Scheme of Work: Functional Skills Mathematics: Entry Level 2

Course Delivery
Duration: 30 weeks

Aims
Performance Learners can: understand simple practical problems in familiar contexts and situations select basic mathematics to obtain answers use mathematics to obtain answers to simple given practical problems that are clear and routine generate results to a given level of accuracy use given checking procedures describe solutions to simple given practical problems in familiar contexts and situations

Regular resources
martboard! mini whiteboards " marker pens! flipchart and glue sticks! Powerpoint! rulers! calculators! paper and pens for group work

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Scheme of Work: Functional Skills Mathematics: Entry Level 2

Week/ Session Content *nduction # *nitial assessment and diagnos tic assessment #eedback on initial and diagnostic assessment Learning Objectives: students will be able to +xplain the #unctional maths kills ,ualification and the nature of assessment -onduct initial and diagnostic assessments *dentify current level of working! strengths and weaknesses et targets and write *ndividual Learning Plans Assessment of Learning ."/ /nswers on initial and diagnostic assessments Teac ing and Learning Activities !esources "unctional Skills Standards

*nitial assessment activities: e0g0 paper or computer%based assessments! discussion! observation of assessment activities! interview and self%assessment

*nitial and diagnostic assessment activities

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*nitial and diagnostic assessment results

2ive feedback on initial and diagnostic assessments and negotiate *LP with learner

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/ctivity % $atch figures to words

4bservation of matching activity 3ead! write order and compare numbers with up to ' significant figures 3ecognise odd and even numbers *dentify missing numbers in se,uences ."/ 4bservation of card sort! ordering and comparison activities /nswers on practice tasks

&hole group activities counting

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&orking with numbers with ' significant figures

change in twos! fives or tens -ards activity make random number cards between ( and (00! sort out cards into groups 5do not classify groups for learners6! identify odd and even numbers Paired activities order a set of shopping prices! compare prices of items from different shops Practice tasks write the value of a digit in a number! write numbers in words and figures! order numbers! identify odd and even numbers! find missing numbers in se,uences

3andom card set from ( to (00 Practice tasks Lists of prices of items in ' significant figures Computer Smartboard

7nderstand and use whole numbers with up to two significant figures! including the use of 8ero as a place holder *dentify odd and even numbers

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Scheme of Work: Functional Skills Mathematics: Entry Level 2

Discussion on language of addition
4bservation of mini whiteboard and matching activities ."/ 4bservation of washing line activity -ompletion of practice tasks

$ini whiteboard activities put

choice of 3 differentiated additions on board9 ask learners to choose at least one to do using any method! canvass methods /ctivities e0g0 ask learners to volunteer any two numbers which add to :0 5smartboard) &ashing line ask learners in pairs to choose any differentiated ,uestion from washing line! solve ,uestion and replace on line! discuss results for different pairs Practice tasks differentiated ,uestions in addition $ini whiteboards &ashing line with problems Practice tasks Computer Smartboard

plus! add! more than

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&orking on addition with numbers up to (00

/dd numbers up to (00 or with ' significant figures using a variety of strategies *dentify when to add in practical%problem solving

7nderstand and use addition in practical situations

Discussion on language of
4bservation of mini whiteboard activity ."/ 4bservation of washing line activity -ompletion of practice tasks

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ubtract numbers up to (00 or with ' significant figures using a variety of strategies *dentify when to subtract in practical% problem solving

subtraction from! minus! less than $ini whiteboard activities put choice of 3 differentiated subtractions on board9 ask learners to choose at least one to do using any method! canvass methods /ctivities e0g0 ask learners to volunteer any two numbers which subtract to (0 5smartboard) &ashing line ask learners in pairs to choose any differentiated ,uestion from washing line! solve ,uestion and replace on line! discuss results for different pairs Practice tasks differentiated ,uestions in subtraction

$ini whiteboards &ashing line with problems Practice tasks Computer Smartboard

7nderstand and use subtraction in practical situations

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4bservation of mini whiteboard and card activities ."/ 4bservation of group activity

