The Brain Game series offers a fun and enjoyable way to exercise learner minds and improve their English and Maths skills using a variety of different puzzles. Brain Game #3 - Word Links requires learners to find a connection using three given words. Example: PIZZA-PEPPERONI-PEPPERS = PIZZA TOPPINGS. They can also earn extra points by finding other valid relevant links. i.e. They all have 3 P’s in their spelling. You can use each slide individually as a Starter Activity or Challenge learners to complete all 18. Two formats are included, PPSX PowerPoint Show & PPTX PowerPoint Presentation, which can be edited, added to or personalised however you want. Feedback is Key, and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review, and we will send you another singular resource at the same value of your choice for FREE! Feel free to message me directly SmartbooksED@outlook.com Check out our many other Brain Games available on TES and in our shop found at www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Smartbooks

These workbooks have been designed and proven to educate learners on a variety of subjects that will enhance knowledge, creativity, individuality and embed valuable functional skills. The resource can be used effectively in Tutorials, English and various other sessions. The unit also incorperats ICT with the optional use of Microsoft Excel, Publisher and Word. These particular instalment focuses on the Pros & Cons of Tattoos and requires learners to complete various tasks, take an active role in group discussions, case studies and participate in activities to help them gain an understanding of the why people decide to have a tattoo, with lots of opportunity to give their own informed opinion. Feedback is Key and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review and we will send you another singular resource at the same value of your choice for FREE! This resource is available to download as a PDF file. Word versions are available and feel free to message me directly for these formats at SmartbooksED@outlook.com

This resource looks at one of the world’s most popular messaging applications - WhatsApp. Whether learners are new to WhatsApp or looking to brush up on their basis skills and knowledge, this presentation will guide them through everything they need to know to get started and make the most out of this powerful communication tool. The ‘Guide Only’ resource and includes a 20 slide stuctured PPT. Tasks and activities can be set separately as tutors see fit. It does include a 10-question multiple choice quiz as a recap (answers included). Slides cover: Overview of WhatsApp and its popularity as a messaging app. Downloading WhatsApp Setting Up Your Account Adding Contacts Starting a Chat Sending Messages Sending Voice Memos Creating Groups Group Chat Features Making Calls Sending Photos and Videos Status Updates Managing Notifications Privacy Settings How to block and unblock contacts. How to back up and restore Security Features Troubleshooting Conclusion, Q&A and Quiz Feedback is Key and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review and we will send you another singular resource of your choice for FREE! Just contact us at SmartbooksEd@outlook.com.

One of the difficulties that students encounter when faced with a writing task in English is how to get started and then cohesively develop that thought. I find that many of them, especially younger students, rebel at the idea of rigorous planning and drafting, just wanting to get it down. Others face a barrier of fear. I came across the idea of using the Fibonacci sequence for extended and creative writing by accident when searching an online thesaurus. I immediately saw the sense in it and decided to apply it in the classroom. It worked. It solved the problem. There was now a way to plan, draft, develop and craft in small pieces that led to a satisfying cohesive whole. Some were amazed at just how much they could write and how they could creatively extend their writing in terms of thought provoking discussion. In lower ability classes it provided an element of fun and removed the daunting prospect of extended writing with higher word counts. In the higher ability groups it opened up the channel for students comfortably working at grade ‘C’ to move out of that comfort zone and stretch upwards towards the A* that so many of them had the potential to reach. When I analysed the results I found that two things contributed to the success. 1. The fact that a piece of extended writing is built step at a time through developing levels of skill. This encouraged confidence. 2. The framework encouraged the skill of planning, drafting, and editing. Choosing the right words and the most effective order of words, within a gradually increasing number of words, developed vocabulary, sentence structure, and lifted the content away from basic repetition of facts. Students had the confidence to ‘craft’ their writing. The resource that follows uses an example in which the students can engage collaboratively. There is then an individual assignment for them to complete using the sequence. As it stands it fits criteria suited to the ‘gifted and talented’ of Key Stage 3, and will be of value in Key Stage 4 to move those ‘C’ grade learners out of their comfort zone and stretch them upwards. However, it can be adapted quite easily for students of lower ability. Post 16 students who achieved low grade GCSE and need to either re-sit or complete Functional Skills English at level 2 will also find this pattern helps build their skills. The resource has been designed in a workbook format. However, it doesn’t have to be used that way. It can be copied and pasted onto a presentation for whole class collaborative discussion and writing projects. Each page has been formatted so that it stands alone and therefore can be photocopied separately and used at appropriate times in the lesson (s). It has been left in Microsoft Word format so that it is editable by teachers who wish

