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Functional Skills English Reading Level 2 - 110 slide PowerPoint Lessons & Tasks
This is a 110 page PowerPoint that can be used in the delivery of Functional Skills Reading Level 2. This PPT includes everything learners need to know in order to pass their reading assessment (it is based on the level NCFE awarding body criteria).
The PPT gives learners an overview of the following:
Skimming and Scanning
Layout Features
Purpose of a Text
Fact or Opinion
Bias
Main Point of a Text
Summarising
Tone and Style
Compare and Contrast
Language Techniques
Words and Phrases
Expressions
Following an introduction and a brief explanation of each of the above, examples are then given.
Following this, practice exam questions (that are either taken from the NCFE practice examinations or have been created by myself) are then shown on screen. Learners can answer these questions using small whiteboards or as a group.
Suggestions on how to answer the questions are shown and this is followed by the answer to the question being revealed.

Functional Skills English Writing Level 1 - 95 slide PPT. Letters, Emails, Reviews,Reports,Blogs.,.
This is a 95 page PowerPoint that can be used in the delivery of Functional Skills Writing Level 1. This PPT includes everything learners need to know in order to pass their writing assessment (it is based on the level NCFE/City & Guilds awarding body criteria).
The PPT gives learners an overview of the following:
Introduction to the Writing Module
Text, Audience, Purpose
Planning & Drafting
Purpose of a Text
How to Write a Formal Letter
How to Write an Email
How to Write an Article
How to Write a Review
How to Write a Report
How to Write a Blog
How to Write a Leaflet
Thereis a step-by-step guide of how to structure and format each text and examples are given throughout the slides.
Following this, practice exam questions (that have been created by myself) are then shown on screen. These questions are based on each text type. There are 8 writing tasks to complete in total.

Functional skills English Revision Guide for Level 1 and Level 2 - Writing
A ten page revision guide that helps learners to understand how to pass their test.
P2 Explains the marking criteria and what learners need to include in their writing in order to pass the assessment
There is a guide on how to correctly format the following: letters, emails, articles, reviews and reports. I have also provided picture examples on how each text should be formatted.
Learners are then given tips on how to ‘bulk out’ their writing by using word association. A practice exam question ‘scenario’ is given. It also includes a visual step by step guide on how to use word association to generate ideas.

King Charles III's Coronation Activity Pack X9 Worksheets. Royal Fun. Lesson Filler
A4 Activity Sheets.
Maze
Tic Tac Toe
Counting Game
Code Breaker
Word Scamble
Symmetry Drawing
Design the King an Outfit
Colour the Coronation Crown
Design a Bunting

Coronation Pin the Crown on the King Game - King Charles III Fun Game
Pin the crown on the king!
An A3 / A4 2X poster designs and additional sheets with cut-out crowns.
There are two different designs. You can print out and play the game with your chosen sheet.
Get your pupils to cut out a crown each and attach blu-tack to the back. Get them to close their eyes and see if they can correctly stick the crown on the king! They can close their eyes or wear a blindfold!

Functional Skills English Writing Level 1 & 2 Revision Cards. Formatting Different Types of Texts
A revision sheet on how to format different types of text that the learner might have to write in their English Functional Skills exam.
These can also be cut and laminated and used as revision cards.

The King's Coronation Scavenger Hunt Game - Find the Clues. Classroom Fun. Royal Celebration
Instructions: The items are hidden all around, how many of them can be found?
Cut out and hide the clues. Your pupils need to locate each clue which will contain an individual letter. Once they have located the clues, they have to unscramble the letters which will reveal a royal related word.

Social Media Icons Quiz / Worksheet & Answers
Quiz and answer sheet provided. Students will try to guess the name of each social media platform by looking at their icons.
You could add an extension question and ask them to name other social media platforms.

