This is a fully differentiated lesson looking at how to write a review for level one and level two Functional Skills. The lesson uses the theme of TV shows to look at an example review, understand the conventions and also write an appropriate review for an exam-style assessment.
This lesson includes both reading and writing tasks and can be taught both remotely and face-to-face.
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This lesson has been designed for anyone studying any aspect of Functional Skills English. The lesson looks at how to plan a response for speaking and listening as well as some ideas for topics.
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This lesson has been designed for anyone studying level one or level two Functional Skills English. The lesson helps learners understand how to approach a report writing question and includes a modelled response.
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These are a collection of lessons designed for learners studying Functional Skills English level one or level two. The bundle has lessons on reading, writing and speaking and listening as well as a full reading assessment with answers.
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Functional Skills Speaking and Listening PowerPoint and Question and Answer Session.
Full presentation that looks at both tasks required for speaking and listening FS Level 1/2 .
Includes non-verbal communication clip.
resource, non-verbal communication frame
marking scheme slide
full PowerPoint with examples
A great starting point lesson to help students understand the expectations of the assessments.
These worksheets have been designed and proven to educate learners on a variety of subjects that will enhance knowledge, creativity, individuality and embed valuable functional skills.
The resource can be used effectively in English/Tutorials sessions and also includes an ICT task. It is suitable for Entry Level 3/Level 1 (although lots of scopes to differentiate within the tasks and an Editable Word Doc is Available).
The resource allows the learner to review a Film/TV Show and then showcase their favourite to their group/peers
It requires learners to demonstrate various skills and subtly embeds many of the Functional skills as are necessary for assessment and is broken down into the following tasks:
Task 1 - Various Warm-up activities, including becoming familiar with the work Genre and identifying descriptive words used by critics. Using a process of elimination, learners will select a film or TV Show that they will use for the next task.
Task 2 - Take notes, plan and create a draft review for their chosen Film/ TV Show. Follow the guidance and include all the elements found in a typical review.
Task 3 - Learners can now choose between writing their final review using the template provided or upload to the IMDB (Internet Movie Database) and screenprint as evidence. Clear instructions are given for the latter.
Task 4 - Learners to produce a PPT and deliver their presentation to their group/peers. Examples have been given along with a checklist to ensure all required detail is included.
Extension Activity - Learners can complete a tick list of their favourite ‘Must See’ Films/TV shows and recommend them to friends/family to watch and then individually review.
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This resource has been designed for students working towards Entry Level 3 Functional Skills English qualifications (Edexcel, NCFE, City and Guilds and Open Awards). It contains an age-appropriate, 175-slide PowerPoint lesson on the Entry Level 3 reading component.
The PowerPoint will help the students to achieve these outcomes:
Read correctly words designated for Entry Level 3
Identify, understand and extract the main points and ideas in and from texts
Identify different purposes of straightforward texts
Use effective strategies to find the meaning of words
Understand organisational features and use them to locate relevant
information (e.g. contents, index, menus, tabs and links)
Many opportunities are provided in the PowerPoint for students to develop the reading skills required at Entry Level 3. It is ideal for introducing pupils to the reading component of the specification and for revision purposes.
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Entry Level 3 - Reading - 64 Page Workbook
This is an age-appropriate, 64-page workbook on the Entry Level 3 reading component. The workbook includes 16 information pages, 19 reading tasks (26 worksheets) and a progress check. It is available in PDF and an editable PowerPoint version. It can be used for classwork, homework, revision or as an independent learning pack.
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Entry Level 3 - Reading - PowerPoint Lesson and Workbook
English Entry Level 1 Bundle - 10 Workbooks -7 PowerPoint Lessons
English Entry Level 2 Bundle - 13 Workbooks - 9 PowerPoint Lessons
English Entry Level 3 Bundle -9 Workbooks - 6 PowerPoint Lessons
More Entry Level English Resources
Entry Level Maths Resources
This resource has been designed for students working towards Entry Level 3 Functional Skills English certification (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds and Open Awards). It contains age-appropriate, materials and resources to deliver the reading, writing, spelling and speaking and listening components of English Functional Skills. The bundle contains nine workbooks and six PowerPoint lessons.
