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21. APlusMath: Money Flashcards

Activity Description

Money Flashcards
Source: Money Flashcards Link (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
 

Use the Web site's money flashcards for student practice or review activity when teaching the words for coins and expressions for making purchases (How much is it? How much does it cost?). Teach the meaning of the dollar sign and the decimal point by showing some money and writing the amounts. The flashcards show coins and bills and ask "How much money is there?" with an answer field to type in the amount.

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language, AwD: Adults with Disabilities

Levels

Beginning Literacy, Beginning Low, Beginning High, Low
22. Being Well-Setting Social Goals

Activity Description

A simple PPT on goal setting for social skills.

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language, AwD: Adults with Disabilities

Levels

Low, Beginning Literacy, Beginning Low
23. Ben's Guide for U.S. Government (for Kids)-offers multiple levels for reading and complexity

Activity Description

Ben's Guide to U. S. Government for Kids is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides electronic access to information about U.S. history and government. This site is organized by levels and ages: Apprentice 4-8, Journeyman 9-13,  Master14+. This helps in presenting the information by reading level as well as complexity.

Ben (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])

 

This site is particularly useful in teaching the basics of U.S. Government as needed in the GED test. Assign each topic to a student or student pair. Have them read about the topic, write about the topic and present what they learned to the class.

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education

Levels

Intermediate, High
24. Bodies in Motion-Using Tables to create rules

Activity Description

Bodies in Motion
Source: Bodies in motion by Christina Hyatt (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])
 
Students will learn how to use tables to describe patterns as rules both in words and in algebraic notation. 

 

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language, CTE: Career Technical Education, AwD: Adults with Disabilities

Levels

Low, Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
25. Book Bento

Activity Description

 geometric bento box
Source: Freepik by Freepik (License: CC0/Public Domain)
 
In this activity, an update on the traditional book report, students exercise visual literacy to summarize and reflect on their reading by arranging images that represent characters, places, events in the plot of a book or chapter or story read in class in the form of a Bento box (Japanese lunch box), take a photo, and make a presentation.

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Program Areas

ABE: Adult Basic Education, ESL: English as a Second Language

Levels

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels, Beginning High, Intermediate Low, Intermediate High, Advanced
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OTAN activities are funded by contract CN240137 from the Adult Education Office, in the Career & College Transition Division, California Department of Education, with funds provided through Federal P.L., 105-220, Section 223. However, OTAN content does not necessarily reflect the position of that department or the U.S. Department of Education.