Category: Facilitate
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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 writing 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 write to communicate 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 Write to…
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TEACH: Cheat sheet for Starting Points & ESOL activities from the Learning Progressions
This resource is for teachers working with very low-level literacy learners. These are often ESOL students. If you want to have a look, you can download it from the link below: Learning Progressions – Starting Points Cheat Sheet for Starting Points Activities Here’s how to use it. Just look down the list at the second…
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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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TEACH: What are some guidelines for adapting someone else’s literacy and numeracy activities?
While we want to encourage you to develop and use your own activities for your context, we do understand that sometimes you need to start with what others have already done. And one good place to look is in the support resources that accompany the Learning Progressions. We’re going to sort through these and tell…
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TEACH: I have my own ideas for literacy and numeracy activities… What should I do?
If you’ve got your own ideas, you should experiment…! Go for it. Consider this your express permission to try new things. Here’s the catch though: Sometimes things don’t work out as planned. Even with the best plans. But that’s ok. It’s just feedback. It’s not a failure if you try something and it doesn’t work.…
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TEACH: Can I see an example of some planning for a literacy activity?
Embedding reading comprehension strategies into a foundation hair and beauty class Here’s a scenario and example of some planning for an activity that embeds a reading comprehension strategy into a foundation learning course in a hair and beauty context. First, read through the scenario, learning outcome, and resources. Then have a look at the activity…
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TEACH: How should I plan my teaching sessions and activities?
Every teacher, trainer or tutor involved in foundation education needs to plan ways they can meet their learners’ literacy and numeracy needs within the constraints of the limited amounts of time they have together. Planning happens in lots of different ways. Let’s have a look at a few different ways that tutors actually manage their…