CLUES Math Activities for the ESL Classroom

Each of the links below will lead you to instructions and materials for ESL Math Activities which align with commonly taught ESL Life Skills Themes. The activities are organized by skill level  but each activity could be adapted to accommodate lower or higher skill levels.

Beginning           Intermediate         Advanced

 Beginning Level ESL Math Activities:

1. Personal Information - Review basic addition with numbers 1-10 using Bingo
2. Clocks & Time - Perform basic math calculations involving time
3. Clothing - Analyze and create simple bar graphs that represent information
4. Maps & Directions - Calculate lengths and distances using basic U.S. measures
5. Banks & Money - Correctly fill out a deposit slip and calculate total deposit
6. Shopping 1 - Calculate the total cost of purchases (addition & subtraction)
7. Shopping 2 - Calculate the total cost of purchases (multiplication)
8. Food & Restaurants - Calculate the total cost of an ordered meal
9. Workplace 1 - Analyze and create simple bar graphs that represent information
10. Workplace 2 - Identify parts of a time sheet and check for errors 

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Intermediate Level ESL Math Activities: 

1. Personal Information - Analyze and create bar graphs based on student information
2. Clocks & Time - Perform basic math calculations involving elapsed time
3. Banks & Money - Correctly organize and balance a checkbook register
4. Food & Restaurants - Calculate the total cost of a meal ordered and change owed
5. Clothing - Analyze and create circle graphs based on student information
6. Shopping - Calculate the total cost of purchases
7. Maps & Directions - Calculate lengths and distances using basic U.S. measures
8. Workplace 1 - Identify parts of a time sheet and check for errors
9. Health - Identify and calculate correct dosage based on medicine labels
10. Workplace 2 - Identify parts of a paycheck and check for errors 

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Advanced Level ESL Math Activities:

1. Personal Information - Analyze and create bar graphs based on student information
2. Clocks & Time - Perform basic math calculations involving elapsed time
3. Banks & Money - Correctly organize and balance a checkbook register
4. Health - Identify and calculate correct dosage based on medicine labels
5. Workplace 1 - Identify parts of a paycheck and check for errors
6. Workplace 2 - Identify parts of a time sheet and check for errors
7. Maps & Directions - Calculate lengths and distances using basic U.S. measures
8. Shopping - Calculate the total cost of purchases
9. Money & Budgets - Analyze and create circle graphs based on student information
10. Weather - Convert temperatures between Celsius and Fahrenheit scales

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