I am an experienced functional skills and GCSE maths teacher. I teach mainly adults. I also teach apprentices so I have a wide variety of resources from whole class teaching to my workbooks which were originally developed for work with apprentice who come to my classes on a roll on roll off basis - lessons with apprentices are very exam focused trying to prepare them for exams as quickly as possibly. I enjoy a problem solving approach and like to develop resource suitable for adults.
I am an experienced functional skills and GCSE maths teacher. I teach mainly adults. I also teach apprentices so I have a wide variety of resources from whole class teaching to my workbooks which were originally developed for work with apprentice who come to my classes on a roll on roll off basis - lessons with apprentices are very exam focused trying to prepare them for exams as quickly as possibly. I enjoy a problem solving approach and like to develop resource suitable for adults.
This is a 29 page long revision document compiled for the level 1 functional skills exam. Ideal for end of year exam preparation. Includes examples and QR links to help and problem solving tasks. Has been well received by my learners. Please note it is intended for revision there are some brief recaps included . In word for easy editing.You wont find any copy and pasted questions. All written and typed out each page individually. Originally made to give out to some of my learners who missed several weeks of teaching and it has helped them to pass the exam.
This resource is specifically written for L1 functional skills learners, it doesn’t include and of the unnecessary questions on prime number and factors as these are not in the functional skills curriculum. Write by a very successful functional skills tutor for tutors and students.
Place Value
Rounding
Order of operations
Formula
Fractions
Fractions, Decimals Percentages conversions
Percentage of an amount
Percentage increase/decrease
Ratio
Checking calculations
Timelines and timetables
Calculations with time
Speed, Distance time
Metric conversions
Metric and imperial conversion
Area and Perimeter
Area and Perimeter problems
Area and Perimeter composite shapes
Volume
Circles
Scale diagrams
Maps
Averages and Range
Probability
Tables and Charts
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Two documents included both in word.
Level 1 2 sided fact sheet to be used for cribbing before a functional skills maths test.
Level 2 2 sided fact sheet similar to level 1 fact sheet but differentiated for L2 topics.
Also includes a QR code learners can scan to get access to the document and save it on thier phones for easy revision.
Please see my other functional skills resources including whole lessons from £3 and huge revision books. (jonesk5)
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This is a complete revision guide compiled for the level 2 functional skills exam. Ideal for end of year exam preparation for learners on the functional skills maths course. Includes examples and QR links to help and problem solving tasks. Has been well received by my learners. In word for easy editing.You wont find any copy and pasted questions.Originally made to give out to some of my learners who missed several weeks of teaching and it has helped them to pass the exam. You get 2 documents the guide and answers the other images are for preview purpose.
Please note these are all new questions and does not have anything copied from text books or past papers.
This resource is specifically written for L2 functional skills learners, it doesn’t include any of the unnecessary questions on prime number and factors as these are not in the functional skills curriculum. Write by a very successful functional skills tutor for tutors and students. Most of the answers are also included.
I have kept this document as an editable word file, which allows you to edit out any minor errors. I have also taken into account any small errors when pricing the document.
Also available as part of a bundle for just £5 which includes revision books for L1 and L2 and bingo and my fact sheets all really great revision.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/functional-skills-maths-l1-and-l2-revision-bundle-11906889
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Place Value
Rounding
Order of operations
Formula
Fractions
Fractions, Decimals Percentages conversions
Percentage of an amount
Percentage increase/decrease
Percentage change
Ratio
Checking calculations
Timelines and timetables
Calculations with time
Speed, Distance time
Metric conversions
Metric and imperial conversion
Area and Perimeter
Area and Perimeter problems
Area and Perimeter composite shapes
Volume
Circles
Scale diagrams
Maps
Averages and Range
Probability
Tables and Charts
Now working in partnership with Cre8tive Resources. You can also explore lots more great maths resources here: https://www.cre8tiveresources.com/categories/maths/
Originally made for my work with apprentices. This is a booklet containing nearly 200 pages of activities. Its great as a book to work through in class if you done have traditionally taught sessions but it could work as a homework book or to replace handouts. Great for revision also. Explanations and worked examples followed by questions and activities. Not just worksheets. Cover the functional skills maths level 1 curriculum and topics are included such as, rounding,percentages, fractions,mean and range, bar charts, tables, reverse calculation, ratio, problem solving activities and exam practice. I have included exam practice and my tracking page which is great to show progress. I am finding it extremely useful hope you do too. Please let me know if you would like to see anything added. Now in Word so it is fully editable. You will get 1 file with the whole of the pack ready for booklet printing. The extra files are just pictures to show the content.
