The site includes pre-made word search puzzles that you can print and share anytime. Puzzles cover a variety of topics appropriate for all ages from primary through to adult.
This is a site that produces word wheels (the ones you have to cut out and stick with a brass paper fastener). There are loads of pre-set ones that you can just download and print out, or you can make your own relatively easily. This site requires Flash, but is very slick!
A Functional Skills English project, hosted on Padlet. Students are challenged to host an industry award evening. They must source, decide upon and hire the venue; invite the guests as well as write a speech and report on the events of an incident-packed evening.
Aimed at high Level 1 and Level 2 Functional English learners – Padlet allows for the resources to be accessed online or downloaded and offered as paper-based tasks.
A project-based reources hosted on Padlet. Aimed at constructions learners, it challenges them to host an awards night. They must source, choose and hire a suitable venue as well as write a speech and report on the evening’s most notable events.
Writing skills covered: formal letter writing; report writing; speech and article writing & invitation writing.
Padlet allows access to the resources either directly on the site or downloaded for printing as paper-based task sheets.
A short project designed to encourage group work, negotiation and some creative thinking. Learners must invent and company and a product to market.
The three tasks explore persuasive language techniques through: advertising, accessing ‘crowd funding’ & speech writing.
Aimed at high Level 1 & Level 2 Functional English earners, but could be an ideal opportunity for peer-tutoring in mixed-ability groups.
Padlet allows access to the resources either directly on the site or downloaded for printing as paper-based task sheets.
Devoted to the English Language Arts, this site has over 5,000 printable worksheets in PDF format. The site was designed as a primary and elementary level free resource. Middle level grade content is being added as well.
Edexcel is offering some rather good free GCSE English resources in partnership with experts from the Grammar for Writing team at the University of Exeter, and the Let’s Think in English team at King’s College London
Each set includes a lesson plan, PPT and at least one worksheet.
Impressive stuff! I particularly “The Bridge” set from Let’s Think in English – very thought provoking.
Updated Feb 28, 2022 bad links fixed. This is a marvellous and very practical site full of accessible adult resources that are ideal for teaching maths AND English.