Adult Basic Skills Resource Centre - HomeInteractive Activities and Web Tutorials
pre GCSE Maths, Tuesday evening group 2005-06


This page was set up for preGCSE Maths (Level 1-2 adult numeracy). It was gradually updated throughout the year so that students could catch up on missed lessons, download extra practice sheets or missed homework sheets, practice online activities at home, etc.

30/07/07 For a previous version of this SoW (aimed at tutors rather than students) please visit Interactive Annual Scheme of Work: Level 1 & 2 Adult Numeracy (pre GCSE Maths) 2004-2005 which contains sample ILPs and lesson plans along with alternative versions of some assessments and homework sheets.

How to use this web page

Consult your ILP (and bar chart with your diagnostic assessment results) to see which topics you need to focus on.
Find the topic in the annual overview below and then click on the various links to go to some suggested activities.
If you are already confident about a topic and want to stretch yourself try the extension activities.

Text book: Edexcel Foundation GCSE Mathematics. Heinemann. ISBN 0-435-53269-3 (2001). The textbook has answers in the back so you can mark your own work.

Other resources used in class can also be downloaded.

These include: homework sheets, worksheets and investigation sheets (used for curriculum elements not covered in the text book). We also use a large number of overheads from the CIMT Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching (based at Plymouth University) for group and paired work. 


Annual overview

Term 1

Term 2

Term 3

1st half term

N1 Whole Numbersplace value, rounding, four operations, problem solving, checking / estimating, calculators, primes, factors, multiples, square nos. and roots, negative nos.,
BIDMAS, algebra, substitution.

MSS2 2D Shapes – properties, symmetry, tessellation, congruence
MSS1 Measure
– estimation, scales, converting metric - imperial units, time, dates, distance, temperature, currency.
MSS1 & N2
Money and percentages

HD1 Data handling – collecting data, sorting, representing and interpreting data (pictograms, graphs), pie charts. Statistics – mean, mode, median, range.

2nd half term

N2 Fractions and decimals, calculators.
MSS2
Compass points, turning, angles and bearings, parallel lines. .

N1 & MSS1 Ratio and proportion, map scales
MSS2
3D shapes – properties, nets.
MSS1
Perimeter, area and volume.

HD2 Probability – likelihood of events, single & combined events, tree diagrams.
Revision. Exams. Statistics project. Computer / internet activities.

Curriculum details for elements covered in Term 1

Curriculum reference details Term 2

Curriculum reference details Term 3


Topic
       
current lesson

Suggested web activities - Term 1
and extra copies of class handouts, OHTs, Homework, etc.
          
completed lessons for year 2005-6

Numeracy curriculum and text book references

Week 1. 6 Sept 05 Place value

Health and safety

Registration

Course overview - the Adult Numeracy Curriculum, text book, etc.

Learning styles and 'How I feel about Maths' questionnaire
L1 or L2 Diagnostic Assessment (Number section only)
Place Value - big numbers

CIMT interactive tutorials
Place value and rounding

BBC Skillswise
Ordering numbers game
Greater than and less than quiz (using < and > signs)
CIMT overheads to display on board with data projector / OHP

Place value - large numbers PDF (slides 2.1 2.3)

Handouts you may have missed:
Individual place value charts PDF (50K)
Use to help with textbook exercises and next week's homework

Ch 1 A. B (place value)

N1/L1.1
N1/L2.1

Week 2. 13 Sept 05 Written methods.

L1 or L2 Diagnostic Assessment (Number section only)

Making smallest and largest numbers - people moving game

Shop profits paired card game
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication (long multiplication and grid method)

BBC Skillswise
Tables games (try game 2), quiz and fact sheets

CIMT interactive tutorials
Multiplication of whole numbers

Long multiplication
Revision of four rules - add, sub, mult, div (whole numbers)

Handouts or homework sheets you may have missed:
Skillswise multiplication handouts  - grid,  lattice and traditional methods. Choose the one that suits you

Long multiplication and long subtraction handouts - use CGP revision books (KS2 Maths, KS3 Maths, Foundation GCSE maths)

HW1 Place value worksheet PDF (60K)

Answers to this sheet will posted on site in week 4 after homework has been marked and returned to students

Note: this version is different from last year's homework sheet which is still available PDF (60K) if you want more practice

N1/L1.1
N1/L2.1

 

