Adult Numeracy, Functional Maths, and GCSE Resources

Use the web sites to find travel / car hire information and accommodation and then work out the cost of your weekend away. A great way to practise written methods and problem solving.

Premier League numeracy. Makes a great beginning of term activity for mixed ability (E3-L2) groups – especially if the group includes some footie fans!
With lots of questions about the 2007 Premier League table. Covers a range of number elements inc. fractions, tables, percentages and formulae. A small research question is also included that requires learner to find the latest league table.

A card game and a great way to introduce students to official statistics and get them to extract, interpret, and organise data.

THOAN (think of a number) makes a great starter and can be adapted for all levels.

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.

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.

Follow me cards provide practice for read, add and subtract numbers up to 10 in this tried and tested circular game format. 11 well-designed cards.

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.

A super differentiated whole group activity (E2 – L2) for spring, summer or autumn. Covers measures, area, rounding, substitution and more.