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This resource has been designed for students working towards Entry Level 1 Functional Skills English certification (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds and Open Awards). It contains an age-appropriate, 95 slide PowerPoint lesson and a 21-page workbook on the Entry Level 1 writing component - when to use capital letters in writing.
PowerPoint Lesson
The PowerPoint explains when capital letters are used in writing:
for the personal pronoun I
at the start of sentences
for proper nouns - places, names, geographical features, book and film titles, days of the week, months of the year, special days, buildings, brand names etc
addressing envelopes and post codes
for form filling in block capitals
Many opportunities are provided for students to identify when capitals should be used in writing. It is an ideal resource to introduce this component of the Entry Level 1 English specification and for revision purposes.
Workbook
The 21-page workbook includes 3 explanation pages, 13 worksheets (with answers), 2 progress checks and a certificate of achievement. The workbook is provided in PDF format and an editable PowerPoint version to enable personalisation of the resource. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
Tasks include:
Identifying and using capital letters for proper nouns
Correcting the use of capital letter in sentences
Writing simple sentences using capital letters appropriately
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Functional Skills English Entry Level 1 Resource Bundle
Functional Skills English Entry Level 2 Resource Bundle
Functional Skills English Entry Level 3 Resource Bundle
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Entry Level Maths Resources
This resource has been designed for students working towards Entry Level 1 functional skills accreditation in English (AQA, OCR. Pearson Edexcel, City and Guilds, NCFE, NOCN). It contains an age appropriate, 12-page workbook on the commonly confused homophones where, were, we’re and wear.
The 12-page workbook includes 3 information pages, 7 worksheets (with answers), a progress check and a certificate of achievement. The workbook is provided in PDF format and an editable PowerPoint version to enable personalisation of the resource. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
Tasks include:
Choosing the correct homophone.
Correcting and rewriting sentences.
Composing sentences using the correct homophone.
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Where, Wear, Were and We’re 50 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
This resource is an age appropriate, 50-slide PowerPoint lesson on the homophones where, were, we’'re and wear. It explains the meaning of the homophones and when they are used with examples. Opportunities are also provided for students to choose the correct homophone.
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Where, Wear, Were and We’re PowerPoint Lesson and Workbook
Entry Level 1 Resource Bundle
This bundle contains 10 workbooks and 6 PowerPoint lessons that cover the entire specification for Entry Level 1.
Entry Level 2 Resource Bundle
The bundle contains 10 workbooks and 5 PowerPoint lessons.
Entry Level 3 Resource Bundle
This bundle contains 9 workbooks and 6 PowerPoint lessons that cover all components of Entry Level 3.
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This resource has been designed for students working towards Entry Level 1 functional skills accreditation in English (AQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel, City and Guilds, NCFE, NOCN). It contains an age appropriate, 50 slide PowerPoint lesson on the commonly confused homophones - where, were, we’re and wear.
The PowerPoint explains the meaning of the homophones and when they are used with examples. Opportunities are also provided for students to choose the correct homophone. It is an ideal resource to introduce pupils to these commonly confused homophones and for revision purposes.
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Entry Level 1 - Where. Wear, Were, We’re Workbook
The 12-page workbook includes 3 information pages, 7 worksheets (with answers), a progress check and a certificate of achievement. The workbook is provided in PDF format and an editable PowerPoint version to enable personalisation of the resource. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
Tasks include:
Choosing the correct homophone.
Correcting and rewriting sentences.
Composing sentences using the correct homophone.
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Where, Wear, Were and We’re PowerPoint Lesson and Workbook
Entry Level 1 Resource Bundle
This bundle contains 10 workbooks and 6 PowerPoint lessons that cover the entire specification for Entry Level 1.
Entry Level 2 Resource Bundle
The bundle contains 10 workbooks and 5 PowerPoint lessons.
Entry Level 3 Resource Bundle
This bundle contains 9 workbooks and 6 PowerPoint lessons that cover all components of Entry Level 3.
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Entry Level Maths Resources
This resource has been designed for students working towards Entry Level 1 Functional Skills English certification (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds and Open Awards). It contains an age-appropriate, 75-slide PowerPoint lesson on the Entry Level 1 writing component - punctuating simple sentences with a capital letter and full stop.
