Money - Finding the difference - Worksheet

The worksheet titled "Finding the Difference" is a practical tool designed to enhance Year 6 students' proficiency in handling money, particularly in calculating the difference between two amounts. The exercises are structured to bolster their problem-solving skills with addition and subtraction involving measures. To accomplish this, the worksheet provides differentiated sheets and teaching slides to suit various learning needs. The vocabulary for the lesson includes terms such as money, addition, subtraction, counting on, counting back, and difference. Students are encouraged to explore both counting on and counting back methods to determine which is more efficient for different scenarios.

Students are presented with tasks that require them to find the difference in money amounts, either in multiples of 10 or in mixed values of pounds and pence. For example, they might calculate the difference between 15p and 20p or between £5 and £4. Additionally, the worksheet includes reasoning and problem-solving activities. In these, students might deduce which coins someone could have based on a given total or find the difference between two amounts using clues provided. These exercises not only test their mathematical skills but also their ability to reason and apply logic to real-world situations involving money.