ABE/ESL/VESL: Practical Money Skills for Life

http://practicalmoneyskills.com/english/index.php

Money skills is a necessary lesson for our students. This site has a lot of classroom resources for financial literacy education. It has lessons for all levels of students, from K through adult. The grades 7-12 level includes:
Teens (Grades 7–12) Click here for Special Needs lesson plans
• Introduction
Introduction
• Lesson One
Making Decisions
• Lesson Two
Making Money
• Lesson Three
The Art of Budgeting
• Lesson Four
Living on your Own
• Lesson Five
Buying a Home
• Lesson Six
Banking Services
• Lesson Seven
About Credit
• Lesson Eight
Credit Cards
• Lesson Nine
Cars and Loans
• Lesson Ten
The Influence of Advertising
• Lesson Eleven
Consumer Awareness
• Lesson Twelve
Saving and Investing
• Lesson Thirteen
In Trouble
• Lesson Fourteen
About Consumer Privacy
• Appendix
Appendix

There is a free student budget workbook that can be downloaded from the site. Also included are useful links to other sites. For example, in the lesson on Buying a home, the following links appear:
LESSON FIVE: Buying a Home
FannieMae Homepath
http://www.fanniemae.com/homebuyers/homepath/
Mortgage Information
http://www.bankrate.com/brm/rate/mtg_home.asp
Reverse Mortgages for Seniors
http://www.hud.gov/buying/rvrsmort.cfm
U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development
http://www.hud.gov

ESL: HBeg to HInter: Annenberg Videos on Demand

http://www.learner.org/resources/series71.html?pop=yes&vodid=321741&pid=942#
Connect with English (by Annenberg) <http://www.learner.org/resources/series71.html> -- A video instructional series in English as a second language for college and high school classrooms and adult learners. It follows a 28 year old student from Boston who has a dream of being a singer.
You will need to register for this free site, and it does require a lot of computer memory/bandwidth for the videos. There are grammar lessons and you can purchase books to go along with the videos. Very clear and the actors speak clearly. There 25 half hour programs in Connect With English and each episode has two sections: the story and the discussion group to review and study the videos and learn grammar skills. These are copyrighted videos. It's an interesting way to study English for High Beginning to High Intermediate level students.

ESL: English Learner Movie Guides

http://www.eslnotes.com/

Looking for a fun way for students to practice their English? Here's a great site for movie lovers! Each movie guide includes a look at the characters and the plot, and also includes a long list of vocabulary and culture notes. Just choose a movie from the movie menu, and then download it. (Use PDF if you want to print out the guide.)

ESL: Pronunciation for Students from Hong Kong

http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/pronunci.htm

This is a pronunciation page especially suited for students from Hong Kong. The focus is on specific pronunciation problems.

VESL: Tools for Learning

http://www.tv411.org/learning/

These are great tools for students. I especially liked the sessions on How to Use a Library, Preparing for the GED, Tips for Multiple Choice Questions and Time Management.

Check out these lessons:
Choosing What to Read
Community Resources
Explore Nutrition with Your Child
Finding the Right Resource
How to Use a Library
Knowing Your Learning Style
Preparing for the GED
Taking Medicine Responsibly
The Parts of a Book
Time Management
Tips for Multiple Choice QuestionsWords

VESL: Tools for Learning

http://www.tv411.org/learning/

These are great tools for students. I especially liked the sessions on How to Use a Library, Preparing for the GED, Tips for Multiple Choice Questions and Time Management.

Check out these lessons:
Choosing What to Read
Community Resources
Explore Nutrition with Your Child
Finding the Right Resource
How to Use a Library
Knowing Your Learning Style
Preparing for the GED
Taking Medicine Responsibly
The Parts of a Book
Time Management
Tips for Multiple Choice Questions
Words from Other Languages

VESL/ABE: Resume Writing

Resumes: http://www.10minuteresume.com/ http://jobstar.org/tools/resume/ http://www.provenresumes.com/

Three sites to help your students write their own resumes.