Category: Activities
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TEACH: Numeracy resources – Hundreds grid
This is a blank Hundreds Grid. Again, it’s a resource that would lend itself to a wide range of numeracy activities. Download the template here: 6.1 DOWNLOAD Hundreds Grid Here are some ideas for activities using the Hundreds Grid. You could use it for: Developing a visual understanding of basic fractions including half, quarters and three-quarters.…
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TEACH: Literacy resources – Word and definition matching cards
Word and definition matching cards Download the template for this here: Match words and definitions cards template These are cards for matching up terms and definitions. Use the template for your own purposes by adding words from your programme (e.g. technical jargon or high-frequency words) on one side, and plain English explanations on the other side.…
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TEACH: Can I see an example of some planning for a numeracy activity?
Here’s a different scenario and example of some planning for an activity that embeds some numeracy work into a foundation learning course with a focus on building and construction. First, read through the scenario, learning outcome, and resources. Then have a look at the activity planned at the end. Scenario You teach an entry-level Building…
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TEACH: Cheat sheet for number *knowledge* activities from the Learning Progressions
This is part two of two parts. Here we look at numeracy activities that relate to Number knowledge. This includes: Number sequence knowledge Place value knowledge Number facts knowledge You can find numeracy activities that relate to Number Strategies on a different page. You may already have downloaded this resource shown in the image above. If…
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Teach: Cheat sheet for number *strategies* activities from the Learning Progressions
This is part one of two parts. Here we just look at numeracy activities that relate to Number strategies. This includes: Additive strategies Multiplicative strategies Proportional reasoning strategies You can find numeracy activities that relate to Number Knowledge on a different page. You may already have downloaded this resource. If you haven’t and you want…
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TEACH: Cheat sheet for reading activities from the Learning Progressions
You may already have downloaded this resource. If you haven’t and you want to click the link below: Teaching adults to read with understanding These resources are filled with activities and ideas that you can use or adapt. But navigating them can be tricky. So we designed a cheat sheet. Cheat Sheet for Read with…
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More Maths and Numeracy Jigsaw Puzzles – Multiplication and Division
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I’ve posted our ALEC subtraction jigsaw puzzles here if you want to download and print, or if you want to tinker with them yourself you can also download the original word doc files as well. Here’s the rest of them below… they’re all based around the standard 10 x 10 multiplication and division tables. You…
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How to learn anything part 2: What you need is an operating system for learning…
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in 2.0, 2015, Activities, ALEC, Education, How do I get started, Improve learning, imrpove, Learn anything, learner, Learners, Learning, Learning Outcomes, Personal approach, Personal development, Profession, Professional Development, progress, Reading, Reading comprehension, Self development, Strategies, VocabularyI started my riff on How to Learn Anything in another post which you can read here. Basically, what I’m suggesting is that you don’t need to be smart to learn new stuff. What you need is a combination of grit plus a toolbox of tools to help you learn. A reliable system, in other words,…
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Using teaching strategies (also known as instructional strategies) with embedded literacy and numeracy teaching
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in 2.0, Activities, Adult, ALEC, Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Educator’s Journey, Embed, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, embedded, Embedded numeracy, embedding, Embedding numeracy, Improve learning, Improve teaching practice, Instructional, Instructional Strategies, Learning, Learning Outcomes, Learning Strategies, Literacy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, NCALNE, NCALNE (Ed), NCALNE (Educator), NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NCLANA, NDipALNE, StrategiesSometimes people in the education world talk about using teaching strategies… or in slightly fancier language, instructional strategies. This terminology can be confusing for a couple of reasons. One is that if you google the terms (most people’s first port of call these days), you’re likely to find everything from cooperative learning to discussion-based activities…
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How do I get started on Assessment 5 of the NCALNE (Voc) and demonstrating that I’m actually embedding literacy and numeracy into my training?
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in 2.0, 2015, 21204, Activities, Adult, ALEC, ALNE, Assessment, Assessment 5, Complete NCALNE, Design, Edtech, Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Educator’s Journey, ELN Tutor, Embed, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, embedded, Embedded numeracy, embedding, Embedding numeracy, Evaluation, Finish NCALE, Finish NCALNE, Graeme Smith, How do I get started, Knowing what to do, Learning, Learning Outcomes, Learning Progressions, Literacy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, LNPro, Low literacy levels, Low numeracy levels, Maths, Meaning, MOOC, MOOC 2.0, National register, NCALNE, NCALNE (Ed), NCALNE (Educator), NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NCLANA, NDipALNE, New Zealand, New Zealand Context, Numeracy, Numeracy activity, NZ, NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), Pathways Awarua, Personal development, Practitioners, Professional Development, Reading, Reading comprehension, Resources, Self development, Speaking, Trainer, Training, Tutor, Vocabulary, what is, WritingIf you’re up to this stage, you’re actually about, or even over, half way. This section is a big chunk… but it’s also the teaching component of the qualification. Basically, after having mapped the literacy and numeracy demands, and diagnosed your learners literacy and numeracy needs, you actually need to get out there and do some…