Lesson Plan: Adding and Subtracting Money: GBP Mathematics

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This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to use addition and subtraction to solve two-step problems, such as finding the amount of money spent and the amount of change received.

Objectives

Students will be able to

solve two-step problems involving money,
use models to help them choose the correct calculation,
write addition and subtraction equations using the correct monetary symbols £ and p,
write a sentence in words to answer a word problem.

Prerequisites

Students should already be familiar with

recognizing coins and notes used in the UK and identifying their monetary value,
adding by counting on, partitioning, and regrouping,
subtracting by counting on and counting back.

Exclusions

Students will not cover

converting between pounds and pence,
adding pounds and pence,
decimal notation for money.