Giving Change
PROCEDURALAdd and subtract amounts of money to give change, using both £ and p in practical contexts
Mastery Evidence
- Calculate the total cost of two or three items priced in pounds and pence
- Work out the change from £5 or £10
- Record money calculations using £ and p notation correctly (e.g. £3.47)
Assessment Prompt
“If [child] buys a book for £3.50 and a pencil for £1.25 with a £5 note, can they work out exactly how much change they should receive?”
Curriculum Standards1 alignment
Ma/KS2/Y3/M/3The national curriculum in Englandadd and subtract amounts of money to give change, using both £ and p in practical contexts
Prerequisites2
- Money Addition & SubtractionhardAges 6—7
- Pounds & Pence NotationhardAges 6—7
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- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding addition as combining groups requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Reading and writing numbers to 20 hard
Recognising coin values requires reading numerals (1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50)
- How Many in Total? hard
Reading/writing numerals 0–20 requires understanding that numerals represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Writing digits 0-9 hard
Writing numerals requires the motor skill of forming digits 0-9 (taught in English handwriting)
- How Many in Total? hard
Understanding subtraction as taking away requires knowing numbers represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Reading and writing numbers to 20 hard
Recognising coin values requires reading numerals (1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50)
- How Many in Total? hard
Reading/writing numerals 0–20 requires understanding that numerals represent quantities (cardinality)
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Writing digits 0-9 hard
Writing numerals requires the motor skill of forming digits 0-9 (taught in English handwriting)
Unlocks1
- Estimating and comparing moneyhardAges 8—9