Entry Level 3 – Reading Workbook
Entry Level 3 – Reading PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 3 - Writing Composition Workbook
Entry Level 3 - Writing Composition PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 3 - Writing – Alphabetical Order workbook
Entry Level 3 - Writing – Alphabetical Order PowerPoint lesson
Entry Level 3 - Writing - Grammar - Subject Verb Agreement – Tenses – PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 3 - Writing - Grammar - Subject Verb Agreement Workbook
Entry Level 3 - Writing - Irregular Plurals Workbook
Entry Level 3 - Writing - Irregular Plurals PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 3 – Punctuation – Commas Workbook
Entry Level 3 – Punctuation – Commas – PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 3 – Speaking and Listening Tasks
Entry Level 3 – Speaking and Listening PowerPoint Lesson
Entry Level 3 – Spelling Tests
Entry Level 3 – Spelling Workbook
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Functional Skills English Entry Level 1 Resource Bundle
This bundle contains 10 workbooks and 7 PowerPoint lessons that cover the entire specification for Entry Level 1.
Functional Skills English Entry Level 2 Resource Bundle
The bundle contains 13 workbooks and 9 PowerPoint lessons.
Functional Skills English Entry Level 3 Resource Bundle
This bundle contains 9 workbooks and 6 PowerPoint lessons that cover all the components of Entry Level 3.
More Entry Level English Resources
Entry Level Maths Resources
Since the introduction of Functional Skills exams as an alternative to typical GCSE, the resources for the curriculum have been scarce or vague…Until now!
With several hours of work and through the help of governmental and Pearson specifications, I have created a lesson PowerPoint containing everything that needs to be covered and understood for functional skills maths level 2 in. This has also been used for my lower and higher ability students also students also, as work is all differentiated, with learning goals and RAG differentiation put in place. RED questions are aimed at FS1, GREEN aimed at FS2. Working at an ASD school, this lesson bulk is perfect for both mainstream and SEN Special Educational Needs teaching and will carry you for up to 4 months! This also includes past exam questions and answers for the end of each subtopic from the relevant exams
Sources can be accredited and taken from a wide range of resources and websites for the mathematics curriculum. There are aspects of the slides I haven’t made myself
This lesson powerpoint includes all the content for the Functional Skills Maths level 2 syllabus of number. Functional skills from Pearson is broken down into three main topics: Number, Shapes and Measures and Data.
This powerpoint includes:
Ordering and comparing numbers
Calculating with negative numbers
Rounding and estimation
Ordering and Comparing Decimals
multiplication and division of decimals
BIDMAS
Using a calculator
Formulae
Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Simplifying and Equivalent Fractions
Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Multiplying Fractions
Dividing Fractions
Fractions of amount
percentage increase and decrease
Percentage change
reverse percentage
compound interes
Ratio
Direct and Inverse proportion
simple interest
Working with units
metric and imperial units
best buys
compound measures
perimeter
area
circles
surface area
volume
scale drawings
coordinates
plans and elevations
median and mode
median and mode from tables
mean
mean from tables and estimating the mean
comparing data
probability
two-way tables
calculating probability
scatter graphs
A fun, informative and interactive lesson on writing a letter on the topic of phobias. I have included the top ten phobias on the PowerPoint and a separate Word document. I have also included class discussion questions and a fun personality starter named ‘What Scares You The Most.’ The students love it. There is also lots of info on writing a great letter.
This lesson covers: Entry Level 3,Level 1 and Level 2 FS English Language and prepares learners for the formal speaking, listening and communicating assessment.
Pack Includes:
Informative 12 page PowerPoint
Think, discuss and share activity
Feedback, discuss and share activity
Discussion task on what makes effective speakers and listeners
Group work activity: what not to do during a discussion
Group work activity : what are the barriers to a good discussion
Share findings activity
Video link with questions about effective S+L
Group discussion task with prompts
A great introduction to S+L for all levels of FS English Language
Overview
This resource is a comprehensive set of 10 downloadable worksheets designed to reinforce and enhance students’ skills in Maths Functional Skills.
Worksheet Structure
It includes a mixture of worksheets, including:
BIDMAS
Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Fractions
Percentages
Ratios
Rounding
Volume and Surface Area
Speed, Distance, Time
Estimate of the Mean
Mean, Mode, Median & Range
Answer Key
Accompanying the 10 worksheets are answers to each worksheet. This resource serves as a valuable tool for both self-assessment and facilitator guidance, allowing students to review their work independently or seek assistance when needed.
Printable Format
The Maths Functional Skills Worksheets is available in a downloadable PDF format, making it easy for teachers, parents, or students to print the worksheets and answers for offline use. Clear instructions are provided to ensure a seamless learning experience.
