16+ ROUTES TO LEARNING
RESOURCES FOR USE WITH SEPARATED CHILDREN
Weekly outline
MY NEW HOME
Learning about you and about the new place you live in
SETTLING IN
Talk to your classmate about where you live.
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Listen or read about My house and answer the questions
Listen to the recording about my flat
Open the Nexus file click on the url , listen to the recording and fill in the gaps
Look at the town/ city pictures and match the words to the pictures
.Download the worksheet to write sentences about my area
Write about your flat or your room
Write about the area you live in
ME MYSELF & I
Ask your classmates about themselves
Talk to your classmate about what makes you happy
Talk to your classmate about what you did at the weekend.
Listen to the song by clicking on the website link and filling in the gap
Read about your teacher and correct the punctuation.
Write about your friend
-Find out facts about your country and write about it
SCOTLAND
Listen to the dictation and write down what you hear.
Learn vocabulary about status
Read about the Law
Read about the History of the British Flag
Elementary reading about the Flag of the United Kingdom
Look at the diagram of how the Scottish Government works
Look at the diagram of the devolved powers and compare Scotland to the UK
Do the wordsearch finding words all about crimes and the law
Click on the link to read about the Scottish Islands
Click on the link to play the memory game of Scottish places of interest
MY BEST ME
Learn about being the best you can be...
FREE TIME/ SOCIAL TIME/ HEALTH
Speaking exercise writing and discussing with partner what makes you happy
Speaking exercise - cut out the cards and give to students to ask each other about what they can or can't do
Students ask each other what they can and can't do and write down the answers. Practice can/ could
Click on the link to Watch the video and do the worksheet about what makes a good student
http://esol.britishcouncil.org/content/teachers/lessons-and-activities/lesson-plans/student’s-life
Look at the vocabulary for leisure activities and interests.
Do the crossword and learn all about hobbies
Students can use the hand template to write about themselves - interests, hobbies, facts, dreams ...
RELATIONSHIPS
Read about my best friend and answer the questions then open a word document and write about your best friend
Print out word search to find all the describing adjectives and then pick 3 about that describe you.
Download the reading about Happiness and answer the questions
HEROES
Learn all about heroes....
FAMOUS PEOPLE - PAST
Read about Rosa Parks and answer the questions. Excerpt comes from Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls p166 by Elena Favilli and Francesca Caballo
FAMOUS PEOPLE - CONTEMPORARY
Read about Stephen Hawking and answer the questions
Read about Time Berners Lee and answer the questions.
Read about Malala winning the Nobel Peace Prize and answer the questions
Read about 'The Girl they couldn't silence' and answer the questions.
Read about Mbappe and talk to your partner about your heroes
Read about Khoudia Diop and answer the questions. Excerpt taken from Good Night stories for Rebel Girls 2, p86 by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo
Read about Lionel Messi and answer the questions. Excerpt taken from Stories for Boys who dare to be different, p 120, by Ben Brooks, illustrated by Quinton Winter
Read about Marta Vieira Da Silva and answer the questions. Excerpt taken from Good Night stories for Rebel Girls 2, p108 by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo
Read about Boyan Slat and answer the questions. Excerpt taken from Stories for Boys who dare to be different, p 28, by Ben Brooks, illustrated by Quinton Winter
MY HEROES
Discuss the mottos with your classmates and come up with your own motto
Listen to the song about heroes and fill in the gaps
Read about heroes and think and write about your own.
Print out the template and design your own coat of arms
Do your own research about people that you are interested in and find your own heroes.
Writing about your hero .. fact finding and presenting
CITIZENSHIP
Read the declaration of human rights
Ask your classmates about themselves and what makes them special
CELEBRATIONS
Learn all about celebrations from all over the world
FESTIVALS
Find the words about different kinds of celebrations
Read all about Chinese New Year
Talk to your classmates about your celebrations
Make your own lantern for the classroom or to take home
MUSIC
Listen to the song 'My love is like a red red rose' and fill in the gaps
Listen to the song 500 miles by the Proclaimers and fill in the blanks
Have a look at the words for musical instruments. Resource taken from englishwsheets.com website
Match the musical instruments to their names. Worksheet comes from en.islcollective.com website
Play the game with your classmates all about music
ART
Read all about different artists' lives and answer the questions
Find all the words about the Kelvingrove museum
When you visit the museum you can answer these questions
LANGUAGES
Learn some Scottish words
Learn the British sign language spelling
Learn greetings in BSL
Play the wordsearch game
THE NATURAL WORLD
Learn all about the beauty of the Natural World
THE WORLD
Watch the video on the Film English website and see how many colours and objects you can see - Talk to your partner about them.
Click on the link to read or listen about World Ocean's day from the ESOL Holiday lessons website
Click on the link to listen or read about The Rainforests.
Click on the URL to learn some Geography words
THE ENVIRONMENT
Click on the URL to play the matching game of Environmental terms
Download the book about John Muir to read all about him
Download the pdf to read all about Tree stories
MY FUTURE AND ME
Learn all about the Future and how it affects you
THE FUTURE
Writing exercise to practice will/ going to and think about future plans
PDF Boardgame for students to practice future tenses and ideas with classmates
A first session guidance form
Using the questions the students can interview each other
Students can answer questions about themselves
Students can use the diary to chart their learning
A bespoke student profile for use with 16 + class
WRITING CV’S
Applying for jobs and volunteering
LINKS
ESOL holiday lessons for reading and listening activities
