Fact and Opinion finding worksheet. Using a range of resources from audio/visual to scanning newspapers and articles. Assessment for learning - Learners have to create their own fact or opinion based report based upon their research. (This can be done independently of you can put learners in pairs or groups) I used top gear clips but any can be used (Jeremy Clarkson describing a car)

Data handling maths vocabulary and identifying the different types of graph card match.

GCSE/FS English Self Assessment forms for SPaG with learner and tutor comment boxes to add feedback.

Picture activity to build up vocabulary for describing an image. Each learner will get a section of a picture and write a short description. As a group all learners will piece together the images to make a complete image and share and discuss their descriptive sentences.

A day in the life at ... Is a college/school based activity book in which learners will create a comic strip as a story board for their day. Learners will then be prompted to create a piece of writing based on the comic strip - self assessment forms included for teachers to provide formative feedback.

Lesson which helps to build ambitious vocabulary with learners and challenges them to use connectives in their writing. Prompting them to create sentences and use connectives to expand - all through the use of visual imagery.

Full Persuasive devices lesson on identifying DAFOREST in video and texts. Texts and video provided, with worksheet and card match. Aims and objectives: To identify and revise persuasive devices and their definitions. To be able to explain the impact of persuasive devices and the effect they have on the reader. Analyse the persuasive devices in a piece of text and explain how they have been used for effect. Take part in the ‘verbal boxing’ challenge using your persuasive devices to win the debate.

Writing for purpose research/group work worksheet. Includes ideas and mind mapping on all the different types of purpose of text.

Full work booklet to develop learners individual maths skills. Can be used alongside learning or as a personal homework workbook. Covers the following: My Travel Plan Observational Maths Collecting data Budgeting Bargains My classroom

Creative induction questionnaire with getting to know you questions. Can be incorporated in group activities and discussion and be used towards teachers group and individual personal profiles. Questions include: What are you proud of? What do you want to be and how will you get there? How do you want to be remembered? Personal goals and hobbies and interests

Speaking and listening activity based upon the popular fact and opinion television show. Differentiated activity in which learners have to research themes to contribute to their speaking and listening assessment/discussion. QR codes for research into videos and questions supplied.

Differentiated DAFOREST activity for E3 and L1 Functional Skills learners. Research activity/independent study in which learners have to find examples of DAFOREST. This can be done: On posters around the college, on videos you have provided or a selection of texts.

Team based work activity/puzzle Each activity needs to be cut into flash cards or folded in to an envelope. Each activity has a reference on the grammar challenge sheet and learners will work in teams to complete. This covers parts of speech, homophones, apostrophes, punctuation, work breakdown and vocabulary building.

A DAFOREST task card that can be cut out and act as an extension or starter activity. This can be applied to any text/reading/visual method.

Will need paper/plastic cups for activity. Persuasive writing structure lesson with recap for writing styles and how to answer a writing question in the exam. Breakdown activity on sentence building which learners will apply to a personal profile and then peer assess to develop vocabulary. All worksheets are printable from the PowerPoint.

Intro to formula, class based activities and a quiz included.

Booklet that covers capactity for learners to work through on their own. Answers provided

Full lesson into enterprise project for cash for kids charity (this could be changed to a more local charity) Sponsored silence activity - team task allocations and aims and objectives all included.

Teach the teacher worksheet used to assess learner knowledge and application of any topic

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