The PowerPoint explains how to:
Start sentences with a capital letter
Mark the end of sentences with a full stop
Punctuate short sentences
Many opportunities are provided for students to correctly punctuate simple sentences. It is an ideal resource to introduce this component of the Entry Level 1 English specification and for revision purposes.
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Entry Level 1 Writing - Capital Letters and Full Stops - 21 Page Workbook
The workbook includes 6 explanation pages, 12 worksheets (with answers), 2 progress checks and a certificate of achievement. The workbook is provided in PDF format and an editable PowerPoint version to enable personalisation of the resource. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
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The following bundles contain workbooks and PowerPoint lessons that cover the entire specification at each level.
Functional Skills English Entry Level 1 Resource Bundle
Functional Skills English Entry Level 2 Resource Bundle
Functional Skills English Entry Level 3 Resource Bundle
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Entry Level Maths Resources
This resource contains an age appropriate, 50-slide PowerPoint lesson on the confusing homophones - two/too /to -for students working towards English Functional Skills Entry Level 1 accreditation (AQA, OCR. Pearson Edexcel, City and Guilds, NCFE).
The PowerPoint explains the meaning of the homophones and when they are used with examples. Opportunities are also provided for students to choose the correct homophone. The PowerPoint is an ideal resource to introduce pupils to the commonly confused homophonand for revision purposes.
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Two, Too, To - 11 Page Workbook
The 11-page workbook includes 3 information pages, 6 worksheets (wi, a progress check and a certificate of achievement. The workbook is provided in PDF format and an editable PowerPoint version to enable personalisation of the resource. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
Tasks include:
Choosing the correct homophone.
Correcting and rewriting sentences.
Composing sentences using the correct homophone.
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Functional Skills English Two, Too and To PowerPoint Lesson and Workbook
Functional Skills English Entry Level 1 Resource Bundle
This bundle contains 10 workbooks and 6 PowerPoint lessons that cover the entire specification for Entry Level 1.
Functional Skills English Entry Level 2 Resource Bundle
The bundle contains 10 workbooks and PowerPoint lessons.
Functional Skills English Entry Level 3 Resource Bundle
This bundle contains 9 workbooks and 6 PowerPoint lessons that cover all the components of Entry Level 3.
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Entry Level Maths Resources
This resource has been designed for students working towards Entry Level 1 Functional Skills English accreditation (AQA, OCR. Pearson Edexcel, City and Guilds, NCFE).
It contains a variety of age appropriate resources to successfully deliver the writing component of the specification. Resources include PowerPoint lessons, explanations, worksheets and progress checks on all aspects of writing:
Capital letters and full Stops {punctuating sentences)- 50 slide PowerPoint lesson
Capital letters and full stops (punctuating sentences) - 17 Page Workbook
Capital Letters (when used) PowerPoint lesson
Capital letters (when used) - 17 page workbook
25 page spelling booklet containing the word list specified by DfE and provided in Appendix 2 of the Functional Skills Entry Level English (Entry 1) Qualification and Assessment Specification.
25 spelling tests using the functional skills spelling format
Writing - 17 page workbook
Learning Outcomes
Recognise and write lower case letters
Recognise and write
Place letter in alphabetical order
Read and spell specified words for entry level 1
Start sentence with capital letter
Mark the end of sentences with a full stop
Use capital letters for proper nouns in writing
Write simple phrases, sentences, notes and short letters.
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Functional Skills English Entry Level 1 Bundle
This bundle contains 10 workbooks and 7 PowerPoint lessons that cover the entire specification for Entry Level 1.
Entry Level 2 Functional Skills English Bundle
This bundle contains 13 workbooks and 10 PowerPoint lessons that cover all the components of Entry Level 2.
Entry Level 3 Functional Skills English Bundle
This bundle contains 9 workbooks and 6 PowerPoint lessons that cover the entire specification for Entry Level 3.
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Entry Level Maths Resources
This resource contains a 50-slide PowerPoint lesson and a 10-page workbook on co-ordinating conjunctions for Year 2 pupils. (National Curriculum Year 2 Programme of Study - Writing - Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation - using and, or, but, so).