A real bargin. My resources are great value compared to others and I will always keep my prices low.
Please visit my shop: Let’sgetfunctional for loads of low priced functional skills workbooks.
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This is a full 30 week scheme of work for functional skills maths. Written by myself for the City and Guilds criteria but still useful for other exam boards. Contains curriculum links, starters, homework suggestions , plenary ideas and ideas for lesson content . Stretch and challenge included and differentiated. There are some links to resources as well, a few lessons include links to PPT, and all resources. Please note that not all suggestions for resources that are written on the scheme include links although if you send me a message I will send you any that you can’t find. Most links are to free resources on TES. Ofsted observed me twice in November and my planning was complimented as a strength on both occasions. Perfect for someone just starting out or more experienced teachers looking for new ideas.
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This bundle includes both of work my workbooks for coverage of functional skills. Help sheets, worksheets, puzzles, crime investigations, QR codes for help. Excellent for revision of the whole year. Can be used as home work books or for flipped learning. Could replace existing resources of use a a compliment.
I use these work books with apprentices as they do not attend traditional classes these are all in one books that save you printing loads of resources.
Includes bridging the gap - got a learner who has just completed level 1? This is the document you need to fill the gaps and get them up to L2 in the same year.
Now working in partnership with Cre8tive Resources. You can also explore lots more great maths resources here: https://www.cre8tiveresources.com/categories/maths/
Please note the PNG files are photos that have been used for the previews only. They are not the documents needed to use the resource, they only photos of what is included.
This bundle includes all the topics needed to teach functional skills. All topics for the reformed functional skills qualifications that are included have work books many differentiated to L1 & L2 . Lots of power points and the majority of answers are also included. This really is a bargain.
My exam board is city and guilds. But this would be useful for all exam boards.
Every work book Included is made for the reformed functional skills maths and include calculator and non calculator methods.
Place Value
Rounding and estimation
Multiply by 10,100,1000 and add and subtract including decimals.
Multiplication including decimals
Bidmas
Percentages of amounts, increase and decrease, reverse percentages and compound interest.
Fractions of amounts, simplify fractions mixed fractions, add and subtract fractions.
converting between fractions,decimals and percentages
Ratio and proportion
Averages
Probability
Graphs and charts
Area and perimeter including problems
Substitution into formula
Angles, symmetry and bearing,compass points and coordinates
Metric and imperial conversions
Scale plans, maps, nets ad elevations
L1 non calculator work book
L2 revision workbook with calculator and non calculator questions on every topic.
Please note if you do find typos the workbooks are in word so you can easily amend. I am going through and fixing them as I find them or they are reported to me.
Please see my resources (jonesk5) for the following available for free:
Division workbook
Course outline
Non calculator revision mock
time and timetables
This is a sequential workbook for level 2 functions skills (level 1 also available) there are almost 250 pages of activities and resources. Brief explanations of topics for functional skills followed by questions. Exam practice is included along with a handy tracking sheet which can be used to show progress. Stretch and challenge activities are interspersed throughout. Covers most of the criteria has been very successful for my learners Useful for revision of for self teaching or homework. Could replace handouts. Originally made for an apprentice workbook as its ideal for drop in drop out sessions. Word document for easy editing. Please leave a review. Document included is the 247 page work pack suggested printing as a spiral bound book. Other documents are pictures to show contents.
Look out for the bundle for level 1 and 2 at a reduced price
If you have already purchased the level 1 guide this includes the questions form that guide plus extra topics and some harder questions.
Topics included: Place value, rounding,fractions, percentages, converting fractions decimals and percentages, ratio, reverse calculations, mean, median mode and range. Metric and imperial conversions. Area,perimeter volume, scale drawings, bar charts, scatter-graphs, pie charts, and exam practice.
