National 2 Lifeskills Mathematics
Real-life maths with visual support.
Practical units for number, money, time, measurement, shape, space and data. Designed for supported learners in Scottish schools.
For pupils
Open visual practice units for everyday number, money, time, measure, shape, data and problem solving.
Open pupil practiceFull support
Adult models or guides the task.
Some support
Adult gives prompts or reminders.
Independent
Learner completes the task without help.
Units
Learn, practise, check evidence
Each unit has a short visual explanation, supported tasks, an evidence task and teacher notes.
Number and Number Processes
Count, compare and use number in everyday situations.
Evidence opportunity: Solve one addition task with objects.
Worked visual example: 5 + 3 = 8
Start at 5. Count on 3 more. You land on 8. Talk through each visual with the learner.
5 counters plus 3 more
Ten-frame showing 8
5 and 3 make 8
Money
Recognise UK money and use it for simple shopping tasks.
Evidence opportunity: Identify selected UK coins and notes.
UK money example
Use these separate UK coin and note cards to identify values before the interactive money task.
UK coins and notes
Time
Read simple times and connect time to daily routines.
Evidence opportunity: Match analogue and digital o'clock times.
Worked time example
Match the analogue clock to the digital time. Talk through o'clock and half past.
O'clock matches
3:00
Half past matches
8:30
Measurement
Compare and measure length, mass and capacity.
Evidence opportunity: Select the correct measuring tool.
Visual measurement example
Choose the tool first: ruler for length, jug for capacity, scales for mass.
half
kg
Shape, Space and Data
Recognise shapes, sort objects and read simple information.
Evidence opportunity: Recognise and sort shapes.
Shape and data visual example
Sort the shape cards first, then read the pictogram or tally chart to compare more and fewer.
Circle
Cube
Sphere
Cylinder
Apples
Bananas
Pears
Practical Problem Solving
Use number, money, time and measure to solve everyday tasks.
Evidence opportunity: Solve one shopping or budget problem.
5 and 3 make 8
UK coins and notes
Bus time
10:30
half