These worksheets have been designed and proven to educate learners on a variety of subjects that will enhance knowledge, creativity, individuality and embed valuable functional skills. The resource can be used effectively in Tutorials or English sessions .
These particular worksheets focus on reading an article based on the growing issue of fizzy drink consumption in the UK and worldwide and requires learners to demonstrate various English and ICT abilities and subtly embeds many of the Functional skills required for assessment.
Please Note: There are various spelling and grammar mistakes in the article that have been placed intentionally for the purpose of the first 2 tasks.
Answers for these tasks are included in the resource on th last page.
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These worksheets have been designed to subtly embed the valuable functional skills learners required to get the most out of education, work and everyday life and help them function more confidently, effectively and independently. They can be used effectively in Tutorials, Maths or various other sessions.
This instalment focuses on ‘Reading Timetables’. Learners are tasked with studying 3 different examples, a Bus Timetable, a Swimming Pool Timetable and a College Session Timetable and then extracting the information required to answer the set questions and confirm understanding.
The questions can be answered individually or collectively by cutting them into cards. The larger A3 versions (included) can be displayed around the room for the learners to work in groups. Alternatively, the questions could be called out by the tutor for a more active learning experience. Lots of scope for interpretation, the resources also included some blank question sheets so learners can create some peer to peer questioning.
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Please note the PNG files are photos that have been used for the previews only. They are not the documents needed to use the resource, they only photos of what is included.
This bundle includes all the topics needed to teach functional skills. All topics for the reformed functional skills qualifications that are included have work books many differentiated to L1 & L2 . Lots of power points and the majority of answers are also included. This really is a bargain.
My exam board is city and guilds. But this would be useful for all exam boards.
Every work book Included is made for the reformed functional skills maths and include calculator and non calculator methods.
Place Value
Rounding and estimation
Multiply by 10,100,1000 and add and subtract including decimals.
Multiplication including decimals
Bidmas
Percentages of amounts, increase and decrease, reverse percentages and compound interest.
Fractions of amounts, simplify fractions mixed fractions, add and subtract fractions.
converting between fractions,decimals and percentages
Ratio and proportion
Averages
Probability
Graphs and charts
Area and perimeter including problems
Substitution into formula
Angles, symmetry and bearing,compass points and coordinates
Metric and imperial conversions
Scale plans, maps, nets ad elevations
L1 non calculator work book
L2 revision workbook with calculator and non calculator questions on every topic.
Please note if you do find typos the workbooks are in word so you can easily amend. I am going through and fixing them as I find them or they are reported to me.
Please see my resources (jonesk5) for the following available for free:
Division workbook
Course outline
Non calculator revision mock
time and timetables
These worksheets have been designed and proven to educate learners on a variety of subjects that will enhance knowledge, creativity, individuality and embed valuable functional skills. The resource can be used effectively in tutorials and also integrated in various other sessions
This particular worksheet focuses on the importance of Attendance and Punctuality and is broken down into the following
Why is attendance so important? - An activity that requires learner to fill in the gaps of an informative piece of writing. An effective way of going over text and gaining a full understanding.
Reasons v Excuses - A couple of tasks that require learners to understand the difference between reasons and excuses used for being absent or late. Promotes some great lighthearted and fun group discussion.
Being on time - A eye opening activity where learners will use maths skills to determine the amount of time lost at school, work and College through poor punctuality. Scenarios given.
Q&A - A series of thought provoking questions that learner will answer individually and then take part in a group discussion to share thoughts and opinions.
Attendance and Punctuality Task - Learner are given a scenario that requires them to Propose, Produce and Promote an Incentive and reward scheme to help improve Attendance and Punctuality in a struggling primary school. The task then requires them to present their schemes with the rest of the group and even display in their ideas in the classroom.
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This is a free resource created for learners of Functional Skill English. The mock reading test can be used with any level of the functional skills qualification as well as a comprehension activity for GCSE students.
The resources help learners to use skimming and scanning to identify key details in two texts and works well to assess their understanding of language techniques.
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A basic powerpoint lesson presentation resource for recapping paragraphing including writing dialogue.
'Close your books' slide to be used to hear feedback from class on what they have just written down.
This is a free resource taken from our lesson: Functional Skills: Holiday. The resource is a practise reading assessment that helps learners get ready for being assessed on Functional Skills level one and two. In addition, the resource includes some stretch and challenge tasks to help learners get to grips with the GCSE English skills.
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