Mathematics and Numeracy: Classroom Activities
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Teachers can use the table below to access the best activities for their class:
- Choose the key stage, title, topic and focus best suited to children’s learning needs;
- Download the compact Activity Notes to help plan and prepare quickly;
- Check what other equipment, if any, needs to be ready; and
- Enjoy trying a different approach to teaching a familiar topic.
Key Stage 1
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Focus |
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My Dinner Party |
Shopping for ingredients Decorating a cake Setting the table |
Money up to 10p Repeating patterns One-to-one correspondence |
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Money at Home |
Weekly shopping |
Value for money |
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Exploring a Budget |
Budgeting |
Spending and saving |
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Home Budget |
Budgeting |
Addition and subtraction up to £350 |
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Spending Spree: Preparation |
Preparation |
Value for money and best buys |
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Spending Spree: Shop Visit |
Class visit to a shop |
Making choices |
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Spending Spree: Receipt Review |
Receipt review |
Reviewing choices - receipt |
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Home Party Plans |
Plan a party |
Value for money |
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A Class Party Planner |
Plan a party |
Value for money |
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Media Mayhem |
Advertising |
Marketing – media, advert |
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Money Wise |
Lost and stolen money |
Financial consequences – expensive, responsible, save, bank, building society, money box, credit union, post office |
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Guess the Price |
Methods of payment |
Credit, debit, bank account, cheque |
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What Should We Do? |
Financial choices |
Finding money, witnessing theft, raising money for charity |
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Money in Other Countries |
Travel |
Currency – currency, Euro, dollar, Sterling |
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Jenny’s Dilemma |
Financial thinking |
Consequences |
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How Can We Plan a Celebration? |
Planning a party |
Budgeting |
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These activities are taken from the resource booklets below.
Key Stage 2
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Title |
Topic |
Focus |
Downloads |
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Money Sources |
Where does money come from? |
Where money comes from at home and in school |
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School Money Waste |
Wasting money |
How money is wasted in school |
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Money and Me |
Pocket money |
Understand that money is limited |
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Classroom Budgeting |
Spending wisely |
Budgeting and value for money |
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The Free School Trip |
Planning a trip |
Real life budgeting |
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Managing Your Money |
Money management |
Sharing, spending and saving |
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Money Saving Tips |
Saving |
How to save money |
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Money Wise Campaign |
Advertising |
Media marketing |
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A Money Diary |
Spending |
Real life recording |
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Is Money Worth Saving? |
To save or not to save |
Real life decision making |
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Money Promises |
Wasting money |
Taking real life action |
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Home or Away – Comparing Prices |
Money in other countries |
Converting currency and value for money |
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Comparing Prices in the Past |
Rising prices |
Understanding inflation |
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Money Makes the World Go Around |
Currency and bartering |
Understanding goods and services |
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First Step Towards Currency |
History of money |
Why money was invented |
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Comparing Currencies |
Converting currencies |
Understanding holiday money |
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Design Your Own Banknote |
Banknotes |
Understanding the features of banknotes |
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Fairtrade: Market Day |
Fairtrade |
Budgeting and value for money |
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Counting the Cost |
Water usage |
Budgeting and value for money |
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The Suitcase Challenge |
Planning a camping trip |
Budgeting and value for money |
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Supermarket Sweep |
Price comparison |
Budgeting and value for money |
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A Round of Golf |
Golf |
Adding up scorecards |
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Money in Sport |
Football |
Comparing costs for different clubs |
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Many Ways to Score |
Rugby |
Solving problems collaboratively |
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Three is the Magic Number |
Football |
Multiples of 2 and 3 |
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These activities are taken from the resource booklets below.
