 N1/E3.7 N1/L1.8 N2/L1.7 N2/L2.5 |
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02/09 Favourite downloads chart now with statistics for August 06 |
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Resources added or updated August 2006 |
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| updated 23/08/09 (error corrected in last question) Basic grammar - interactive Word worksheet where learner selects correct word from drop down menus. Focuses on correct use of gone, go, went and has, had, have. 10 cloze questions. Contributed by Jennifer Baines j.baines@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Jenny. 2 pages. 80K. Ws/E3.2 (Lit and ESOL) | |
31/08 Practice for numeracy exams and assignments. |
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Moving on to the Level 2 Adult Numeracy exam a very useful online Webquest created to help learners pass their National Test at level 2. With exam tips, study skills, resource links and much more. Contributed by Ruth Wood, Pro Training, Colwick, Nottingham info@protraining.co.uk Thank you Ruth. Filed with our general exam help and study skills resources. |
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| Entry 2 practice assignment D - Trip to the zoo covers many E2 elements, in the style of City & Guild assignments - great for homework, revision & practice. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 7 pages inc answer sheet. 100K. E2 whole numbers, fractions, measures and data. | |
| Entry 2 practice assignment C - Going to the match covers many E2 elements, in the style of City & Guild assignments - great for homework, revision & practice. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 6 pages inc answer sheet. 90K. E2 whole numbers, measures, shape & space and data. | |
| Entry 2 practice assignment B - Trip to London covers many E2 elements, in the style of City & Guild assignments - great for homework, revision & practice. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 5 pages inc answer sheet. 200K. E2 whole numbers, measures, shape & space and data. | |
| Entry 2 practice assignment A - Going out for lunch covers many E2 elements, in the style of City & Guild assignments - great for homework, revision & practice. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 8 pages inc answer sheet. 100K. E2 whole numbers, fractions, measures, shape & space and data. | |
| Entry 1 practice assignment A - covers many E1 elements, in the style of City & Guild assignments - great for homework, revision and practice. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 7 pages. 310K. E1 number, measures, shape & space, and data. | |
| Entry 1 practice assignment B - covers many E1 elements, in the style of City & Guild assignments - great for homework, revision and practice. Contributed by Gaye Noel g.noel@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Gaye. 5 pages. 140K. E1 number, measures, shape & space and data. | |
31/08 Spelling PowerPoints |
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Spelling difficult beginnings really useful short but very focused interactive PowerPoint where learners can type in the beginnings of words and then check their answers. Great for all spelling student especially dyslexic learners. From Jennifer Baines j.baines@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Jenny. Ww/E3.1 Ww/E3.2 Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1. Zipped PowerPoint file. 7 screen inc. answer sheets. 110K |
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Homophones check is a self check PowerPoint that uses hyperlinks to show learners whether their answers are right or wrong. Can be used alone or in conjunction with Jenny's Recognising Homophones that covers 30 homophone pairs. From Jennifer Baines j.baines@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Jenny. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1. Zipped PowerPoint file. 36 screen inc. printable answer /reference sheet. 240K |
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| Alphabetical order resources - wonderful multi-sensory games and activities for Entry level students (and higher level students with dyslexia). Contributed by Moira Garland m.garland@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Moira. 7 pages. 180K. Rw/E1.3 Rw/E2.5 Rw/E3.4 | |
31/08 Level 2 reading and spelling resources |
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| Easter Eggs - Level 2 reading practice is an interesting text about the history of the Easter egg with accompanying multiple choice exam style questions. Great for revision and as a focus for further discussion and activities. Contributed by Moira Garland m.garland@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Moira. 4 pages. 40K. Rt/L2.1 Rw/L2.3 | |
| Level 2 vocabulary and spelling activity is a short piece of Level 2 text with accompanying multiple choice exam style questions focusing on root words, prefixes, suffixes and synonyms. Great for revision. Contributed by Jennifer Baines j.baines@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Jenny. 3 pages. 30K. Rw/L2.2. Rw/L2.3 Ww/L2.1 | |
01/08 Favourite downloads chart now with statistics for July 06. |
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25/07 Entry Level 2 and 3 Numeracy (Note: I wrote all these for use with an E2-E3 Foundation numeracy group - ages 16-19). |
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Properties of 2D Shapes. Name each shape and describe its properties. 2 pages. 30K. MSS2/E2.1 MSS2/E2.2 MSS2/E3.1 |
