Basic maths skills teaching pack

Aimed at addressing gaps in prior learning – particularly after the COVID-19 school closures – Basic maths skills – support to improve students’ numeracy is perfect for both the transition to year 7 and for intervention sessions throughout KS3 and KS4.

The pack is divided into five units: number, algebra, ratio and proportion, geometry and measures and statistics. Each unit features ready-to-photocopy worksheets, teaching notes and answers. A tracking tick list is also included.

Improve students’ numeracy skills and ensure they have all the knowledge they need to access the full secondary curriculum.

What’s included?

• 39 worksheets to fill gaps in prior learning and form a solid base for progress
• Answers included
• Perfect for intervention at KS3-KS4 or to support Y7 transition

What’s inside?

Student’s section

N1 number: number and place value (pages 5-9)

• Read, write, order and compare numbers up to 10 000 000
• Use negative numbers in context
• Solve number problems

N2 number: calculation (pages 10-21)

• Long multiplication
• Long division
• Short division
• Mental calculations
• Common factors, multiples and prime numbers
• BODMAS
• Addition and subtraction multi-step problems
• Four rules problems
• Use estimation to check answers

N3 number: fractions, decimals and percentages (pages 22-30)

• Simplifying fractions
• Add and subtract fractions
• Multiply proper fractions
• Divide fractions by whole numbers
• Multiply numbers up to 2 decimal places
• Written division methods up to 2 decimal places
• Fraction, decimal and percentage equivalence

RP ratio and proportion (pages 31-36)

• Relative sizes
• Percentage calculations
• Scale factors
• Unequal sharing

A algebra (pages 37-43)

• Use simple formulae
• Linear sequences
• Express missing number problems algebraically
• Working with two variables

GM1 geometry and measures: measurement (pages 44-53)

• Units of measure
• Convert between miles and kilometres
• Area and perimeter of squares and rectangles
• Area and volume formulae
• Area of triangles and parallelograms

GM2 geometry and measures: properties of shape (pages 54-61)

• 2D shapes
• 3D shapes
• Parts of the circle
• Angles

GM3 geometry and measures: position and direction (pages 62-63)

• Translation and reflection in four quadrants

S statistics (pages 64-68)

• Pie charts and line graphs
• The mean
• Teacher’s section and answers

Teaching notes and curriculum mapping (page 69)

Tracking sheet (pages 71-73)

Homework answers (pages 72-91)