🧰 Life Skills · Money & Finance
Making Change
Calculating change from a purchase; working confidently with pounds and pence together; solving practical money problems involving addition and subtraction
Typical age: 7–9 years
“If your child bought a comic for £2.75 and paid with a £5 note, could they work out they should get £2.25 back?”
0 / 3 mastered
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Needs first
- Money Addition & Subtraction
Curriculum money problem-solving (Maths Y2) provides arithmetic foundation for making change
- Adding money and giving change
Finding coin combinations (Maths Y2) supports change calculation
- Coins & NotesREQUIRED
Must recognise coin/note values before calculating change
- Buying ThingsREQUIRED
Must understand buying transactions before calculating change