HD1/E3.2

Extract numerical information and make numerical comparisons from bar charts and pictograms
(a) Understand that comparisons can be made from the height or length of bars, or the number of pictures
(b) Understand that a picture or icon in a pictogram can represent more than one, but that each picture or icon represents the same number

An activity that gets students to analyse information from a table on different phone contracts. Covers extracting data, basic number and money.

Level
Entry Level 3
Entry Level 2
Maths
HD1/E3.2
AN MSS1/E3.1 Add & subtract money using decimal notation
HD1/E3.1
MSS1/E2.2
HD1/E2.1
Functional Maths
Context
Retail Hospitality Customer service
Electrical, Electronics & Technology

Useful to assess learning or for ESOL numeracy students. Learners need to match words and definitions. Laminate or print onto some good quality card to use again and again.

Level
Level 1
Entry Level 3
Maths
HD1/L1.1
HD1/E3.2
HD1/E3.1
ESOL
General ESOL

A clearly set out investigation into TV film age ratings. This makes an ideal investigation for mixed ability groups as it is cleverly differentiated for E3-L2 (E2 students could also participate with support).
All you need is a recent weekly TV guide.
Covers tallies, dual and single bar charts, pictograms, extracting and comparing information and designing a questionnaire. Fully mapped, and ideal for, Functional Maths.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
Maths
HD1/L2.2
HD1/L1.2
HD1/L2.1
HD1/L1.1
HD1/E3.3
HD1/E3.2
HD1/E3.1
Functional Maths - handling information and data
Context
Art Film Media Music Radio TV

Car park survey pictogram creator is a clever Excel sheet for recording the different numbers of coloured cars in a car park.
Two versions are available – v1 has 1 picture representing 1 car, version 2 has one picture representing 5 cars.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Maths
HD1/E3.4
HD1/E3.2
HD1/L1.1
Context
Motor vehicles & Transport

Skittles pictogram creator is a very clever Excel sheet to accompany our ever popular Smarties data handling resource and it a great way of combining numeracy and IT skills(many tutors are now using Skittles as an alternative to Smarties because there is more variation in the numbers/colours of sweets per packet).

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Maths
HD1/E3.4
HD1/E3.2
HD1/L1.1

A very clever Excel sheet to accompany the ever-popular Smarties data handling resource and a great way of combining numeracy and IT skills.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Maths
HD1/E3.4
HD1/E3.2
HD1/L1.1
ICT
Charts & graphs

Pictogram activities with clear overview and examples, followed by three tasks including food and car parks. Makes a great introduction to Entry 3 data handling.

Level
Entry Level 3
Maths
HD1/E3.4
HD1/E3.2
Context
Catering Food Nutrition
Motor vehicles & Transport

Pictogram activity with clear example (hot dogs) and practice task (cars in a car park). Makes a great introduction to Entry 3 data handling.

Level
Entry Level 3
Maths
HD1/E3.2
Context
Catering Food Nutrition

A differentiated whole group (E1 – L2) activity that’s ideal for the first class after the summer break.

Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
Maths
N1/E1.7
AN N1/L1.3
AN N1/E3.2
N2/L2.10
AN N1/L2.4
N1/E3.7
HD1/L1.3
HD1/E3.4
HD1/E2.5
MSS1/E3.4
HD1/E3.2
N1/E3.9
HD1/L2.2
HD1/L1.2
HD1/L2.3
HD1/L1.4
N1/E2.6
AN N1/E2.2 Read, write, order & compare numbers to 100; odd even nos.
N2/L1.11
N2/E3.4
MSS1/L2.6
MSS1/L1.5
Context
Leisure, Hobbies, Travel & Tourism