Pocket money: Partitioning money amounts
In this first of three lessons, students use efficient strategies when performing calculations involving money. They explore different ways to estimate and calculate the distribution of pocket money.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 4
- Purpose
- Teaching resource
- Strand
- Algebra Number
- Topic
- Money and financial mathematics Addition and subtraction Multiplication and division
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Webpage
- Numeracy progression
- Multiplicative strategies (P6, P7) Additive strategies (P8) Understanding money (P7)
- Publisher
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Copyright
- © 2024 Commonwealth of Australia. Creative Commons BY 4.0.
- Keywords
- problem solving efficient strategies
- Other terms
- Maths Hub lesson plan
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