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Working with bullets neatly combines literacy (punctuation) and ICT. Step by step task sheet asks the learner to set up a document (involves margins, headers, footers, formatting, etc) and then add bullets, shading and paragraph borders.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
English
Rs/E3.3
Rs/L1.2
Adult Lit Rs/L2.2 Use punctuation to help interpret the meaning and purpose of texts
ICT
Functional ICT
Level 1 and 2 CLAIT / ECDL

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Moving text neatly combines literacy (alphabetical ordering) and ICT. Step by step task sheet asks the learner to set up a document (involves margins, headers, footers, formatting, etc) and then move text using two different techniques.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
Rw/E3.4
ICT
Functional ICT
Entry 3 ICT
Level 1 and 2 CLAIT / ECDL

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The Renaissance is a handy web research and reading worksheet for art students (Literacy or Functional Skills).

Level
Level 1
Level 2
English
AL Rt/L1.1 Understand continuous texts
Rt/L2.1 Trace and understand the main events of continuous descriptive, explanatory and persuasive texts
Rt/L1.4
Rt/L2.6 Use organisational features and systems to locate texts and information
Rt/L1.5
Rt/L2.7 Use different reading strategies to find and obtain information, e.g. skimming, scanning, detailed reading
Context
Art Film Media Music Radio TV

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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. Updated in 2008.

Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
Maths
General numeracy / maths

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A topical starter activity for mixed ability groups (E2 – L2). Suitable for classes on or around bonfire night, Chinese New Year and New Year’s Eve. Covers time, problem solving and more.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
Maths
AN MSS1/E3.3
AN MSS1/L1.3 Calculate with and convert between units of time
AN MSS1/L2.2 Calculate, measure and record time
AN N1/L1.3
N1/E3.9

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A great way to practise 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.

Level
Entry Level 3
Maths
AN MSS1/E3.1 Add & subtract money using decimal notation
MSS1/E3.2
Context
Catering Food Nutrition
Retail Hospitality Customer service

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Follow me cards provide practice for read, add and subtract numbers up to 10 in this tried and tested circular game format. 11 well-designed cards.

Level
Entry Level 1
Maths
AN N1/E1.2 Read & write numbers up to 10 inc. zero
AN N1/E1.5
AN N1/E1.4

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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.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
English
Adult Literacy Rs/E3.2 Use implicit & explicit knowledge of word types/order to help with decoding/predicting meaning
SLd/E3.1
SLd/E3.2
SLd/L1.1
SLd/L2.1
Adult Lit SLd/L2.4 Support opinions and arguments with evidence
SLlr/E3.5
SLlr/E3.6
SLlr/L1.6
SLlr/L2.3
SLlr/L2.4
Adult Literacy: Writing

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Provides valuable practice in skimming, scanning and reading in detail for Level 1 learners.

Level
Level 1
English
AL Rt/L1.1 Understand continuous texts
Rt/L1.3
Rt/L1.4
Rt/L1.5
Adult Lit Ws/L1.1 Write in complete sentences
Context
Sport and fitness

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A colourful two page worksheet providing carefully differentiated questions on giving change. It starts with working out the change for one item from £1 and builds up to giving change for multiple items from £20. The pictures of shopping items could also be laminated for group work.

Level
Entry Level 2
Maths
MSS1/E2.2
Context
Retail Hospitality Customer service