pdf, 6.65 MB
pdf, 6.65 MB

Help students build life skills by learning how to read and interpret medicine labels. Ideal for SEN learners and Functional Skills preparation.
This downloadable PDF module supports teenagers and young adults - particularly those with special educational needs - in developing essential reading and comprehension skills through the practical context of over-the-counter medicines.

The resource includes:

• 8 sheets featuring fictional medicine packets and labels using realistic medical language
• Question sheets for each medicine with a mix of fact retrieval, inference, and opinion-based tasks (answer sheets included)
• A glossary to support pupils with more challenging technical terms (optional use)
• A mixed-questions sheet covering all medicines to assess understanding and application
• Optional extension activity: researching, recording, and comparing medicine prices
• Further suggestions for presenting and discussing research findings

Most of the module is set in a dyslexia-friendly font at 14pt for accessibility. Some text on medicine labels is deliberately smaller to reflect real-world packaging. Pupils can be shown how to use page magnifiers or take screen shots with a phone or tablet to enlarge text.

Perfect for building confidence in reading real-life texts, encouraging independence, and supporting Functional Skills outcomes.

Document contains 42 pages and was last updated on 31 July 2025.

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SEN Life Skills Bundle – Organisation, Travel, Budgeting & Medicine Labels

Support teenagers and young adults with special educational needs (SEN) in building confidence, independence and essential life skills with this value bundle of four resources. Perfect for SEN teaching, Functional Skills preparation, or PSHE lessons, this bundle provides realistic, accessible activities to help learners apply literacy and numeracy skills to everyday situations. This bundle includes: **Schedules & Organisation SEN Life Skills** * Learn to read timetables, calendars and letters * Create to-do lists and timelines * Practise organisation for school, medical, and social events **Catching a Train SEN Life Skills * Explore train timetables, tickets and station facilities * Glossary of railway terms * Role-play different travel scenarios **Supermarket Budgeting SEN Life Skills*** * Compare prices and offers with authentic grocery sheets * Loyalty card activities and application form * Budgeting and decision-making tasks **Reading Medicine Labels SEN Life Skills** * Interpret medicine labels and instructions * Practise safe decision-making * Comprehension and problem solving activities Why this bundle? * Real-world, relatable contexts * Dyslexia-friendly font (14pt) for improved accessibility * Develops literacy, numeracy and problem-solving * Encourages independence and everyday confidence Skills covered: * Reading timetables, signs and labels * Budgeting and cost comparisons * Planning and organisation * Safe choices with medication * Problem solving and flexibility Perfect for SEN support, life skills sessions, Functional Skills prep, or independent living programmes.

£10.00

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