RealLife Maths

RealLife Maths – The Complete Teen Maths Workbook

A complete 20 lesson printable unit that teaches teens aged 13–16 the maths life actually needs - money, budgeting, discounts, unit pricing, pay and payslips, measuring, time and real decisions. A 200+ page student workbook plus a complete parent & answer guide. Practical, evidence friendly, and made for Australian families.

RealLife Maths teaches the everyday number skills school often rushes past and real life constantly demands. It’s not drills for the sake of drills - it’s 20 full lessons that build one clear, useful skill at a time, from working out change right through to comparing what a subscription really costs over a year and planning a real money decision from start to finish.

What you get:

This is a complete, substantial unit, not a handful of worksheets:

•         20 complete lessons - each lesson is a full 10 pages, not a one page activity

•         A 200+ page student workbook (207 pages: unit introduction, all 20 lessons, and a quick-reference toolkit)

•         A 60+ page Parent & Answer Guide with full worked answers and marking notes for every lesson

•         Over 270 pages of teaching, practice and marking material in total

•         A capstone project that pulls the whole unit together

•         A printable RealLife Maths Toolkit - the key methods and formulas to keep handy

•         A printable Certificate of Completion

•         Two cover options to choose from

Inside the 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

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 sums

•         Mental Maths Check - a quick no calculator warm up that builds everyday number sense

•         Calculator Allowed - bigger, messier numbers where a calculator is the right tool for the job

•         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

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

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

•         Mental maths and calculator work - builds number sense in their head and the skill of setting a problem up correctly

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

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

•         Australian dollars, metric units, spelling and scenarios throughout

Best suited for

Teens aged 13–16 who need practical, real world maths - including homeschool learners, teens who find traditional maths abstract or boring, learners who feel anxious about maths, students who ask “when will I ever use this?”, and teens getting ready for more independence with money and everyday life.

Format

This is a digital download (printable PDF). No physical workbook will be posted. Two cover options are included 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.