$ini whiteboard activities choose

from combination of addition and subtraction differentiated ,uestions Discussion of addition and subtraction uses in everyday life -ard activities match ,uestion cards to answer cards 2roup activity tuck shop using vouchers to work out daily costs of buying two items

&orking on addition and subtraction with numbers up to (00

*dentify when to add or subtract in practical% problem solving

$ini whiteboards -ard activities -alculators

7nderstand and use addition)subtraction in practical situations

-ard sort activity have word

4bservation of card sort activity &orking with addition and subtraction in practical problem% solving ."/ and observation of Smartboard activity 4bservation of card matching activity 4bservation of practical activity problems on cards! ask groups to sort cards into addition and subtraction piles &rite practical problems on Smartboard 9 colour code addition)subtraction language in problem! relevant values and irrelevant information in each problem0 /sk learners to identify each part -ard matching activity put functional maths +ntry level ' past ,uestions on cards! have answer card set with deliberate errors Practical activity e0g0 shopping! buying more than one item and giving change

*dentify when to add or subtract in practical% problem solving 7se answers to make conclusions

$ini whiteboards -ard activity -oins -alculators Computer Smartboard

7nderstand and use addition)subtraction in practical situations

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$ini whiteboard activities choose
from differentiated doubling ,uestions: canvass methods e0g0 adding two numbers! counting up! partitioning! multiplying by ' *nvestigate moving backwards to get to ,uestion by halving 5smartboard) Demonstrate halving answers by physically dividing a number of items in two Practice ,uestions: doubling and halving! allow halving to act as check for doubling and vice versa 2ame move around board picking up items to buy! learners pick up cards on route with instructions to double the price or half the price of the item -ard matching activity put functional maths +ntry level ' past ,uestions on cards! have answer card set with deliberate errors

&orking with halving and doubling

#ind twice the value of numbers with ' significant figures using a variety of strategies #ind half the value of numbers with ' significant figures using a variety of strategies

4bservation of mini whiteboard activity ."/ 4bservation of game and completion of practice ,uestions 4bservation of card matching activity

$ini whiteboards Practice ,uestions 2ame -ard activity -alculators Computer Smartboard

7se doubling and halving in practical situations

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Practical tasks % make amounts of
money up to <( in different ways using (p! 'p! :p! (0p! '0p and :0p coins! give change =each how to identify operation and key information in money calculation problems 5Smartboard) -ard activity % put word problems involving adding prices! subtracting prices! doubling prices and halving prices on cards9 ask learners to sort cards into categories and then solve in pile of problems in pairs Practical activity price items in < up to <(00 and prices with ' significant figures e0g0 <'30 in e0g0 catalogue! produce shopping re,uests on cards 5e0g0 ' D>Ds! ( D>D and ( D>D player6! ask learners to select cards at random and work out cost in pairs

&orking with money

#ind different amounts of money using a combination of coins *dentify the operation in money problems Develop skills in extracting relevant information in problems with money

4bservation of practical tasks and card activity ."/ 4bservation of practical activity

-oins Computer Smartboard -ard activity -atalogues calculators

3ecognise and use money

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#unctional maths problems with numbers and money

7se numbers with ' significant figures in practical problems *dentify the operation in practical problems re,uiring calculation with money or whole numbers Develop skills in extracting relevant information in problems with whole numbers and money 7se common date

3ecap skills 5Smartboard) 2roup problem%solving: give price

4bservation of group problem% solving and card activity ."/ list in pounds up to <(00! give problems on cards which develop process skills 5e0g0 ?which two items can you afford if you only want to spend <:0@A! ?Boe spent exactly <'00 &hich two items did he buy@A6 -ard activity: put functional maths ,uestions on cards! ask learners to sort into categories and then solve -anvass results

Price list $ini whiteboards -alculators -ard activity

7nderstand and use whole numbers with up to two significant figures *dentify odd and even numbers 7nderstand and use addition)subtraction in practical situations 7se doubling and halving in practical situations 3ecognise and use money 3ecognise and use

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3ecap months! discuss dates

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card activities and Smartboard activity ."/ 4bservation of practical activity important to learners 5e0g0 birthdays! anniversaries6 =each common date formats 5Smartboard) -ard match different date formats! include errors -ard activity have set of cards with dates on in common date formats! have year calendar on Smartboard, ask learners to come up and circle dates on their cards Practical activity receptionist at surgery scheduling appointment dates! write in patient names in online diary

dates and calendars

formats *dentify dates on calendars

Smartboard -ard activity -alendar diary

time

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&orking with time

=ell the time using analogue and digital time in whole! half and ,uarter hours 3ead times in words and figures in whole! half and ,uarter hours 7se times to plan schedules

=each telling the time in hours!