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This is a maths revision game with over 80 worded problems included. Editable to suit your learners.
Move around the board and answer questions according to whatever topic you land on. Colour coded questions included. You can also buy the topics as you go and collect rent for anyone who lands on your topic.
Includes questions on reverse calculations. Fractions, percentages, ratio, money, time, graphs, scale plan, area perimeter and volume, mean median mode and range. Conversions of metric and imperial units.
Treasure chest cards included where you will either loose of gain money.
Taxi cards move you around the board.
This is a really great activity for revision of maths especially with a problem solving focus such as functional skills at level 1 and 2. Includes score sheet to keep track of how much money you have. All in an editable PPT. I do hope your learners enjoy it as much as mine have.
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his resource includes 2 percentages workbooks alligned to the new reformed 2019 functional skills maths curriculum at the correct levels.
Level 1 includes
With and without a calculator be able to:
• Find percentage parts of amounts
• Find percentage increase/decrease
• Calculate percentage change
Level 2 includes
With and without a calculator be able to:
• Find percentage parts of amounts
• Find percentage increase/decrease
• Calculate percentage change
• Express one number as a percentage of another
• Calculate simple and compound interest.
• Calculate reverse percentages
Powerpoint presentation which includes most answers and works alongside the work book to complete the lesson also included
I came across these when looking for some resources to consolidate pie charts.
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It is a card matching activity generator on pie charts. Learners have to match a set of 9 frequency tables with their matching pie charts. A great way to generate your own pie matching activities.
Can be used as an activity within a pie chart lesson or could be used as a starter or plenary.
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This is a simple flow diagram style help sheet for converting metric units. I use this as part of my metric units lesson. I have highlighted the key conversions that are needed to be remembered for both level 1 and level 2 functional skills maths exams.
As this is a topic many struggle with I have also put together a carousel of activities which is available to download in my shop: Let’sgetfunctional There are many different functional skills maths level 1 and functionals skills maths L2 resources available.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/convert-metric-units-carousel-functional-skills-maths-6-resources-11904624
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Two work packs for practice with problem solving with 2d shapes. Area and Perimeter knowledge is presumed as these work packs follow on from my area and perimeter ones. Available in my shop.
You have lots of practice at problem solving and working out costs etc. All the answered are included and each pack is appropriately differentiated.
This pack contains 6 tasks to help develop problem solving and also challenge misconceptions. Very little numeracy skills are needed to perfect for start of term team building. Can be used as a booklet or print A3 for a great carousel in the first few weeks of term. Suggested answers are now included!
• Odd One out – there is more than one right answer which some learners find difficult to accept.
• Spot the mistake – 5 problems with mistakes, includes writing money on a calculator, changing units, square M, rounding errors.
• Plan the book club – again can be more than one correct answer, encourages discussion, systematic planning and importance of explaining your answer
• Business cards – reading from a table and interpreting questions
• Water meter – making reasonable assumptions, extracting information
• Hair appointment – working with time, planning answers, drawing time lines
Resources also available on fb.me/letsgetfunctionalskillsmaths
Included in this pack is a lesson plan. fact cards fro countries around the world to use in a variety of ways comparing the numbers. A booklet with accompanying questions including a crossword. An activity on house prices and a large numbers in the news handout with questions. More than enough to challenge even most able learners in functional skills maths and will take at least 2 hours to complete. A maths dictionary is also included.
Please see my other resources for lots of functional skills lessons differentiated to level 1 and level 2 including all resources for £3.
Here are some revision cards I made after reviewing the chief examiners report for functional skills maths at level 1. I needed some new revision materials and I know learners often like to make revision cards. Here we have double sided cards which can be used in a few different ways. They are colour coded for number, shape space and measure and statistics. Plus 3 challenge cards in black. Plenty of challenge for even the most able L1 learners.
Print the cards off and fold them over so you have flash cards with functional skills type questions on one side and the answers on the back. All answers have the maths facts associated with the questions and then a worked solution so the learners can see how to apply the knowledge to an actual question. Always more useful then just having a fact or an answer and excellent modeling of practice for learners who have up coming exams . Can be given out to take home and as such I have kept the pictures to a minimal to keep the printing costs lower.