Ch 1 C D E F (4 operations, problems)
N1/L1.3

N1/L1.5

N1/L2.2

Week 3. 20 Sept 05. Written methods (division). Problem Solving (multiplication and division)

Aural check 1  (mental maths check) - place value

Complete L1 or L2 Diagnostic Assessment (Number section only)

Multiplication continued (multiplying  by 10, 100 mentally, lattice method)

Division

Paired problem solving (multiplication  & division)

 

BBC Skillswise interactive activities
Written division quiz
Problem solving with multiplication quiz
Problem solving with division quiz
Rounding and estimating quiz

CIMT interactive tutorials
Problems in Context
Mental Division of Whole Numbers

CIMT overheads to display on board with data projector / OHP

Multiplication /estimating problems PDF (slide 4.5)

Division problems PDF (slide 8.4)

Handouts you may have missed

Skillswise division handouts - long and short division, division by repeated subtraction - choose the method that suits you.

Individual tables and 100 squares (28K)  PDF

N1/L1.4

Ch 1 F G H
N1/L1.3

N1/L1.5

N1/L2.2

 

Week 4. Sept 27 05. Rounding and estimating answers. Prime numbers - factors.

Follow-me game (revision of multiplying by 10, 100, 1000)

Rounding whole numbers to nearest 10, 100, 1000

Rounding money to nearest 10p, 50p, £1

Paired investigation - Bruner's Beans (prime numbers)

BBC Skillswise activities

Rounding and estimating quiz

CIMT interactive tutorials

Prime numbers and factors

CIMT overheads to display on board with data projector / OHP

Rounding whole numbers PDF (slide 2.2)

Handouts or homework sheets you may have missed
HW2
- written methods worksheet  PDF (70K)

Bruner's Beans investigation sheets PDF (35K)

Tesco.com receipt - for rounding numbers and estimating.

Answer sheet for place value homework (see week 2 for question sheet) PDF (70K)

N1/L1.4

Ch 1 I  (rounding nos.)

N1/L1.8
N1/L2.2

Ch 1K

N1/L2.2

Week 5. Oct 4 05. Factors and multiples.

Paired problem solving (playgroup questions)

Follow-me game (revision of  dividing by 10, 100, 1000)

Rounding to estimate answers

Factors, multiples
ILPs - individual tutorials

CIMT interactive activities
Estimating (extension activity - includes sig figs which we are not covering and decimals which we cover after half term))

Multiples

Prime factors (extension activity)

Handouts or homework sheets you may have missed

Prime numbers, multiples and factors handouts - use CGP revision books (KS3 Maths, Foundation GCSE maths)

Data projector overheads

Playgroup questions PDF (70K) level 1 questions
Large number square PDF and  large tables square PDF (both from Teachers Resources Online)

Ch 1 J (rounding nos. to estimate answers). Note: omit first 3 questions of 1J - we are not doing significant figs)

Ch 1 L

N1/L1.4
N1/L1.5
N1/L1.6

N1/L2.2

Week 6. Oct 11 05. Squares, cubes and roots. Negative numbers (part 1)

Squares, cubes, roots. Indices / powers.

Calculators
Ordering negative numbers
ILPs - individual tutorials (cont)

CIMT overheads to display on board with data projector / OHP

Negative numbers PDF (slide 12.4)

BBC Skillswise activities

Ordering negative numbers game

CIMT interactive activities

Ordering and comparing negative numbers
Index notation (extension activity)

Handouts or homework sheets you may have missed

Number lines PDF (30K)

Ch1 M N

N1/L1.6

Ch 1O

N1/L1.2

N1/L2.1

Week 7. Oct 18 05. Negative Numbers (part 2). BIDMAS

Aural check 2 - on all previous work this term

Adding, subtracting and multiplying negative nos.

Calculators
BIDMAS
ILPs - individual tutorials (finish tonight)

CIMT interactive tutorials
Adding and subtracting negative numbers

Multiplying and dividing negative numbers

Order of operations (parts of this are definitely extension work!)

Handouts or homework sheets you may have missed:
HW3 -  BIDMAS (BODMAS) worksheet PDF
 (40K)

Number lines PDF (30K)

Ch 1P

N1/L1.2
N1/L2.1

2 A B C D E F G and extra worksheets

N1/L2.4

2H and extra substitution and BIDMAS sheets

N1/L2.4

October Half Term

Week 8. Nov 01 05. Introduction to Algebra. Substitution. 

