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Percentages workbook in PDF and Powerpoint format for individual, whole class or on line teaching.

This is a full Functional skills level 2 module on percentages.
I always find that the most difficult thing for my students, is to tackle the long form questions which throw so much information out in one chunk.
With all my Functional Skills resources, I try and incorporate multi-step questions right from the start, to give my learners maximum practice time to acquire the skills they’ll need for the exam. I break some of the questions down into more manageable steps before letting them loose on full blown questions. So that is what I have here in PowerPoint and PDF format. This is a 35 page/slide unit that covers everything they will need for questions involving percentages
Before each long question, there is a series of short questions which introduce all the skills that will need to be applied to the long question. For instance, there are some questions in the percentages unit, which require a knowledge of fractions or column multiplication. I have included questions on these skills so that, if necessary, students can practise these areas before tackling the long question.
It is may aim to ‘mix’ things up a little so that skills are revisited many times in different contexts - as applying skills in different contexts is another skill my students tend to struggle with. I hope you find these helpful. I have numbered the units I use with Functional Skills because the lower numbers have fewer required prior skills so if you follow them in order, the skills build over time. But if you just need some percentage work that’s fine - they work fine out of order.

The Skills check at the beginning can be augmented as required with further questions that teach and test each skill.

Skills covered:
Percentage of amount calculator and non-calculator
Percentage increase and decrease
Fractions as percentages
One number as a percentage of another
Commission on sales
Discounts and best buys
Reading tables
equivalent fractions and percentages
estimating to check answers