Year 2 - Maths
Solve problems including those involving giving change
Money: recognise coins and use £ and p symbols
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will recognise and use symbols for pounds and pence combining amounts to make particular values. They will solve simple problems including giving change.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to solve money problems including those which involve giving change.
Key Notes
- Strategies that are already known can be used to help when solving money problems.
- Addition and subtraction facts can also be used to solve money problems efficiently.
- A larger value coin or note can be used to pay if the correct amount cannot be made with coins or notes.
- When a larger value coin or note is used to pay, the extra money is given back as change.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Change: Change is the money returned after paying for something with more money than it costs.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When subtracting, children may partition both parts into tens and ones then subtract which leads to an incorrect answer when the tens are bridged.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Solve this in steps: explain the method from this lesson and why each step matters.
Strategies that are already known can be used to help when solving money problems. Addition and subtraction facts can also be used to solve money problems efficiently.
2. Use this key word in a maths sentence and explain it clearly. 'Change'
Change is the money returned after paying for something with more money than it costs. Use this word when showing your method, then check your final answer is reasonable.
3. Spot and fix this common maths mistake.
Mistake: When subtracting, children may partition both parts into tens and ones then subtract which leads to an incorrect answer when the tens are bridged. Correction: Explicitly discuss if the tens will be bridged before calculating and come to generalisation that, in subtracting, only one part is partitioned.
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