PowerPoint Lesson
This 50-slide PowerPoint lesson on co-ordinating conjunctions for Year 2 pupils focuses on the conjunctions - ‘and’. ‘or’, ‘so’ and ‘but’.
The PowerPoint clearly explains what conjunctions are and provides many examples and opportunities for pupils to identify and use conjunctions. It also contains a link to a short video on co-ordinating conjunctions.
Workbook
The workbook includes two information pages, six worksheets (with answers) and a progress check. Tasks include:
identifying the conjunctions - and, or, but and so
choosing the correct conjunction to complete sentences
joining sentences using conjunctions
composing own sentences containing a conjunction
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This resource has been designed for students working towards Entry Level 3 Functional Skills English certification (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds and Open Awards). It contains age-appropriate, materials and resources to deliver the reading, writing, spelling and speaking and listening components of English Functional Skills. The bundle contains nine workbooks.
Entry Level 3 – Reading Workbook
Entry Level 3 - Writing Composition Workbook
Entry Level 3 - Writing – Alphabetical Order Workbook
Entry Level 3 - Writing - Grammar - Subject Verb Agreement – Tenses Workbook
Entry Level 3 - Writing - Irregular Plurals Workbook
Entry Level 3 – Punctuation – Commas Workbook
Entry Level 3 – Speaking and Listening Task Book
Entry Level 3 – 25 Spelling Tests
Entry Level 3 – Spelling Workbook
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Entry Level 3 Functional Skills English Bundle
This bundle contains 9 workbooks and 6 PowerPoint lessons that cover the entire specification for Entry Level 3.
Entry Level 2 Functional Skills English Bundle
This bundle contains 13 workbooks and 5 PowerPoint lessons that cover all the components of Entry Level 2.
Entry Level 1 Functional Skills English Bundle
This bundle contains 10 workbooks and 5 PowerPoint lessons that cover the whole specification at Entry Level 1.
The workbooks include explanation/information pages, worksheets (with answers), progress checks and certificates of achievement. They are provided in PDF format and an editable PowerPoint version to enable personalisation of the resource. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
The editable PowerPoint lessons are ideal for introducing the various components of the Entry Level Functional Skills specification at each level and for revision purposes.
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This resource has been designed for Entry Level 3 students working towards Functional Skills English qualifications at Level 1 (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds, AQA, Highfield Qualifications, NOCN, Open Awards). It contains a 31-page workbook on punctuation.
This resource will help pupils to use a range of punctuation correctly - full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas, apostrophes for contraction and possession.
The workbook includes 6 information pages, 20 punctuation tasks and 3 progress checks. The workbook is provided in PDF and an editable PowerPoint version. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
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Level 1 Punctuation - 90 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
The editable PowerPoint lesson clearly explains when and how to use full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas and apostrophes for possession and contraction. It also contains a link to a video on punctuation. It is ideal for introducing the punctuation component of the specification and for revision purposes.
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Level 1 Punctuation - PowerPoint Lesson and Workbook
Level 1 Reading Workbook
Level 1 Reading - 175 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
Level 1 Reading -PowerPoint Lesson and Workbook
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Entry 3 English Resources
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This resource has been designed for Entry Level 3 students working towards Functional Skills English qualifications at Level 1 (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds, AQA, Highfield Qualifications, NOCN, Open Awards). It contains a 90-slide PowerPoint lesson on punctuation.
This resource will help pupils to achieve this outcome:
Use a range of punctuation correctly (e.g. full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas, possessive apostrophes)
The editable PowerPoint lesson clearly explains when and how to use full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas and apostrophes for possession and contraction. It also contains a link to a video on punctuation. The PowerPoint is ideal for introducing the punctuation component of the specification and for revision purposes.
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Level 1 Punctuation - 31 Page Workbook
The 31-page workbook includes 6 information pages, 20 punctuation tasks and 3 progress checks. The workbook is provided in PDF and an editable PowerPoint version. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
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Level 1 Punctuation - PowerPoint Lesson and Workbook
Level 1 Reading - 84 Page Workbook
Level 1 Reading - 175 Slide PowerPoint Lesson
Level 1 Reading -PowerPoint Lesson and Workbook
Level 1 English Resources
Entry Level 1 English Resources
Entry Level 2 English Resources
Entry Level 3 English Resources
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This resource contains a 25 page spelling practice workbook and 25 spelling tests for students working towards English Functional Skills Entry Level 1 accreditation (AQA, OCR. Pearson Edexcel, City and Guilds, NCFE).
