Working with money
Model real-world problems involving measurement, money, and time by choosing appropriate representations and interpreting results in context
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“Working with money means practising the idea at the table with counters or paper models and one clear check. We will demo once, then your child tries.”
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- Ruler, cup, or clock as fits the topic
- Paper for recording
Extra for the adult
Worked example. Measure a pencil as about 15 cm and write the unit with the number.
Optional challenge. For Working with money, add one harder example after success.
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Working with money means practising the idea at the table with counters or paper models and one clear check. We will demo once, then your child tries.
Materials: Ruler, cup, or clock as fits the topic; Paper for recording. Adult measures one example and records the unit. Child makes three measurements or time/money readings and records each with units. Done: three recordings with correct units. Stop after the fresh check; keep optional challenge for another day.
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Illustrative Mathematics · Practice link — not the full lesson
Susan's Choice
Before you open · source notes
Coin combinations are compared for the same purchase. Use it for money amounts, not every decimal dollar calculation.
Free, no sign-in. A teacher solution is on the same page, so use the student view with your child.
Before you openAsk which coin set matches the same total as another set for the purchase.
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Public Illustrative Mathematics task page. The .html address responds HTTP 308 to this URL. An anonymous GET of this URL on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt. Where a teacher solution is present, it is on the same page as the student task; this check did not find a separate locked student view. An adult can use the student view section and should not read a solution aloud. Advertising was not observed in the fetched HTML text; that is not a browser, device, or ad-free guarantee. This is a paper or discussion task, not an automatically marked interactive game. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. Diagrams on the page use missing or filename-only alt text, so they are not an accessible image equivalent. Accessibility still depends on an adult describing the picture.
Illustrative Mathematics. “Susan's Choice.” Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. External task; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute it.
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Check understanding
- Choose whether to use a bar model, number line, or equation for a measurement problem
- Model a multi-step money problem with equations and interpret the final answer as change or total cost
- Create a line plot from measurement data and use it to answer questions about the real-world situation
“When your child solves a real-life maths problem — like calculating how much fabric is needed for a project — can they choose the right representation (a diagram, a table, an equation) and explain what the answer means in the real situation?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Meta
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Mathematical Thinking
- Age range
- Ages 6–13
Standards