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
Differentiated Place Value questions with answers in a RAG type worksheet, 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
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 or an in class assessment sheet. Having the answers also reduces workload as students can self-mark. Suitable for Home Schooling
The gold (hardest) questions really stretch the most able students
Check out some of my other place value resources
Maths Bingo Place Value
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-bingo-place-value-11891769
Place Value Lesson-ordering Numbers
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/place-value-ordering-numbers-lesson-12169925
Functional Skills Lesson on Place Value and Negative Numbers
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-functional-skills-maths-full-lesson-on-place-value-and-negative-numbers-12341959
Place Value-Read and Write Large Numbers Worksheet
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/place-value-read-and-write-large-numbers-worksheet-12198214
Place Value-Ordering Numbers Differentiated Worksheet
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/place-value-ordering-numbers-differentiated-worksheet-12169344
Place Value to 10 Million Lesson Pack
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/place-value-to-ten-million-lesson-pack-12163505
Place Value Maths Riddles
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-maths-functional-skills-place-value-maths-riddles-11981735
Place Value-What is the digit worth worksheet
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-maths-functional-skills-place-value-worksheet-11970618
A set of Revision cards showing all the Maths facts and methods Level 2 Functional Learners have to know for their exam. I print these of in one document, which the learners refer to when working in class activities or when doing practice papers.
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
★Mastering Scale Drawing: Comprehensive Lesson with PowerPoint and Workbook for Functional Skills, KS3, and GCSE Foundation Maths. Unlock the mysteries of scale drawing with this comprehensive lesson package, including a dynamic 25-slide Teaching PowerPoint and a thoughtfully crafted Student Workbook. Tailored for New Reformed Functional Skills Maths, KS3 Maths, and GCSE Foundation Maths, this engaging lesson equips learners with the skills to seamlessly transition between scale drawings and actual measurements.
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Key Learning Objectives:
►Convert scale drawings into precise measurements.
►Translate actual measurements into accurate scale drawings.
►Skillfully draw a room to a suitable scale.
►Arrange objects confidently within a scale drawing.
★The lesson features an interactive and visually appealing PowerPoint presentation that captivates students’ attention while simplifying the complexities of scale drawing. Each slide is meticulously designed to facilitate understanding and retention.
★The accompanying Student Workbook ensures active participation, allowing learners to complete tasks and take insightful notes. The workbook serves as a valuable resource for reinforcing concepts and practicing the newly acquired skills.
★This lesson has received high praise from students who previously found scale drawing to be a challenging topic. The intuitive design, practical exercises, and clear explanations make it an invaluable resource for both teachers and students alike.
Whether you are a teacher looking for a comprehensive lesson plan or a student seeking clarity on scale drawing, this resource is your key to success. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to master this difficult topic with this well-received lesson package.❤❤
Check out my other Scale Drawing Lessons on TES
Blueprint Bonanza: Unleash Scale Drawing Magic!
Scale Drawing Activity - The Burj Khalifa: No-Prep Fun for GCSE Foundation Maths & Functional Skills
Differentiated Worksheets on Ratio and Scale
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/functional-skills-maths-ratio-and-scale-drawing-11914673
Worksheet on Scale Drawing and Map Scales
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-maths-functional-skills-scale-drawing-maps-worksheet-11963298
Scale Drawing Worksheet-Car Blueprint
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-maths-functional-skills-scale-drawing-car-blueprint-12025927
Scale Drawing Worksheet-Lory Blueprint
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-maths-functional-skills-scale-drawing-lorry-blueprint-12026502
Scale Drawing Worksheet-House and Garden
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/gcse-maths-functional-skills-scale-drawing-house-and-garden-l1-l2-11911935
★Ultimate Exam Prep: Functional Skills Maths Level 1 - 14 Pages of Engaging Exam-Style Questions! Revolutionize your revision sessions with this comprehensive 14-page exam-style questions resource, perfectly crafted for Functional Skills Maths Level 1. This dynamic resource goes beyond the ordinary, covering popular exam topics like probability, averages and range, percentage of amounts, fraction of amounts, tables, bar charts, area and perimeter, and scale drawing.
Key Features:
► Exam-Style Questions: Challenge your students with a variety of questions, mirroring the format of the actual exam. Each question is designed to reinforce crucial skills and boost confidence.
► Worked Answers Included: Facilitate independent learning with detailed worked answers provided, aiding understanding and promoting self-assessment.
► Interactive Options: Take your revision session to the next level with versatile activities like relay games, quizzes, or a revision race. Instructions are included for each activity, adding a dynamic and interactive element to the learning process.
► Varied Topics: Cover weak areas identified in examiner reports, ensuring a focused and targeted approach to revision. From probability to scale drawing, this resource has it all!
► Powerpoint Presentation: Make your revision session come alive with a PowerPoint presentation featuring questions and worked answers. Perfect for displaying on screen and engaging the whole class.
