Teaching Students with Learning Difficulties: 2016

Tuesday, 29 November 2016

Level 1 Writing Paper

Practice Papers online and paper assessments from Abingdon and Witney College

BBC Skillswise : writing a letter videos,quizzes and worksheets

Skills workshop : letter writing pack

entry 3 writing papers
http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-functional-skills/Entry-level.coursematerials.html#filterQuery=category:Pearson-UK:Category%2FExam-materials

Functional Skills Maths Level 1 Practice Tests
http://www1.edexcel.org.uk/tot/alns2/CMA-Edexcel-web2.swf

writing an email Level 1 factsheet
British Council
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing-skills-practice/more-formal-email

BBC Skills wise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/factsheet/en11lett-l1-f-writing-an-email

Monday, 10 October 2016

Andy Warhol Photography project

Paint.net is free to download and is a useful free tool for photo editing.

We will be using it to do some self portraits Andy Warhol style in photography The instructions are below.
I found the written step by step instructions easier to follow than the video

http://oakdome.com/k5/lesson-plans/photo-editing/andy-warhol-pop-art-simple.php

Entry 3 Functional skills writing

Some resources

Past papers from Abingdon and Witney College
http://eilp.abingdon-witney.ac.uk/mod/folder/view.php?id=16974

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/editing-and-proofreading

Resources on Excellence Gateway

http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/interactive-resources/literacy

http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/interactive-resources

Saturday, 8 October 2016

Developing routines

I'm participating in a Future Learn Course

Managing Behaviour for Learning

Part of this was the idea of developing routines for the end of the day. This is my poster.

Sunday, 22 May 2016

Compound Words

Two worksheets to accompany the Skills workshop resource Compound Words

Compound Words : Buildings

Compound Words : Accessories

Change from 50p

Change from 50p
worksheet

Round up to the next whole pound

Entry 2/3 Money

Rounding up over£5

Worksheet Rounding up to next pound under £2.00

How much money will they cost ?

Entry 2 Money

Two worksheets. Each worksheet has only 3 sums.At the moment I am having to break down everything into bite size. This allows my students to achieve and then move on rather that tackling a long worksheet all in one go.

The worksheets are embedded in a widget so they can be previewed before downloading.

worksheet 1 . Adding two item under £1.00

Worksheet 2 Adding items under £1.00

Money

How many £ coins will I need? Entry 1 worksheet

Charity Logos a socrative quiz for entry level students

A ten question charity logo quiz on Socrative

The quiz number is

SOC-21526622

Bullying and Harrasement at the Railway station

Watch the video NO LONGER AVAILABLE 2021

The best time of the day

In groups discuss:

What happened here? What could have happened?

Emma is about to jump on the track to fetch her headphones just as a fast train is about to pass. She may be too upset to look for trains and she hasn’t heard a train approaching. Chris – who just bullied her – ends up saving her life.

Bullying and harassing others can put them in danger by alienating and isolating them. Even an un-thoughtful act can put others in real danger.

These notes are taken from the website Track off no longer available

Feedback to the class

Information sheet:

some tips for staying safe no longer available

Saturday, 26 March 2016

Keeping Safe Out and About

Staying Safe Out and about is a free download from Foundation for people with Learning Disabilities.

being safe when out and about Suzy Lamlugh Trust not intended for learning difficulties bu the tips apply https://www.suzylamplugh.org/personal-safety-out-and-about

Suzy Lamlugh Trust: Personal Safety Video