Let’s go shopping is an interactive resource giving children practice with counting, adding and subtracting up to 10 using whole dollars. It is designed for teaching the concepts in whole class or small group teacher-led discussion lessons.
There are 5 lessons, each with a different focus.
Shop 1 item: Children are shown a toy with a price in whole dollars up to $10.They drag coins needed to pay for the item from the money bag onto the shopkeeper’s hand. When they think they have counted the correct number of coins to pay for the item, they click ‘pay’.
A correct answer receives a green tick. They can try again if their answer is incorrect.
Give change for 1 item: In this scenario, children have a $10 note to spend. They are shown a toy with a price in whole dollars up to $10 and determine the change they would receive from $10. They drag the coins needed for change from the shopkeeper’s hand onto the money bag.
A correct answer receives a green tick. They can try again if their answer is incorrect.
Shop 2 items: As for Shop 1 item, but this time children work out the cost of buying two items.
Give change for 2 items: As for Give change for 1 item, but this time the children will need to work out the cost of both items before they can determine the change.
Choose items to buy: In this scenario, children have $10 to spend. They choose one or more items they could buy, work out how much it would cost and what change they would receive. This page is for discussion only. It is not interactive. It gives children the opportunity to explore all the different ways of making 10 they can find. Children could use $1 coins or cubes to work out or confirm the answers for themselves.
Note: While this resource can be accessed on mobile devices, functionality is optimised when accessed on a computer and displayed on an interactive whiteboard. It is not downloadable.
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