There are many ways to incorporate functional skills into the everyday curriculum of the classroom. Here are just a few examples to give you some ideas about how you can incorporate these skills into your classroom.
First, it is important to decide what functional skills the students will need to know. Next step is to break down functional skills into small achievable steps. Sometimes the student will need to know some basic skills to begin with, for example: addition when learning money skills. As a general rule, it is important to use everyday materials and resources as often as possible. This will allow the student to learn the skill in context, making it easier for them to apply the new skill.
Let's look at some reading and math activities to see how functional skills can be taught using common everyday material.
First, it is important to decide what functional skills the students will need to know. Next step is to break down functional skills into small achievable steps. Sometimes the student will need to know some basic skills to begin with, for example: addition when learning money skills. As a general rule, it is important to use everyday materials and resources as often as possible. This will allow the student to learn the skill in context, making it easier for them to apply the new skill.
Let's look at some reading and math activities to see how functional skills can be taught using common everyday material.