Y3 Maths

Adding Money Lesson

This Year 3 Adding Money lesson covers the prior learning of finding the total, before moving onto the main skill of adding money with exchanging.

The lesson starts with a prior learning worksheet to check pupils’ understanding. The interactive lesson slides recap the prior learning before moving on to the main skill. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning by completing an engaging extension task.

National Curriculum Objective
Mathematics Year 3: (3M9a) Add and subtract amounts of money to give change, using both £ and p in practical contexts

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Lesson Slides

Lesson Slides

These lesson slides guides pupils through the prior learning of finding the total, before moving onto the main skill of adding money. There are a number of questions to check pupils' understanding throughout.

PowerPoint from the old Resource Pack
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Modelling Powerpoint

Modelling Powerpoint

This powerpoint can be used to model the questions that the children will complete on the Varied Fluency and Reasoning & Problem Solving worksheets as part of this lesson.

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Lesson Slides

Lesson Slides

These are the same as the lesson slides on Classroom Secrets. You can assign this as an activity for pupils to access individually in school or remotely from home.

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Video Tutorial

Video Tutorial

In this Adding Coins Video Tutorial, Martin shows pupils how to add coins using part-whole models and bar models.

1 Prior Learning

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This Year 3 Adding Money lesson covers the prior learning of finding the total, before moving onto the main skill of adding money with exchanging.

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Matching Activity

Matching Activity

This Year 2 Make the Same Total Matching Game aims to support pupils’ understanding of money.

2 Practical Activities

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Supporting Activities

Supporting Activities

This the converting pounds and pence supporting activities sheet contains suggestions for additional tasks you might wish to use to support pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the lesson.

2 Varied Fluency

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to practise the main skill of this lesson.

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Interactive Animation

Interactive Animation

This Year 3 Add Money Interactive Animation consists of five questions to consolidate pupils’ understanding of adding different amounts of money.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 3 Add Money Game checks pupils’ understanding of adding money, including exchanging pence for pounds.

2 Reasoning & Problem Solving

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This round to the nearest 10 extension task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the round to the nearest 10 lesson.

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Mixed Practice

Mixed Practice

This worksheet includes varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions for pupils to practise the main skill of adding money.

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.

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Discussion Problem

Discussion Problem

This worksheet includes two discussion problems which can be used in pairs or small groups to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in this lesson.

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Interactive Activity

Interactive Activity

This Year 3 Adding Money Maths Challenge checks pupils' understanding of adding different amounts of money.

2 Homework

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Worksheet

Worksheet

This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and reasoning and problem solving questions to support the teaching of this step.

2 Additional Activities

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Consolidation of Steps 3-5 Year 3 Money Learning Video Clip

Consolidation of Steps 3-5 Year 3 Money Learning Video Clip

The new water slide has just opened at Larry’s Leisure and there are lots of visitors who want to try it out.

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Consolidation Pack

Consolidation Pack

These Money worksheets are fantastic at helping your pupils practice their reasoning and problem solving skills. This pack contains two different question types for Year 3 Spring Block 2.

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Home Learning Pack

Home Learning Pack

This Spring week 4 Maths pack contains varied fluency, reasoning and problem solving worksheets