Making Change
Calculating change from a purchase; working confidently with pounds and pence together; solving practical money problems involving addition and subtraction
Teaching approaches
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If your child bought a comic for £2.75 and paid with a £5 note, could they work out they should get £2.25 back?
Calculating change from a purchase; working confidently with pounds and pence together; solving practical money problems involving addition and subtraction
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Check understanding
- Calculate the change from £5 when buying items costing pounds and pence
- Add two or three prices together to find a total cost
- Check whether they have been given the correct change in a role-play scenario
“If your child bought a comic for £2.75 and paid with a £5 note, could they work out they should get £2.25 back?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Life Skills
- Domain
- Money & Finance
- Age range
- Ages 7–9