Language of algebra.

Paired card game (gathering terms)

Target Skills demo (using formulae)

Substitution

CIMT interactive tutorials

Fundamental Algebraic Skills (substitution, gathering terms, formulae)

Handouts or homework sheets you may have missed

Use CGP revision book (Foundation GCSE maths) worksheets on Language of Algebra, Using Formulae and Substitution.

If you want further practice please refer to chapter 6 of the New Nelson Thornes text book.  

2ABCDEFG (selected questions only)

Extra worksheets from CGP Foundation  GCSE workbook.

N1/L2.4

Week 9. Nov 08 05. Revision and Assessment

Revision

Assessment of all whole number work covered so far

Paper and answer sheet will be posted here soon (after everyone has got their paper back!)

Note : Last year's paper PDF (100K) and answer sheet PDF (100K) still available for those that want to revise (this year's paper will contain different but similar questions)

All curriculum elements covered this term

Week 10. Nov 15 05. Fractions I

Return assessments

Word problems with calculator
Fractions of shapes

Using a fraction wall

Mixed nos.
Simplifying

CIMT interactive activities
Fractions of shapes
Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions

Visual fractions
Identify Fractions on a line
Identify Fractions with Circles
Find Grampy! (good fun! identifying fractions)

Last week's assessment paper PDF (214K) now available.

Note : Answer sheet will be posted in three weeks

4 A B C D

N2/L1.1
N2/L1.2
N2/L2.1
N2/L2.3

Week 11. Nov 22 05. Fractions II

Card game - can you make...? (smallest, largest, etc.)

Fractions of a quantity
Equivalents
Ordering
Adding and subtracting fractions

Fraction key on calculator

CIMT interactive activities
Fractions of Quantities
Equivalent Fractions

Homework: Level 1 and 2 practice fraction questions

 8 level 1 questions PDF (40K). 8 level 2 questions PDF (25K)

Answer sheet (for both sets) will be posted in 2 weeks.

Note: last year's practice fraction questions (look closely they are all different  to this year's!) are still available for revision or extra practice. PDF (100K).

4 E F G H I

N2/L2.3
N2/L2.4

Week 12. Nov 29 05. Decimals I

Fraction maze (paired revision)

What is a decimal

Place value - decimals

Ordering decimals - paired card game
Rounding decimals to whole numbers and 1, 2 or 3 decimal places

CIMT overheads to display on board with data projector / OHP

Ordering decimals PDF (slide 12.2)

CIMT interactive activities
Decimal place value, rounding and ordering decimals

BBC Skillswise
Introduction to decimals (ordering)
Match fractions and decimals game

6 A B C 

N2/L1.4
N2/L1.7
N2/L2.5

Week 13. Dec 6 Decimals II

Paired card  game - make the smallest largest decimal, etc.

 game

4 operations
Convert to fractions
Start end of term reviews

End of term evaluation sheets (posted next week)

CIMT interactive activities
Adding and subtracting decimals, multiplying decimals, multiplying and dividing decimals by 10, 100.
Division Methods of whole numbers and decimals

Handouts or homework sheets you may have missed:
New decimal homework sheet

Last year's  Decimal Homework (PDF) still available

6 D E F G H I J

N2/L1.5
N2/L1.6
N2/L1.11
N2/L2.2
N2/L2.5
N2/L2.6

Week 14. Dec 13 Angles

Compass points
Angles - classifying

IT hour - use this site to revise whatever you need
Diagnostic assessment -measure and data

Continue end of term reviews

CIMT interactive activities
Angles and Turns, compass points.
Classifying Angles
Measuring angles
 

3 A B C D E

MSS2/L1.1

CHRISTMAS 2005

Topic

Suggested web activities - Term 2
and extra copies of class handouts

Numeracy curriculum and text book references

Week 15. Jan 10. Angles II

Aural check 3 (Mental maths) - fractions and decimals

Complete DA books (measure and data)
Naming and constructing angles

Paper tearing & cutting activity (angles in triangle /  quad)
Angles on straight line, round a point, in quads and triangles.
Parallel lines

Handouts or homework sheets you may have missed

Coming soon: Aural check 3

Homework sheets on angles (from CGP Foundation GCSE workbook)

