MATHEMATICS ­ Money

CONTEXTUAL DETAILS

Name School
Year Level / Age Range: year 2-5 Date
No. of Students Estimated Duration of Activity
Location 2x 30min lessons

AREA OF LEARNING Mathematics

TOPIC Money

BROAD OUTCOME Students will handle money, identify corresponding dollar amounts
and calculate the total expenditure. They will also identify correct
coins to use as payment.

SPECIFIC LEARNING Students will be able to demonstrate their addition and money skills, by
OUTCOME / S correctly completing the problems they attempt.

PREPARATION / ORGANISATION
Photocopy worksheet for each student
Create ice-cream pricelist (either 1 copy to project onto whiteboard or one copy between two)
Print out coin cut-out sheet

RESOURCES
Scissors
Glue
Pencils
Whiteboard markers
CONTENT PROCESS RESOURCES
What do I want the students to What will I do? What will the students do? What materials
learn? What skills and strategies will we use? will be used?
Knowledge? Skills? Attitudes What behaviour management strategies will I use?

Listening skills 1/. Seat students on the carpet

2/. Discuss that today we will be undertaking a

money challenge.

3/. Put the worksheet on the smartboard (or Smartboard

OHP).

4/. The aim of today’s lesson if for the students

to work out the cost of each item in the
customers order, add the costs up, then show
which coins could be used to buy this ice cream
combination.

5/. EXAMPLE: Worksheets

Go through question 1.

a). read through the question

Analysing skills b). go back and underline the words that describe Smartboard
what the customer wants: markers

Your cousin came to the fete and he ordered a

strawberry flavoured single scoop of ice cream
with both sprinkles and chocolate topping.

c). On the lines provided write each of these

items, 1 per line
Layout / presentation
How much would this cost?
Single scoop .
Sprinkles .
Chocolate topping .

Transferring of prices d). Now show the students how to look up the Price list
cost of each of these items on the price list, then
Matching of decimal fill in the costs. Stress the importance of lining
points up the decimal points.

How much would this cost?

Single scoop $1.00 .
Sprinkles $0.30 .
Chocolate topping $0.50 .

Calculations e). Add up the total

 How much would this cost?
Single scoop $1.00 .
Sprinkles $0.30 .
Chocolate topping $0.50 .
TOTAL $1.80 .

Money handling, f). The final step is to decide what coins to use to
addition purchase this ice cream. Cut them out and stick
them onto the worksheet.

6/. As a class go through question 2. This time

ask the students what do I do next? How much
does that cost? Etc. So they are answering the
question for you.

7/. Send students back to their desks to complete

the rest of the questions. However keep the Pencils
struggling maths group on the carpet with you to
work through the questions together. Scissors

8/. At the end of the lesson ask the students to Glue

place their names on the top of the worksheet
and place them on the teachers desk.

Cleaning 9/. Students must pick up all rubbish and place it

in the bin. Leftover paper coins must also be
placed on the desk for the next lesson.
 Ice Cream Worksheet

Question 1
Your cousin came to the fete and he ordered a strawberry flavoured single
scoop of ice cream with both sprinkles and chocolate topping.

How much would this cost?

What coins would you use to buy this combination?

Question 2
My elder brother came to the ice cream fete and was very hungry so he ordered
a double scoop vanilla ice cream in a waffle cone.

How much would this cost?

What coins would you use to buy this combination?

Question 3
Robyn loves strawberry ice cream. She would like a single scoop strawberry ice
cream with a strawberry on the top, and sprinkles.
How much would this cost?

What coins would you use to buy this combination?

Question 4
Uncle Bob comes to the fete; he orders a double scoop of cookies and cream ice
cream in a chocolate cone with whipped cream and pecan on the top

How much would this cost?

What coins would you use to buy this combination?

Question 5
Sarah would like to order a single scoop of rainbow ice cream with sprinkles and
clown lollies

How much would this cost?

What coins would you use to buy this combination?

Question 6
Max would like to order a double scoop of vanilla ice cream with chocolate
topping, sprinkles, and a cherry on the top in a chocolate coated cone

How much would this cost?

What coins would you use to buy this combination? Don’t use any $1 or $2 coins
for this purchase

Question 7
Uncle Jim said he wanted to order a double scoop of rum and raisin in a waffle
cone with sprinkles…..but he only has $2.50

Can Uncle Jim afford this ice cream?

What else could Uncle Jim buy with his $2.50?

Question 8
If Alex had one 50c coin, two 20c coins, and a $1.00 coin how much money would
she have?

Stick on the coins and then add up the total amount of the coins

Make up an ice cream that Alex could buy with this much money?

Question 9
Little brother Johnny wants to buy a single scoop ice cream with clown lollies,
chocolate topping. In a waffle cone

How much would this cost?

What coins would you use to buy this combination?

Question 10
I bought a single scoop caramel ice cream with a flake and chocolate topping it
costs $2.10 to purchase.

What coins could I use to buy this combination if I have NO $1 or $2 coins?

Question 11
Imagine that you could make up your own ice cream from the list of menu items

On my ice cream I would have…….

How much would this cost?

What coins would you use to buy this combination?