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Properties of 3D objects. Name each object and complete the missing information about faces, corners and edges. 2 pages. 35K. MSS2/E2.1 MSS2/E2.2 MSS2/E3.1 |
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Name the right angles. Write your name on the grid, then count the right angles. Plus a second activity. 1 page. 17K.MSS2/E3.1 |
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Practical problems with 3D objects. What can you fit through the letter box and the cat flap? Plus choosing suitable units and naming 3D objects. Great practice for E3 City and Guilds assignments. 3 pages. 100K. MSS2/E3.1 MSS1/E3.8 |
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Money homework. Convert pence to £s, work out cost of multiple items and correct change, make up sums of money with coins. 2 pages. 35K. MSS1/E2.1 MSS1/E2.2 MSS1/E3.1 |
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Pizza fractions. Name and shade in fractions, simple equivalents, practical questions. 2 pages. 55K. N2/E2.1 N2/E2.2 N2/E3.1 N2/E3.2 |
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24/07 More ICT |
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24/07 Printable worksheet sites updated (4 new links and all links checked) |
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22/07 ICT resources |
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Drawing a 'Cool Cat' in MS Word is a fun, step by step task sheet showing how to draw, arrange, copy, paste, rotate and group drawing objects to create a 'cool cat'. 3 pages. 28K. Contributed by Dave Humpage, Steps to Work, Walsall. humpagedave@walsall.gov.uk Thank you Dave. E3 ICT 3 pages. 28K. |
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22/07 New section: ICT resources for ICT Skills for Life and CLAIT courses. Only two resources in here so far PLEASE CONTRIBUTE! |
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22/07 Supporters list updated |
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21/07 New Google site search button on home page. |
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19/07 Phonics and spelling - something for all levels |
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16/07 Supporters list updated |
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16/07 Summer time! |
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Numeracy during the summer. Keep your students' skills going during the summer 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. Thank you Judith. 2 pages. 40K. 2 pages. |
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14/07 updated Graphic Organiser (first posted 01/12/04) |
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updated again 23/10/06 Graphic organiser activities. Find out about graphic organisers by completing the cloze. Then follow the instructions to create your own graphic organiser and plan a five paragraph magazine article in 5 minutes! All you need is your hand and a blank sheet of paper! Contributed by Maureen Prowse at maureenprowse@mjptraining.co.uk Thank you Maureen. Wt/E3.1 Wt/L1.1 Wt/L2.1 Wt/E3.2 Wt/L1.3 Wt/L2.3 Rs/L1.1. 60K. 3 pages. |
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Recognising homophones is a fabulous PPT covering 30 sets of homophones. Well known examples such as 'their, they're, there' along with more unusual examples that are bound to promote interest and class discussion. Accompanied by gap fills, puzzles and spaces to practise writing your own sentences. From Jennifer Baines j.baines@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Jenny. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1. Zipped PowerPoint file. 32 screens. 900K |
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Discovering sentences is another amazing PowerPoint from Jennifer Baines j.baines@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Jenny. Something here for all levels: information, examples and onscreen activities cover a host of topics inc: simple, compound and complex sentences; punctuation; question words; coordinating and subordinating conjunctions; formal letter writing; topic and concluding sentences; a handy 'Is it a sentence?' checklist, structuring an argument, linking paragraphs. Ws/E1.1 Ws/E2.1 Ws/E3.1 Ws/L1.1 Ws/E3.4 Ws/L1.3 Ws/L2.4 Ws/L2.1 Wt/L1.3 Wt/L2.3 Wt/L1.4 Wt/2.5 Wt/L2.6 and also great for teacher reference. Zipped PowerPoint file. 27 screens. 450K |
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Think of a Number. Mental maths starter (doubling, halving, addition and subtraction) that can also be used as a gentle introduction to substitution. Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. Thank you Judith. 2 pages. 20K. N1/E2.5 N1/E3.3 N1/L2.4 |
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Times tables matching cards. All the tables from 2 to 10 ( 9 sets of 22 cards) for individual, paired or small group work. With teaching ideas. Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. Thank you Judith. 10 pages. 40K. N1/E2.5 N1/E3.5 N1/L1.5 |
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08/07 Error fix: 2 minor errors fixed on pages 7 and 8 of 'Ratio cocktails' (below) |
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07/07 Level 1 and 2 ratio and proportion |
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| Cocktail ratios is a wonderful way to introduce ratio and proportion (also covers converting measures). Chose your favourites from the 'menu', work out ratios for the ingredients and calculate amounts required for multiples such as 6, 10 and 20 drinks, make up your own cocktail. Contributed by Jodie Travis, Salford College, travisjodie@hotmail.com Thank you Jodie. 8 pages. 120K. N1/L1.7 N1/L2.3 MSS1/L1.7 MSS1/L2.6 | |
