I am an experienced functional skills and GCSE maths teacher. I teach mainly adults. I also teach apprentices so I have a wide variety of resources from whole class teaching to my workbooks which were originally developed for work with apprentice who come to my classes on a roll on roll off basis - lessons with apprentices are very exam focused trying to prepare them for exams as quickly as possibly. I enjoy a problem solving approach and like to develop resource suitable for adults.
I am an experienced functional skills and GCSE maths teacher. I teach mainly adults. I also teach apprentices so I have a wide variety of resources from whole class teaching to my workbooks which were originally developed for work with apprentice who come to my classes on a roll on roll off basis - lessons with apprentices are very exam focused trying to prepare them for exams as quickly as possibly. I enjoy a problem solving approach and like to develop resource suitable for adults.
This is a full 30 week scheme of work for functional skills maths. Written by myself for the City and Guilds criteria but still useful for other exam boards. Contains curriculum links, starters, homework suggestions , plenary ideas and ideas for lesson content . Stretch and challenge included and differentiated. There are some links to resources as well, a few lessons include links to PPT, and all resources. Please note that not all suggestions for resources that are written on the scheme include links although if you send me a message I will send you any that you can’t find. Most links are to free resources on TES. Ofsted observed me twice in November and my planning was complimented as a strength on both occasions. Perfect for someone just starting out or more experienced teachers looking for new ideas.
Please note the PNG files are photos that have been used for the previews only. They are not the documents needed to use the resource, they only photos of what is included.
This bundle includes all the topics needed to teach functional skills. All topics for the reformed functional skills qualifications that are included have work books many differentiated to L1 & L2 . Lots of power points and the majority of answers are also included. This really is a bargain.
My exam board is city and guilds. But this would be useful for all exam boards.
Every work book Included is made for the reformed functional skills maths and include calculator and non calculator methods.
Place Value
Rounding and estimation
Multiply by 10,100,1000 and add and subtract including decimals.
Multiplication including decimals
Bidmas
Percentages of amounts, increase and decrease, reverse percentages and compound interest.
Fractions of amounts, simplify fractions mixed fractions, add and subtract fractions.
converting between fractions,decimals and percentages
Ratio and proportion
Averages
Probability
Graphs and charts
Area and perimeter including problems
Substitution into formula
Angles, symmetry and bearing,compass points and coordinates
Metric and imperial conversions
Scale plans, maps, nets ad elevations
L1 non calculator work book
L2 revision workbook with calculator and non calculator questions on every topic.
Please note if you do find typos the workbooks are in word so you can easily amend. I am going through and fixing them as I find them or they are reported to me.
Please see my resources (jonesk5) for the following available for free:
Division workbook
Course outline
Non calculator revision mock
time and timetables
This pack contains 6 tasks to help develop problem solving and also challenge misconceptions. Very little numeracy skills are needed to perfect for start of term team building. Can be used as a booklet or print A3 for a great carousel in the first few weeks of term. Suggested answers are now included!
• Odd One out – there is more than one right answer which some learners find difficult to accept.
• Spot the mistake – 5 problems with mistakes, includes writing money on a calculator, changing units, square M, rounding errors.
• Plan the book club – again can be more than one correct answer, encourages discussion, systematic planning and importance of explaining your answer
• Business cards – reading from a table and interpreting questions
• Water meter – making reasonable assumptions, extracting information
• Hair appointment – working with time, planning answers, drawing time lines
Resources also available on fb.me/letsgetfunctionalskillsmaths
These are 2 workbooks one for Level 1 and one for Level 2 that cover ratio and some proportion. Includes starter and introduction to dividing into a ratio. Basic and wordy problems. Proportion with recipes and answer hunt. Multiple choice questions for homework or extra classwork at the appropriate level.
Level 2 booklet also includes exam task .
All answers are included
This is lesson 18 in my series of workbooks with power points for the reformed functional skills maths. This booklet combined several topics as you will know if you re delivering the new reformed qualifications the time to fit everything is in short. So i have combined some topics together - all of my lessons are taught in class before I upload them
This resource includes 2 workbooks level 1 and level 2 and a power point with answers.
