Voluntary, Charity and Community

Children in Need is a topical comprehension about the BBC appeal. 12 questions which require reading in detail.
Text updated August 2011
Note there is now also an ESOL E2-E3 version available.

Level
Level 1
English
Rt/L1.3
AL Rt/L1.1 Understand continuous texts
Context
Voluntary, Charity and Community

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!

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Maths
N2/L1.11
Calculators
N2/E3.4
N1/E2.8
Context
Leisure, Hobbies, Travel & Tourism
Voluntary, Charity and Community

Cubs – apostrophes is a series of sentences for possible correction and is based upon Janet Chapman’s Cub Scout newsletter – proofreading resource (see below).

Level
Level 1
Level 2
English
Rs/L1.2
AL Ws/L2.4 Use apostrophes & inverted commas
Context
Voluntary, Charity and Community

A real-life document that is bound to promote lots of discussion about apostrophes and sentence structure, along with providing general proof reading practice.

Level
Level 1
Level 2
English
Wt/L1.6
Wt/L2.7
Context
Voluntary, Charity and Community

Number activities (problem solving, percentages and ratios) for Entry 3 to Level 2, based on worksheets available on the Livelyhood Planet Work site. Also great for promoting class discussion.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
Maths
N2/L2.7
AN N1/L2.3
N1/E3.9
Context
Voluntary, Charity and Community