In this lesson, your students will learn how to buy items and use money to purchase items in the real world. You will set up a store for the students to learn about money.
This lesson provides students with instruction in strategies based on number sense. Use this lesson alongside Show Me the Money: Understanding Value or as a stand-alone lesson.
When we buy something, we have to subtract the cost from the money we have. These lesson plans on subtracting money help your young mathematicians understand the value and math behind coins and dollars. The engaging lessons challenge learners to practice purchasing items and subtracting money to make change in a variety of math exercises and word problems.