How to Use:
• Revision Relay: Energize your class with a relay game, encouraging teamwork and quick thinking.
•Quiz Mode: Transform the session into a quiz, with learners marking each other’s work and fostering peer-to-peer learning.
• Revision Race: Create a dynamic race by printing questions separately, ensuring learners progress only when their answers are correct.
Bring a burst of life into your Functional Skills Maths Level 1 revision session! Whether you’re a teacher looking for engaging resources or a student seeking a fresh approach to exam preparation, this resource is your ultimate guide to success. ❤❤❤❤❤
This activity helps students to practice working out reverse percentages
A Treasure Hunt is a great activity which children love. They are ideal for revision, starters or plenaries. They are a really great way to get students to answer questions quickly and enjoy doing so. Suitable for Home Schooling as Answers Included.
These question cards have been prepared in two sizes. The large cards can be pinned around around the classroom and used for a whole class activity; the smaller (loop cards) can be used for group work or by individuals – they are particularly helpful for one-to-one tutorials and during interventions.
Home Learning lesson pack on Types of Numbers (factors, multiples, primes, squares, cubes, square and cube roots).
Aimed at KS3, that is 11-14 year olds to keep the maths they have learnt or learning fresh for the return of schools
Also useful for students returning to their GCSE year on the return of schools.
Content
1 x 33 slide Powerpoint with methods and quiz questions
1 x Printable word worksheet
1 x Self marking version of the worksheet, no need to print
ALL answers included
How can I use this resource if I don’t have a printer?
The Types of Number Worksheet has been designed with adaptability in mind. So, the resource contains a printable copy of the worksheet (MS Word) and a self marking copy of the worksheet (MS Excel). The self marking worksheet allows you to type your answers directly beside the questions, so there is no printing needed and it self marks each question.
In addition, the printable version of the Types of Number Worksheet comes supplied with a full set of answers.
I have also included a recap Powerpoint presentation for the learner and the home schooler if needed to run through before attempting the worksheet. The presentation is 33 slides and includes methods, examples and quiz questions with answers.
Home Learning
The features mentioned above make this perfectly suitable to home learning. To set up your own session, just follow the steps below:
Prepare a suitable study space and have your computer / device ready.
Work through Powerpoint to recap methods
Either print off the Types of Number Worksheet or have the self marking excel version open on the screen of your chosen device.
The pupil can then complete the tasks provided, either with a pen / pencil on the printed-out worksheet or by typing directly into the self marking excel document.
Once complete, you have the option of marking the worksheet yourself (using the supplied answer sheet) or sif you have done the self marking version it will mark itself.
As a KS3 Maths resource, what kind of challenge can I expect?
To give you an insight into the challenge of the Types of Number Worksheet, take a peek at the following examples of questions in the worksheet
Which of these numbers is not a prime number?
5, 7, 21
What is 3 squared
What is 5 cubed
What are the first four multiple of 6
What is the square root of 16
What is the cube root of 64
A nice starter to get learners carrying out simple calculations on a calculator in a fun way.
If they follow the 12 maths steps correctly, their final answer will be their date of birth, which always amazes them.
Enjoy
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!
Unleash the Power of Place Value: Journey to Ten Million! Embark on an illuminating math adventure with our comprehensive “Place Value to Ten Million Lesson Pack,” a versatile and editable resource tailor-made for KS2, KS3 Maths, GCSE Foundation, and Functional Skills L1 and L2. This robust pack is crafted to empower students with the ability to grasp the intricacies of place value, ensuring they confidently identify, read, and write large numbers up to ten million.
Key Learning Outcomes:
► Digit Decoding Mastery:
Equip your students with the skills to decode and understand the worth of each digit in a number, setting the foundation for advanced numerical comprehension.
► Numerical Fluency:
Elevate their numerical literacy as they learn to read and write large numbers, instilling confidence in tackling numbers up to ten million.
► Expressive Numeracy:
Foster the ability to articulate numbers in both words and figures, honing their written and verbal communication of numerical concepts.
Lesson Pack Highlights:
★Versatile PowerPoint Presentation:
Engage your students with a 29-slide PowerPoint that seamlessly guides the lesson. It includes discussion questions, starter activities, methods, challenging questions with detailed answers, and a compelling plenary to reinforce learning.
★ Cities Investigation Activity:
Apply knowledge in a real-world context with the Cities Investigation activity sheet, prompting students to state the population of cities in both numerical and word forms.
★ Method Posters:
Reinforce learning with two method posters illustrating how to read and write large numbers, providing handy visual aids for quick reference.
★ Diverse Worksheets:
Cater to various learning styles with worksheets for writing numbers in words, writing words in numbers, and a functional place value worksheet featuring real-life questions.
★ Interactive Learning:
Spice up the lesson with Place Value Bingo Game and Bingo cards, turning numerical practice into an engaging and enjoyable activity.