Level 1 criteria covered:
Be able to:
Interpret plans, elevations and nets of simple 3-D shapes
Recognise and make use of simple scales on maps and drawings
Calculate actual dimensions from scale drawings
Level 2 criteria is:
Be able to:
Interpret plans, elevations and nets of simple 3-D shapes
Recognise and make use of simple scales on maps and drawings
Calculate actual dimensions from scale drawings
Create a scale diagram given actual measurements
Please search jonesk5 for all my other reformed functional skills maths resources and also free outline line SOW
Here you have a 50 slide functionals skills maths revision bingo game.
There are 45 slides which each have a question and an answer. Question is displayed then the answer will show on the next click of the mouse. There are also 4 slides which contains answer grids. These are designed as bingo boards and have 9 answers on them. Only 2 of them are winning grids. The ones with the answer HMW on them are the winning grids.
All the other slides have 1 red herring which is an answer not present on the powerpoint. The winning slide is at the end you can easily shorten the game by moving the winning slides to earlier on. It is a mixture of L1 and L2 questions.
Questions include, fractions, percentages, converting fractions to percentages, calculation with money and time, mean,median,mode and range, scale, percentage and fraction discounts, area,perimeter and volume, pie charts,probability,imperial to metric, currency conversion, substitute into formula.
Please see my shop for lots more functional skills resources including a monopoly style game.
Here is a workbook and power point which includes answers for the topic of probability. It covers the new reformed functional skills maths specification. Also includes an exam question for practice.
Coverage includes
Be able to:
Use the vocabulary of probability to discuss the likelihood of events
Express the likelihood of an event using fractions, and on a scale of 0 to 1
Identify the range of possible outcomes of combined events and record using diagrams or tables including two-way tables
Use equally likely outcomes to find the probabilities of simple events and express them as fractions
Workbook and Powerpoint for a whole lesson on ratio and proportion aligned to the new reformed functional skills maths curriculum. Answers given on the power point
L1 Coverage
• Simplify Ratio
• Convert ratios into fractions
• Share amounts into given ratio
• Calculate direct proportion
L2 coverage Be able to:
• Simplify Ratio
• Convert ratios into fractions
• Share amounts into given ratio
• Calculate direct proportion
• Calculate inverse proportion
GCSE maths lesson covering the following objectives:
1) Collect like terms including indices to simplify equations.
2) Simplify algebraic expressions by adding and subtracting like terms.
3)Expand and Factorise linear expressions
Includes a basic power point and workbook. Answers included on the PPT.
This is a example paper covering many aspects of functional skills maths level 2. All in a problem solving context. Great for revision. Very good feedback from colleagues and learners.
Task one: Decide if you should sell your famous picture to the local historian or maybe list it on bobble. Will you make enough money to go on your holiday? Use knowledge of fractions and percentages, metric conversions and imperial conversions, interpret information from a table including being careful of rounding. Draw a table of what was found and draw conclusions.
Task two: Work with area and volume, more converting and interpret a scale drawing. Work out the volume of a cone and see if you have enough space in your garage. There are 2 different versions included the first one has an easier scale drawing and focuses on interpretation rather than drawing the second is almost the same but the section 2 requires drawing of the scale plan. Great for differentiation.
Task three: Work out bonuses for a firm and decide how much each person will earn, choose between averages and say why median is the most appropriate. Make comments about the range and then draw a pie chart. Checking of calculations throughout. 12 pages long really good practice for the exam.
Have now also included answers
This is a whole lesson for the reformed 2019 functional skills maths L1/L2 could also be used for E3 and foundation GCSE
It covers rounding and estimation and is fully aligned to the functional skills curriculum to provide coverage of key objectives.
This is lesson 3 from my 2019 reformed functional skills maths course outline available for free in my shop. Also included is a powerpoint that works alongside the booklet. All answers to the activities are on the powerpoint. Rounding hunt plenary and matching card starter also included.
Objectives covered are:
Round to the nearest whole number, 10,100,100 and 2 decimal places
Approximate whole numbers by rounding
Identify and round to a given number of significant figures
Estimate answers to calculations
This is a lesson on rounding to include a basic PPT with a booklet to accompany the PPT with activities inclusive and answers. Learner feedback is that is is a very enjoyable lesson. The PPT can be easily adapted. Everything you nee for an excellent lesson on rounding.
The following are included:
A recap activity for the previous lesson on place value
A lesson plan including curriculum links
A PPT with explanations and embedded video
Problem solving tasks to show when the rules don't apply.
A Tarsia,
A set of dominoes
A treasure hunt style activity to find the answers to a joke
A mystery activity.