The workbook and tests contain all the words that students are expected to both read and spell correctly. The spellings have been compiled from the Entry 1 word lists specified by DfE and provided in Appendix 2 of the Functional Skills Entry Level English (Entry 1) Qualification and Assessment Specification.
Workbook tasks include practising spelling the words using the look, say, cover, write method: inserting the correct word into a sentence and composing simple sentences using words in the list. The resource also contains a checklist for recording students’ ability to read and spell all of the words. It is an ideal resource for homework.
The spelling tests are delivered in the format used by accreditation boards and accompany the worksheets.
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English Entry Level 1 Bundle - 10 Workbooks -7 PowerPoint Lessons
English Entry Level 2 Bundle - 13 Workbooks - 9 PowerPoint Lessons
English Entry Level 3 Bundle -9 Workbooks - 6 PowerPoint Lessons
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This resource has been designed for students working towards Entry Level 2 Functional Skills English certification. It contains an age-appropriate, editable, 80-slide PowerPoint lesson and a 30-page workbook on the Entry Level 2 learning outcome - to use adjectives in an appropriate way.
Adjectives Workbook
The workbook includes two information pages, 26 worksheets ana progress check on adjectives. Tasks include:
choosing appropriate adjectives to describe a variety of nouns
identifying adjectives in sentences
inserting appropriate adjectives into sentences
composing sentences containing adjectives
composing short paragraphs containing adjectives - letter of complaint regarding ‘cold’ takeaway and soggy fries, postcard to friend describing holiday, describing best friend, poster for missing dog, advert to sell scooter
Adjectives PowerPoint Lesson
This editable, 80-slide PowerPoint lesson explains what adjectives are, why they are used and how to use them in writing. There are many opportunities within the PowerPoint for pupils to identify and use adjectives. The PowerPoint also contains two hyperlinks to short videos on adjectives.
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This bundle contains four PowerPoint lessons on similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia and alliteration.
Resource 1: Similes and Metaphors PowerPoint - 39 slides
Resource 2: Personification PowerPoint - 50 slides
Resource 3: Alliteration PowerPoint - 40 slides
Resource 4: Onomatopoeia PowerPoint - 75 slides
For more detailed information click on the individual resource links.
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Set of 67 Worksheets - Similes, Metaphors, Personification, Onomatopoeia and Alliteration
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This bundle contains six PowerPoint lessons and six workbooks on the following punctuation devices:
The Possessive Apostrophe
The Apostrophe for Omission
Commas in Lists
The Question Mark and Exclamation Mark
Inverted Comma (Speech Marks)
Full Stops
The Possessive Apostrophe
This resource contains an editable, 60-slide PowerPoint lesson on the possessive apostrophe. It explains how to use the apostrophe to show possession for singular and plural nouns. The PowerPoint provides lots of examples and opportunities for students to use the apostrophe appropriately. The presentation also includes a hyperlink to a short video on the apostrophe for possession.
The workbook contains 15 worksheets on the possessive apostrophe/apostrophe for possession for both singular and plural nouns. It also contains an information sheet on how to use apostrophes for possession.
The Apostrophe for Omission
This is an editable, 50 slide PowerPoint lesson on the apostrophe for contraction / omission. It explains how to use the apostrophe in contracted words. This resource will help students to use apostrophes appropriately in their written work and to improve their punctuation skills. The PowerPoint also contains a hyperlink to a short video explaining how to use the apostrophe for contraction.
The workbook includes an information sheet explaining when and how to use the apostrophe for omission/contraction. It also contains a variety of tasks that will help students to master using apostrophes appropriately in their written work and to improve their punctuation skills. Answers are included.
Commas in Lists
This is a fully editable, 35-slide PowerPoint lesson on using the comma in lists in sentences. The PowerPoint explains how to use the comma in lists in sentences. There are opportunities for pupils to insert the comma in the correct place. There are also opportunities for pupils to identify where the comma has been misplaced.
