Tag: read with understanding
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TEACH: Planning your resources
By now you should have a clear idea of the kinds of resources you need to support your activities. If you know what you’re doing, then make sure that you’ve downloaded Assessment template 6. Please do add a few brief notes there about what you’re planning. If you’re unsure about what resources you need or…
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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: Numeracy resources – Place Value Chart
This is a blank place value chart that you can print and use for a wide range of different activities. We think that you should really have a giant one of these across the top of your whiteboard. But this is a handy size that you can print and use with learners anywhere and anytime.…
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TEACH: Literacy Resources – Types of questions you can ask for reading comprehension activities
This is a set of different kinds of questions for creating reading comprehension activities. You can use this as your own resource for developing different kinds of questions for any text that your learners need to read and understand. Download the template for this here: Types of questions you can ask for reading comprehension Here are some…
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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: What about resources for embedding literacy and numeracy?
Depending on what kind of literacy and numeracy activities you are planning, you may need to find, create or adapt some resources. This might include any of the following: Worksheets Handouts Posters or visuals Sets of cards, for example with vocabulary or pictures Games Another kind of resource includes things that people need to use…
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TEACH: Planning your teaching sessions (and recording your planning)
As we’ve discussed before, there are lots of different ways in which you can write up your planning. We have a worksheet that you can download if you want something to use for brainstorming or taking notes on planning your teaching sessions. Like most of our worksheets, you don’t need to hand this in. It’s…
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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…