Two Step Problems Year 2 Money Learning Video Clip

Step 10: Two Step Problems Year 2 Money Learning Video Clip

The summer holiday is nearly over and it’s time to get ready to go back to school. Yasin and Scarlett are going into town with their mums to get their new school uniform and school equipment. They will need to be able to work out how much they are spending and how much their change will be.

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Discussion points for teachers

1. How much change will she get?
Discuss the steps that are needed in order to work out the change and the strategies the children could use.
£3

2. How much will they save with the offer?
Discuss what the words ‘offer’ and ‘save’ mean in this context. Discuss strategies for working out the difference between the cost of buying the shoes individually and the offer price.
£9

3. What could he have bought?
Discuss the amount Yasin must have spent in order to have got £2 change and the combinations of items he could have bought that cost £8 in total. This question is more open-ended for children to explore.
Various answers, for example: pack of pencils and a pencil case; gel pens and highlighter pens; highlighter pens, a notebook and a rubber.

4. Which coins might she get in her change?
Discuss the amount that Scarlett is going to spend and how to work out her change. Discuss the combinations of coins that could be used to make £4. This question is more open ended for children to explore.
Various answers, for example: 2 x £2 coins, 4 x £1 coins, £2 and 2 x £1 coins.

National Curriculum Objectives

Mathematics Year 2: (2M9) Solve simple problems in a practical context involving addition and subtraction of money of the same unit, including giving change

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