CIMT interactive activities

Angles on a line and around a Point

Constructing triangles (extension work - we are only covering constructing an angle)

3 E F G H  3I (1 & 2 only)

MSS2/L1.1

MSS2/L2.2

Week 16. Jan 17. 2D Shapes

Assessment

Symmetry
Tessellation
Congruence

New ILPs

Coming soon 35 min assessment 20 L1&2 Whole number (N1) exam questions

Target Skills (level 1 numeracy) - symmetry and tessellation, parallel lines

Tessellation activities
Boxer Math Tessellation Tool
Shodor Tessellation tool

CIMT interactive activities

Common 2D and 3D shapes

5 A D
18 A B C D

MSS2/L1.1
MSS2/L1.2
MSS2/L2.2

Week 17. Jan 24. Measure I

Units  of measure: weight/mass, capacity/volume, length/distance.

Estimation - paired activity - estimating
Weight, length and capacity of various objects etc. (e.g. length of classroom) then checking with accurate measuring
Metric and Imperial units - discuss metric prefixes

Units of time / dates

Go through last week's assessment

 

Handouts you may have missed

Estimation sheet

CIMT overheads to display on board with data projector / OHP

Estimating height/length of bus, tree, etc. PDF (slide 17.1)

CIMT interactive activities

Measuring length using suitable units

Homework

10 level 1 or level 2 whole number exam questions (Use CGP exam practice papers A)

7 (all if needed)
13 G H I (dates)

MSS1/L1.2
MSS1/L1.3
MSS1/L1.4
MSS1/L2.2
MSS1/L2.3

Week 18. Jan 31. Measure II

Reading linear scales (use real thermometers)

Paired card sort games: distinguishing between metric and Imperial units, ordering units by size, etc.
Converting between metric units
Time. 24 hr clock

Timetables - use local examples

 

Handouts / OHTs/ Activity cards  you may have missed

Measure cards PDF (for various card sort games)

Converting within the metric system - metric conversion diagrams PDF  (and handouts from same PDF)

CIMT overheads to display on board with data projector / OHP

Reading linear scales. PDF (slide 7.1)

Reading linear scales/ decimal number lines. PDF (slides 12.1 15.1)

More decimal number lines PDF (slide 12.1)

Lengths and units. Convert cm to mm etc. PDF (slide 9.3)

Metric units - convert g to kg, ml to l, etc. PDF (slide 17.2)

Time - 24 hour clock, journey times, wages. PDF (13.3, 13.4, 13.5)

13 A B C D
13 J

MSS1/L1.6
MSS1/L1.7
MSS1/L2.2
MSS1/L2.3

Week 19. Feb 7. Measure III

Aural check - metric measures

Converting between systems
Converting currency

Conversion graphs

Distance charts (use road atlas)

Aural check 4 (metric units)

CIMT overheads to display on board with data projector / OHP

Imperial units and conversion facts. PDF (slides 7.3,  7.4)

Convert between metric and imperial. PDF (slide 17.3, 17.4, 17.5)Exchange rate line graph. PDF (slide 10.2)

Distance charts PDF slide 3.1, PDF Slide 8.1.

CIMT interactive activities
Distance charts
Conversion graphs

Homework Level 1 Measure questions PDF

Homework Level 2 Measure questions PDF

13 E F K

MSS1/L1.5
MSS1/L2.5
MSS1/L2.6

February Half Term

Week 20. Feb 21.  Percentages I

Card sort and matching games (paired)

Step 1- order decimals

Step 2 - match fractions to decimals

Step 3 - match percentages to above

Can you see the connection?

Introduction to percentages

Magic triangle (converting between fractions, decimals, and percentages)

Finding 'easy' percentages (1%. 10%. 25% etc.)

Handouts / Activity cards  you may have missed

Fraction, decimal and percentage cards PDF (for various card sort games)

CIMT overheads to display on board with data projector / OHP

Convert between fractions & decimals (recap) PDF (slides 17.8)

Convert between fractions & percentages PDF (slide 19.3)

Introduction to percentages. PDF (slides 17.5 17.6)

CIMT interactive activities
ntroduction to percentages

14 A B C D

N2/L1.3

N2/L1.8

N2/L2.2

Week 21. Feb 28. Percentages II

Revise converting between fractions, decimals and %s (paired work filling in table on OHT)