Empower your students with a thorough understanding of place value, using this extensive lesson pack that transforms complex numerical concepts into an accessible and enjoyable learning experience. Get your Place Value to Ten Million Lesson Pack now and witness mathematical confidence bloom! Answers included for seamless assessment and feedback.❤❤❤
★Elevate your Level 2 Functional Skills Maths revision with these 72 meticulously crafted Revision Cards! Born from a thorough review of the chief examiner’s report, these double-sided cards are the ultimate study companion for learners aiming to excel in their exams.
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★Created out of necessity for fresh and effective revision materials, these cards offer a versatile approach to learning. Each card is thoughtfully color-coded for easy identification of topics, covering number, shape, space, measure, and statistics. This ensures that learners can focus on specific areas of improvement with ease.
★On one side of the card, learners will find a challenging question designed to test their understanding of Functional Skills Maths concepts. On the flip side, they’ll discover not just the answer, but a detailed worked solution. This invaluable feature allows learners to see not only the final result but also the step-by-step process of how to arrive at it. It’s more than just memorizing facts—it’s about understanding the application of knowledge in real-world scenarios.
★These revision cards offer multiple ways to engage with the material. Whether printed as double-sided flashcards for independent study, cut up for matching exercises, or used as a reference during practice papers, they provide a dynamic and interactive learning experience.
★Furthermore, these cards serve as an invaluable tool for educators during Functional Skills practice paper revision, they can be used as a help for learners when completing practice papers.
Don’t just settle for average revision materials—equip yourself with the best. With these Level 2 Functional Skills Maths Revision Cards, success is within reach.❤❤❤❤
Topics covered
►Estimation
►Long Multiplication
►Square Numbers
►Decimal Multiplication
►Fractions Simplest form
►Mixed Fractions
►Fraction of Amounts
►Percentage Increase and Decrease
►Bidmas
►Square roots
►Sharing in a Ratio
►SDT
►FDP
►Rounding
►Inverse Checks
►Percentage Change
►Direct and Inverse Proportion
►Formula
►Perimeter and Area
►Volume of square base pyramid
►Area of Triangle
►Scale Drawing
►Metric conversion
►Imperial to metric conversion
►Conversion charts
►Density, mass and volume
►Co-ordinates
►Angles
►Volume of spheres
►Area of circle
►Circumference of semi circle and circle
►Area and perimeter of compound shapes
►Volume of triangular shapes
►Volume of cylinder
►Volume of cuboid
►Surface area
►Pie charts
►Averages and range
►Probability
►Tree Diagrams
►Scatter Graphs
►Line graphs
►Frequency tables
►Estimated mean
Complete the tally and bar charts, then answer the questions in this favourite colours survery worksheet.
Suitable for Primary 3 Maths Handling Data - Collecting, Representing and Interpreting Data as well as Functional Skills Maths Entry Level.
Boost Your Measurement Skills with This Essential Workbook Set!
Looking to master measurement conversions? This two-workbook set is your go-to resource for Functional Skills and GCSE Foundation 9-1 students! Perfectly designed for both classroom and self-study, these workbooks help you tackle metric conversions, metric-to-imperial conversions, and more. Each workbook provides clear methods and practical questions, empowering you to gain confidence with ease.
►Workbook 1: 13 pages of foundational skills
►Workbook 2: 16 pages of advanced challenges
Complete with a full answer sheet, this set makes independent learning effective and straightforward.
Differentiated aDDITION questions with answers in a RAG type worksheet, 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
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 or an in class assessment sheet. Having the answers also reduces workload as students can self-mark. Suitable for Home Schooling
The gold (hardest) questions really stretch the most able students
Check out my other addition resources on TES
4 digit Addition Column Method Full Lesson
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/addition-column-method-4-digit-numbers-12239711
Functional Skills Full Lesson on Add and Subtract
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/new-functional-skills-maths-full-lesson-on-add-and-subtract-12353420
Averages-Spot the Mistake worksheet. Suitable for GCSE Foundation and Functional Skills
A short worksheet on spotting and correcting mistakes learners have made on some averages and range questions
Answers included
❄☃ Engage students in festive learning with this Christmas-themed Color by Number Ratio Worksheet! Designed for KS3 Maths, GCSE Maths, and Functional Skills, this fun exercise combines worded sharing in ratio questions with the joy of creating a colorful snowman. ☃
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Key Features:
❶ Practice Worded Sharing in Ratio
❷Colorful Snowman Design
❸ Suitable for All Abilities
Students will enjoy tackling the questions and bringing the snowman to life with vibrant colors. The worksheet is an ideal blend of learning and creativity, making it a perfect addition to your holiday-themed math activities. ❄☃
I have used this with lots of 11-16 year old Maths classes and they have all enjoyed answering the questions and colouring in the boxes to create a snowman.
Download now to add a touch of festive fun to your math lessons!