TOPICS

Maths

Calculate Change: Toy Shop, Whole Dollar

EASYTEACHING.NET

Overview:

Students calculate how much change shoppers will receive when purchasing single items. Prices are in whole dollars. Designed for year 2 and 3 students.

Learning Objectives:

Subtract the cost of a single item from the amount given to find the change.
Practise working with whole dollar amounts.
Develop problem-solving skills related to money transactions.

How the Activity Works:

Students are presented with a series of shopping scenarios where a customer purchases a single item. They determine how much change the shopper will receive from a given amount. For example: Brian wants to buy a skateboard. How much change will he receive? This activity reinforces subtraction skills and helps students develop confidence in handling money in real-world situations.

Download

Related resources

Capacity: Labelled 500mL Increments

Read the scale and record the capacity of each container.

Properties of Odd & Even Numbers: Subtraction

What happens when an Odd number is subtracted from an Odd number? Explore the properties of odd and even numbers.

Probability Match Up: Fractions

Cut and paste to match the probability of events to the fractions.

Reading a Swimming Carnival Timetable

Answer the questions using information from the swimming carnival timetable.

Adding & Subtracting Like Fractions Problems (3)

Word problems involving adding and subtracting like fractions.

Money Word Problems: Dollars & Cents, Mid & Up Yrs (2)

A set of money word problems (amounts include dollars and cents).

What’s the Number? 3-Digit

3-digit numbers have been partitioned. Add the parts together then write the number that was partitioned.

Multiplication as ‘Groups of’ (2)

A worksheet to help link the concept of ‘groups of’ to the multiplication symbol.

Place Value Robots: Teen Numbers

Teen numbers have been represented by MABs. Write down the numbers.

Reading a Thermometer (2)

Read and represent temperatures on thermometers.

Making Colour Patterns

Colour the caterpillars to match the pattern types.

Division Word Problems (3)

A set of division word problems using facts up to 12x12.

EASYTEACHING.NET