Hand Me That Saw Please!

A good resource for trades math.

http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/jobs/les/docs/tools/trades_math_workbook.pdf

it is a workbook.

Some wonderful math resources

These are excellent Essential Skills maths units. They are very big, so you might not want to print the whole thing out, but there are some really good exercises and pages in them.

Everyday math skills workbooks series. (online)
Yellowknife, NWT: Northwest Territories Literacy Council, 2009. Available in the library and online.
» Created to help adult learners recognize that math is used everyday – in the workplace, at home and in our personal lives. The workbooks have a variety of topics and worksheets, and help learners with different math operations needed for this series. Designed for adults to use on their own or with others. These resources are written for northern and Aboriginal communities but are also appropriate for Community and Family Settings. Titles include:

• Home mathwww.nwt.literacy.ca/resources/adultlit/everyday_math/home_math_wrkbk.pdf
• Kitchen math workbookwww.nwt.literacy.ca/resources/adultlit/everyday_math/kitchen_math_wrkbk.pdf
• Money math workbookwww.nwt.literacy.ca/resources/adultlit/everyday_math/money_math_wrkbk.pdf
• Simply math workbookwww.nwt.literacy.ca/resources/adultlit/everyday_math/simply_math_wrkbk.pdf

Not Your Dad's Superman Comics Anymore

This month we are looking at graphic novels and how they can be used with your learners. Please drop by on Wednesday at noon for a quick Skill Building In and Out workshop at the Learning Centre above the Bank of Montreal.

Graphic novels are so much more than comic books, and explore deep and intriguing issues.

http://www.getgraphic.org/whatisagraphicnovel.php

Check out the link to learn a bit more about graphic novels.