Homework multiple choice questions linked to every day life
Answers to all activities
More lessons available on my shop let's get functional. Look out for term one bundle ideal for September thoroughly planned lessons linked to each other with plans, starters, plenaries and answers.
Here is a bundle of my mock papers. These are original and written with the City and Guilds board in mind. However would be suited for any functional skills of general problem solving practice.
These are not just copies of old city and guilds papers
Includes three unique L2 example papers and 1 L1 paper and issue 1 of the school run chronicles all problem solving tasks great for revision.
Plan a trip to Florida - includes percentages, money, using scales maps, tables, fractions, speed distance time and averages.
Paper 2 Sell the cat painting includes percentages, fractions, extract information, imperial to metric and metric to metric conversion,drawing a scaleplan,ratio,mean,median,mode,range including interpreting results. Pie charts and tables. All in problem solving context.
Paper 3 selling old clothes. Imperial to metric conversions. Averages and bar graph practice.
This lesson objectives are:
Be able to:
Simplify Fractions
Find fractions of amounts
Add, Subtract, Multiply and Divide with fractions. Convert between different types of fractions
Included are a starter, basic power point which includes how to add, subtract, multiply,divide fractions, find fractions of amounts and conversion between mixed numbers and improper fractions. 24 page workpack and answers are all on the PPT. Also included homework with answers.
Please see my shop lets get functional for loads more maths resources.
his resource includes 2 percentages workbooks alligned to the new reformed 2019 functional skills maths curriculum at the correct levels.
Level 1 includes
With and without a calculator be able to:
• Find percentage parts of amounts
• Find percentage increase/decrease
• Calculate percentage change
Level 2 includes
With and without a calculator be able to:
• Find percentage parts of amounts
• Find percentage increase/decrease
• Calculate percentage change
• Express one number as a percentage of another
• Calculate simple and compound interest.
• Calculate reverse percentages
Powerpoint presentation which includes most answers and works alongside the work book to complete the lesson also included
This is a whole lesson for the reformed 2019 functional skills maths L1/L2 could also be used for E3. It covers place value language of maths and more than less than. Fully aligned to the functional skills curriculum to provide coverage of key objectives.
This is lesson 2 from my 2019 reformed functional skills maths course outline available for free in my shop also included is a powerpoint that works alongside the booklet. All answers to the activities are on the powerpoint.
Maths dictionary and large numbers in the news activities included.
Learning objectives are:
You will be able to:
• Read, write and recognise numbers with up to 7 digits
• Recognise large numbers with decimal format
• Recognise and use negative numbers in practical contexts
• Use the symbols for more than and less than
Included in this pack is a lesson plan. fact cards fro countries around the world to use in a variety of ways comparing the numbers. A booklet with accompanying questions including a crossword. An activity on house prices and a large numbers in the news handout with questions. More than enough to challenge even most able learners in functional skills maths and will take at least 2 hours to complete. A maths dictionary is also included.
Please see my other resources for lots of functional skills lessons differentiated to level 1 and level 2 including all resources for £3.
Functional skills maths level 2 revision. Practice paper.
So you want to go to Florida.
Task one and Two:
Plan the cost of the trip, extract information from tables and calculate average cost for flights. Work out visa costs including % discounts and convert currency £ to $ see how much you need to take.
Task Three: Use the park map and work out the distance between your favourite rides using the stated scale. The work out the tie it will take you to get round the park and convert between Km and miles to figure out our speed then put all the information in a timetable and show a timeline of your day. Extension activity included working out how long you would need to work for to pay for the trip. Very engaging activity my learners really enjoy this paper.
One worked solution included although there are more than one correct solutions - my students are always surprising me!
As with all my resources WORD document.
9 pages of functional skills revision questions. The questions are aimed at L2. I wrote this for a workshop that was just an hour before the exam to go over key mistakes that most learners make. Includes averages, range, fractions, percentages, Reverse calculations, Volume of a cone and cylinder. Scatter graphs, area and perimeter, converting between imperial/metric. Currency conversion., scale drawing, pie charts and bar charts. Answers added.
This is a suggested topic outline and summary SOW for the reformed functional skills at L1 and L2. Information has been taken from the new specifications so it covers all topics in an easy to plan way.
Please look out for each of thee topics in a workbook coming over the next few months fully aligned to the new reformed functional skills. The workbooks will never cost more than £3 and bundles will be available,
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