Coded Maths

Name_____________________ Date_________

A
1

N
14

B
2

O
15

C
3

P
16

D
4

Q
17

E
5

R
18

F
6

G
7

H
8

I
9

J
10

S
19

T
20

U
21

V
22

W
23

K
11

X
24

L
12

Y
25

M
13
Z
26

1.Usethechartabovetoworkoutthevalueofthefollowingtools.
Showallofyourworkingout.
Example:Valueofanail=14+1+9+12=36

a) Trowel

e) Bucket

b) Paintbrush

f) Chisel

c) Hammer

g) Tapemeasure

d) Screwdriver

h) Bradawl

October 2013. Kindly contributed by Nikki Gilbey, Highbury College. Search for Nikki on www.skillsworkshop.org
Page 1 of 4
E2 Adult Numeracy, and for underpinning Functional Maths. For related resources and curriculum links visit the download page for this resource.

Coded Maths
Name_____________________ Date_________

2.Nowtrythis!

Whatisthevalueof:

a)

Twotrowels?

b) Apaintbrushanda

bucket?

c) Twochiselstakeawayabradawl?

d) Fivehammers,abucket,ascrewdriverandatrowel?

e) Theanswertoquestion2dtakeawayachisel?

f) Halfofabucket?

October 2013. Kindly contributed by Nikki Gilbey, Highbury College. Search for Nikki on www.skillsworkshop.org
Page 2 of 4
E2 Adult Numeracy, and for underpinning Functional Maths. For related resources and curriculum links visit the download page for this resource.

Coded maths
Curriculum mapping and answers

FunctionalSkillsMathematicsmapping coverageandrangestatements
ThisresourceisidealforunderpinningmanyFunctionalMathscoverageandrangestatements
particularlyatEntryLevel3.However,inFunctionalMathsexamsitistheprocessskillsthatare
assessed;thesearekeytosuccessfulFunctionalMathsteachingandlearningandmustalways
bedevelopedandstressedduringteaching(seenextpage).
Coverageandrangestatementsprovideanindicationofthetypeofmathematicalcontent
candidatesareexpectedtoapplyinfunctionalcontexts.Relevantcontentcanalsobedrawn
fromequivalentNationalCurriculumlevelsandtheAdultNumeracystandards.
indicatesthemaincoverageandrangeskillscoveredinthisresource,althoughthesewillvary
withthestudentgroupandhowtheresourceisusedbytheteacher.
EntryLevel2
a) understandandusewholenumberswithup
totwosignificantfigures
b) understandanduseaddition/subtractionin
practicalsituations
c) usedoublingandhalvinginpracticalsituations

d) recogniseandusefamiliarmeasures,including
timeandmoney.
EntryLevel3
a) addandsubtractusingthreedigitnumbers
b) solvepracticalproblemsinvolving
multiplicationanddivisionby2,3,4,5,10
c) roundtothenearest10or100
d) understandandusesimplefractions
e) understand,estimate,measureandcompare
length,capacity,weightandtemperature
f) understanddecimalstotwodecimalplacesin
practicalcontexts

e) recognisesequencesofnumbers,includingodd
andevennumbers
f) usesimplescalesandmeasuretothenearest
labelleddivision
g) knowpropertiesofsimple2Dand3Dshapes
h) extractinformationfromsimplelists

g) recogniseanddescribenumberpatterns
h) completesimplecalculationsinvolvingmoneyand
measures
i) recogniseandnamesimple2Dand3Dshapesand
theirproperties.
j) usemetricunitsineverydaysituations
k) extract,useandcompareinformationfromlists,
tables,simplechartsandsimplegraphs

References
Ofqual(2009),FunctionalSkillscriteriaforMathematics:Entry1,Entry2,Entry3,level1andlevel2.
http://www.ofqual.gov.uk/
Thisresourcealsocoversmanyadultnumeracycurriculumelements.

http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/sflcurriculum
Forrelatedresourcesandfurthercurriculumlinkspleasevisitthedownloadpageforthisresource
atwww.skillsworkshop.org

October 2013. Kindly contributed by Nikki Gilbey, Highbury College. Search for Nikki on www.skillsworkshop.org
Page 3 of 4
E2 Adult Numeracy, and for underpinning Functional Maths. For related resources and curriculum links visit the download page for this resource.

Coded maths
Curriculum mapping and answers

1atrowel20+18+15+23+5+12=93
1bpaintbrush16+1+9+14+20+2+18+21+19+8=128
1chammer8+1+13+13+5+18=58
1dscrewdriver19+3+18+5+23+4+18+9+22+5+18=144
1ebucket2+21+3+11+5+20=62
1fchisel3+8+9+19+5+12=56
1gtapemeasure20+1+16+5+13+5+1+19+22+21+18+5=146
1hbradawl2+18+1+4+1+23+12=61

2a93x2=186
2b128+62=190
2c(2x56)61=51
2d(5x58)+62+144+93=589
2e58956=533
2f622=31

October 2013. Kindly contributed by Nikki Gilbey, Highbury College. Search for Nikki on www.skillsworkshop.org
Page 4 of 4
E2 Adult Numeracy, and for underpinning Functional Maths. For related resources and curriculum links visit the download page for this resource.