I have also used these cards cut up into answers and questions and given out for the learners to match them up, like matching cards and they can then photograph the cards when completed for further revision.
Finally when learners are completing functional skills practice papers these cards are handy for the learners to refer to. After you have helped them you can collect a relevant card and test them to ensure they have now understood a topic they were struggling with. Instead of just giving them the answer try and solve a similar functional sills style question with them and then see if they can apply it to the paper.
Level 2 will also be coming soon. Please see my shop letsgetfunctional for loads of revision activities for functional and GCSE maths.
Please note if purchasing for use with GCSE maths these cards cover lots of functional skills topics but they do not cover topics which are not on the functional skills exam papers! For example probability trees, prime numbers and factors are not necessary to be taught and I like to keep my functional skills revision activities relevant to help functional skills learners pass their test without confusing them.
The following topics are included:
Fractions
Percentages
Rounding
Converting fractions to a percentages
Area and Perimeter and Volume
Scale Plan
Checking Calculations
Mean and Range
Bar Charts and Tables
Converting metric units
Practical problems
Ratio
Challenge questions (x 3)
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Progress tasks…
A variety of 29 plenaries or starters that are to use at the end of functional skills maths lessons for level 1 and level 2. They are sequential to the teaching so as the year goes on more topics are introduced a great way to show the progress and also help learners remember those topics from term 1. Perfect for functional skills maths revision. Includes 15 lots of grid questions, these are a sheet with different problems on a grid style perfect for revision over several areas.
A few dingbats are thrown in for a bit of fun and problems to encourage challenge and problem solving.
Contents
Place value cross number
Rounding code breaker
Spot the Mistakes Fractions
Fractions and percentages code breaker
Mixed cross number x 2 (fraction, percentage, place value)
Two way tables puzzle
2 puzzle pages
Averages questions x 2
Four rules puzzle
Set square puzzle
Area and Perimeter code breaker
15 mixed question revision grids
I allow 10 minutes on the board and then show the answers and allow 5 minutes for questions.
Updated so all items are typed in word and fully editable.
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This is a resource to really help consolidate metric measures. I always find that my functional skills maths learners struggle with the topic of converting metric units. I have made this carousel to really get them practicing without just doing work sheets. There is a functional skills approach but suitable for all learners.
6 activities should be sufficiently challenging questions for L1 and L2 learners
All activities look at converting metric conversions.
The following units are practiced: cm,m,mm,km,l,ml,g,kg
A tarsia puzzle on PDF for ease of printing
An answer hunt with functional skills style problem solving questions
An activity to mark the work right or wrong (great to higher order thinking)
A cross-number to help get them into the habit of converting before answering the questions.
A find the answer activity -choose the correct letter to reveal the punch line.
Cut up and cover up activity, which can also be used as a matching activity.
Loads to fill a jam packed lesson.
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This is a maths revision quiz designed to cover loads of the criteria for the functional skills maths exams. It includes percentages, fractions, decimals, area, perimeter, scale plan, formula, ratio, converting between units, averages and more. It is designed to be played as a powerpoint so you can download it and go without the need to print. Questions are mixed L1 & L2 so perfect for mixed ability or cover lesson.
There are 4 rounds:
Round 1 is a beat the clock round with a timer linked to the powerpoint ten minutes to answer 10 questions. You can adjust for your own groups as necessary. Bonus challenge question on ratio included.
Round 2: True or false read the statements and decide if they are true or false, if they are false the reason why must be given to get a point.
Round 3: Multiple choice round. Read the questions of the board and circle your chosen answer.
Round 4: Picture round look at the pictures and answer the questions
Then swap answer sheets and go through answer all on the powerpoint on the board.
This is designed to be able to just do the lesson with no prep ideal for a cover session.
If you have a bit more time the last few slides are answer sheets which can be printed for learners to record thier answers on.
Also included are the questions on a seperate powerpoint for you to print it required.
Please see my shop for loads more maths revision activities including bingo and a math monopoly game. @letsgetfunctional.
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Place value cross number variety of questions. Good practice for spelling numbers as well. Answers included.
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