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.
Includes
100 page colourful workbook for self-study with methods, worked examples and exam style questions. SUITABLE FOR HOME LEARNING.** ANSWERS INCLUDED**
100 pages of L2 Functional Skills exam type questions with methods shown. I originally wrote this for learners to do in the weeks before an exam when the main teaching was finished. It could also work as a homework book, sections could be used instead of in class handouts or for HOME LEARNING. The book contains explanations and worked examples followed by exam style questions. Covers the functional skills maths Level 2 curriculum and topics are included such as, percentages, fractions,mean and range, bar charts, tables, scale drawing, reverse calculation and ratio. I based it on common mistakes and areas of weaknesses identified by the examiners. Learners have enjoyed using it and hopefully it will helped them pass their exams.
Also useful fro GCSE Foundation
If your students find it useful feel free to leave a review. Hope it brings success to your students.
Topics
Adding and Subtracting 6
Multiply and Divide 7
Division with A Remainder Left 9
Square Numbers 10
Negative Numbers (Temperature) 11
Finding Difference Between Positive and Negative Numbers 13
Fractions of Amounts 14
Percentage of An amount 15
Percentage increase and decrease 16
Rounding 18
Equivalent Fractions, Decimals and Percentages 19
Sharing Quantities in a Given Ratio 21
Scaling Recipes Up or Down 23
Scaling Up (no direct proportion) 25
Formula 27
Reverse Calculations 29
Calculations with Time 30
Converting Metric Measures 32
Converting Between Metric and Imperial 38
Area and Perimeter 40
Area and Permieter Practical problems 43
Areas of More Complicated Shapes 47
Area of Triangles 49
Circumference and Area of Circles 51
Area of Circles 53
Volume 55
Volume of Cylinders 56
Scale Drawing 58
Scale Maps 66
AVERAGES AND RANGE 69
Probability 75
Tree Diagrams 78
BAR CHARTS 83
Line Graphs 87
Reading Pie Charts 89
Drawing Pie Charts 93
Scatter Graphs
★★Boost your Level 1 Functional Skills Maths exam prep with this comprehensive 48-page workbook! Perfect for year-end revision or targeted intervention, this resource features clear method examples and exam-style questions.
Tried and tested, it’s received positive feedback from learners and colleagues alike, aiding those with intermittent attendance to successfully pass their Level 1 exams. ♥♥ Tailored for Functional Skills, it’s also beneficial for GCSE Foundation.
Download now for a valuable tool that includes an answer booklet for easy marking, ensuring effective and efficient exam readiness!★★
Check out other great Level 1 resources such as
[My 70 page Revision Guide Keep Calm and Crush the Exam]https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-maths-functional-skills-keep-calm-and-pass-the-exam-l1-11963221)
★Unlock the mysteries of time with this comprehensive “Timetables and Time Calculations” lesson pack! Ideal for GCSE Foundation and Functional Skills Maths Levels 1 and 2, this engaging resource covers the 12 and 24-hour clock, time calculations, time differences, and timetables. ★
Key Features:
►35-slide Colorful and Interactive PowerPoint
►Telling the Time Clockface Activity
►Flight Times and Time Zones Worksheet
►Calculating Time Intervals and Timetables Worksheet
►Bonus: Interactive Bingo Game
This fun and interactive lesson pack ensures clear understanding through methods, examples, and questions. Answers included for easy assessment. Download now for a captivating journey into the world of time! ♥
★★Embark on a thrilling mathematical adventure with this Math Murder Mystery on Area and Perimeter! Ideal for KS3 Maths, GCSE Foundation, and Functional Skills L2, this engaging activity challenges students to solve the crime by mastering concepts like perimeter of simple shapes, area of various polygons, and missing sides. ★★
Covers
►Perimeter of simple shapes
►Area of rectangles, triangles, parallelogram, triangle and Trapezium
►Area of compound shapes
►Missing sides of a perimeter shape
★★As students complete five activities, they eliminate suspects, unraveling the mystery step by step. Suitable for both classroom use and home schooling, this resource ensures a fun and educational exploration of area and perimeter. Download now for an exciting twist on mathematical learning!