This Flashcard series is focused on UK Road Signs and can be used as an effective revision resource for all those studying for the UK Driving theory test. They can also be used as a standalone classroom activity to familiarise students of all ages with UK road signs. They are fully editable resource and available to download as a PDF file or WORD doc. They can be in adapted to suit a range of learner styles and levels. They should on printed on card (preferably) double-sided and then cut out and used in any way that best compliments your own teaching style. Flashcards are proven as an effective method in assisting learning and ensuring it is taking place. They embrace a wonderful mental process called ‘Active Recall’ and can be used in various ways such as: • Recapping knowledge – As a starter activity related to the previous lesson. • Refreshing knowledge - Incorporating them randomly in any lesson. • Revising for exams - Confirming the knowledge required for assessment. • Embedding both Maths & English. • Embracing Equal Opportunities & Diversity. • Creating new knowledge – The possibilities are endless. FLASHCARDS Series - Driving Theory 1 ROAD SIGNS now available and can be bought together for a bundle price of £4.49 Have Fun

These worksheets have been designed and proven to educate learners on a variety of subjects that will enhance knowledge, creativity, individuality and embed valuable functional skills. The resource can be used effectively in tutorials, English or ICT sessions. This instalment of worksheets focuses on allowing the learner to decide what they would imagine their perfect job to be. It then tasks them with breaking that job role down and asks them to create an advert for their chosen vocation. They will explore the pros and cons of each others ‘perfect job’ choices and demonstrate their capabilities of understanding the opinions of others as well as being able to put their own opinion across. The Resource also includes and example of an advert designed by a previous learner. Feedback is Key and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review and we will send you another singular resource of your choice for FREE! This resource is available to download as a PDF file. Word versions are available and feel free to message me directly for these formats at SmartbooksED@outlook.com

This resource has been designed to subtly embed the valuable functional skills learners required to get the most out of education, work and everyday life and to help them function more confidently, effectively and independently. Each resource has been proven to educate learners on a variety of subjects that will enhance knowledge as well as promoting creativity and individuality. This particular Fun Game of Higher or Lower focuses on the calorie count of various popular foods. Simply print off the 30 different food cards (back to back) onto card or alternatively laminate them. Shuffle them and place the pile somewhere everyone can see or have a glamourous assistant hold them for you. Ensure that the cards are displaying the front of the cards. Split in to two teams. The dealer will draw the first card, each team needs to try and guess the calorie count in that food item. The dealer will reveal the answer and whichever team was the closest gets to start. The dealer will then in turn flip each car revealing a new food item. Each team needs to guess whether the calorie count is higher or lower than the previous card. Every correct answer will earn that team a point. The team keep going until they get one wrong and it the switches to the other team. The game finishes when all the cards have been revealed and the team with the most points win. Alternatively you could ask the learner to stand up for higher or sit down for lower! Feedback is Key and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review and we will send you another singular resource at the same value of your choice for FREE! This resource is available to download as a PDF file. Word versions are available and feel free to message me directly for these formats at SmartbooksED@outlook.com

These series of resources has been created for those Teaching and Studying Pearson BTEC Workskills Certificate. The qualification itself is made up of over 100 Units and each unit requires assessment that can present evidence and demonstrate that all learning outcomes have been met. These Final Assignment Workbooks include various challenges, activities and tests to prove learners understanding and collate the evidence required to confirm they have met all outcomes. These concluding assignments can be completed by the individual learner and would normally follow 2 - 3 sessions of underpinning knowledge, group activities, research tasks and relevant delivery. This particular instalment in the series focuses on the importance or producing an effective and successful CV and covers the following criteria. UNIT 1 Produce a CV. Know the purpose of a CV Know information required in a CV Know the purpose of a reference in a CV Be able to produce a CV A fully editable WORD DOC version is available on request. Other Units in this series are available on TES and within the Grainge_Ed Resource Shop

These workbooks have been designed and proven to challenge and assess learners understanding of the knowledge required of them to achieve a Functional Skills Maths Certificate at Entry level. The workbooks include various tasks and activities that to suit learners of all ages and varied abilities in preparing them for their up and coming assessment. The resources have been very successful with keys stage 1 and 2 and with SEN/LLDD learners of all ages. This particular instalment primarily focuses on ‘Subtraction’’ and can be easily adapted to stretch abilities of learners working at a higher level and includes: Difference Dots Fruit & Vet Sale Less than 2 minutes Saturday Night Take Away Subtraction Squares (Easy - Medium - Hard) The Washing Line Lets Go Bowling Lets Bowl Game Subtraction in Space (Easy - Medium - Hard) Dice Cream Game Real Life Sums Double Decker Bus Time For Bingo A WORD doc version is available just message me for this format.

The 2nd of a series of resources centered on and around the Retail industry They can be in adapted to suit a range of learner styles and levels and can be delivered individually, as worksheets or collectively as a final assignment. This particular series includes the following: Window Displays Visual Merchandising & Task Shop Floor & Sales Areas Manual Handling & Task Lifting Equipment Deliveries Stock Management Stock Checks Product Placement & Task Recap Quiz Series 1, 3 and 4 available at the TES Smartbooks Shop Look out for the FLASHCARD series that accompanies the Smartbooks Retail Series of Workbooks. The resource is in PDF Format but also available as a fully editable Word doc by request.