07/07 Error fix: missing speech mark added to page 2 of 'The Importance of Punctuation' (below). |
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06/07 Punctuation |
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| The Importance of Punctuation useful handout with definitions and examples of common punctuation marks (for E2-L1), a really clever and fun re-writing exercise, cloze exercise, comprehension and more. Contributed by Margaret Lagoyianni, margaretlago2@btopenworld.com County Training, Shropshire. Thank you Margaret. 8 pages. 90K. Ws/E2.3, Ws/E2.4, Ws/E3.4, Ws/L1.3, Rs/E2.4, Rs/E3.3, Rs/L1.2 | |
03/07 Favourite downloads chart now with statistics for June 06. Comments page updated. |
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03/07 Error fix: Fraction Wall PDF fixed so that it now prints |
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30/06 Mind mapping |
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| An introduction to mind mapping - planning a beach holiday. Fabulous multi-sensory resource for introducing mind mapping to learners at all levels. Includes teaching instructions, keys words and images (best laminated), sample mind map, sample report writing exercise based on mind map, and a very useful handout: 'How to Mind Map'. Contributed by Ruth Wood, Pro Training, Colwick, Nottingham info@protraining.co.uk Thank you Ruth. 280K. 7 pages. Wt/E3.1 Wt/L1.1 Wt/L2.1 Also suitable for many general teaching topics and professional development | |
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| Which is witch? Useful handout with definitions and examples of homonyms, homophones and homographs. Great for promoting discussion and also for teacher reference. Contributed by Neil Hardy n.hardy@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Neil. 1 page. 60K. Rw/E3.5 Rw/L1.3 Rw/L2.3 Ww/E3.2 Ww/L1.1 | |
| Film, book and TV review sheets - writing frames produce interesting, personal reviews whilst learning about planning, using paragraphs, etc. 3 writing frames from Joy Collins, New College, Telford. Thank you Joy. 3 pages. 35K. Wt/E3.1 Wt/L1.1 Wt/E3.2 Wt/L1.3 | |
09/06 Picture preview page was getting rather unruly so has been split into 2005 and 2006 thumbnail pages. |
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08/06 World Cup Resources |
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| World Cup investigation, web sites, and teaching ideas for literacy and numeracy something for literacy and numeracy students at all levels! 65K. 3 pages. Contributed by Janet Kinsey (Abingdon and Witney College) janet.kinsey@abingdon-witney.ac.uk Thank you Janet. | |
06/06 17:30 Error fix: Two spellings corrected in World Cup Syllables (below) - Nistelrooy and Zinedine |
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| World Cup Syllables Learn how to count syllables and use this to help spell a great selection of World Cup vocabulary. 35K. 2 pages. Contributed by Janet Kinsey (Abingdon and Witney College) janet.kinsey@abingdon-witney.ac.uk Thank you Janet. Ww/E3.2 | |
04/06 Favourite downloads chart now with statistics for May 06 |
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31/5 Updated On screen interactive resources about Pickles the famous dog that found the World Cup (first posted July 2004) Note purple links point to related DfES Skills for Life resources |
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Write your own story. Fill-in page with word banks, pictures and related newspaper report. Encourage learners to write their own sentences. Linked to Literacy E1 learner materials and audio CD Literacy E1 unit 1 Lost and Found. Plus teaching notes with lots of useful World Cup links. Rt/E1.1, Rs/E1.1, Rw/E1.1 Wt/E1.1, Ws/E1.1, Ww/E1.1 |
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Read a newspaper report and/or listen to the SfL audio CD Literacy E1 unit 1 Lost and Found about Pickles, the heroic dog who found the World Cup in 1966. Then complete Cloze 1 - select words from drop down menus, cloze 2 - type in words from word bank, or a 10 question quiz. Plus teaching notes and links SLlr/E1.2 Rt/E1.1, Rs/E1.1, Rw/E1.1 Created with Testmaker from The Big Bus. |
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Who stole the World Cup? On-screen quiz based around a listening activity in SfL E1 learner materials and audio CD Literacy E1 unit 1 Lost and Found. Plus teaching notes. SLlr/E1.2, Rs/E1.1, Rw/E1.1 Created with Testmakerfrom The Big Bus. |
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31/5 Updated In a Pickle! 1966 World Cup Victory. Who stole the World Cup? (first posted July 22 2004) Word games and activities Note purple links point to related DfES Skills for Life resources |
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| 29 page booklet with 14 Milestone 8 / Entry 1-2 paper-based word, sentence and text focus activities to accompany our new on-screen resources. Linked to SfL learner materials and audio CDs Unit 1 Lost and Found. Word searches and shapes, punctuation, cloze exercises, mixed up sentences, upper-lower case letters, etc. Answers, mapping document, teaching ideas. Rw/M8.1 Rw/M8.3, Ww/M8.1, Rt/E1.1, Rs/E1.1, Rw/E1.1, Rw/E1.2, Rw/E1.3, Ws/E1.1, Ws/E1.2, Ww/E1.1, Rt/E2.1, Rs/E2.2, Rs/E2.3, Rs/E2.4, Rw/2.2, Ws/E2.1, Ws/E2.3, Ws/E2.4. 160K. | |
31/05 Millionaire exam revision or end of term activity |
