Teaching Students with Learning Difficulties

Road safety

2021-05-15T12:26:00.000-07:00

Some resources for teaching road safety:

From Northern Ireland Curriculum:

In Out and Beyond Thematic unit What's out there page 12 and 13

and Going Places

also from that pack resource 22 traffic lights and crossing the road

From my Box net

A survey How do you get to college WORD

A survey How do you get to college PDF

A survey about going out on your own PDF

A survey about going out on your own WORD
A travel safe guide can be found on the northern Ireland page https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/

in the search section put in travel safe guide

Road safety starts on page 19

From My Box net

A music based activity -listening for modes of transport in songs PDF

A music based activity - spotting modes pf transport in song WORD

Cash Machines safety

2021-05-09T03:57:00.004-07:00

How to use a cash machine a You tube video

Page 11(18/19 ) of the Keep safe guide from the home office

available on the Well aware website

A You Tube video from Gwent Police

An easy read guide to using debit cards

excellence Gateway Maths and English resources

2021-05-02T06:35:00.000-07:00

entry 2 english

Introduction	http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/content/etf1291
Unit1 my big day	http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/content/etf648
Unit 2 entertainment and leisure	http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/content/etf649
Unit 3 the issue	http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/content/etf650
Unit 4 safety on the street	http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/content/etf651
Unit 5 find that job	http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/content/etf652

Rules and tools	http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/content/etf868

entry 1 english

Introduction	http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/content/etf1335
Unit1 Lost and Found	http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/content/etf643
Unit 2 keeping healthy	http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/content/etf644
Unit 3 where i live	http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/content/etf645
Unit 4 new job at the cafe	http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/content/etf646
Unit 5 using computers	http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/content/etf647

Rules and tools	http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/content/etf867

Health and safety safety sign resources

2021-05-02T06:34:00.004-07:00

Health and safety signs shape identification worksheet WORD

Health and safety signs shape identification worksheet PDF

Electrical safety signs

available from the national archives

safety signs bingo

https://www.safetyapp.co.uk/app/demo

health and safety bingo from My Box net

Health and safety signs quiz

based on a resource adapted form the internet which is no longer available so I have saved this to MY Box.net

Keeping safe when out

2021-05-02T06:28:00.009-07:00

website Speak Up has a range of good Personal and road safety resource

has videos and power point presentations covering

bus safety

taxi safety

road safety

This Video from Speak Up

covers simple rules to keep safe

crossing the road

different types of crossing suitable for Milestone and entry 1 students

This video is about riding your bike safely

Transport for London adapted booklet ( from My Box net)

Keep safe questions ( from My Box net) ( based on information in the Transport for London adapted document Keep safe section )

https://www.think.gov.uk/resource/be-bright-be-seen-game/ Be bright be seen game suitable for milestone level /entry 1

Resources for learning about the vaccine

2021-02-21T03:31:00.001-08:00

Visit Keep Safe

https://www.keepsafe.org.uk/resources

This website specialises in easy read resources . There are also audio versions to accompany the posters

Corona Virus : What is it and how to look after Yourself

2020-04-06T08:13:00.000-07:00

Lockdown story - A social story using Makaton signs and symbols, by Alex Kelly, Speaking Space

All their Covid 19 resources can be found on their website Speaking Space

An Easy Read Guide from My Life My Choice

Mencap Information about Covid 19 Easy read Guide

Keep Safe have links to a lot of useful resources

Doing the Washing

2020-04-01T06:29:00.003-07:00

A Kahoot quiz

Premium accounts are currently free for Educators

An interactive worksheet on Wizer.me https://app.wizer.me/learn/T8M8KT

Washing Symbol worksheet find it at My Box net

based on a Heineman free sample section literacy pack

Wahing Care labels work sheet on TES ( need to sign in )

Sorting the washing by Colour WIKI

Also see my other blog posts on Cleaning Washing and Ironing Clothes

Photography at Home

2020-03-26T01:48:00.001-07:00

Here are three photography projects you can try at home.

You can download it from My Box net

As a PDF or a Word document

Thank you to JayBird Illustration who wrote the Word document. I have adapted it slightly

You can find Jay Bird Illustration at https://www.jaybirdillustration.com or follow on Instagram

Maths Challenge

2020-03-25T00:29:00.002-07:00

Here are some resources I will be sharing with my Independence plus learners working at Entry 1
These are all tablet friendly

Here is the daily Maths Challenge

Lots to practice here on Hit the Button

you can practice Number bonds

doubles

Times Tables

halves

Horticulture enterprise

2020-01-28T13:00:00.000-08:00

If you start now by May you will have a range of summer bedding and vegetable plants to sell and use in your own college garden.

Here are a few jobs which can be done now in January even if it is cold and wet outside

Clean flowerpots ready for potting on later in the season. We usually have a production line with pots passing from one bowl to another to ensure a good clean before being stacked pyramid style to dry out and of course quality control.

Collect mushroom trays to keep the pots in. Keep a count of the pots ( A good Maths task)- How many will you need?

