Money - Finding change - Worksheet

The "Finding Change" worksheet is a practical educational resource aimed at enhancing children's skills in handling money, specifically in calculating change. This lesson is part of the Measurement: Money series and aligns with the National Curriculum objective to solve simple problems involving the addition and subtraction of money within the same unit. To facilitate this learning, the worksheet provides differentiated sheets, teaching slides, and physical money for hands-on practice. Vocabulary terms such as money, subtraction, change, converting, and number bond are integral to the lesson, helping students build on their subtraction skills to find change from various amounts. They are encouraged to identify the value of coins, write calculations, and choose efficient methods for subtraction, including converting £1 into 100 pence to aid in this process.

The worksheet includes a range of activities, from finding change from a single coin to tackling more complex word problems involving multiple coins and items. Key questions guide students to reflect on their strategies, the importance of using currency symbols, and whether they found using concrete objects helpful in their calculations. Answers are provided for self-checking, reinforcing the learning process. For example, if a student pays 70p for an item with a £1 coin, they would calculate the change as 100p – 70p = 30p. The worksheet not only reinforces fluency in arithmetic but also encourages reasoning and problem-solving skills, as students are presented with scenarios where they must deduce the amount spent or the coins used based on the change received.