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Spark lively debates with this ‘Should Mobile Phones Be Banned from Schools’ Discussion Pack! Tailored for GCSE English and Functional Skills Level 1 & 2, this resource features a vibrant PowerPoint to encourage debate and four worksheets to help learners plan their discussion points.
The pack includes a
★Powerpoint Presentation
★’For and Against’ sheet
★’Personal Opinion’ sheet
★The Big Debate’ shee
★’What Do You Think’ sheet
Download now to foster engaging discussions in your classroom.
Unlock the Fun of Learning with this Maths Averages Joke Codebreaker:
Searching for an exciting and effective way to enhance your students’ ? Look no further! Introducing this Maths Averages Codebreaker, a dynamic tool designed for KS3 Math, GCSE Foundation Math revision, and Functional Skills Math. Make learning engaging and effective with this entertaining resource!
Key Features:
►Averages and Range Skills Practice: Tailored for KS3 and GCSE Foundation Math, this codebreaker focuses on honing essential skills in averages and range.
►Versatile Learning Resource: Ideal for both classroom and individual learning, promoting a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts.
►Engaging Codebreaking Activity: Students tackle typical math questions, with each correct answer corresponding to a letter of the alphabet. The real excitement? Unveiling a hilarious joke and its punchline upon completion!
Why Choose Our Maths Codebreaker?
►Interactive Learning: Address misconceptions and reinforce skills in a fun and interactive way, making math more enjoyable for every student.
►Comprehensive Worksheet: This resource includes a carefully crafted codebreaker worksheet covering mean, median, mode, and range, ensuring a well-rounded practice.
►Answer Sheet Included: Facilitate self-assessment with the included answer sheet, allowing students to track their progress and gain confidence in their math abilities.
Why wait? Dive into the world of learning disguised as fun with our Maths Codebreaker! Perfect for at-home learning, this resource promises an enjoyable journey through mathematical concepts, ensuring that students not only grasp essential skills but also find joy in the process. Enhance your math sessions today!
Worksheet with Answer sheet on Properties of 3D shapes. Suitable for KS 1 Primary Maths
Learners write the properties of 3D shapes in a table. Tests knowledge of number of straight edges, curved edges, vertices and whether a shape stacks or rolls.
Worksheet and answers included.
Column long multiplication worksheet. Suitable for KS2 and KS3 Maths and Functional Skills Maths.
Let your students practise their 2x2 multiplication skills with this ready-made column multiplication worksheet.
Including 12 questions that are already written out on squared paper, this column multiplication worksheet is ideal for students to complete either as a homework assignment or as an in-class activity.
Ready-to-print and with a handy answer sheet included, your preparation and marking couldn’t be easier.
Suitable for Home Learning
Looking for an engaging and educational way to boost learners’ estimation skills? In this interactive activity, students will answer a series of estimation questions that gradually reveal parts of a hidden joke or sentence.
With each close-enough guess, they uncover more of the punchline, building excitement to solve the riddle at the end. This resource includes a variety of estimation questions and the answer key, ensuring learners stay challenged while having fun. Perfect for classrooms or home learning. Turn estimation practice into a game and your students will look forward to!
★Master Number Ordering with This Comprehensive Lesson Pack! ★
Looking for an all-in-one resource to enhance your students’ number ordering skills? This Place Value-Ordering Numbers Lesson Pack is perfect for KS3, GCSE Foundation (Grades 5-9), and Functional Skills Level 1/2 students!
By the end of this lesson, learners will confidently order whole numbers and decimals, and tackle word problems with ease.
What’s Included:
►22-Slide PowerPoint: Engaging slides packed with clear methods, worked examples, and practice questions. (Answers included!)
►Differentiated Worksheet: Tailored by assessment objectives to meet every student’s needs.
►Ordering Decimal Numbers Card Sort: A fun, hands-on activity to reinforce learning.
Equip your students with the tools they need to excel in maths—grab this lesson pack and watch them thrive! ❤❤
This bundle includes all the topics needed to teach the Fractions,Decimals,Percentages part of Functional Skills for L1 and L2 students.
All topics for the reformed functional skills qualifications that are included have FULL LESSONS . Lessons include Starters, Powerpoints, Worksheets and Plenary activities
My exam board is city and guilds. But this would be useful for all exam boards.
