Improve your learners’ reading skills with this skimming and scanning exercise.

Get children to create their own story, from planning the characters and setting to writing a plot summary.

Activities for your child during homeschooling

Can you unscramble the words to guess the Sonic themed words

Make homeschooling fun! Grab a storybook and complete the activities.

Math multiples worksheet

Identify the adjectives in the following short story.

Crack the code math puzzle

A math money task for primary school aged children. Children must draw coins thatthey would use to pay for different food items.

A range of different tasks for children to complete using their favourite reading book!

An English reading comprehension task that will improve learners skimming and scanning skills.

This is a sixteen page workbook that features a number of different tasks. It focuses on spelling, punctuation and grammar and can be used beside the functional skills writing module. After you have showed them the important SPAG techniques, they can then practice what they have learnt and work their way through this booklet. This is aimed at Entry 3 / Low level 1 learners. The tasks included are as followed: Spelling syllables alphabetical order using a dictionary plurals prefixes suffixes Grammar homophones ( four tasks including an extension skim/scan task) Common grammar errors Punctuation -capital letters -end marks -commas -apostrophes *Attached a word document and rich text format version

This is a twenty-two page PowerPoint that is designed to be used with learners who are due to complete their English Functional Skills writing examination. It is designed for L1 and L2 learners and is entitled: Review Writing The PowerPoint is a step-by-step guide of how to format and write different types of reviews. At the end of the presentation, there are two review writing tasks for learners to attempt. For one of the review writing tasks, I have given on-screen ‘tips’ on how to plan the content of the review and how to ‘expand’ a draft version of the text, in order to raise the learners word count and to also make it more engaging for the reader. The PowerPoints contents include: How to write a review How to format a review What to include in a review Sample assessment questions How to plan your review’s content and how to ‘expand’ your writing There is also a booklet attached which includes a review template and contains the two writing tasks that can be also viewed in the PowerPoint.

This resource contains four tasks that meet the NCFE criteria for Functional Skills English Writing criteria. Learners are asked to write each of the following and are given a scenario: Write a letter Write an email Write an article Write a review Write a report I am due to upload many Functional Skills English lessons / resources.

This is a fifteen paged booklet that I designed for adult learners who were completing a Level 1 City and Guilds Employability/ Personal Social Skills Course. This booklet is for the ‘Managing Personal Finance’ module. All the questions, tasks and scenarios meet the qualification criteria. As a tutor you can either go through the booklet page by page, using it as the base for your lesson plan or give the learners the book as a research project. I have created questions, scenarios and tasks for the following topics: By the end of the module all participants will : Understand the sources of incoming and outgoings Know how to reduce expenditure Understand how to reduce a personal budget To Be Able to Recognise the Products Provided by Financial Institutions Understand the Advantages and Disadvantages to Borrowing Money Understand How to Obtain Help with Managing Your Own Money Word Document Format and Rich Text Format uploaded for compatibility.

This is a twelve page booklet that I designed for adult learners who were completing a Level 1 City and Guilds Employability/ Personal Social Skills Course. This booklet is for the ‘Interpersonal Relationships’ module. All the question, scenarios and tasks meet the qualification criteria. As a tutor you can either go through the booklet page by page, using it as the base for your lesson plan or give the learners the book as a research project. Below are the learning outcomes for the module: By the end of the module all participants will : describe what is meant by the term interpersonal relationships explain the importance of developing positive interpersonal relationships describe the differences between interacting with individuals and interacting as part of a group describe qualities important in developing interpersonal relationships describe qualities important in developing group relationships describe the reasons for having boundaries when interacting with others give examples of boundaries in interpersonal relationships outline different ways of making decisions

This is a twenty-nine page PowerPoint that is designed to be used with learners who are due to complete their English Functional Skills writing examination. It is designed for L1 and L2 learners, however, can be used to teach Entry 3 learners. This module is: Letter writing. The PowerPoint is a step-by-step guide of how to write and format a formal letter. At the end of the presentation, there are two letter writing tasks for learners to attempt. For one of the letter writing tasks I have given on-screen ‘tips’ on how to plan the content of the letter and how to ‘bulk out’ a draft in order to raise the learners word count. The PowerPoints contents include: How to write a formal letter What to include in a formal letter Sample assessment questions How to plan your letters content and how to ‘bulk out’ your writing. A booklet is also attached with the PPT letter writing texts included and a 1 page overview of how to correctly format a letter.

This is a twenty-four paged booklet that I designed for adult learners who were completing a Level 1 City and Guilds Employability/ Personal Social Skills Course. This booklet is for the ‘Equality and Diversity’ module. All the questions meet the qualification criteria. As a tutor you can either go through the booklet page by page, using it as the base for your lesson plan or give the learners the book as a research project. I have created questions, scenarios and tasks for the following topics: Equality Diversity Stereotyping Discrimination ( Direct and Indirect) Prejudice Key Legislation against Discrimination Below are the learning outcomes for the lesson: By the end of the session all participants will : Define the term ‘equality’​ List the key legislation​ Give examples of inequality in a range of situations​ Identify bodies who work on equality issues​ Define the term ‘diversity’​ List the key legislation​ Give examples of positive and negative stereotyping​ Give examples of how diversity can benefit society.​ State the difference between discrimination and prejudice​ List the areas of discrimination covered by legislation​ Give an example of direct discrimination​ Give an example of indirect discrimination

This resource is a group activity where members of a team inspect a building to identify any hazards that pose a risk to employees who work there. This task has been used as part of a City and Guilds Employability module with adult learners. It has also been used as a team building task with KS3 learners. The team must inspect the building and identify hazards, before using a ‘Risk Assessment Matrix’ in order to determine the severity of the risk. Following this, they will then take part in a group meeting to discuss their finding. The seven page booklet has all the task sheets needed to complete the task and all instructions that the group must follow.

This resource I have created is a seven page booklet which contains a team activity that has been used many times with adult learners. These learners were completing a Level 1 Employability Course with City and Guilds and had to complete a module named: ‘Working as Part of a Team.’ This booklet covers unit 4 and unit 6 of the team working module. This group project gives learners a set of instructions to create a business plan that will be used to launch a new business venture. They are required to deliver this business plan in the form of a presentation, which they will used to show potential investors or clients of their services. The team will be required to plan everything from the company logo to advertising for staff members to join their firm. Depending on the ability of your learners this task usually takes between 3- 6 hours to complete before the learners deliver their presentation. All instructions for this task are in the booklet, as well as task sheets that will enable them to complete this task and also to reflect on the work they have completed. This activity has also been used with KS3 learners recently with great success.