I have been a teacher for 20 years and have made a lot of resources that have worked in my classroom. You can find them on Tes . I have also made some Boomcards which you can preview on the linktree link below.
I have been a teacher for 20 years and have made a lot of resources that have worked in my classroom. You can find them on Tes . I have also made some Boomcards which you can preview on the linktree link below.
A 14 page self-study workbook for students to work on at home or in class, includes how to examples and activities. Learners will be able to read and create tally tables, read pictograms and create single and dual bar charts. They will also have to interpret or write comments on all charts.
A fun powerpoint to introduce learners to tally tables and bar charts. Learners have to create tally tables and bar charts based on a space theme. They have to count how many astronauts fly across the screen and then put results in Tally Table and bar charts Some differentiated worksheets to accompany powerpoint.
★Precision Practice: Mean and Range Worksheet for GCSE Foundation Maths 5-1 and Functional Skills Maths Level 1 and Level 2. Elevate your proficiency in mean and range calculations with this straigh tforward yet effective worksheet designed for GCSE Foundation Maths 5-1 and Functional Skills Maths Levels 1 and 2. This no-frills resource is ideal for students seeking focused practice on these fundamental statistical concepts.
Key Features:
►15 Thoughtfully Crafted Questions: Our worksheet comprises 15 meticulously crafted questions, offering a diverse range of scenarios to reinforce your understanding of mean and range.
►Clear Instructions: The no-nonsense approach ensures clarity in each question, eliminating unnecessary complexity and allowing you to concentrate on mastering the essential concepts.
►Answer Sheet Included: Streamline your learning experience with the included answer sheet, enabling self-assessment and immediate feedback to track your progress.
★This worksheet serves as a valuable supplement to classroom instruction or as an independent study resource. It’s tailored to meet the specific needs of GCSE Foundation Maths 5-1 and Functional Skills Maths Levels 1 and 2, making it an essential tool for students at various skill levels.
★Whether you are a teacher looking for targeted practice materials or a student aiming to strengthen your grasp of mean and range, this worksheet provides a focused and efficient learning experience. Embrace the simplicity and effectiveness of this resource to enhance your statistical skills and boost your confidence in tackling mean and range calculations.
A matching card activity to reinforce that probability ranges from 0 to 1. Learners have to match color spinners to the correct answer card. For example a spinner may have 2 red slices out of 5 slices and learners will have to find a card that says 0.4 chance of landing on red
I use it as a paired activity, though could be individual, it gets learners writing probability as fractions and then changing them to decimals, also reinforces that the chance of something happening only ranges from 0 to 1.
Fun Halloween Themed Data Handling Activity-learners have to create a Tally Table of Halloween characters, a bar chart based on this data as well as a pie chart. A fun Halloween themed activity.
Suitable for KS3 Maths, GCSE Foundation Maths and Functional Skills Maths.
Solve the fraction of amount questions to find the punchline to a Halloween themed joke. Answer sheet included. Suitable for Functional Skill Maths and GCSE Foundation Maths.
Elevate your measurement skills with this set of two workbooks! Perfect for Functional Skills and GCSE Foundation 9-1. Self-study gems covering metric conversions, metric to imperial, and more. Designed for independent learning in class or at home.
Tackle unit conversions effortlessly with methods and questions. Level 1: 13 pages, Level 2: 16 pages.
Answer sheet included.
A set of loop cards (20 cards) on map scales. The cards can either be used by individuals, small pairs or even whole class. I like to get learners into pairs and get them to race against each other to see who puts their cards in the correct order first. Solution included
Spot the Mistake Workbook Suitable for Functional Skill Level 1 Maths students.
It includes a 9 page worksheet of 20 L1 Exam Type questions.
Having reviewed the examiners reports for functional skills and noticing common misconceptions in class I have put together 20 Functional Skills Maths revision questions at Level 1. They are functional skills questions answered incorrectly covering common areas such as scale drawing, averages to name but a few.
The learners have to answer correctly and explain why Barry was wrong. This has worked really as it allows the students to see common mistakes and misconceptions and for them to correct them. By explaining the errors they spot it promotes higher order thinking.