Resource Contains
✎✎ Full Lesson Reverse Percentages
✎✎ Full Lesson Percentage Change
✎✎ Full Lesson Fraction of Amounts
✎✎ Full Lesson FDP
✎✎Full Lesson Percentage of Amounts-non calculator
✎✎ Full Lesson Simplifying Fractions
✎✎ Full Lesson Percentage of Amounts-with calculator
✎✎ Full Lesson Compound Interest
Resources include
Interactive Teaching Powerpoints
Worksheets
Joke Codebreakers
Escape the Room Plenaries
Timed Starters
A real bargin. Each lesson costs £3 usually. Individually the whole pack would cost £21. A saving of 69%
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Discover Practical Maths Skills for Hairdressers with this Worksheet - Answers Included! Perfect for Functional Skills L1/L2, this two-page resource delves into the world of percentages, applying maths to real-world scenarios in the hairdressing profession.
Boost your students’ confidence in maths with relatable content they can use every day
Searching for an exciting and effective way to enhance your students percentage of amounts and sharing in a ratio skills ? Look no further! Introducing this joke codebreaker for an exciting and effective way to enhance your students percentage of amounts and sharing in a ratio skills. A dynamic tool designed for KS3 Math, GCSE Foundation Math revision, and Functional Skills Math. Make learning engaging and effective with this entertaining resource!
Key Features:
►Percentage of amounts and sharing in a ratio skills: Tailored for KS3 and GCSE Foundation Math, this codebreaker focuses on honing essential skills in percentage of amounts and sharing in a ratio
►Versatile Learning Resource: Ideal for both classroom and individual learning, promoting a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts.
►Engaging Codebreaking Activity: Students tackle typical math questions, with each correct answer corresponding to a letter of the alphabet. The real excitement? Unveiling a hilarious joke and its punchline upon completion!
Why Choose Our Maths Codebreaker?
►Interactive Learning: Address misconceptions and reinforce skills in a fun and interactive way, making math more enjoyable for every student.
►Comprehensive Worksheet: This resource includes a carefully crafted codebreaker worksheet covering percentage of amounts and sharing in a ratio skill
►Answer Sheet Included: Facilitate self-assessment with the included answer sheet, allowing students to track their progress and gain confidence in their math abilities.
Why wait? Dive into the world of learning disguised as fun with our Maths Codebreaker! Perfect for at-home learning, this resource promises an enjoyable journey through mathematical concepts, ensuring that students not only grasp essential skills but also find joy in the process. Enhance your math sessions today!
Differentiated Negative Numbers questions in a RAG type worksheet, answers included. Suitable for KS3, GCSE Foundation Maths and Functional Skills L2. Also a Powerpoint of the worksheet questions and answers included to display to students to cut down on printing and marking.
Includes
1 x Worksheet
1 x Display Version of Worksheet
Answers Incuded
Questions include
Adding Negatives
Subtracting Negatives
Multiplying Negatives
Dividing Negatives
Squaring/Cubing Negatives
The differentiated questions allow all students to access the topic at their own confidence levels and the answers are always readily available to check their understanding.
I like to use this differentiated question sheets as a starting point in lessons to recap topics already covered as it easily picks up misconceptions, then again as a plenary or mini-plenary. The questions can also be used as a homework sheet. Having the answers also reduces workload as students can self-mark.
The smashed it (hardest) questions really stretch the most able students
Unleash excitement in your classroom with our Reverse Percentages Escape Room activity! Perfect for GCSE Foundation Maths and Functional Skills L2, this interactive challenge tasks students with unlocking the code to escape the room by answering reverse percentages questions to find the original amount.
Utilizing a set of combination locks, students must solve the questions to reveal the correct combination and be the first to unlock the locks. This engaging activity fosters teamwork, critical thinking, and mathematical problem-solving skills.
With an included answer sheet, setting up the activity is a breeze, making it a worthwhile investment for generating fun and memorable learning experiences in the classroom.
Unlock Success in Maths with This Comprehensive Scatter Graphs Workbook - Perfect for Functional Skills Level 2 and GCSE Foundation Maths! Empower your students to excel in both Functional Skills Maths Level 2 and GSCE Foundation Maths with this 9-page workbook on Scatter Graphs. Designed to cater to the requirements of both curriculums, this resource is a valuable tool for mastering key concepts related to scatter graphs.
