ABE: Adult Basic Education

Source: Padlet AI (License: CC0/Public Domain)

 

Students will use descriptive skills to create an AI picture similar to the one the teacher displays.

In this activity, students write descriptions of an image using adjectives, apply adjective order rules, learn about AI image prompting, generate images using AI image generation tools, and evaluate and improve their descriptive writing skills.

Source: Say What You See by Google (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])

 

In this lesson, students write descriptions using adjectives, apply adjective order rules, generate images using AI image generation tools, and evaluate and improve their descriptive writing skills. The follow-up is a descriptive writing assignment.

 

Students practice vocabulary or grammar (parts of speech) using customized puzzles you create with this site's online puzzle-making tools. The puzzles can be used for supplemental practice activities, fillers, or as homework. Puzzles types include word search, criss-cross (crossword), double puzzle, fallen phrase, letter tiles, cryptogram, and hidden message.

Screenshot of Discovery Education's Puzzle Maker page

Source: EconEdLink lesson A Penny Saved (License: CC0/Public Domain)

 

In this lesson, students will explore savings by reading a comic book and discussing their reading. The comic book has many useful lessons. Start with the basics, page 1-8. 

Source: EconEdLink: Understanding a Balance Sheet Lesson Plan (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])

 

In this activity, students learn the components of a balance sheet by working through many problems to strengthen their understanding. Students complete a balance sheet for business by entering the names of the accounts and calculating total assets, liabilities, and net worth. Students then make predictions on how the balance sheet changes when there are changes to assets and liabilities.

EconEdLink has financial literacy lessons written for K–12. They also provide access to the latest economic news and information. Choose Current Events on the "educator" menu to learn more about what is happening in the world of economics and access related lesson plans. Links to economic data resources can also be found on the "educator" menu. Take time to look this one over, including both the educator section and the student section.