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| ZIP | Who wants to be an A student? Level 1 Literacy. Great 'Millionaire' game, complete with music and (US) sound effects: 15 real Level 1 Literacy questions covering spelling, grammar, locating information, vocabulary and punctuation. Please also download the accompanying help file (below) which includes instructions, score cards and other props. Contributed by Jo Williams, jlwilliams@talk21.com Thank you Jo. L1 Lit. 32 screens. Zipped PPT. 1.2MB |
| ZIP | Who wants to be an A student? Level 2 Literacy. Great 'Millionaire' game, complete with music and (US) sound effects: 15 real Level 2 Literacy questions covering spelling, grammar, locating information, vocabulary and punctuation. Please also download the accompanying help file (below) which includes instructions, score cards and other props. Contributed by Jo Williams, jlwilliams@talk21.com Thank you Jo. L2 Lit. 32 screens. Zipped PPT. 1.2MB |
| Literacy Millionaire games (above) teacher's notes, student answer record sheet (to keep track of how much money you have won!), game cards to laminate (50/50, phone a friend, ask the audience), winner's certificate and student rules. To accompany the Level 1 and 2 'Who wants to be an A student' PowerPoints contributed by Jo Williams, jlwilliams@talk21.com Thank you Jo. 300K. | |
28/05 Updated Place Value Charts (first posted April 2001). Note for 'Whole number' place value charts up to millions/billions visit our Level 1 and Level 2 number sections |
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| Money Place Value Chart: 100's of £s to pennies (first posted April 2001) practical and easy way to introduce decimals / money. One partially completed chart with examples and a blank chart for student to enter their own sums of money. MSS1/E3.1 MSS1/E3.2 N2/E3.3 2 pages. 29K | |
| Decimal place value chart: Hundreds to thousandths (first posted April 2001) practical and easy way to introduce decimals: use when multiplying and dividing decimals by 10, 100. Also useful when converting metric units, rounding decimals and for a general understanding of exactly what a decimal is! One partially completed chart to complete (with examples), answer sheet and a blank chart for students to use as they wish. N2/E3.3 N2/L1.3 N2/L1.4 N2/L1.6 N2/L1.7. 3 pages. 42K | |
| 28/05 New Section - Study skills and general teaching resources. This contains resources that do not fit neatly into our main literacy and numeracy curriculum areas - exam tips, planners, teaching aims and objectives, a generic bingo card maker and more! Please also note that our 'General Literacy' and 'General Numeracy' pages have been removed (all resources on these pages have been merged into the relevant curriculum area pages). | |
| 28/05 New Section - pre-Entry Numeracy (Milestones 7 & 8). Only one resource in here so far - please contribute! | |
13/05 Screenshots of latest additions moved to picture preview page. Screen shots of future resources added to home page. |
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03/05 Page for my PreGCSE maths students updated for lesson 29 to be held on 09 May (Data handling IV - averages and range). New links to interactive activities and OHTs used in class. Also new links in the Week 19 section (distance charts). |
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03/06 Updated Parts of speech PowerPoint (Jennifer Baines, Park Lane College). Jenny has now updated this wonderful PowerPoint - adding even more interactive activities (some which can also be printed to do on paper). |
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01/05 Page for my PreGCSE maths students updated for lesson 28 to be held on 02 May (Data handling III - scatter graphs, pie charts). New links to interactive activities (and the OHTs used in class) on data handling. |
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01/05 Favourite downloads chart now with statistics for April 06 |
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01/05 Error fix: Using Formulae PDF the title of the top blue box edited. It now says: "Convert degrees Fahrenheit to Degrees Celsius" (instead of vice verse). Thanks to Chris Jackson for reporting this error. |
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17/04 Error fixed since Thursday's major site update: Level 2 Using Formulae PDF now fixed so that it will print. |
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16/04 Comments page updated. |
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16/04 Page for my PreGCSE maths students updated for lesson 26 to be held on 18 April 06 (Data handling I - types of data, collecting data, tallies). Loads of new links to interactive activities (and the OHTs used in class) on data handling. |
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16/04 Useful links for tutors (3 new links), ILT ideas and interactive sites (3 new links), and printable worksheet sites (1 new link). |
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14/04 Errors fixed since yesterday's major site update: Parts of speech PowerPoint - problem with internal links fixed (this was fixed within an hour of site update so will only affect those that downloaded it on the morning of April 13th Silent E Proof reading - bad link fixed so that the correct PDF is now downloaded (instead of the silent e worksheets) |
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13/04 Our latest newsletter mailed out to 2500+ subscribers. Find out how to receive our newsletter. |
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13/04 Comments page updated. |
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13/04 Two related resources on Informal - Formal Language and Slang - particularly good for young 'Little Britain' fans! |
