RealLife Maths + Communication Bundle

RealLife Maths + Communication — Complete 2-Unit Bundle

Two complete printable units in one bundle - RealLife Maths and RealLife Communication - covering the everyday number and communication skills teens aged 13–16 actually need.

40 complete lessons, two student workbooks (400+ pages) plus two full parent & answer guides. Practical, evidence friendly, made for Australian families - and better value than buying the units separately.

RealLife Maths and RealLife Communication are the practical core of the RealLife Learning series. One teaches the number skills real life constantly demands - money, budgeting, discounts, pay and real decisions. The other teaches the communication skills life runs on - clear messages, tone, phone calls, asking for help and handling tricky conversations. This bundle puts both complete units together, in one consistent, easy-to-use format, at a better price than buying them on their own.

What you get — two complete units in one bundle

This is two complete units, not a handful of worksheets:

·         2 complete units - RealLife Maths and RealLife Communication

·         40 complete lessons - every lesson is a full 10 pages, not a one page activity

·         Two student workbooks - 400+ pages combined 

·         Two Parent & Answer Guides - 120+ pages combined — full worked answers, model responses and marking notes for every lesson

·         Over 500+ pages of teaching, practice and marking material in total

·         Two capstone projects - one to finish each unit

·         Two printable Toolkits - maths methods and formulas, plus communication scripts, sentence starters and tone-shift words

·         Two printable Certificates of Completion

·         Cover options for each unit

·         Better value than buying the two units separately

What’s inside each unit

RealLife Maths — 20 lessons

1.      Everyday Number Skills That Actually Matter

2.      Estimating and Checking if an Answer Makes Sense

3.      Decimals, Money and Rounding

4.      Fractions, Ratios and Sharing Fairly

5.      Percentages Without Panic

6.      Discounts and Sale Prices

7.      Unit Pricing and Comparing Value

8.      Best Deal or Just Looks Good?

9.      Time, Timetables and Planning a Day

10.  Travel Maths: Distance, Fuel and Cost

11.  Work Hours, Pay Rates and Simple Income

12.  Payslip Maths and Real Pay Numbers

13.  Measuring in Real Life

14.  Recipes, Portions and Scaling Up

15.  Area, Perimeter and Planning Spaces

16.  Estimating Quantities and Costs

17.  Simple Budgets: Money In and Money Out

18.  Savings Goals and Time-to-Goal Maths

19.  Comparing Ongoing Costs

20.  RealLife Maths Decision Project (capstone)

RealLife Communication — 20 lessons

1.      What Clear Communication Looks Like

2.      Writing Clear Text Messages

3.      Giving the Right Amount of Detail

4.      Plain Words, Mixed Messages and Confusing Replies

5.      Tone - What You Say and How It Lands

6.      Blunt, Rude or Just Direct?

7.      Jokes, Sarcasm and Mixed Signals

8.      Fixing Misunderstandings

9.      Asking for Help Without Freezing or Snapping

10.  Making Requests Clearly

11.  Saying No and Setting Limits Respectfully

12.  Explaining a Problem or Mistake

13.  Phone Calls Without Panic

14.  Booking, Changing or Cancelling Appointments

15.  Talking to Coaches, Tutors, Employers and Other Adults

16.  Customer Service and Everyday Public Conversations

17.  Apologising Properly and Making It Right

18.  Handling Disagreement Without Making It Worse

19.  Messages, Group Chats & Comments

20.  The Communication Decision Project (capstone)

How every lesson works

Each lesson follows the same clear shape, so your teen always knows where they are and what to expect:

·         Start Here - a supported entry point with worked examples and guided practice

·         Everyday - the main practical level, built around realistic teen scenarios

·         Stretch It - an optional challenge through judgement, not just more of the same

·         Real-Life Task - every lesson produces a real work sample you can keep as evidence

·         Student Self-Review - your teen reflects on what they can now do

Why families choose it

·         Two essential skills, one consistent format - the same lesson shape across both units, so teens always know what to expect

·         Three levels in every lesson - the same skill, pitched for where your teen is right now

·         Practical, never preachy - real situations teens actually face, in plain Australian English

·         Evidence-friendly - every lesson leaves behind a work sample, ideal for homeschool records

·         Genuinely supportive - full answers, model responses and “what to look for” marking guidance for every task, so you’re never guessing

·         Australian spelling, context and scenarios throughout

·         Better value together than buying each unit on its own

Best suited for

Teens aged 13–16 who need practical, real-world skills - including homeschool learners, teens who find traditional schoolwork abstract or boring, anxious or unsure learners, neurodivergent and socially literal learners, and teens getting ready for more independence with money, conversations and everyday life. Ideal for families who want a practical core covering both numbers and communication in one go.

Format

This is a digital download (printable PDF). No physical workbook will be posted. Both complete units are included, each with cover options so you can choose your favourite before printing.

Schools & Educators

This purchase includes a Personal Use Licence Only. If you intend to use or reproduce these resources with students, an Education Licence is required. Classroom and School licences are available - please contact us for details.

RealLife Learning — practical skills teens can actually use.