Halloween Special installment from the GraingeED FLASHCARD series. The following Flashcards are based around ‘Halloween’ a festival celebrated around the world at the end of October and should be printed out on card (preferably) double sided, cut out and used anyway that works best for you. They are fully editable resource and available to download as a PDF file or WORD doc. They can be in adapted to suit a range of learner styles and levels.

These worksheets have been designed and proven to educate learners on a variety of subjects that will enhance knowledge, creativity, individuality and embed valuable functional skills. The resource can be used effectively in Tutorials or English sessions . The resource focuses on visiting the UK town of Newquay. It requires learners to demonstrate various English skills and subtly embeds many of the Functional skills required for assessment and is broken down into the following tasks: Task 1 - Learners will read a promotional text taken from an online site and then rewrite paragraphs in their own words. Task 2 - Using 3 words, learners will describe 8 pictures that will be used in the next task. Task 3 - Learners will write a postcard to a family or friend telling them about their holiday in Newquay including words from the last task. Task 4 - Either using a PC or hand-drawn learners will create a Bus Stop poster to promote visiting the town of Newquay. Feedback is Key and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review and we will send you another singular resource at the same value of your choice for FREE! This resource is available to download as a PDF file. Word versions are available and feel free to message me directly for these formats at SmartbooksED@outlook.com

These worksheets have been designed and proven to educate learners on a variety of subjects that will enhance knowledge, creativity, individuality and embed valuable functional skills. This resource can be used effectively in Tutorials or English sessions. This instalment of worksheets focuses on the importance of keeping personal information safe. Learners will participate in various activities to become familiar with the many dangers and demonstrate new knowledge on how to take action to minimise the risk of data and identity theft. Feedback is Key and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review and we will send you another singular resource of your choice for FREE! This resource is available to download as a PDF file. Word versions are available and feel free to message me directly for these formats at SmartbooksED@outlook.com

This 3rd series of flashcards, one from each act, evidence ways in which Shakespeare has highlighted the theme of guilt and anxiety in the play. It is interesting in Macbeth that Macbeth as a military general had no difficulty in applying violent acts to kill his enemy but could not handle emotionally or mentally the murder of King Duncan. This brings into play questions of right and wrong and integrity and honour. The purpose of memorising the quotes is to aid a deeper knowledge of the play so that when answering a question the student can move around the play with ease. The quote is on the left-hand side of each card. Prompts for discussion are on the right-hand side of each card. The quotes also have relevance in the discussion of other themes, especially questions that explore the characterisation of Macbeth and plot development. Other sets available: Set 1 – The Supernatural Set 2 – Tragic Hero Set 4 – Ambition Set 5 – Characterisation Set 6 – Plot Development/movement Look out for Bundles too! Feedback is Key and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review and we will send you another singular resource at the same value of your choice for FREE! This resource is available to download as a PDF file. PPT versions are available and feel free to message me directly for these formats at SmartbooksED@outlook.com

This series of Flashcards, one from each act, evidence ways in which Shakespeare has used the supernatural to develop characters and also to move forward the plot. However, each quote also has relevance to other themes. The purpose of memorising the quotes is to aid a deeper knowledge of the play so that when answering a question the student can move around the play with ease. The quote is on the left-hand side of each card. Prompts for discussion are on the right-hand side of each card. The quotes also have relevance in the discussion of other themes, especially questions that explore the characterisation of Macbeth and plot development. Other sets available: Set 2 – The Tragic Hero Set 3 – Guilt/Anxiety Set 4 – Ambition Set 5 – Characterisation Set 6 – Plot Development/movement Look out for Bundles too! Feedback is Key and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review and we will send you another singular resource at the same value of your choice for FREE! This resource is available to download as a PDF file. PPT versions are available and feel free to message me directly for these formats at SmartbooksED@outlook.com

These worksheets have been designed and proven to educate learners on a variety of subjects that will enhance knowledge, creativity, individuality and embed valuable functional skills. The resource can also be used effectively in Tutorials or English sessions. This particular worksheet focuses on using a Thesaurus, understanding synonyms and enabling learners to expand their vocabulary verbally and in their written communication. The Workbook requires learners to demonstrate these new skills and confirm understanding using a series of engaging tasks, including rewriting a wonderful poem by Spike Milligan (Extremely relevant to the events of 2020) Feedback is Key, and we value your positive comments and constructive criticism. Post a review, and we will send you another singular resource at the same value of your choice for FREE! This resource is available to download as a PDF file. Word versions are available, and feel free to message me directly for these formats at SmartbooksED@outlook.com Read less