Head Starts

While you are waiting for an opening in your Adult Basic Education class, there are a few things you can do to get yourself into the learning mode. Below you will find some friendly suggestions for activities do to while waiting.

Reading/Vocabulary

• Make a point of reading-newspapers, magazines, or books about anything you enjoy.
• Get a library card-The librarian at you local library will tell you how.
• Buy a book of crossword puzzles or word searches.

General Knowledge

• Build your general knowledge by watching educational TV like the History Channel, Travel Channel, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, or the Animal Planet.
• Watch the news.

Writing

• Practice getting your thoughts on paper.
• Keep a journal-use a special notebook to write about your experiences, ideas, concerns (Don’t worry about writing perfectly; it’s just practice.)

Math

• Review and practice your multiplication facts.
• Visit http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=155 for practice sheets.

Computer Skills

• Practice your typing skills
• Look into Introduction to Computer classes at your local Career Center, library or community college.

Organize and Prepare

• Gather the materials you will need for school such as a dictionary, notebook, pens and pencils, writing paper.
• Read about some topics that may affect your learning.
• Learning anxiety
• Motivation
• Goal setting

Please call the educational counselor at your ABE program if you have questions