Aural check - on above topic

Percentages - mental methods of finding 1%, 10%, 5% , 25%, VAT (17.5%), etc,

Percentages - written methods

Percentage key on calculator (and recap fraction key)

Percentage increase and decrease

Writing one number as a percentage of another

Aural check 5 (convert between fractions, decimals and %s)

CIMT overheads to display on board with data projector / OHP

Percentage of quantities (maze game) PDF (slide 11.5)

Percentages of amounts. PDF (slides 17.7)

Homework

Percentages worksheet from Bodmin site (finish for homework) PDF

Extra practice

Level 2 practice percentage questions PDF
Level 1 practice percentage questions PDF

14 E F G H

N2/L1.9

N2/L1.10

N2/L1.11

N2/L2.7

N2/L2.8

N2/L2.9

N2/L2.10

Week 22. March 7. Ratio 1

Target Skills Demos (from L1 and L2 numeracy CDs) on large screen, (Hair Dye and Best Buy)

What is a ratio?

Simplifying ratios

CIMT overheads to display on board with data projector / OHP

 Simplifying ratios, direct proportion PDF (slides 7.1, 7.4, 7.5)

CIMT interactive tutorials

Direct proportion

Proportional division

17 A B C D (omit inverse proportion questions)

N1/L1.7

N1/L2.3

 

Week 23. March 14. Ratio II (Scale maps and drawings)

Aural check on last weeks work (ratios)

Understanding scales on maps and models

(Use OHT and printed versions of slide 19.5)

Investigation - map scales

ILP reviews and individual tutorials

Aural check 6 (ratios)

Worksheet for map investigation

CIMT overheads to display on board with data projector / OHP

Scale plans and maps. PDF (slides 19.6 and 19.5)

 Map ratios PDF (slide 7.3)

CIMT interactive tutorials

Equivalent ratios and map scales

Plans

Maps

Homework

Level 2 practice ratio exam questions PDF

Level 1 practice ratio exam questions PDF

17E and in-class investigation sheet using local maps

N1/L1.7

N1/L2.3

MSS1/L2.10

Week 24. March 21. Perimeter and circumference. Area of rectangles and squares

Explore 3D objects box: overview of names & properties - cubes, prisms, cuboids, pyramids, sphere.

Perimeter of squares, rectangles and compound shapes

Area of rectangles, squares and compound shapes Paired investigation: relationship between diameter and circumference of various circular objects

ILP reviews and individual tutorials

Worksheet /fill in table for circles investigation

CIMT overheads to display on board with data projector / OHP

Area & perimeter of rectangles & squares PDF (slides 9.1 9.2 9.4 9.5)

Area of compound - special shapes PDF OHT (slides 9.6 9.7)

Area of triangles, circles, special shapes PDF (different PDF to above) 9.3 9.4

CIMT interactive tutorials

Area - introduction

Area & perimeter of squares (also good revision on converting cm to mm)

 Area and perimeter of rectangles

 Area of compound shapes

11A-G

MSS2/L2.1

19 A B C D E F

19 H I K L

MSS1/L1.8 L1.9

MSS1/L2.7 L2.8

Week 25. March 28. Area of triangles and circles. Volume.

Wages maze game (recap ratio &proportion)

Aural check on last week's work (pi, perimeter, area).

Area of circles and triangles

Volume

Paired work on practice volume exam questions

Discuss revising on-line (over Easter holiday)

Aural check 7 (area, pi and perimeter)

Practice volume questions for paired work

Area of triangles PDF (slides 9.8- 9.10).

Volume of cuboids and compound shapes PDF (slides 22.1-22.4)

Volume - introduction (the unit cube)

Volume of a cube

Volume of a cuboid

Homework

Level 1 or 2 complete practice exam H (available from move-on site)

Revision handout - using the Internet for practice tests

19J M N O

19 P Q

MSS1/L1.10

MSS1/L2.9

(omit rest of chapter 19)

 

EASTER

Topic

Suggested web activities - Term 3

and extra copies of class handouts / homework etc.

