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.
A two sided A4 sheet that builds on the identification of verbs and the spelling rules for past tense verbs. This is followed by a simple knowledge check.
It is designed to be used as a whole group lesson starter. It is differentiated in the sense that more able learners will be expected to complete the more complex tasks.
Editor’s note
The vocabulary in the example sentences is aimed at Painting & Decorating students, but the resource is suitable for all.
Level
E3
L1
L2
English
AL Apply strategies to spell correctly
Apply grammar
ESOL
ESOL Writing: word focus (spelling and handwriting)
ESOL Writing: sentence focus (punctuation and grammar)
General
Generic resources for literacy, numeracy and beyond
This website provides a large number of free, high-quality resources for games, activities, projects and conversation in the ESOL classroom. You can search these resources by the language topic which you are teaching. It also includes interactive language games and vocabulary images.
*Editor's note*
A really useful site. Love the vocabulary image generator and the online concentration game generator - both are great for teaching vocabulary.
Pearson have a really useful page with links to all the important Reformed Functional Skills (FS) documents.
Scroll to the bottom of the page to find my favourites: two in-house content mapping documents where the new FS maths and English content is mapped to the old content AND to the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Maths or English Specification.
The mapping documents are colour coded so you can quickly see brand new content and also content that has moved down from a previously higher level.
The first page of this resource will help students to identify consonants and vowels, which then leads onto CVC word building and reading skills.
Pages 2 & 3 have two short texts that my students enjoyed very much. These help students practise reading and identifying the structure of CVC words. They will then be able to answer simple comprehension questions.
You may want to cut up the passages and set up a jigsaw reading activity. Can be used with lower level students.
Entry Level 1 phonics cleverly disguised as a board game for 2-4 players. Based on Annie Hammersley's Dolch Words board game (still available, refer to ' See Also' for link) of 2009.
Choice of 5 boards that cover Dolch words, - aw- words and -i-e (long 'I' silent e words). Fully mapped to the revised Functional English content (2019) - with a complete list of E1 reading and spelling expectations. Extension activities also include spelling.
Editor's note
Level
E1
English
FE E1.8 Read correctly words designated for Entry Level 1
Great card game that encourages E1 learners to look more deeply into the content of words. For learners who spell phonetically, the game can also be used to develop an awareness of short vowel sounds.
Best laminated. With detailed instructions and extension ideas.
