Posts tagged as "money"

This is the second page on reading train prices and working out the costs of single and return journeys. The numbers are slightly harder on this page and jottings could be helpful, especially on the questions which require two  steps to reach an answer. When working out the amount of change given it is often [...]

Here we have a worksheet which looks at the cost of going to the seaside by train for the day! There are several concepts involved in this page. Adults are used to this kind of chart showing prices, but it will probably be unfamiliar to children who will need some explanation on how to read [...]

Here we have a  festive maths worksheet suitable for year 2 or 3. How much will the Christmas decorations cost? The cost of the decorations are all whole tens of pence so this is good practice at adding multiples of 10. With the later questions, which involve adding four multiples of ten it might be [...]

This is a nice mini investigation using coins for children who are familiar with coins and counting. A yoyo costs 8p, but how many different ways are there of paying using 1p, 2p and 5p coins? Suitable for Year 1 children it is a good idea to have a selection of these coins handy so [...]

Thanks to urbrainy.com for this money worksheet, suitable for year 1 children. It’s always a good idea to set up a little shop at home and take turns buying and selling items. There is an amazing amount of maths involved in this, from learning how to write numbers to counting on and back and finding [...]

The third of our money problems worksheets is a little harder than the first two. It involves adding pounds and pence. When working mentally it is usual to add the pounds first and then the pence, which, of course, is the opposite of the way we do a question on paper. Some of these questions [...]

The second in our series of worksheets on money for year 3 children. This page looks at addition of whole pounds. Again, the questions should be answered mentally, perhaps with the help of jottings. The last 3 questions are slightly more complex and involve a higher level of  problem solving skills. It is important that [...]

This is the first of a new series of maths worksheets for Year 3 on money and shopping problems. This page looks at addition of whole tens at the greengrocers, working with multiples of 10p. These questions should be solved mentally, although children may want to make jottings to help them. Most only need one [...]