Check your tools- clean the trowels and forks - Do you have dibbers and gloves?

Label everyone's gloves so they get the same ones and are responsible for bringing them back after time in the greenhouse or garden.

Research prices and costing items on the computer

If you're borrowing money to fund the enterprise spend time working on your pitch- Each student taking a part in the presentation.

Buy in any planting modules and labels and permanent markers you need - visit the garden center

Make some of your own labels out of old plastic containers

Look at seed catalogues or visit the garden center to buy seed.

For sewing in pots big seeds are best : Nasturtiums and sweet peas and dwarf sunflower , For vegetables :runner beans broad beans, french bean peas, cucumber, courgette, marrow . Not all of these are for planting now but you can start now with Sweet peas

Buy First Early potatoes and start chitting in a cool dry place. Take photos of their progress See blog post for resources from 2017

Buy Tete a tete or other miniature daffodils. Plant three in a pot

Buy peat free compost ( buy it in sizes you can lift!)

Order plug plants now- I use Jersey Plug Plants

Clean out the greenhouse

If you have a heater in the greenhouse you can start planting now .

I don't do small seeds because pricking out is quite a skill and time consuming for the teacher to have to do.

An easy herb to do is mint- If you can find a clump to dig up it can be divided between lots of little pots and grown on.

Think about watering- can other groups help you out

How will the plants survive through the holidays? - If there is no one to water don't be too ambitious because someone will have to take the plants home!

A watering system is useful , A rota of staff who can water. Trays to go under the the flowerpots and trays help.

Making an Appointment Entry1 speaking and listening

2019-03-10T14:48:00.001-07:00

Use the Readwrite materials:

Literacy entry 1 Unit 2

Page 9 Activity A Making an appointment at the doctor

Use alongside audio track 10

script is here

writing a script : Making an appointment

phone sounds for role play

Read write learning materials: where to find them

2019-01-08T11:57:00.000-08:00

Links to diagnostic assessment and learning materials from Read Write Plus for English, Maths and ESOL (including audio files) can be found by following the link below

RWP legacy files.docx

Bus Key words

2019-01-08T11:49:00.002-08:00

A bus key word worksheet available to download from My Box net as a Publisher or PDF

Money skills

2018-04-11T04:01:00.003-07:00

Snappy maths.com have money worksheets to download and a range of online activities.

See my other Money posts here

Travel by bus

2017-10-08T05:04:00.001-07:00

A maths worksheet on out journey times suitable for E2/E3

Traveling Safely when Out and About has a section on bus travel

The Railway

2017-10-08T04:49:00.002-07:00

Railway Safety : A resource from Skills workshop

https://www.skillsworkshop.org/resources/railway-safety-discussion-prompts

A tick sheet about level crossings

Personal Hygiene

2017-10-08T04:11:00.002-07:00

Personal Hygiene

Some useful clips from the BBC

Washing your hands after using the toilet

Using a tissue when sneezing

Personal hygiene during periods

How to sand a wooden plant label

2017-10-05T08:53:00.002-07:00

How to sand wooden plant labels

Onion Planting time

2017-10-05T07:28:00.002-07:00

Last week we planted out onion sets. We watched two videos to help us with the process.
The first helped us to prepare the ground.

The second video showed us how to plant the onions.

Growing overwintering onions

2017-07-24T07:12:00.000-07:00

The Core Curriculum Maths and English at Entry level can be found here (PDF)

or Maths here

Interactive resources here

PDF resources learning materials

teaching materials entry 1 link to E2 and E3 is here

unit 1
http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/content/etf643

unit 2
http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/content/etf644

unit 3
http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/content/etf645

unit4
http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/content/etf646

unit 5
http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/content/etf647

My Big Day

2017-02-14T12:01:00.001-08:00

Entry 2 English Resource

This is a resource I've used a lot over the years . Its good to practice listening for key information .
I use it for my entry1/2 learners. The resource can be found on the Excellence Gateway.

From time to time the links on the website go missing and it takes time to track them down so I also have them on My Box net just in case I can never find them again on the Excellence Gateway!

http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/content/etf648

Let Me Love You - Reading the Lyrics

2017-02-14T11:31:00.001-08:00

Here is a teaching resource for an Entry 1 English group

The resources can be downloaded from My Box net.(see links below)

Watch the video,

You Tube Video:

DJ Snake ft. Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You

read the lyrics- at E1 just the chorus

Lyrics - Chorus only

complete the worksheet

either Entry 1 work sheet a reading and gap fill exercise or an Entry 2 worksheet

which includes reading, gap fill and find the meaning of the word heartbreak in the dictionary

The full lyrics for the song are here

Growing potatoes

2017-02-14T11:24:00.000-08:00

Its time to start sprouting the potatoes ready for planting

Here are some resources to use

Grow your own Potatoes website has resources:

Grow your own potatoes

Other resources

Growing Potatoes from Sparklebox

Potato growing Cut and stick from Sparkelbox

2017-02-14T11:16:00.000-08:00

A set of symbols from Essex County Council