Adult Literacy, Functional English, and GCSE Resources

Step by step instructions for writing your own Pancake Facts text and typing up a pancake recipe. For Entry 3 ICT/Lit students and also suitable portfolio evidence for NOCN E3 Writing and reading for meaning.
(You will also need a copy of Margaret Lagoyiani’s ‘pancake literacy and numeracy’ resource – see below).

Open and closed syllables and how they can help you with spelling.

A very useful sheet (best used on-screen) providing online links to a range of mouse exercises where learners can learn about right and left clicking, double clicking, drag and drop, etc. Activities range form straightforward tutorials to ‘Dress the Eggplant’, Join the Dots and a bubble game. Many also provide very useful practice on reading instructions.

Provides step by step help to ICT / Lit / Num students plus useful practice in reading instructions.

49 slides to use as needed for spelling and vocabulary practice with ESOL and Literacy students. Could also be printed out (for example, 6 to a page) and used as traditional card flashcards.

Please see notes area on slide 1 for updated teaching ideas inc ‘charades’ (E1-3) and sentence level ideas for Level 1and 2 which make this resource suitable for mixed ability classes (E1-L2).

Match the words used on forms to their meanings (laminate to make a great re-usable game) and then practise your skills on the example forms.

Yesterday’s World text (about an attraction in Sussex) and related phonics activities based on the two sounds of the digraph /th/. Includes word sorting, cloze, crossword.

Originally written for a mixed level Literacy and ESOL group.

Compound word pairs is a single page from our ‘Compound Word Activities’ (13 pages – see below) resource that has been improved with clearer graphics clues.

Entry level lottery activity that involves deciding how you are going to spend the money. Structured, with fill-in boxes for expenditure etc.
Written for learners on the autistic spectrum (who often find it particularly difficult to infer meaning that is not explicitly stated) but suitable for many literacy and/or numeracy students.