Max Maths, Year 2, Learn together, Adding and subtracting money (3)

In a Year 2 mathematics lesson from Max Maths, students are learning to add and subtract money through a practical example involving a sports shop sale. The lesson focuses on two items, a bicycle and a football, which are on special offer. To determine the total cost of both items, students are taught to add the individual prices together. The bicycle is priced at $8, and the football at $84. By adding these two amounts, the students find that the combined cost of both items is $92. This exercise helps young learners to understand the concept of addition in the context of real-life scenarios involving money.

The lesson further explores the concept of subtraction through a scenario where a character named Samir purchases both items using dollar notes. Initially, Samir has $100, and the students are tasked with calculating how much money he will have left after making the purchase. By subtracting the total cost of the items ($92) from the amount Samir had ($100), the students work out that Samir will have $8 remaining. This part of the lesson reinforces the students' ability to subtract numbers and understand the practical implications of spending and receiving change when dealing with money.