4bservation of card activities ."/ half hours and ,uarter hours 5Smartboard) -ard activity matching clock face times with analogue times with times in words Planning event card activity decide in groups how to plan a three day holiday Large clockface mall class set of 3ecognise and use clock faces time -ard activities $ini whiteboards

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&orking with simple scales

#ind missing numbers in 4bservation of scales card activities

3ecap finding missing numbers in

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3ecognise se,uences of numbers

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-ard activity ( identify missing
7se scales to read measurements to the nearest labelled division *dentify common measurements

Discussion different types of

."/ scales 5Smartboard) -ard activity ' in pairs read measurements on scale cards -ard activity 3 discuss how to match item cards with measurements found in activity ' Smartboard $ini whiteboards

numbers in se,uences

7se simple scales and measure to the nearest labelled division

Discuss how to measure Practical activities measure

length of classroom using strides! estimate width of classroom in strides! measure width of desk in hand spans! estimate length of desk in hand spans Discuss what metric units length is measured in! establish that metres are bigger than centimetres and centimetres are bigger than millimetres how centimetres on a ruler 7se a ruler to measure obEects with lengths having a whole amount of centimetres Practical activity % estimating and measuring obEects Practice task measuring lengths to nearest labelled division

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&orking with length

+stimate and measure lengths using non% standard units 3ecognise common metric units for length $easure using a metric ruler +stimate and measure lengths using metric units

4bservation of practical activities ."/ -ompletion of practice tasks

3ulers $ini whiteboards 4bEects to measure

3ecognise and use familiar lengths

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Fnow abbreviations for common metric units 3ecognise common

4bservation of Smartboard and card

=each abbreviations for metric

units of length: mm! cm! m 5Smartboard)
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$ini whiteboards 3ulers $easuring tapes

3ecognise and use familiar lengths

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(Smartboard6 % match different
measuring instruments with measured obEects e0g0 ruler! measuring tape! trundle wheel -ard activity have selection of images of obEects on cards of clear different lengths and a set cards with mm! cm! m on9 ask learners to arrange obEect images in order of si8e of length! ask them to then discuss whether they would measure them in mm! cm! or m Practice task

measuring instruments for length +stimate and order lengths of common obEects

activities ."/ -ompletion of practice tasks

Computer Smartboard -ard activity Practice task

Discuss what weight is measured in!

3ecognise common metric units for weight &eigh obEects using scales to the nearest labelled division 4rder weights of given obEects Fnow abbreviations for common metric units for weight

4bservation of weighing task and card activity ."/ -ompletion of practice task

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&orking with weight

#) &orking with capacity 3ecognise common metric units for capacity $easure capacity of 4bservation of measuring task and practical activity

establish that kilograms are bigger than grams &eigh obEects on small scales and learners on weighing scales 5to nearest labelled division6 =each abbreviations g! kg 5Smartboard) -ard activity have selection of images of obEects on cards of clear different weights and a set cards with g! kg on9 ask learners to arrange obEect images in order of si8e of weight! ask them to then discuss whether they would weigh them in g or kg Practice task

mall scale pan &eighing scales 4bEects to weigh $ini whiteboards Computer Smartboard Practice task

3ecognise and use familiar weights

Discuss what capacity is measured

in! establish that litres are bigger than millilitres

Different si8ed containers with li,uid $easuring Eugs

3ecognise and use familiar capacities

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$easure different capacities of
containers with li,uids using scales to the nearest labelled division 4rder capacities of given li,uids Fnow abbreviations for common metric units for capacities common obEects e0g0 litre of orange Euice! different si8e bottle of water! can of fi88y drink and compare with capacities given on labels =each abbreviations ml! l 5Smartboard) Practical activity have selection of different si8e containers with li,uid in! ask learners to order in si8e of capacities! ask them to check by measuring actual capacities

