ABE: Adult Basic Education

A simple PPT on goal setting for social skills.

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.

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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.

Source: Illustrated Articles for Car Buyers and Owners (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])

 

For this activity, students will choose between one of two assignments: read and write about buying a used car and figure out what their budget can afford or read through an illustrated checklist of how to inspect a used car and write a summary of what they learn.

The website covers the ins and outs of buying a used car, car maintenance and more. It is an intermediate reading level.