Skimming & Scanning English Reading Comprehension Lesson. Functional Skills / KS3/ KS4 PPT & 2 Tasks
Skimming & Scanning Lesson.
Includes a 13 page PPT on the differences between skimming and scanning techniques. Throughout the PPT, learners are given tips on how to effectively skim and scan a piece of text. Examples and questions are featured on the PPT throughout.
Also included:
1 task booklet with a source document. There are nine questions, based on the text, which the students are to answer. Answers are included so that learners can self mark.
1 task booklet with a source document included. Learners are to use the source document to make their own skimming & scanning question sheet. Students will then get a peer to answer the questions that they have created.
This would suit High Level E3 and L1 learners.

Name the Logo Quiz / Worksheet & Answers
Quiz and answer sheet provided. Students will try to name each of the logos featured on the page.
A great lesson filler!

Character Instagram Profile Analysis Template. GCSE English Literature. Social Media Activity
Character Analysis Worksheet.
The learner will pick one of the characters from a book they are reading and then create an Instagram profile for that character.
Worksheet Instructions: Choose a character out of the book that you are reading and create a social media profile based on this character.Following this, create 3 posts to show your understanding of this character and their personality traits.
A fun character analysis activity

Functional Skills English: Review Writing Level 1 & 2. 22 Page PowerPoint and Task Booklet
This is a twenty-two page PowerPoint that is designed to be used with learners who are due to complete their English Functional Skills writing examination.
It is designed for L1 and L2 learners and is entitled: Review Writing
The PowerPoint is a step-by-step guide of how to format and write different types of reviews. At the end of the presentation, there are two review writing tasks for learners to attempt.
For one of the review writing tasks, I have given on-screen ‘tips’ on how to plan the content of the review and how to ‘expand’ a draft version of the text, in order to raise the learners word count and to also make it more engaging for the reader.
The PowerPoints contents include:
How to write a review
How to format a review
What to include in a review
Sample assessment questions
How to plan your review’s content and how to ‘expand’ your writing
There is also a booklet attached which includes a review template and contains the two writing tasks that can be also viewed in the PowerPoint.

The Royal Family Image Quiz. Name That Family Member. Queen's Jubilee Fun Game
Quiz and answer sheet provided. Students will try to guess the names of each member of the royal family: past & present.

King Charle's III Coronation Royal Family Quiz Game .
15 questions about King Charles with answer sheet.
Bundle

Functional Skills L1 & L2 Revision Guides - Reading and Writing
2 X Revision Guides
Reading: This is an English Functional Skills reading revision guide that has been written for learners who will be taking the level 1 reading assessment.
The guide includes an overview of all the information they will need to know in order to pass this assessment ( based on the NCFE level 1 assessment).
The fifteen page revision guide includes:
How to skim and scan a piece a text
The purpose of a text
Layout features of a text
Facts and opinions
Tone and style
Main point of a text
Summary of a text
Each section contains information on each topic and gives examples and tips. This is given to my learners before their assessments and has helped them a lot.
Writing: A ten page revision guide that helps learners to understand how to pass their test.
P2 Explains the marking criteria and what learners need to include in their writing in order to pass the assessment
There is a guide on how to correctly format the following: letters, emails, articles, reviews and reports. I have also provided picture examples on how each text should be formatted.
Learners are then given tips on how to ‘bulk out’ their writing by using word association. A practice exam question ‘scenario’ is given. It also includes a visual step by step guide on how to use word association to generate ideas.

Banks & Financial Institutions - Name the Logo. Quiz / Worksheet & Answers
Quiz and answer sheet provided. Students will try to guess the name of each bank / building society.

GCSE Poetry Anthology Themes Power and Conflict Revision Cards / Display / Task. English Literature
Ideal for KS4 students to help them with remembering which poems fall under which key theme.
Uses for this document
Get your learners to pick one of the eight key themes. For each poem under that theme, they have to locate a quote from that poem. The quote should relate to the theme.
Example:
Power of Nature - Ozymandias -“Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck…”
Use as posters for a wall / visual display
Print double sided, laminate and turn into a revision book

All About Me - back to school classroom icebreaker
Get students to answer the questions on the cards so that
their classmates can get to know more about them!

Functional Skills English - E3 / Level 1 Writing Tasks
Eight writing practice tasks for Functional Skills English.

Functional Skills English Skimming & Scanning Reading Comprehension Task
A great starter for a Functional Skills English Lesson