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13/04 Entry 1/2 Phonics - silent 'e'. Three great resources from tutors at Staffordshire College |
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13/04 Entry 1/2 Phonics - consonant digraphs. All three resources from Margaret Adams who suggests that this makes a good accompaniment to Vicky Maltby's E2 comprehension - consonant digraph resource) |
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updated 03/05/06 Parts of Speech is an absolutely amazing 28 screen PowerPoint (created as part of a PGCE assignment) from Jennifer Baines j.baines@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Jenny. Interactive activities, links and written exercises (these could also be printed as worksheets) plus lots of points for group discussion. Rs/E3.2 Rs/L1.1 Rs/L2.1 Ws/E3.2 Ws/L1.2 Ws/L2.2 Ws/L2.3 and also great for teacher reference. Zipped PowerPoint file. 28 screens. 350K |
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What is a paragraph? Fabulous PowerPoint with clear explanations and good points for discussion. Contributed by Margaret Lagoyianni, margaretlago2@btopenworld.com County Training, Shropshire who suggests: '... it is best to use books and magazines for follow up work - rather than worksheets. Stick chosen articles etc. on card then cut out and re-arrange in correct order (E3). L1 can get stuck in with writing work and would benefit from another session on topic sentences'. Thank you Margaret. Wt/E3.2 Wt/L1.3 Zipped PowerPoint file. 11 screens. 125K |
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Apostrophes - another great mind map from Nikki Brown - summarising the two uses of apostrophes along with some useful tips and rules. Nikki Brown, additional support tutor from Cornwall College, St Austell nikki.brown@st-austell.ac.uk Thank you Nikki ( whose 'How to Mind Map' and Spelling Strategies mind maps are still available). Rs/L1.2, Ws/L2.4. 1 page 54K. |
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13/04 Revision and study techniques - see our study skills page for more resources |
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| How to Mind Map - another excellent mind map (see listing under Feb 06 for Joy's spelling strategies mindmap) for those that want to mind map but aren't quite sure how to get started. Contributed by Joy Collins, New College, Telford. Thank you Joy. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file (1 screen). 120K. | |
Trade Secrets. Seven fantastic pages for anyone that needs to get down to some revision! Contributed by Joy Collins, New College, Telford. Thank you Joy. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file (7 screens ). 370K |
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Answer sheet for suffix worksheets. Nikki has been asked by several site users for an answer sheet to her suffix worksheets (with accompanying mindmap) and has happily obliged. Nikki Brown, additional support tutor from Cornwall College, St Austell nikki.brown@st-austell.ac.uk Thank you Nikki. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 |
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13/04 More really useful E1 and E2 planning resources for those using the DfES E1 and E2 Skills for Life resources. These follow on from the 2 term scheme of work contributed by Di Jenkins last year. (Visit the 'General Resources' section of our Entry 1, Entry 2 and Entry 3 Literacy sections pages for further resources from Di). This latest batch can save you a lot of time and energy. Each PDF covers one DfES topic and includes includes an overview sheet /front cover followed by medium term plans for two terms of 6/7 weeks each. All contributed by Di Jenkins, jenkd006@medway.org.uk Bradfields School FE Unit, Gillingham, Kent. Thank you Di. Note: for those in FE not used to school terminology. A medium term plan is more detailed than a scheme of work but not as detailed as a lesson plan. |
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| Lost and Found Entry 1 Terms 1&2 - medium term plans. 5 pages. 40K | |
| Keeping Healthy Entry 1 Terms 3&4 - medium term plans. 5 pages. 40K | |
| Where I Live Entry 1 Terms 5&6 - medium term plans. 7 pages. 50K | |
| My Big Day Entry 2 Terms 1&2 - medium term plans. 5 pages. 45K | |
| My Entertainment and Leisure Entry 2 Terms 3&4 - medium term plans. 6 pages 45K | |
| The Issue Entry 2 Term 5 - medium term plans. 3 pages. 30K | |
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Murder at the Grange use this puzzler to reinforce working with time. Makes a great warm-up or plenary activity. MSS1/L1.3 MSS1/L2.2 Contributed by Brian Harris, b.harris1@ntlworld.com at Stockton Riverside College. Thank you Brian. 1 page. 13K. |
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Magic Money use this series of 7 great work sheets with cardboard, plastic or real money to improve coin recognition skills and making coins up to various amounts. For Milestone 7 to Entry 2. MSS1 M7.8 M8.6 E1.1 E2.1 Contributed by Dave Walkden, dave.walkden@duchy.ac.uk at Duchy College, Stoke Climsland, Cornwall. Thank you Dave. 8 pages. 90K. |
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Length Lotto great game for practising converting measures at Levels 1 and 2. MSS1/L1.4, MSS1/L1.7 MSS1/L2.5 Also covers N1/L1.4, N2/L1.2 Contributed by Karen Hannah, kare.hannah@gmail.com Thank you Karen. With teaching ideas and extension / differentiation activities. 3 pages. 60K. |
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Capacity Lotto great game for practising converting measures at Levels 1 and 2. MSS1/L1.4, MSS1/L1.7 MSS1/L2.5 Also covers N1/L1.4, N2/L1.2 Contributed by Karen Hannah, kare.hannah@gmail.com Thank you Karen. With teaching ideas and extension / differentiation activities. 3 pages. 100K. |
