N1/L2.3
Numeracy: N2/L1.8, N2/L1.9, Functional Maths - number, N1/L1.7, N2/L1.10, N1/L2.3, N2/L2.7, N2/L2.8, N2/L2.9
Context: Business & Money management
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: Game
A set of cards that can be used to play a game where students have shares in a small company. Each group of three players receives ‘market updates’ in the form of cards that require them to divide a number in a ratio, or find the value of an amount given the value of part of the amount. Students are encouraged to keep full financial records.
Numeracy: Functional Maths - measures, shape, money, Functional Maths - number, N1/L1.7, N1/L2.3
Context: Catering Food Nutrition
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
Resources I designed as a mini project for Functional Skills maths. Also for L1/L2 Adult Numeracy
Editor’s notes:
Includes several recipes including a delicious sounding Spanish flan (some questions involving doubling and halving might also suit Entry Level students), mixing paint, proportion (wages) and some challenging L2 scale map questions. Fully mapped to the Functional Maths criteria.
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, Functional Maths - number, N1/L1.7, N1/L2.3
Free tags: Recipe
Context: Catering Food Nutrition, Retail Hospitality Customer service
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
Graduated set of really effective worksheets with step by step worked examples and two sets of questions. Aimed to help L1 students to progress to L2 ratio and proportion skills. With answer sheet and detailed adult numeracy / Functional maths mapping information.
Numeracy: Functional Maths - number, N1/L1.7, N1/L2.3
Context: Catering Food Nutrition
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: Hands-on / practical activity, Investigation or project, Worksheet or assignment
Lovely hands-on set of resources ideal for introducing ratio and proportion. Investigate the taste and appearance of different strength orange squash drinks and record your results.
Two investigations – one aimed at L1, one at L2. With additional substantial 4 page worksheets for consolidation / homework.
Numeracy: Functional Maths - data handling, Functional Maths - measures, shape, money, Functional Maths - number, N1/L1.7, N1/L2.3, N1/L1.1, N1/L1.10, N1/L2.4, HD1/L1.2, N2/L1.11, N2/L2.10, MSS1/L1.6, MSS1/L1.7, MSS1/L2.5, MSS1/L2.6
Free tags: Equality and Diversity, St George's Day
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
A revision of L1 numeracy skills all themed around England. Written for St George’s Day but can be used any time of year. Great for equality and diversity. Question themes include: population of UK districts, languages spoken in London, major religions, planning a St George’s Day street party. Topics covered include calculating and converting measures, working with large numbers, representing data, ratios, fractions, percentages and substitution.
Numeracy: Calculate ratio and proportion, N1/L1.7, N1/L2.3
Resource type: Interactive presentation
Level: L1, L2
Step by step examples followed by a great interactive multiple choice quiz for up to three players or teams.
Numeracy: Functional Maths, N1/L1.7, N1/L2.3, MSS1/L1.7, MSS1/L2.6
Free tags: Recipe
Context: Catering Food Nutrition
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
Cocktail and smoothie ratios is a wonderful way to introduce ratio and proportion (also covers converting measures). Choose your favourites from the ‘menu’, work out ratios for the ingredients and calculate amounts required for multiples such as 6, 10 and 20 drinks, make up your own cocktail.
Adapted from Jodie Travis’s original version (see below). This adapted version includes a wider range of non-alcoholic cocktails / smoothies for students that do not drink alcohol.
Also ideal for underpinning L1-2 Functional Maths.
Numeracy: N1/L1.7, N1/L2.3
Resource type: Interactive presentation
Level: L1, L2
L1-2 Ratio and proportion is great introduction to ratio and proportion problems with lots of examples followed by a quiz (ideal for interactive whiteboard use) for up to 3 players.
Numeracy: N1/L2.3
Context: Catering Food Nutrition
Level: L2
Resource type: Interactive presentation
Ratios and proportion is a highly visual and practical approach to solving ratio and proportion problems. Finishes with a practical cooking application using photos of real food packaging.
