Wordprocessing

Worksheets: Homophones and spelling errors
Literacy curriculum Wt/E3.4 Wt/L1.6 Wt/L2.7 Ww/E3.1 Ww/L1.1 Rw/E3.3 Rw/L1.1 Rw/L2.2
Three activities that can also be used within ICT in using spell checkers and the thesaurus. Notes and explanation of the activites are given on the first page of the document.
Thanks to tutor Donna Hinds for sending in these activites.   printable 5 page document

'Growing vegetables' lesson plan
Literacy curriculum Rw/E1.1, SLlr/E1.3, Wt/E3.3, Rt/E3.3, Rw/E2.5, Wt/E2.1
A 2 hour lesson entering data into a table, sorting and printing the result.
This plan has 3 handouts:      'Vegetables' info handout,      'Vegetables' instructions,      'Vegetables' answers
This plan and worksheets are from Michelle who is training for the 7404 teaching qualification. You can read about her experience in the Skillswise 'Trainee tutor diary'

'Summer breaks' info sheet
Literacy curriculum Rw/E1.1, SLlr/E1.2, Wt/E2.1, Ww/E1, Ws/E2.4, Rw/E2.3, Rw/E3.1, Wt/E2.1, SLlr/E1.3
A 2 hour lesson formatting holiday flight information and printing the result.
This plan has 1 handout:      'Summer breaks' info handout
This plan and worksheet are from Michelle who is training for the 7404 teaching qualification. You can read about her experience in the Skillswise 'Trainee tutor diary'

Worksheets: Formatting documents
Thanks to Michelle from London for these worksheets to practise layout and formatting.
There are 3 worksheets you can download and edit. (To download these files right click the link and choose 'save target as')
worksheet 1 - Making soup     worksheet 2 - Posting a letter      worksheet 3 - Cooking rice
These worksheets are from Michelle who is training for the 7404 teaching qualification. You can read about her experience in the Skillswise 'Trainee tutor diary'

Making a poster
Literacy curriculum Rw/E1.1, SLlr/E1.3, Wt/E2.1, Wt/E3.1, Wt/L1.5
A 2 hour lesson on producing a poster using clip art, changing font style, font size, bullet points etc. and print result.
This plan has 1 handout:      poster info handout
This plan and worksheet are from Michelle who is training for the 7404 teaching qualification. You can read about her experience in the Skillswise 'Trainee tutor diary'

Office Skills, IT and English
(Literacy curriculum - Rs/L1.2, Rt/L1.2, Rt/L1.4, Ws/L1.3, Wt/L1.1)
Looks at the use of commas, helps students practise business letter writing skills and makes use of the Skillswise website.
This plan has 3 handouts:   sheet 1      sheet 2      handout

Worksheets:Sorting into numerical order
Numeracy curriculum: N1/L1.1
Thanks to Sue Nicholson for these worksheets to practise numerical sorting.
There are 2 worksheets, which can also be used for wordprocessing by the learner to practise ICT skills (These can be used with the alphabetical sorting worksheets below)
(If you want to download these files then right click the link and choose 'save target as') worksheet 1 ascending     worksheet 1 answers      worksheet 2 descending     worksheet 2 answers     

Worksheets:Sorting into alphabetical order
Literacy curriculum: Rw/E3.4
Thanks to Sue Nicholson for these worksheets to practise alphabetical sorting.
There are 3 worksheets, which can also be used for wordprocessing by the learner to practise ICT skills (These can be used with the numerical sorting worksheets above) 1 Destinations     Destinations answers      2 Towns     Towns answers      3 Cities     Cities answers     

Emotive words and finding alternatives
Literacy curriculum: Rw/L1.1, Rw/L1.2, Rw/L1.3
Thanks to Sue Nicholson for this lesson and worksheet to introduce recognition and use of emotive words.
This plan has a handout, which can also be used for wordprocessing by students (see notes in the lesson plan linked to above):    Emotive  words worksheet

Formal letters and word processing
Literacy curriculum Rs/E3.3, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 Ws/E2.1, 2.3, 2.4, Ws/E3.1, 3.2, 3.3 Wt/E3.3, 3.4, Rt/E2.2
Thanks to Sue Nicholson for this lesson and worksheets to consolidate skills for word processing and formal letter writing.
This plan has 3 'handouts', some of which can also be used as files for word processing.
(If you want to download these files then right click the link and choose 'save target as'.)
1. Formal letter layout guide      2. Jumbled letter worksheet      3. Letter to correct worksheet      Corrected letter answer sheet

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