Numeracy Resources
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Numeracy: Functional Maths - measures, shape, money, MSS1/E3.1, MSS1/L1.1
Context: Independent living
Level: E3, L1
Resource type: Warm-up, Worksheet or assignment
A straightforward addition and subtraction worksheet which can be used a starter or a worksheet for adult learners. Also useful for teenagers doing budgeting, independent living, etc.
Numeracy: Place value and counting, Functional Maths - number
Resource type: Game, Sort or match cards
Level: E2, E3, L1, L2
Print and cut in to 3 sets of cards. Can be used in a number of ways – match the underlined digit with the corresponding card for it’s place value OR match the words with numbers OR use for ordering numbers. Can be differentiated with size of numbers.
Numeracy: General numeracy / maths, Functional Maths - data handling, Functional Maths - measures, shape, money
Context: Animal care & Equine, Leisure Travel Tourism
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: Informative presentation, Investigation or project, Worksheet or assignment
This is a practical handling data task at L1 and L2 which uses the Internet to find the necesssary data in order to complete a Expenses claim form.
I work with Landbased students most of whom visit an exhibition at the Bath & West show ground.
Numeracy: Functional Maths - number, N1/L1.7, N1/L2.3
Context: Catering Food Nutrition, Retail Hospitality Customer service
Level: L1, L2
Resource type: Hands-on / practical activity
Hands-on extension tasks for various Skillsworkshop cocktail and smoothie resources. (Original resources can be found under “see also” below).
Numeracy: Functional Maths, N1/E2.7, N1/E2.8, MSS1/E3.1, N1/E3.9, MSS1/E3.2, N1/L1.10, MSS1/L1.1, N1/L2.5
Context: Business & Money management, Retail Hospitality Customer service
Level: E2, E3, L1
Resource type: Assessment material, Investigation or project
I put this together to explore number calculations and word problems with a mixed group of adult learners, looking at estimating, ways of checking your calculations and ways of reversing calculations.
The learners really enjoyed discussing the idea of running a market stall (they worked in pairs) and came up with lots of ideas of things they could sell. I encouraged them to keep the number of items and the prices/costs simple – otherwise the maths got a bit out of hand!
Numeracy: Functional Maths - measures, shape, money, MSS1/E1.1, MSS1/E2.1, N1/E2.1, N1/E3.1
ESOL: General ESOL
Context: Independent living
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
Level: E1, E2
Teaching learners at Entry Level I have found that many of them have difficulties using coins to pay for their snacks or checking their change.
This resource includes a collection of worksheets that start with several number sequences counting in twos, then move on to count the total value of different number of 2p coins and finish asking the learner to count the number of 2p coins that they need to make up different amounts.
Numeracy: Functional Maths - number, N1/L2.4
Context: Construction Carpentry Plumbing
Level: L2
Resource type: Interactive presentation
This PowerPoint was used to introduce Pythagoras’ Theorem to Functional Skills college students whose main course work is to do with the Building Trades (Carpenters, Electricians). The last 4 slides therefore deal with using Pythagoras’ theorem to calculate the length of roof rafters.
Editor’s note
I realise that using Pythagoras’ theorem is beyond the scope of L2 Functional Maths Exams but this is a very useful PPT due to the vocational questions. Would also be useful for GCSE Maths.
Numeracy: Functional Maths, N2/L1.10, N1/E3.7, N2/L1.2, MSS1/L1.9, N1/L1.8, N2/L1.5, N2/L1.12, N2/L1.7
Context: Electrical, Electronics & Technology
Level: E3, L1
Resource type: Investigation or project, Worksheet or assignment
An activity using mobile phones. Students could also do a warm-up by measuring and weighing real phones (switched off)!
The lesson was designed for an E3 young learner class. The last section, using percentage changes, might suit stronger learners (L1 extension).
Editor’s note
Fully mapped to the Functional Maths criteria. Covers rounding whole nos. and decimals, money, percentages, fractions and area.
Numeracy: Functional Maths, HD1/E2.1, MSS1/E2.2, HD1/E3.1, MSS1/E3.1, HD1/E3.2
Context: Electrical, Electronics & Technology, Retail Hospitality Customer service
Level: E2, E3
Resource type: Worksheet or assignment
An activity that gets students to analyse information from a table on different phone contracts. Covers extracting data, basic number and money.
Numeracy: N2/L1.8, N2/L1.9, Functional Maths - number
Free tags: Equality and Diversity
Context: Politics & News items
Level: L1
Resource type: Interactive presentation, On-screen activity or video
Using a video from YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6eTr4ldDYg) about the miniature earth I have created this PowerPoint on percentages. It will work well with John Thompson’s easy percentage worker-outer and Margaret Adams’ Calculating percentages as quantities (links below under “See also”).