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updated Weight Lotto (first posted 9/6/04). Great game for practising converting measures at Levels 1 and 2. MSS1/L1.4, MSS1/L1.7 MSS1/L2.5 Also covers N1/L1.4, N2/L1.2, MSS1/E3.8. Contributed by Karen Hannah, kare.hannah@gmail.com Thank you Karen. Now 5 pages with new 'suitable units' game, teaching ideas and extension / differentiation activities. 220K. |
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Divisibility Checks - paired activity. Work your way across the hexagonal sections of the game board. Great way to reinforce tables and division facts but also fits in well with L1/2 fraction work when learners find it difficult to simplify fractions. Three sets of game boards and cards for E3, L1, L2 plus blanks to make your own game. N1/E3.5, N1/L1.4, N1/L1.5, N1/L2.2, N2/E3.2, N2/L1.1, N2/L2.3 Contributed by Jean Thomas (The Henley College) jean@jeanthomas.co.uk Thank you Jean. 8 pages. 60K. |
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Number Bonds - card match and ladder game. Match addition and subtraction problems to correct answers and practise mathematical vocabulary. Then play the Money Ladder game to practise coin recognition, and adding and subtracting to 10/20. 2 versions available (for E2 & E3). Complete with spinners and ladder sheets. N1/E1.4 N1/E1.5 N1/E3.3 N1/E2.4 MSS/E1.1 Contributed by Jean Thomas (The Henley College) jean@jeanthomas.co.uk Thank you Jean. 8 pages. 130K. |
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Mixed entry level number exercises. 4 very useful work sheets: counting forwards and backwards in two & tens (2 sheets) N1/E2.1 N1/E3.1 Number bonds to ten N1/E2.4. Mixed everyday addition and subtraction problems (inc. money problems) N1/E2.3 N1/E2.4 N1/E3.9 MSS1/E2.2. Contributed by Jean Thomas (The Henley College) jean@jeanthomas.co.uk Thank you Jean. 4 pages. 30K. |
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Using Formulae. Wonderful level 2 resource. Introduction, examples of everyday formulae and two pages of problems with answer sheet. Also provides useful practice in calculating percentages and working with large numbers. N1/L2.4 N1/L2.2 N2/L2.7 N2/L2.8. Contributed by Jean Thomas (The Henley College) jean@jeanthomas.co.uk Thank you Jean. 3 pages. 30K. |
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02/04 Page for my PreGCSE maths students updated (retrospectively - sorry!) for lesson 25 held on 28 Mar 06 (area of circles, volume). Loads of new links to interactive activities (and OHTs) on area, perimeter and volume. Other parts of this interactive scheme of work have also been updated with new links to overhead transparencies etc. |
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| Instant Pink Whip! A great project for preEntry - Entry 2. Make the instant dessert, read and sequence instructions, match images to key word and more! Contributed by Sally Shipton, Stafford College S.Shipton@staffordcoll.ac.uk Thank you Sally. 140K. Rtc/M7.3 Rtc/M8.3 Rt/E1.1 Rt/E2.3 Rt/E2.1 | |
Doubling and halving. Great card game for Entry 2 with full instructions, question bank and alternative games. Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. Thank you Judith. 2 pages. 27K. N1/E2.5 |
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Number bonds to 10 and 20. Two card games with full instructions and alternative games. Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. Thank you Judith. 4 pages. 30K. N1/E1.4 N1/E3.3 N1/E2.4 |
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Fraction wall - equivalent fractions. Card based activities, overhead transparency, teaching ideas and question bank. Contributed by Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. Thank you Judith. 6 pages. 44K. N2/L1.1 N2/E3.2 N2/E3.1 N2/E2.1 |
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09/03 Comments page updated - if you are interested in forming a pressure group to protest about the 90%-10% funding split (resulting in a lack of funding for E1 and E2 learners) please read Janet Whitfield's notice on this page and respond to her directly. |
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03/03 Supporters list updated |
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03/03 Useful links for tutors (11 new links including many level 4 Literacy links), ILT ideas and interactive sites (11 new links), and printable worksheet sites (9 new links). |
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03/03 Page for my PreGCSE maths students updated in readiness for lesson 22, Mar 07 (Ratios). |
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03/03 Favourite downloads chart now with February's statistics |
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Resources added or updated February 2006 |
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20/02 Page for my PreGCSE maths students updated in readiness for lesson 20, Feb 21 (Percentages I). New links added to online measure percentage activities, card games, OHTs. |
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15/02 Word level workbook |
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| Synonyms and homonyms is wonderful, self-contained 6 page work book for L1-2. Look up synonyms in a thesaurus and complete the diagrams, then use your information to rewrite paragraphs, etc. Contributed by Jennifer Baines j.baines@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Thank you Jennifer. 30K. Rw/L1.1 Rw/L1.2 Rw/L2.2. Rw/L1.3 Rw/L2.3 | |
