Worksheets

The 10 worksheets contained in this document are part of the resources that accompany a workshop designed for anyone interested in writing a proposal for a literacy project.

The worksheets deal with a variety of topics related to program planning, including developing partnerships; assessing the situation; project vision; setting goals; evaluation; and budgeting.

This document is one of the resources for a nine-module workshop designed to train front-line staff in community organizations to deliver financial literacy programs. The workshop was developed by the Canadian Centre for Financial Literacy (CCFL), a division of Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI).

This document is one of the resources to grow out of the SCALES (Supporting the Canadian Advancement of Literacy and Essential Skills) project, a three-year initiative undertaken by CONNECT Strategic Alliances, representing Ontario’s 24 publicly funded colleges.

These worksheets provide practice for some of the concepts described in “Plain Language: A guide to clear, effective communication.”

The authors have included activities to help pinpoint the purpose of a document and to identify its intended audience. Other activities focus on preparing an outline for a document and on writing and revising it.

Based on Essential Skills foundations and developed by experienced training professionals, this workbook is designed to help instructors develop math worksheets for apprentices in technical training settings. Users learn how to incorporate Essential Skills into worksheets that will meet instructional goals and help apprentices to learn essential trades math.

This handbook provides a straightforward guide to personal budgeting. It includes definitions of income and expenses; an explanation of the difference between needs and wants; and tips for keeping spending under control.

The authors discuss the importance of saving for the future and offer tips for making saving a priority item in a budget.

This worksheet offers a way to track monthly income and expenditures.

The authors have provided charts for listing each item and the amount spent on it each month. Expenses are divided into "basic needs" and "extra wants" categories. At the bottom of the sheet is a space for calculating how much income is left after expenses.

This document was developed by Money Mentors, a not-for-profit credit counselling and money management organization based in Alberta.

Using clear language and examples, the authors provide information on establishing a budget, tracking expenses, and using credit effectively. They have included worksheets to help with budgeting; information about agencies that can help those in need; and tips for reducing expenses.

This is another in a series of free self-help guides prepared by Consolidated Credit Counseling Services of Canada. The goal of the guide is to help the user work out a successful budget and learn strategies to avoid excessive debt.

This portfolio assessment initiative has several lists of goals for students and teachers. It includes:
- personal goals
- reading progress checklist
- listening and speaking progress checklist
- writing progress checklist and,
- mathematics progress checklist