Painting Decorating & DIY
Literacy: Functional English - reading, Functional English - writing
Context: Construction Carpentry Plumbing, Painting Decorating & DIY
Level: E3, L1
Resource type: Assessment material, Worksheet or assignment
Embedded E3-L1 Functional English (spelling and vocabulary) for
L1-2 carpentry, painting & decorating, and construction courses. Match the name of the tools, fault or material to the correct items.
Numeracy: General numeracy / maths, Functional Maths - measures, shape, money
Context: Construction Carpentry Plumbing, Gardening & Horticulture, Painting Decorating & DIY
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: Investigation or project, Worksheet or assignment
A Functional Maths resource using area, multiplication, division and money. I have used Wickes catalogues with my students as they are small and easy to use, but combining the task with internet research to find the best price would be a really good way of doing this lesson.
Fully mapped to L1-2 Functional Maths criteria.
Numeracy: Functional Maths - measures, shape, money, MSS1/L1.11, MSS1/L1.8, MSS1/L1.9, N1/L1.10, MSS1/L1.6, MSS1/L2.5
Context: Construction Carpentry Plumbing, Painting Decorating & DIY
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: Investigation or project, Worksheet or assignment
A scaffolded investigation created for my Level 1 numeracy group but ideal for, and fully mapped to, L1-2 Functional maths.
Part 1 involves reading a description of a room and drawing simple scale diagrams (a grid is provided) before pricing up a carpet from a discount company.
Part 2 is more complex: calculate the length of skirting board, wallpaper, paint, dado rail and door framing required.
Numeracy: Functional Maths - measures, shape, money, MSS1/L2.7, MSS1/L2.9, MSS1/L2.5
Free tags: Winter
Context: Health and safety, Painting Decorating & DIY
Level: L2
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
An original and very functional volume / area / converting measures task conceived during the heavy snows of winter 2010/11. It gives a new slant to snow clearing and could easily be adapted to different areas of driveways, paths, etc. Fully mapped to Functional Maths and adult numeracy.
Numeracy: Functional Maths - data handling, Functional Maths - measures, shape, money, MSS1/L1.8, MSS1/L1.9, HD1/L1.1, MSS1/L1.1
Context: Gardening & Horticulture, Painting Decorating & DIY
Level: L1
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
Work out the cost of carpeting a flat (compound shapes) and seeding and fencing a rectangular lawn.
The step by step problem solving approach also makes this ideal for underpinning L1 Functional Maths – although the scaffolded worksheet on page 2 can be removed for confident students or for assessment purposes.
Literacy: General literacy / English, Functional English - writing
Numeracy: Functional Maths, General numeracy / maths
General: Generic resources for literacy, numeracy and beyond
Context: Electrical, Electronics & Technology, Painting Decorating & DIY, Retail Hospitality Customer service
Resource type: Investigation or project
Level: E3, L1, L2
A great project that covers many Functional maths and Functional English criteria. You win the lottery, buy a mobile phone shop and have to furnish it from catalogues and/or Internet sites.
Learn about budgeting, displaying data, working with areas and floor plans, bank statements, rounding, estimating, and much more.
Numeracy: Functional Maths - measures, shape, money, MSS1/L1.11, MSS1/L2.10
Free tags: Practice task in the style of OCR Functional Skills assessment. Could be used for exam practice.
Context: Painting Decorating & DIY
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: Interactive presentation, Interactive whiteboard, Investigation or project
Useful set of two resources.
1) A Smart notebook file that introduces the topic, provides practice questions and finishes with a room decorating project and a self-assessment check.
Numeracy: N1/L1.7, N1/L2.3
Context: Art Film Media Music TV, Painting Decorating & DIY
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
Lovely, rather unusual ratio worksheet. One question involves working backwards from a paint mixing chart to discover what colour paint you will end up with! Although only a single sheet there is a good mix of questions building up from L1 to L2. With answer sheet and Numeracy / Functional maths mapping.
Numeracy: Functional Maths - measures, shape, money, MSS1/L1.11, MSS1/L1.8, MSS1/L2.10, MSS1/L1.9, MSS1/L2.5
Context: Painting Decorating & DIY
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
Draw a scale diagram of a room and then see if you can fit all the furniture in. Two identical sheets are provided – the only difference is the way the scale is expressed. Also includes perimeter and area questions. Fully mapped to L1-2 Functional Maths and adult numeracy.
Numeracy: MSS1/L1.9, MSS1/L1.10
Context: Painting Decorating & DIY
Level: L1
Resource type: Interactive worksheet
Paint calculatorThree interactive sheets: paint calculator and carpet costs (area) and storage space (volume).