14/02 Literacy Basics |
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| Holiday brochure reading strategies provides interesting and topical practice with skimming and scanning. Step by step activities to follow, fill in chart and extension work. All you need is a selection of holiday brochures. Contributed by Leanne Lloyd, East Durham and Houghall Community College. leannelloyd@ntlworld.com Thank you Leanne. 2 pages. 30K. Rt/E3.6 Rt/E3.7 Rt/L1.5 Rt/L2.7 | |
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Adjective cloze exercise - lovely picture cloze exercise for E2-E3. Contributed by Emma Scotland, Bradford Council, emma.scotland@bradford.gov.uk Thank you Emma. 2 pages. 140K. Ws/E2.2 Ww/E2.1 Ww/E3.1 |
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| Spelling strategies - an excellent mind map summarising spelling strategies, useful for revision and prompting discussion with E2 -L2 learners. Contributed by Joy Collins, New College, Telford. Thank you Joy. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file (1 screen). 130K. Ww/E2.1 Ww/E3.1 Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 | |
13/02 Numeracy PowerPoints |
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| Improve eidetic memory a simple idea that makes a great warm up exercise for any group. A series of smiley faces is portrayed in increasing numbers and grouped in different ways. Encourage students to say how many faces there are (ideally without counting - as the ability to make and interpret patterns helps with many aspects of maths) and discuss how they look at the patterns, chunk up into to 3s, 4s and 5s, etc. Contributed by Dave Clapham, Leeds anebla999@hotmail.com Thank you Dave. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 30 slides. 42K. N1/E1.1 N1/E2.1 | |
| How to play Battle Ships Step by step PowerPoint guide to playing the battle ships game (contributed by Steph McGill in 2003). Contributed by Dave Clapham, Leeds anebla999@hotmail.com Thank you Dave. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 18 screens. 100K. MSS1/E2.5 MSS1/E3.5 MSS1/L18 MSS1/L1.9 | |
| Pie Charts? Step by step guide to interpreting and creating pie charts. PowerPoint (31 screens). Contributed by Dave Clapham, Leeds anebla999@hotmail.com Thank you Dave. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 50K. HD1/E3.1 HD1/L1.1 HD1/L1.2 HD1/L2.1 HD1/L2.2 | |
| What is a Bar chart? Makes a great introduction to drawing and interpreting bar charts. PowerPoint (10 screens). Contributed by Dave Clapham, Leeds anebla999@hotmail.com Thank you Dave. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 50K. HD1/E2.1 HD1/E3.1 HD1/L1.1 | |
12/02 Word Level Resources: Spellings for formal letters, alphabet activities, dictionary-vocabulary game |
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Spellings for formal letters. Great interactive word worksheet. Select the correct spellings from the drop down menus to complete the formal letter. Contributed by Margaret Adams (Brighton University and the Kenward Trust) uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk Thank you Margaret.1 page. 30K. Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 NOTE: to use this worksheet interactively you must click on the padlock icon (in the 'forms' toolbar). |
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Dictionary Challenge. Wonderful team game for E3-L2 that provides good practice for students in spelling, group discussion and using dictionaries. Contributed by Angela Kennedy-Lockwood, Birmingham itamalone82@hotmail.co.uk Thank you Angela. 9 pages. 45K. Rw/E3.3 Rw/L1.1 Rw/L2.2. Ww/E3.1 Ww/L1.1 Ww/L2.1 Rw/L1.3 Rw/L2.3 SLd/E3.1 SLd/L1.1 SLd/L2.1 |
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Entry Alphabet Activities. A super, graded set of activities for E1-E3. Start by matching letters, then move on to fill in worksheets and ordering towns alphabetically. Contributed by Margaret Adams (Brighton University and the Kenward Trust) uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk Thank you Margaret.7 pages. 40K. Rw/E1.3 Ww/E1.2 Rw/E2.5 Rw/E3.4 |
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05/02 Maths investigation (first posted 18/02/04) for Entry 1 - Level 1 |
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| Grids for Smartie bar charts and pictograms - to accompany Smartie investigation (below). Ideal for Entry 2-3 students that are not confident with a blank sheet of graph paper. 2 pages. 40K. HD1/E2.1 HD1/E3.1; HD1/E2.5 E3.4. | |
updated Smarties investigation - one of our most popular resources (now renamed and at a different url). Excellent investigation that is also a lot of fun (unless you don't like Smarties!) and covers almost HD1 curriculum elements from Entry 1 to Level 1 along with other elements from N1 (whole numbers) and Measure (estimation). Covers counting, sorting, tallies, bar charts, mean, range and more. Contributed by Di Mellor DMellor@darlington.ac.uk from Darlington College. Thank you Di.3 pages. 45K. N1/E1.1, E1.2, E1.4, E1.5, E1.6. N1/E2.1, E2.2, E2.3, E2.7. N1/E3.3, E3.9. N1/L1.3. N1/E1.7, N1/E2.8, N2/E3.4, N2/L1.11 MSS1/E2.7, E3.7, L1.4. HD1/E1.1, E1.2, E1.3 HD1/E2.1, E2.2, E2.3, E2.4, E2.5. HD1/E3.1, E3.2, E3.3, E3.4. HD1/L1.1, L1.2, L1.3, L1.4. |
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05/02 Page for my PreGCSE maths students updated in readiness for lesson 19, Jan 7th (Measure - III). New links added to online measure activities, metric conversion OHTs. etc. |
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01/02 Favourite downloads chart now with January's statistics |
