Functional Skills Mathematics: Entry Level 1
Sample Lesson Plan – Week 19
Aim
To work with coins and notes in money problems
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the session, the learner will be able to:
 work with sums of money up to a total of £10
 work with coins up to a total of £1
 select smallest number of coins as change
 work with money in a practical situation involving counting, comparison, addition and subtraction
Aspiration
For learners to feel confident about working with money in problem solving involving counting, addition and subtraction
DIFFERENTIATION:
MUST participate in exercises (be able to find different costs and change)
SHOULD complete a money problem solving activity
COULD gain an understanding of how to select the fewest number of notes and coins in change and 100 p = £1
Resources:
Two worksheets: one of each for each learner
Mini whiteboards, marker pens and board rubbers
Coins and notes
Functional Skills Mathematics
Entry Level 1 – Sample Lesson Plan
Week 4
Functional Skills Mathematics: Entry Level 1
Sample Lesson Plan – Week 19
Functional Skills
Coverage and range:
 Understand and use numbers with one significant figure in practical contexts
 Recognise and select coins and notes
Process:
 Examining patterns and relationships
 Thinking through a plan for solving a problem
 Selecting appropriate mathematical procedures to solve a problem
 Applying mathematical procedures correctly
 Finding results and solutions
 Interpreting results and solutions to problems
Communicating solutions to practical problems, either verbally or by writing answers down so
that they make sense
Functional Skills Mathematics
Entry Level 1 – Sample Lesson Plan
Week 4
Differentiation and extension strategies
Paired work and small group work,
extension activities
Functional Skills Mathematics: Entry Level 1
Sample Lesson Plan – Week 19
Time
Stage of Lesson
Tutor Input
Learner Input
5mins
Introduction
Introduces theme of session:
Recognise and select coins and notes
Addition and subtraction of whole number
of pounds up to ten
Comparison of costs in pence correct to one
significant figure
Menu activity
Gift card activity
Listens and responds
as required
15mins
Consolidation of
pre-requisite skills
Recaps use of + and = signs in addition
questions for totals up to ten.
Recaps associated language e.g:
+: plus, add, sum, total
−: minus, difference
=: equals
Listens and asks
questions
Recaps totals to £10 and totals to £1 using
notes and coins.
Recaps associated language for working with
money e.g. more than, less than, cost,
price, change, cheapest, most expensive
Notes key words and
phrases used
Recaps arranging prices in order of cost.
Uses reinforcement questions on
whiteboard/interactive whiteboard:
E.g. Packs of cereal cost £2, £3 and £5.
Which is the cheapest/most expensive?
What is the difference in cost between the
most expensive and cheapest pack of
cereal?
Functional Skills Mathematics
Entry Level 1 – Sample Lesson Plan
Week 4
Completes questions
in pairs on mini
whiteboards
Practices using
introductory words
and phrases as
modelled by teacher
Evidence of
Learning
Successfully
answers questions
verbally and
completes
questions on mini
whiteboards
Resources
Whiteboard
or interactive
whiteboard
Mini
whiteboards
Marker pens
Board rubbers
Functional Skills Mathematics: Entry Level 1
Sample Lesson Plan – Week 19
Time
25mins
Stage of Lesson
Menu activity
Tutor Input
Introduces the context of the activity:
organises class into pairs or small groups
gives out menu activity and selection of
notes and coins
describes context: learners use prices given
on the menu to answer questions
responds to questions
 asks groups open questions to help them
through the task
Learner Input
Familiarises
themselves with
context of the
activity
Asks and responds to
questions about
costs on menu
Evidence of
Learning
Successfully
answers questions
verbally
Resources
Menu activity
worksheet
Selection of
coins and notes
Successfully
completes menu
activity
In pairs or small
groups: Discusses
which snack and
 leads discussion on how many different
drink combinations
ways each group found to buy a snack and work and why
a drink for £1
 compares findings between different
groups
 uses open questions to facilitate groups
making decisions. e.g. how many pence
are in £1?
(DIFFERENTIATION: extension activity – ‘can
you think of any other questions you could
ask the others in your group using the
information given on the worksheet?’)