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Computer Smartboard $ini whiteboards

Discuss what temperature is Discuss common temperatures e0g0

Fnow units for temperature Fnow common temperatures $easure temperature to the nearest labelled division 4bservation of card matching and practical activities ."/ -ompletion of practice task normal body temperature! temperature of ice and boiling water! temperature of warm sunny day in 7F -ard matching activity match temperatures in I- with temperatures of e0g0 boiling water 5include error cards6 Practical activity learners measure each otherAs body temperature in pairs 5to nearest labelled division6 Practice task measured in

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&orking with temperature

=hermometers in degree -elcius -ard activity $ini whiteboards Practice task

3ecognise and use familiar temperatures

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#unctional maths with time and measures

Fnow and use common 4bservation of metric measures card activity 3ead common measures to the nearest labelled ."/

3ecap skills in using time and -ard activity: put functional maths
measures 5Smartboard)

Computer Smartboard -ard activity $ini whiteboards

3ecognise and use familiar measures! including time

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division 7se measurements to make conclusions 4bservation of group activities ,uestions about time and measures on cards! ask learners to sort into categories and then solve in pairs or small groups -anvass results

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&orking with shape and space

Fnow properties of common '%D and 3%D shapes 7se properties of common '%D and 3%D shapes to solve practical problems and to make conclusions

3ecap names of '%D and 3%D shapes =each language of shapes

5Smartboard): side! corner! edge! face -ard game shape dominoes 2roup activity sort '%D and 3%D shapes into piles! identify and tabulate properties 2roup activities uses properties of shapes in card problem%solving activity

Joxes of common shapes and solids Dominoes -ard problem% solving activity Computer Smartboard

Fnow properties of simple '%D and 3%D shapes

2roup practical activity: plan

4bservation of group practical activities ."/ -ompletion of practice tasks

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7se properties of common '%D and 3%D shapes to solve practical problems and to make conclusions

seating area with rectangle tables! positioning together and apart 2roup practical activity: have numerous identical small boxes and selection of large boxes! estimate how many small boxes can fit into each large box! check to see which group has the closest estimate Practice tasks functional maths problem%solving with shape and space

Large boxes and smaller identical boxes to be packed $ini whiteboards 3ectangular tables in classroom

Fnow properties of simple '%D and 3%D shapes

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*dentify the largest and smallest value in a simple list 7se information in simple lists to make recommendations 4bservation of holiday card activity ."/

3ecap extracting highest and

lowest values from string of numbers 5Smartboard) Koliday card activity in groups matches statements with lists 9 makes decision on holiday destination based on criteria and lists of information Computer Smartboard Koliday card activity $ini whiteboards +xtract information from simple lists

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Practice tasks extracting

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+xtract and use information in simple lists to draw conclusions and make recommendations

4bservation of practice tasks and practical activities ."/

information from lists e0g0 highest and lowest values! putting information in order! comparing information from two separate lists Practical activity give group a cafe price list! ask ,uestions such as what is the price of two coffees@ +tc0 Practical activity gives groups e0g0 sports e,uipment catalogues from different companies ask them to find cheapest items! to collect prices and put in a table9 compare results from different groups and make recommendations

Practice tasks -afe price lists -alculators $ini whiteboards -atalogues

+xtract information from simple lists

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Draw tally marks 3epresent information

4bservation of practical

=each tallies 5Smartboard)

-oins Jags of sweets

+xtract information from simple lists

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Practical activity in pairs draw up
activities using tally marks 7se tally marks to draw conclusions ."/ -ompletion of practice task tally marks to show a collection of different coins Practical activity e0g0 with bags of different coloured sweets! ask each Practice task $ini whiteboards group to tally different colours! compare and make conclusion e0g0 red is the most popular colour Practice task collect information using tallies 3evision using sample assessments ample assessments /ll

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