Numeracy curriculum and text book references

Week 26. April 18. Data collection. Tally charts

Divisibility tests and division facts (revision)

Introduce – what is statistics? Sampling – random to avoid bias

Types of data - qualitative and quantitative (discrete and continuous)

Ways of collecting data -tallies

Extracting information from tables

Grouping data

Bar charts and vertical line graphs

 Divisibility Rules PPT (from Primary Resources)

Target Skills (Entry 3 numeracy) - collecting data (tallies)

CIMT overheads to display on board with data projector / OHP

Tallies and bar chart (crisps) PDF (slide20.7)

Tally and vertical line graph (children in families) PDF (slide 5.3)

Blank tally (use to show grouping data in a tally) PDF (slide 11.4)

CIMT interactive tutorials

Types of data

Presentation of quantitative data (tallies and vertical line graphs)

Homework sheets you may have missed

Use CGP revision book (Foundation GCSE maths) worksheet 4.5 Tally - Frequency tables (p74-76)

HD1/L1.2   HD1/L2.2

8A, B (1only), C (1-4, 7)

8F G

HD1/L1.1 HD1/L2.1

10A (pick 1 only) 10B (pick 1 only) note: need graph paper

Week 27. April 25. Interpreting bar charts, graphs, pictograms

Revision - multiplying and dividing decimals

Dual bar charts

Pictograms

Good and bad pictograms (traffic flow)

Line graphs - continuous data

 

CIMT overheads to display on board with data projector / OHP

Frequency chart and pictogram (cars), Line graph (temperature), Line graph (rain) PDF (slides 20.5. 20.8, 20.9)

 Tally and pictograms (travel) PDF (slide 11.3)

Bath time with Archimedes (interactive line graph)

CIMT interactive tutorials

Collecting  data  (pictograms, bar charts)

Homework sheets you may have missed

Use CGP revision book (Foundation GCSE maths) worksheet 4.6 4.7 4.8 P79-81) Tally-Bar charts, Pictograms, Bar charts.

HD1/L1.2   HD1/L2.2

p60 key features of bar charts.

p163-164 dual bar charts choose 1 example to draw from 10C

Pictograms10D (1 & 3 only)

10E (no 3, 4, 7)

Week 28. May 2. Pie charts

Aural check on last week's work (pictograms, bar charts)

Scatter graphs

x and y axes

Target Skills L1 numeracy demos: Change sin jobs (line graphs), voting (pie charts)

Pie charts

Sample pie chart exam questions on OHTs

Look at real exam papers to see what they look like (double sided booklet etc.) and how to use multiple choice City & Guilds answer sheet (use enlarged version on OHP)

Aural check 8 (bar charts and pictograms) Use CIMT Mental test 11.4 PDF

CIMT interactive tutorials

Collecting  data

Discrete ungrouped data (inc pie charts)

Sample L1 and L2 pie chart questions OHTs

CIMT overheads to display on board with data projector / OHP

PDF (slides 20.4 - constructing a pie chart: favourite colours), PDF (slide 11.5 - 'homework times' pie chart ).

Homework sheets you may have missed

Practice L1 or L2 exam to take home (Feb 2002 from QCA site) with multiple choice answer sheet

HD1/L2.1

HD1/L1.2   HD1/L2.2

Scatter graphs - look briefly at Chapter 25

Pie charts

16A (2, 4)

16B (4, 7, 8)

Week 29. May 9. Mean, mode, median, range.

Exam tips sheets (and discussion)

Visit exam hall.

Annual class photo!

Aural check on last week's work (pie charts)

Averages

Target Skills (L1 numeracy) slideshow (mean and range)

Aural check 8 (bar charts and pie charts) Use CIMT Mental test 11.3 PDF

CIMT interactive tutorials

Measures of central tendency (mean. mode. median)

Dispersion (range)

Mean, mode, median, range

CIMT overheads to display on board with data projector / OHP

PDF Slides 5.4 - 5.7. PDF Slide 8.4 (mean. mode, median, range)

Introduction to Averages PPT (from FERL) - mean. mode, median.

HD1/L1.3

HD1/L2.3

Chap 20  - ABCDE (all) and F (1-12 only)

Week 30 May 16. Revision and mock exam

 

 

 

Week 31. May 23. Revision and probability

 

CIMT interactive tutorials

Introduction to probability

Probability of a single event

HD2/L1.1 L1.2

HD2/L2.1

Summer Half Term

32. Exam (note this is on a Monday night not a Tuesday)

 

City and Guilds paper-based Adult Numeracy Exams L1 and 2: Monday June 5th 2006

33. June 13 2005. Last class

Exam reflections

Course evaluation

Progression interviews

Farewells (local pub)

 

 

 

End of course


Curriculum reference details for elements covered in Term 1

N1 - whole numbers. Level 1

N1/L1.1 Read, write, order and compare numbers, including large numbers (a) understand that the position of a digit signifies its value (b) know what each digit  represents in a number up to 7 digits, inc. use of zero as a place holder (c) understand symbols < and  >

N1/L1.2 Recognise negative numbers in practical contexts (a) understand the words positive and negative (b) know that 0°C is the temperature which water freezes. (c) understand that a negative temperature is below zero.

