Functional Skills Maths Cover Lesson E3-L2

Ready-to-teach 90-minute Functional Skills Maths cover lesson for Entry Level 3, Level 1 and Level 2, with PowerPoint, worksheet and full answers.

Need a Functional Skills Maths cover lesson that another tutor can pick up and deliver with minimal preparation? This complete lesson has been designed specifically for mixed-ability Functional Skills groups, with all teaching input, timings, differentiation and learner activities already provided.

The resource covers Money & Number Skills through realistic Functional Skills contexts and includes differentiated activities for Entry Level 3, Level 1 and Level 2.

What’s included:

Complete 90-minute PowerPoint lesson
Matching printable learner worksheet
Full teacher answer sheet
Entry Level 3 scaffolded questions
Level 1 core questions
Level 2 stretch and multi-step questions
Starter and worked examples
Extended problem-solving activity
Plenary quiz
Exit ticket and learner reflection
Suggested timings throughout
Tutor guidance built into the lesson

Maths topics covered include:

Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
Money calculations
Totals and change
Fractions, decimals and percentages
Percentage discounts and increases
VAT and service charges
Ratio, proportion and unit pricing
Value for money
Estimation, rounding and checking
Multi-step problem solving

The extended class trip budget activity brings the skills together in a realistic scenario involving ticket costs, lunch allowances, budgeting, percentage increases and value-for-money comparisons.

The lesson uses three levels of differentiation throughout:

Entry Level 3 — scaffolded questions with hints and step-by-step support
Level 1 — core Functional Skills questions with independent working
Level 2 — stretch questions involving multi-step calculations, percentages and problem solving

This makes the resource particularly useful for mixed-level Functional Skills classes, where learners within the same group may be working towards different qualifications.

Ideal for:

Emergency maths cover
Non-specialist cover tutors
First lessons with an unfamiliar group
Mixed Entry Level 3 / Level 1 / Level 2 classes
FE colleges and adult education
Apprenticeship Functional Skills provision
Revision or consolidation lessons

The PowerPoint is designed to be followed from beginning to end, with a full 90-minute lesson structure already provided. The worksheet mirrors the activities shown on screen and includes working space for learners, with answers provided for the delivering tutor.

A complete print-and-teach Functional Skills Maths lesson requiring minimal preparation.

Part of the AlexMaths101 Functional Skills Maths resource collection.