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Resources added or updated January 2006 |
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29/01 Writing instructions - writing frames |
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Writing frame 3. Directions. Three step by step writing frames take the learner through planning to the final draft. Page 1 has a checklist with the key features and suggestions for setting out directions in a clear and logical manner. Page 2 includes line guides and brief hints, and page 3 is for the final polished version. 3 pages. 50K. Wt/E2.1 Wt/E3.1 Wt/E3.3 Rs/E3.1 Wt/L1.1-L1.6 Note: Frame 1 in this series (for writing persuasive estate agents' ads) can be found here. |
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Writing frame 2. A favourite recipe. Three step by step writing frames take the learner through planning to the final draft. Page 1 has a checklist with the key features and suggestions for setting out a favourite recipe. Page 2 includes line guides only and page 3 is blank for the final polished version. 3 pages. 90K. Wt/E2.1 Wt/E3.1 Wt/E3.3 Rs/E3.1 Wt/L1.1-L1.6 Note: Frame 1 in this series (for writing persuasive estate agents' ads) can be found here. |
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12 hr digital and analogue time. 12 useful blank analogue clock faces (with spaces underneath to write time in digital format) and 2 pages mixed problems (analogue to digital and vice verse). 1 page for E2 (nearest hour, half hour, quarter hour), one for E3 (nearest 5 minutes). Note: due to size restrictions this resource does not include answer sheets. 700K. MSS1/E3.3 MSS1/E2.4 |
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29/01 Page for my PreGCSE maths students updated in readiness for lesson 18, Jan 31st (Measure - II). New links added to online measure activities, metric conversion OHTs. etc. |
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29/01 Phonics sheets for Entry 1 and 2 reading. Each page contains graphemes that can be worked on in one session (although this will depend on the learners) in conjunction with other worksheets and texts (not provided here). Use to encourage learners to check over the phoneme/grapheme work each day. Letters which make the same phonemes are grouped together. At the bottom of most sheets there are also a couple of social sight words to be learnt at the same time. Contributed by Janet Whitfield (Warrington Collegiate) janetwhitfield@tinyworld.co.uk who has based these sheets on the THRASS system. Sheets are reproduced here with permission of THRASS UK www.thrass.co.uk and acknowledgement to the THRASS Picturechart. |
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Sheets 1-6. Contributed by Janet Whitfield (Warrington Collegiate) janetwhitfield@tinyworld.co.uk. Thank you Janet. 6 pages. 450K. Rw/E1.1 Rw/E1.2 Rw/E2.2 |
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Sheets 7-12. Contributed by Janet Whitfield (Warrington Collegiate) janetwhitfield@tinyworld.co.uk. Thank you Janet. 6 pages. 300K. Rw/E1.1 Rw/E1.2 Rw/E2.2 |
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25/01 Bad link fixed on Oxford Brookes Skills for Life page (literacy resource hunt fill-in sheet) |
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24/01 Minor error in instructions (bottom of page 1) for using time cards (below) fixed. |
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21/01 More Entry level 2/3 and Level 1 time resources |
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Time problems. Everyday questions on reading digital clocks (E3) and more complex L1 questions that involve adding and subtracting hours and minutes to work out lengths of TV programmes, etc. 2 pages plus answer sheet. 65K. MSS1/E3.3 MSS1/L1.2 MSS1/L1.3 |
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Calendars and questions. Large clear calendar for Jan 2006 with 12 accompanying questions. Plus a useful one page 2006 annual calendar which tutors can use to make up their own questions, ask students to circle important dates etc. 3 pages. 45K. MSS1/E2.3 E3.3 |
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Time cards updated 24/01/06 (see above) 2 sets of cards to laminate. Set 1 (2 lots of 24 cards) covers units of time (E2-L1). Set 2 (30 cards) covers important dates (Christmas Day, etc.) and facts about months and years. To be printed on coloured paper and laminated. 2 pages plus teaching ideas. An ideal multi-sensory starter or revision activity for paired or individual work. 20K. MSS1/E2.3 E3.3 L1.2 |
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10/01 Supporters list updated |
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10/01 Page for my PreGCSE maths students updated in readiness for lesson 15, Jan 10th (Angles - II). A new L1/2 whole number assessment (20 real exam questions) will be available soon. New links added to online angles activities, etc. |
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06/01 Entry level 2/3 and Level 1 time resources |
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Digital and analogue time OHT. Clock face, blank digital clocks, clock hands and lots of teaching ideas. To be printed on acetate. 2 pages. 120K. MSS1/E2.4 E3.3 L1.2 |
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Units of time quiz. 16 questions about units of time. Ideal for homework or revision. 1 page. 45K. MSS1/E2.3 E3.3 L1.2 |
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02/01 Favourite downloads chart now with December's statistics |
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