ABE: Adult Basic Education

Source: My Plate Homepage (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])

This site from the United States Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) promotes dietary guidelines using a healthy eating index and food plans. They have several interactive tools to create a personalized eating plan based on various age and stage of life conditions. There is also a food tracker to help students track their food intake vs. their physical activity. There have audio and video podcasts on a variety of health related topics. Mix reading levels and assign topics to mixed groups so all students can participate.

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Use Poll Everywhere to have your students reflect on and share what they learned in class on a particular day to help with learner persistence and student retention.

The site guides adults through the whole college process - applying to school, taking college placements tests, setting career and educational goals, picking majors, etc. It is an excellent resource for individual students as well as adult secondary classroom activities. Topics include career planning, applying to college, financial planning, brushing up on academic skills, and more resources on how to be successful in college. Use the Example Document, College for Adults to guide students through the Web site and give them a place to note important things they discover.

This activity will help your students learn to open a bank account and manage their money by helping with budgeting, but the materials at this site also address the following topics:

• Using Debit Cards
• Prepaid Cards
• Saving Money When You Shop
• Buying and Using Phone Cards
• Sending Money Overseas
• Credit History
• Using Credit
• Payday Loans and Cash Advances
• Car Title Loans
• Managing Debt
• Scams and Identity Theft

Use this Web site to make online quizzes, polls, ratings, or surveys for your classes. The  account provides 2,500 signals for free, then requires an upgrade to a paid account.