Functional Skills Maths Level 2 Pack 1: Number Foundations - 3 lessons

Lessons included

This pack covers:

Lesson 1: Place value, large numbers, negatives and ordering
Learners practice reading, writing, comparing and ordering positive and negative numbers of any size. Contexts include temperatures, bank balances, stock levels and league tables.

Lesson 2: Calculations with whole numbers up to one million
Learners practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using large numbers, with a focus on selecting the correct operation in functional contexts.

Lesson 3: Estimation, approximation and inverse checks
Learners develop strategies for checking whether answers are reasonable, using rounding, estimation and inverse operations.

What is included
Three classroom-ready lesson resources
Learner worksheets with fluency, reasoning and functional application sections
Realistic Functional Skills contexts
Step-by-step teacher answer keys and marking guidance

Learners will practice how to:

Read and write positive and negative numbers of any size
Compare and order large numbers, decimals and negative values
Identify the value of digits in large numbers and decimals
Carry out calculations using numbers up to one million
Choose suitable operations in worded problems
Estimate answers before calculating
Use inverse operations to check answers
Explain whether an answer is reasonable in context