A topical starter activity for mixed ability groups (E2 – L2). Suitable for classes on or around bonfire night, Chinese New Year and New Year’s Eve. Covers time, problem solving and more.
Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
Maths
AN MSS1/E3.3
AN MSS1/L1.3 Calculate with and convert between units of time
A great way to practise rounding and adding/subtracting money. Choose a shopping list card and estimate the cost of the bill, then work out the bill exactly. 4 pages – two to be laminated, one is a custom worksheet for recording answers.
Level
Entry Level 3
Maths
AN MSS1/E3.1 Add & subtract money using decimal notation
A colourful two page worksheet providing carefully differentiated questions on giving change. It starts with working out the change for one item from £1 and builds up to giving change for multiple items from £20. The pictures of shopping items could also be laminated for group work.
A wonderful set of resources that introduces tallies, encourages group discussion of when and how to use them, provides practice with extracting information from and drawing your own tallies. Plus a set of vocationally slanted extension ideas for further practice.
Two task sheets – one for beauty therapists, one for motor vehicle students, etc. Find information, work out total cost, mean and range, display your results in a chart. (Originally used for Level 1 Key Skills Application of Number portfolio work).
Multiplication matching facts is much more than just matching ‘tables’. Use as an ice breaker, for group or individual work, to show progression or to collect data for future statistics work. Complete with differentiation ideas for E3 and L1.
Four ‘real-life’ task sheets in this great resource. Build a wall, re-turf a football pitch, paint a ceiling or garden makeover. Web research, work out costs and draw a scale diagram. Ideal for class or homework (originally used for Level 1 Key Skills Application of Number portfolio work but ideal for Functional Maths).
Level
Level 1
Maths
AN MSS1/L1.1 Add, subtract, multiply & divide sums of money and record