The 20-page workbook includes 18 worksheets and 2 information sheets on using commas to demarcate items / phrases within sentences and to separate adjectives when there are two or more describing a noun. It is an ideal independent learning pack for home learning, distance learning and remote learning. Tasks include:
inserting commas in the correct places in sentences
rewriting incorrectly punctuated sentences
composing own sentences containing a list of items
composing own sentences using two or more adjectives
punctuating The Twelve Days of Christmas with commas
composing own lyrics for the Twelve Days of Christmas and punctuating with commas
The Question Mark and Exclamation Mark
This is an editable, 52-slide PowerPoint lesson on the question mark and exclamation mark. The presentation explains when these punctuation marks are used and gives many examples. It also provides opportunities for pupils to decide the correct punctuation at the end of a sentence - exclamation mark, question mark or full stop. The PowerPoint also contains two hyperlinks to short videos about the question mark and the exclamation mark.
The workbook contains 9 worksheets with answers and an information sheet on using the question mark and the exclamation mark. Tasks include:
Selecting the correct question word for sentences.
Deciding which punctuation device should be used at the end of sentences.
Composing sentences using question marks appropriately.
Composing sentences using exclamation marks appropriately.
Rewriting a short passage inserting the correct punctuation devices - full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.
Inverted Comma (Speech Marks)
This editable, 75-slide Powerpoint lesson on inverted commas (speech marks/quotation marks) demonstrates how to:
use inverted commas to enclose direct speech
punctuate reporting clauses and direct speech
punctuate split speech
set out dialogue in writing
use interesting words to replace ‘said’
Many opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to punctuate direct speech.
The 22 page workbook on inverted commas contains five information/revision sheets, seventeen worksheets and an answer booklet. Tasks include:
using inverted commas to enclose direct speech
punctuating reporting clauses and direct speech
punctuating split speech
setting out direct speech in dialogue
using alternative words to ‘said’ in reporting clauses
composing writing containing direct speech
Full Stops
This editable, 50-slide PowerPoint lesson explains how and when to use the full stop and why it is important to place it accurately in writing. It also clearly demonstrates that a capital letter is needed at the start of a sentence. Ample opportunities are provided throughout the PowerPoint for pupils to decide where the full stops and capital letters should go.
The workbook contains 14 worksheets on using full stops to demarcate sentences. Tasks include:
Placing full stops at the end of simple sentences
Placing full stops in writing containing several sentences
Placing full stops in short paragraphs
Composing own sentences
Correcting sentences in which the full stops have been incorrectly placed
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This bundle contains a 75-slide PowerPoint lesson on onomatopoeia, an accompanying set of 22 worksheets and a set of 30 posters.
PowerPoint Lesson
The PowerPoint includes an explanation and definition of onomatopoeia, why it is used and examples from poetry, literature, adverts and comics -including The Ancient Mariner (Samuel Taylor Coleridge), The Highwayman (Alfred Noyes), The Charge of the Light Brigade (Alfred Tennyson), The Lake Isle of Innisfree (W. B. Yeats), The Bells (Edgar Allan Poe), The Tempest ( William Shakespeare) and For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway).
The PowerPoint contains challenges and opportunities for pupils to identify and use onomatopoeia. It also includes images to stimulate students to compose their own onomatopoeic words.
The PowerPoint also contains hyperlinks to a short, entertaining video on onomatopoeia; some adverts containing onomatopoeia and a recitation by Roger McGough of his poem 'The Sound Collector'.
Worksheets
This resource contains a set of 22 worksheets on onomatopoeia. Tasks include identifying onomatopoeic words in sentences and literature, identifying onomatopoeia in sentences, using onomatopoeia in sentences, using onomatopoeia to describe scenes and to create engaging adverts.
Set of 30 Posters
This resource contains a set of 30 colourful posters on onomatopoeia.
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This resource contains a 200- slide PowerPoint lesson and a 30 page workbook on regular and irregular plurals
PowerPoint Lesson
This is an editable, 200-slide PowerPoint lesson on making plurals for nouns. The PowerPoint explains the rules for making plurals for:
regular nouns - adding 's'
nouns ending in 'ch' , 'sh', 'x', 'ss', 'z' and 's'
nouns ending un 'o'
nouns ending in 'f', 'ff' and 'fe'
nouns ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant
irregular plurals
exceptions to the rules
Opportunities are provided within the PowerPoint for pupils to form plurals and there is a timed plural challenge activity.
