Maths Skills for Living

Description

Maths Skills for Living is one of a series of two books designed to support teachers working with teenager and adult students who find maths more difficult to understand than their peers of a similar age.

The books provide teachers with highly practical resource for helping students to develop the fundamental maths skills they will need in order to function effectively and confidently in the adult world, as they make the transition from school to a training setting or directly into the workplace.

The books provide a wide range of learning materials focusing on the essential numeracy skills to function effectively in society, but will also help students acquire a better understanding of practical living and working skills such as planning household tasks, nutrition, personal safety, communication skills, and arranging work and social commitments.

Maths Skills for Living and Maths Skills for Working are photocopiable teacher resource books designed to help develop essential numeracy skills in students with special learning needs. Both books are intended for students aged 14 to 16, an age when such students may soon be entering the workforce and may also be living independently.

The main purpose of the units is to develop essential numeracy skills, but students will also acquire a better understanding and knowledge of practical living and working skills, such as planning household tasks, nutrition, conversation skills, body language, assertive behaviour, personal safety, days and dates, budgeting and arranging social events.

Maths Skills for Living and Maths Skills for Working can be used

•   as a stand alone resource for individual students or small groups with special needs
•   as units of work for whole class activities

They are particularly valuable resources for Life Skills Maths courses but are equally valuable for many students in mainstream Maths classes.

 

Maths Skills for Living Contents

• Introduction
• Personal skills
• Household skills
• Time skills
• Money skills
• Apply your skills
• Numeracy general skills assessment
• Resources and templates
• Crosswords and wordfinds
• Answers