A fabulous, very clear lesson plan ideal for money-management / personal finance classes. The mathematical focus is on percentages (VAT) but it also covers rounding and extracting data and can be used in mixed ability classes from E2 -L2.
The plan also includes links to online Budget videos, a ‘chop or not’ game, VAT calculators and more!
Also suitable for underpinning L1 Functional Maths, and linked to Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship (ESDGC).
Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
Maths
N2/E3.2
N2/L1.10
N2/L1.8
AN N2/L1.9 Find simple percentage parts of quantities and measurements
AN N2/L2.8 Find percentage parts of quantities and measurements
A great PPT quiz – the emphasis in on maths (questions on number of matches played, groups etc.) but it also includes general knowledge questions. All question can be easily adapted if they are too easy / difficult.
Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
General
Generic resources for literacy, numeracy and beyond
A great set of mixed Entry exercises where learners are encouraged to use a range of positive (and negative!) adjectives to describe their favourite players.
Plus: write to Capello (writing frame included), reading and discussion, rearrange sentences, use conjunctions, and research previous World Cups.
A fabulous multi-level, multiple-skills project which clearly demonstrates how Functional English, Maths and ICT can be embedded into vocational teaching. Includes budgeting, forecasting, writing business plans, group discussion and much more. Ideal for (and fully mapped to) E3-L2 Functional English and Maths.
A set of fraction and percentage problems based on statistics about recent Wimbledon Singles champions from 2015 to 2019 (names, nationalities, seeding and length of match).
Note there were no Wimbledon championships in 2020 due to Covid-19). Also includes a couple of time conversions.
Editor's note (June 22, 2021)
Level
Level 1
Maths
FM L1.9 Find fractions of whole number quantities or measurements
FM L1.14 Calculate percentages of quantities, inc. simple percentage increase / decrease by 5% & multiples of
FM L1.20 Convert between units of length, weight, capacity, money and time, in the same system
A fabulous way to practise decimal, fraction and percentage equivalents. Set of 32 cards (Excel) and accompanying rules (PDF). For two or more players.
A super selection of functional English tasks. Based on a Red Nose Day / Comic Relief poster and story but can be used successfully at any time of year. Reading, writing and discussion tasks – with extra teaching ideas. Fully mapped to E1-2 Functional English.
Poster updated Feb 11 2011.
