Giving Change
Add and subtract amounts of money to give change, using both £ and p in practical contexts
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Giving Change means finding what comes back after a purchase in £ and p. We will price, pay, find change, then check a fresh story.
Spend about 13 minutes giving change with £ and p, then checking a new purchase.
Practise the bounded task in Giving Change; see exact limits before inferring broader coverage.
Practise the bounded task in Giving Change; see exact limits before inferring broader coverage.
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Subtract to find change in pounds and pence.
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Saving Money 1
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Saving Money 1 supports money totals and change-style leftover thinking. Not every bank interest.
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Check understanding
- Calculate the total cost of two or three items priced in pounds and pence
- Work out the change from £5 or £10
- Record money calculations using £ and p notation correctly (e.g. £3.47)
“If your child buys a book for £3.50 and a pencil for £1.25 with a £5 note, can they work out exactly how much change they should receive?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Measurement
- Age range
- Ages 7–8
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