10mins
Consolidation of
pre-requisite skills
Recaps different ways to combine coins to
give the same total.
Discusses identification of smallest number
of coins and notes to make a given total.
Uses reinforcement questions on
Functional Skills Mathematics
Entry Level 1 – Sample Lesson Plan
Week 4
Listens and asks
questions
Completes questions
in pairs on mini
whiteboards
Successfully
answers questions
verbally and
completes
questions on mini
whiteboards
Whiteboard
or interactive
whiteboard
Mini
whiteboards
Marker pens
Functional Skills Mathematics: Entry Level 1
Sample Lesson Plan – Week 19
Time
Stage of Lesson
Tutor Input
Learner Input
whiteboard/interactive whiteboard: e.g. ‘A
can of coke costs 80 p, what is the smallest
number of coins you can use to pay the
exact amount for the can of coke?’
Notes key words and
phrases used
Evidence of
Learning
Resources
Board rubbers
Selection of
coins and notes
Practices using
introductory words
and phrases as
modelled by teacher
25mins
Gift card activity
Introduces the context of the activity:
organises class into pairs or small groups
gives out worksheet
introduces the task: to answer the questions
given the information on the worksheet
asks groups open questions to help them
through the task
compares findings between different groups
Discusses how to use
the information to
complete the data
collection sheet and
answer the questions
on the worksheet
Successfully
completes gift card
activity
Talks about the
activities:
 what they learnt
about using
information to
find solutions to
real life problems
Gives feedback on
the activity
(DIFFERENTIATION: extension activity – ‘can
you think of any other questions you could
ask the others in your group using the
information given on the worksheet?’)
10mins
Evaluation of the
session
Collects feedback on how the learners felt
participating in the activity
Recaps and reviews aims and learning
outcomes.
Evaluation and close
Functional Skills Mathematics
Entry Level 1 – Sample Lesson Plan
Week 4
Gift card
activity
worksheet
Selection of
coins and notes
Functional Skills Mathematics: Entry Level 1
Gift Card Activity
A card shop sells gift cards.
A
B
C
D
E
£1
£2
£3
£4
£5
1.
What is the difference in price between the cheapest and the most expensive gift card?
2.
Fergie buys two of card A and two of card C.
(a) How much change does he get from a £10 note?
(b) What is the smallest number of notes or coins Fergie could be given in change?
3.
Ashley wants to buy four gift cards.
She has £10 to spend.
Which four cards could she buy for exactly £10?
List all the possibilities.
4.
The card shop has a special offer.
Levar buys one each of card B, card C and card D.
(a) How much does Levar pay for his cards in the special offer?
(b) How much does Levar save in the special offer?
Special Offer
Buy three cards
and get the
cheapest card free
Levar pays for his cards with a £10 note.
(c)
What is the smallest number of notes or coins Levar could be given in change?
Functional Skills Mathematics
Entry Level 1 – Sample Lesson Plan
Week 4
Functional Skills Mathematics: Entry Level 1
Coins and Notes Activity
Functional Skills Mathematics
Entry Level 1 – Sample Lesson Plan
Week 4
Functional Skills Mathematics: Entry Level 1
Menu Activity – Week 19
Here are some of the items on the menu at Fred’s café.
Menu
Snacks
Toast
Scone
Cake
Biscuit
Flapjack
Crisps
40
50
30
10
20
60
p
p
p
p
p
p
Drinks
Orange juice
Can of coke
Cup of tea
Pot of tea
Cup of coffee
Pot of coffee
60 p
80 p
£1
£2
£1
£3
1.
Which is the cheapest item on the menu?
2.
Which is the most expensive item on the menu?
3.
Which items have the same cost?
4.
List the snacks in order of cost, from the cheapest to the most expensive.
Snack
Cost
cheapest
most expensive
5.
Abu buys a pot of tea and a pot of coffee.
He pays with a £10 note.
How much change should Abu get?
6.
Carly wants to buy a snack and a drink from the menu.
She has £1 to spend.
(a) Which snack and drink could Carly buy?
(b) Is there more than one possible answer?
(c)
For each possible answer find:
(i)
the total cost of the snack and the drink
(ii)
the change, if any, Carly should get from £1