Plurals - 30 Page Workbook
This workbook contains an information sheet, 26 worksheets (with answers) and a progress check on all the plurals listed above.
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This resource has been designed for students working towards Entry Level 2 Functional Skills English accreditation (AQA, OCR. Pearson Edexcel, City and Guilds, NOCN, NCFE).
It contains a variety of age-appropriate resources to successfully deliver the writing component of the specification. Resources include PowerPoint lessons, explanations, worksheets and progress checks on all aspects of writing:
It includes:
Spelling Workbook
Spelling Tests
Adjectives PowerPoint lesson
Adjectives workbook
Punctuation PowerPoint lesson
Punctuation workbook
Form filling PowerPoint lesson
Form filling workbook
Alphabetical order PowerPoint lesson
Alphabetical order workbook
Conjunctions and compound sentences PowerPoint lesson
Conjunctions and compound sentences workbook
Plurals PowerPoint lesson
Plurals workbook
Writing workbook
Writing PowerPoint lesson
Learning Outcomes
To use basic punctuation correctly (e.g. full stops, capital letters, question and exclamation marks)
To form regular plurals
To use the first and second letters to sequence words in alphabetical order
To spell correctly words designated for Entry Level 2
To communicate information using words and phrases appropriate to audience and purpose
To complete a form asking for personal information (e.g. first name, surname, address, postcode, age, date of birth)
To write in compound sentences, using common conjunctions (e.g. or, and, but) to connect clauses
To use adjectives and simple linking words in the appropriate way
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This resource contains three spelling practice workbooks for students working towards English Functional Skills Entry Levels 1- 3 accreditation (AQA, OCR. Pearson Edexcel, City and Guilds, NCFE).
The workbooks contain all the words that students are expected to both read and spell correctly. The spellings have been compiled from the Entry Levl 1. 2 and 3 word lists specified by DfE and provided in Appendix 2 of the Functional Skills Entry Level English Qualification and Assessment Specification.
Tasks include practising spelling the words using the look, say, cover, write method: inserting the correct word into a sentence using words in the list. The resource also contains a checklist for recording students’ ability to read and spell all of the words.
They are ideal resources for homework.
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Functional Skills English Entry Level 1 Resource Bundle
This bundle contains 10 workbooks and 6 PowerPoint lessons that cover the entire specification for Entry Level 1.
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Functional Skills English Entry Level 3 Resource Bundle
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This bundle contains a PowerPoint lesson and worksheets on the /aɪ/ sound spelt –y at the end of words. (English programmes of study: Key Stage 2 National Curriculum).
PowerPoint Lesson
This is a fully editable 31 slide PowerPoint lesson.
Worksheets
This is a set of 11 differentiated worksheets on words ending in -y with a long ‘i’ sound ( /aɪ). Tasks include finding the missing words, constructing sentences, word searches and differentiating between ‘y’ sound with long ‘i’ and ‘y’ at the end of a word with long ‘e’ or ‘ee’ sound. There are also worksheets to stretch and challenge more able pupils eg find the meaning of words like clarify, rectify, pacify, deny, defy…
All tasks and worksheets have been designed to encourage the identification and correct spelling of these words. This resource is also appropriate for older SEN / ESL pupils who have yet to master the basics in phonics.
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This is a Christmas-themed worksheet on using the apostrophe for omission/contraction taken from a set of resources on the use of the apostrophe for omission/contraction. Click on the link below for details.
Christmas-Themed Worksheets on the Apostrophe for Omission
A set of differentiated worksheets on the use of the apostrophe for omission. Appropriate for primary pupils and older SEN students who have yet to master the basics of punctuation.
Christmas-Themed PowerPoint Lesson on the Apostrophe for Omission
This is a fully editable, highly visual and interactive PowerPoint on the apostrophe for omission presented by the punctuation character ‘The Missing Letter Detective.’
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Chrsitmas Themed PowerPoint Lesson and Set of Worksheets on the Apostrophe for Omission
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