N1/L1.3 Add, subtract, multiply and divide using efficient written methods

N1/L1.4 Multiply and divide whole numbers by 10 and 100. (a) understand place value for whole and to two-decimal places.

N1/L1.5 Recall multiplication facts up to 10 x 10 and make connections with division facts.

N1/L1.6 Recognise numerical relationships (e.g. multiples and squares) (a) recognise multiples of 2 to 9, up to 100 (b) recognise multiples of 10, 50, 100, 1000 (c) know square numbers to 10 x 10

N1/L1.8 Approximate by rounding (a) understand that numbers can be rounded to different degrees of accuracy e.g. to nearest 10, 100, 1000, million

N1/L1.9 Estimate answers to calculations (a) know how to make approximate calculations (b) understand that a knowledge of context enables "guessing" at answers (e.g. it should be about..) or judging if answers are sensible (e.g. that's far too big; doesn't make sense to have an answer less than 1, etc.)

* N1/L1.7 is covered in term 2

N1 - whole numbers. Level 2

N1/L2.1 Read, write, order and compare positive and negative numbers of any size in a practical context (a) understand that the position of a digit signifies its value (b) know what each digit in a number represents, including the use of zero as a place holder (c) understand the meaning of negative numbers in a practical context, e.g. temperature below zero, loss in trading

N1/L2.2 Carry out calculations with numbers of any size using efficient methods. (a) understand words multiple and factor and relate them to multiplication and division facts (b) understand the word prime and know prime numbers to 20 (c) know and use strategies to check answers, e.g. approximate calculations, estimation.

N1/L2.4 Evaluate expressions and make substitutions in given formulae in words and symbols to produce results (a) understand that words and symbols in expressions and formulae represent variable quantities (numbers), not things (i.e. 2a + 2b cannot be explained as 2 apples and 2 bananas) (b) understand that the contents of brackets must be worked out first  (c) understand that, when there is no operator between a number and a variable, or two variables, multiplication is implied, e.g. 2a  = 2 x a; ab = a x b; 2ab = 2 x a x b

* N1/L2.3 is covered in term 2

N2 - fractions, decimals and percentages. L1.

N2/L1.1 Read, write, order and compare common fractions and mixed numbers (a) know common equivalent fractions, e.g. equivalent to a half, quarters, thirds, fifths, tenths (b) understand that in unit fractions, the larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction but that this is not true of non-unit fractions.

N2/L1.2 Find parts of whole number quantities or measurements (e.g. 2/3 or 3/4) (a) understand the relationship between unit fractions and division when finding parts

N2/L1.3 Recognise equivalencies between common fractions, decimals and %s. E.g. 50% = ½, 0.25 = ¼, and know how you use these to find part of whole number quantities. (a) know common fraction equivalents e.g. half, quarters, fifth, tenths.

N2/L1.4 Read, write, order and compare decimals up to three decimal places (a) understand that the position of a digit signifies its value (b) know that the decimal point separates whole numbers from decimal fractions (c) know what each digit represents, including the use of zero as a place holder

N2/L1.5 Add, subtract, multiply, divide decimals up to 2 places (a) know and use strategies to check answers e.g. approximate calculations using whole numbers

N2/L1.6 Multiply and divide decimals by 10, 100 (a) understand place value (whole nos. and to two-decimal places)

N2/L1.7 approximate decimals by rounding to a whole number or two decimal places (a) know what is meant by decimal places

N2/L1.11 Use a calculator to calculate efficiently using whole numbers, fractions, decimals and %s (a) know how to change a fraction to a decimal on a calculator (b) understand that %s  can be calculated in different ways inc. the % key on a calculator (c) know how to interpret a rounding error such as 6.99999 as 7 (d) know strategies to check answers obtained with a calculator

* N2/L1.8, 1.9 and 1.10 (percentages) are  covered in term 2