11 B: Integrated Group
Example: Cooking Group
Many drop-ins have a cooking group or a community kitchen. There are many ways to integrate literacy and numeracy into such a group. Bring a flipchart stand into the kitchen, or mount a whiteboard or blackboard on the kitchen wall. Group members or the facilitator can write out recipes in large print on the board, and read out instructions line by line. The group may also want to compile their own recipe book.
The group can practice or learn simple math skills by making a double or triple batch of a recipe, or doing price comparisons of recipe ingredients using supermarket flyers, or comparing the cost of preparing their dish to the price of a comparable fast food meal.
II C. WorkShops & Special Events
Special events with a literacy focus or component
Examples:
- A Guest speaker - poet, singer, storyteller
- One time writing event - create a Book in a Night project
- Advocacy: letter writing campaign, writing slogans for placards
- Film night with discussion
- Field trips to museum, art gallery, musical, plays
- Education fair: invite speakers from colleges, high schools, training programs, and community job counsellors
- Written quiz or quiz show with prizes. You can use information about the drop-in/shelter program, city news, health issues, etc.
- Scrabble tournament
- Designing and producing a quilt, mural, or banner
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