Life SkillsMoney & FinanceAges 5–7
Buying Things
How buying and selling works: prices, paying for items, receiving change; the basic transaction process in shops and markets
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Act out a purchase, compare price with money and calculate change.
Act out a purchase, compare price with money and calculate change.
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- Explain what happens when you buy something in a shop (choose, pay, get change)
- Read a price label and say whether they have enough money to buy the item
- Act out a simple buying scenario using real or play coins
“If your child had a £2 coin and wanted to buy a snack for 80p, could they work out roughly how much change they'd get back?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Life Skills
- Domain
- Money & Finance
- Age range
- Ages 5–7