This lesson teaches students
How to complete Exam questions correctly
Makes them aware of common mistakes
Duration:1 lesson
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Fun percentage of an amount codebreaker. Learners answer percentage of an amount questions to reveal a maths joke. The joke is How do you make seven even? Remove the s. Fun way to get learners to practice percentage of amounts on a calculator. Solution provided.
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Students work with recipes (scaling up), units of measure and problem solving to solve the afternoon tea mystery (scaling up).
Put your students’ problem-solving abilities to the test by asking them to solve this mystery using the clues provided. This activity is really engaging and great for developing problem solving technique, resilience and logical thinking
Solution provided
Topics Covered
Scaling up recipes (Ratio)
Calculating with Metric measures
Converting Imperial measures to metric
Can you tell from its opening weekend how much the new movie Solo: A Star Wars Story can earn in cinemas? This activity can be used anytime and is especially timely when there is a new blockbuster movie released. You can add future movies to the activity. The data for this activity can be found at: boxofficemojo.com.
Students compare “Opening Weekend” amounts to “Total Earned (Gross)” data to try to predict how much money the new Hans Solo movie (which earned almost $220,000,000 in its opening weekend in the U.S.) will make at cinemas. This task is accessible for any student who can plot points on a grid. More advanced students can create a line of best fit to model the data and make predictions. By plotting and analyzing the data students decide if they can, in fact, predict the future.
At functional skills and GCSE Maths learners are expected to plot data and predict results, this activity helps do that in a fun and enjoyable way that will grab their attention.
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SUITABLE for KS3 Maths, Functional Skills Maths and GCSE Foundation. Task is suitable for HOME LEARNING as answers included. Engage HOME LEARNERS witha fun activity on Volume.
An engaging worksheet on volume based on the question, ‘How much pee is in the pool’ . A great way of getting learners engaged with the topic of volume. The worksheet covers volume of cuboids and cylinders as well as conversion between metric and imperial measures and ratio. Answer sheet included.
A good hook for the learners is to show the clip from the movie grown ups. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz4VT9zHLTU
Unlock the code to escape the room by answering simple probability questions. I use this with a set of combination locks I bought cheap in a poundshop. I set the locks to open on a set combination which can only be got by answering the questions. The quickest team to get the combination win. This activity generates great fun in class and is worth the investment in a set of cheap combi locks
A fun lesson pack on converting fractions, decimals and percentages based on a celebrity Big Brother theme. The learners by the end will be able to convert between fractions, decimals and percentages and solve real-life problems that involve converting all three. Pack includes
Powerpoint Presentation- includes methods and exam type questions
Workbook to accompany presentation
Snap card Game on converting fraction to decimal
Loop Cards-Fraction to Decimal
Treasure Hunt-Fraction to Decimals
RAG worksheets-including in workbook
FDP-Homework Sheet
An extensive lesson pack that includes lots of resources taht will help your learners improve their converting between FDP skills.
Unlock the code to escape the room by answering best buy questions. I use this with a set of combination locks I bought cheap in a poundshop. I set the locks to open on a set combination which can only be got by answering the questions. The quickest team to get the combination win. This activity generates great fun in class and is worth the investment in a set of cheap combi locks
Unlock the code to escape the room by answering percentage of amount increase/decrease questions. I use this with a set of combination locks I bought cheap in a poundshop. I set the locks to open on a set combination which can only be got buy answering the questions. The quickest team to get the combination win. This activity generates great fun in class and is worth the investment in a set of cheap combi locks.
An original Level 1 Functional Skills Maths Mock Paper broke into three sections like the test.
A shopping Receipt
Designing A room
Call wait times
The test is in Word and fully editable, very useful for C+G Functional Skills as there is a limited amount of sample papers
A whole Lesson on Inverse Operations suitable for Functional Skills Maths or GCSE Foundation. Learners will learn how to carry out the inverse of the four operations to check work. They will also be able to solve I think of a number problems. This a a fun, colourful and easy to follow lesson on the topic.
Includes a 14 slide powerpoint and a 2 page worksheet of questions. Answers included.
A set of loop cards (20 cards) on percentage of amounts. The cards can either be used by individuals, small pairs or even whole class. I like to get learners into pairs and get them to race against each other to see who puts their cards in the correct order first. Solution included.