Bright budgeting
Students make calculations with amounts of money and make financial decisions.
| Additional details | |
| Year level(s) | Year 4 | 
|---|---|
| Audience | Teacher | 
| Purpose | Teaching resource | 
| Format | Downloadable resources | 
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Concrete Representational Abstract model, Culturally responsive pedagogies | 
| Curriculum alignment | |
| Curriculum connections | Numeracy | 
| Strand and focus | Number, Build understanding | 
| Topics | Money and financial mathematics | 
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions | 
                                            AC9M4N08
                                            
                                             Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving additive and multiplicative situations including financial contexts; formulate the problems using number sentences and choose efficient calculation strategies, using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation | 
| Numeracy progression | Additive strategies (P8) Multiplicative strategies (P6) Understanding money (P7) | 
| Copyright details | |
| Organisation | Queensland University of Technology | 
| Copyright | © Queensland University of Technology. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. | 
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