Workbook Highlights:
►8 Scatter Graphs with Targeted Questions: Immerse your learners in the world of scatter graphs through carefully curated exercises. Each graph challenges students to:
Identify the type of correlation present.
Describe the relationship between data points.
Skillfully draw a line of best fit.
Make predictions based on their analytical insights.
►Ideal Preparation for Exams: Our workbook serves as an excellent preparation tool, offering students the opportunity to practice and refine their skills in a manner reflective of functional skills maths exams and GCE Foundation Maths assessments.
►TeacherMade Digital Version: Seamlessly integrate technology into your teaching with our digital version hosted on TeacherMade. Students can conveniently type or draw their responses directly onto the digital workbook.
Access the digital version by clicking the provided link in the document after download.
Click “Make a Copy” to generate a personalized digital workbook.
Students can then input their answers, simplifying the grading process.
►Effortless Submission: Students don’t need to be Teachermade members. Simply provide them with the link, where they can enter their name and dive into the digital workbook.
►Answer Booklet with Lines of Best Fit Drawn: Gauge student understanding effortlessly with the included answer booklet, featuring accurately drawn lines of best fit for quick reference.
** Versatile Application:**
★Functional Skills and Beyond: Tailored for Functional Skills Level 2, this workbook is equally beneficial for GCSE Foundation Maths, providing a versatile resource that caters to different curriculum needs.
★Real-world Relevance: Beyond exam preparation, the practical application of scatter graphs ensures students are equipped to analyze and interpret data in various contexts.
Transform your maths lessons into dynamic learning experiences! Download our Scatter Graphs Workbook now to equip your students with the skills they need for success in Functional Skills Maths Level 2 and GCSE Foundation Maths!❤❤
★Decode Fake News: Media Literacy Reading Comprehension Pack for KS3/4, GCSE English, and Functional Skills! Empower your students with the essential skills to critically navigate today’s information landscape with this compelling “Decode Fake News” Reading Comprehension Pack. Tailored for KS3/4, GCSE English, and Functional Skills, this resource is designed to foster comprehension, critical thinking, and media literacy.
Key Features:
► Engaging Article: Delve into a thought-provoking article that explores the definitions, motivations, causes, and impacts of fake news. Ideal for sparking meaningful discussions and raising awareness.
► Comprehensive Worksheet: Challenge students with a meticulously crafted worksheet that prompts critical thinking and comprehension. Perfect for form time, English lessons, or as part of a dedicated media literacy curriculum.
► Versatile Use: Suitable for various educational settings, this pack facilitates in-depth discussions on the challenges of misinformation, making it an excellent addition to form time or English lessons.
► Answer Key Included: Streamline assessment with included answers, allowing for easy evaluation of student responses and providing valuable insights into their understanding.
Key Features:
• Empower Critical Thinking: Equip students with the skills to critically analyze information and discern between credible and misleading content.
•Meaningful Discussions: Spark thought-provoking discussions on the impact of fake news, promoting awareness and media literacy.
•Aligned with Curriculum: Ideal for KS3/4, GCSE English, and Functional Skills, ensuring relevance and appropriateness for a wide range of learners.
Prepare your students to navigate the complexities of the digital age with confidence. Download the “Decode Fake News” Reading Comprehension Pack now to ignite insightful conversations and cultivate media literacy skills! ❤❤
This lesson is perfect for teaching your class about position words, direction and grid positions in the first quadrant.Suitable for Home schooling as answers included, could be used for Primary Maths as well. By the end of the lesson, everyone should be able to:
Use position words such as above, below, right and left
Use cardinal directions such as North, South, East and West
Label the x-axis and y-axis
know that a coordinate is represented by two numbers in brackets, separated by a comma
read and plot coordinates correctly by going along the x-axis and then up the y-axis
1 x Interactive TV and Film Themed powerpoint
1 x Cardinal Directions worksheet
2 x Differentiated Coordinates Worksheets
Answers included
A handy number line that counts up in tenths from 0 to 1. Each tenth is shown written as a fraction, a decimal and a percentage. Can be displayed n class when learning about FDP or is a handy desktop scaffold or reminder to learners of common FDP equivalences.