Mathematics sample unit: Life Skills Money Stage 5

Scope and sequence summary Duration: 6 weeks

(specific subject requirements to appear on scope and sequence)
These activities could be completed within Mathematics lessons, or could be integrated
Strand: Number and Algebra into other learning experiences (including community and workplace).
Substrands: Money: Recognising and Matching Money
Money: Comparing and Ordering Money
Money: Reading and Writing Amounts of Money
Money: Calculating with Money

Unit overview

In this unit, students learn to recognise and match coins and notes. They When undertaking this unit, it is important to take into account the individual
learn to read and write amounts of money. Students develop their ability communication strategies used by students. Students’ responses may be communicated
to use money to purchase goods and services in a variety of everyday through:
situations and to estimate and calculate with money.  gestures and/or facial expressions
 the use of visual aids or symbols, such as a communication board
 assistive or augmentative technology
 varying degrees of verbal or written expression.
The activities presented may need to be adapted to allow students to respond using their
individual communication strategies.

Outcomes Assessment overview

MALS-1WM responds to and uses mathematical language to demonstrate Evidence of student learning could be gathered through:
understanding  observation of students identifying, matching and ordering coins and notes of the same
MALS-2WM applies mathematical strategies to solve problems denomination
MALS-3WM uses reasoning to recognise mathematical relationships  observation of students determining equivalence of value by combining a range of
MALS-12NA recognises and matches coins and notes coins and notes
 work samples involving writing amounts of money
MALS-13NA compares and orders coins and notes
 work samples involving calculating amounts of money
MALS-14NA reads and writes amounts of money
 student demonstration of purchasing goods or services in a school, community or
MALS-15NA calculates with money workplace experience
 work samples or demonstration of estimating change required when tendering an
amount for a particular item.
Opportunities also exist for project-based tasks and presentations:

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  students can prepare a presentation to the class of their uses of money over a period
of time, including when they purchased goods and services, what was purchased, how
much the goods and services cost, the coins and notes used for purchasing, and the
total amount spent.
Content Teaching, learning and assessment Resources

Students: In the following activities, teachers should first demonstrate the The following resources
concepts and skills and then provide a range of opportunities can be used throughout
and contexts for students to develop and practise those this unit:
concepts and skills.
 coins
 notes
 catalogues
 cheques
 websites for national
and international retail
stores
 recognise a range of Australian coins and notes  Select the appropriate coin or note when requested,
 use the terms ‘coin’ and ‘note’ when referring to money, eg student selects a 10-cent coin when asked.
eg 20-cent coin, $10 note (Communicating)
 read the face value of Australian coins and notes
 recognise that coins and notes have different values  Sequence coins and notes in order of value, eg 5 cents,
 order coins and notes on the basis of face value (Understanding, 10 cents, 20 cents, 50 cents, $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50
Fluency) and $100.
 recognise that the value of a coin is not necessarily related to its
size, eg a $2 coin is smaller in size but greater in value than a 20-cent
coin (Understanding)
 read the face value of Australian coins and notes
 read the face value of Australian coins and notes  Combine coins of the same value to make a specified
 add coins of the same denomination amount less than or equal to one dollar, eg ten 10-cent
coins to make one dollar, five 20-cent coins to make one
 add coins of different denominations dollar, four 20-cent coins to make 80 cents.
 combine a range of coins to demonstrate equivalence of value,  Combine coins of different value to make a specified
eg 2  20-cent coins and 1  10-cent coin are equivalent to a 50-cent amount less than or equal to one dollar, eg a 50-cent coin, a
coin, 6  5-cent coins are equivalent to 3  10-cent coins 20-cent coin and a 5-cent coin to make 75 cents.
 determine the number of coins of each denomination required
to form $1 in value, eg 5  20-cent coins, 10  10-cent coins
(Problem Solving)
 read the face value of Australian coins and notes  Identify the smallest and largest valued coins and notes.
 order coins and notes  Recognise changes in Australian coins, eg discontinuation
 compare and order a combination of coins and notes when of 1-cent and 2-cent coins, introduction of $2 coin.

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 gathering money to purchase an item (Communicating, Reasoning)  Explore some reasons why changes have occurred to
Australian coins.
 read amounts in cents  Read money amounts in catalogues and on shop
 read amounts in dollars and cents dockets, shelf prices, for-sale signs, noticeboards at
theatres/cinemas that display admission prices, and
websites (such as for clothing, DVDs, games).
 write amounts in cents, eg 35 cents is written as 35c  Write amounts in cents.
 write amounts in dollars, eg 5 dollars is written as $5  Write amounts in dollars.
 write amounts of money using decimal notation  Write amounts of money involving cents, dollars and
 write amounts of money involving cents, dollars, and combinations of dollars and cents.
combinations of dollars and cents, eg $0.25, $5.00, $4.75,  Write amounts of money using decimal notation.
$89.95 (Communicating, Fluency)
 write amounts of money in words  Complete a cheque using numerals and words.
 complete a deposit form using words and decimal notation
(Communicating, Understanding, Fluency)
 read amounts in cents  Identify item to be purchased and its price and determine
 read amounts in dollars and cents the value of money needed to purchase the item.
 recognise the cost of goods or services, eg read price tags attached
to clothing, identify the cost of items in a supermarket as indicated
on the shelf, read a noticeboard at a theatre to determine the price
of entry
 identify the cost of items up to $10 in value by locating prices,
eg a drink at the school canteen is $2, a magazine at the supermarket
is $4.75 (Problem Solving, Understanding)
 identify the cost of items up to $100 in value by locating prices,
eg a meal at a restaurant is $22, a jacket is $80, a pair of sunglasses
is $99.95 (Problem Solving, Understanding)
 recognise and use appropriate coins to purchase items
 recognise and use appropriate notes to purchase items
 indicate the most appropriate note to purchase an item in a shop
(Communicating, Understanding)
 Select and use coins and notes to purchase goods or services  Use coins or notes to pay for purchases, eg to buy lunch
in the school canteen, to pay for items at a supermarket,
to purchase a magazine, to rent a DVD.
 Use coins or notes to pay for services, eg going to the
movies, having a haircut.
 order coins and notes  Identify the next whole dollar amount that is more than
 compare and order a combination of coins and notes when a given amount, eg $2 to meet a purchase of $1.75,
gathering money to purchase an item (Communicating, Reasoning) $4 to meet a purchase of $3.80.

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 order coins and notes  Match coins to prices of items in a catalogue, eg use
 compare and order a combination of coins and notes when a $2 coin for an item costing $1.99.
gathering money to purchase an item (Communicating, Reasoning)  Match notes to prices of items in a catalogue, eg use
a $20 note for an item costing $16.95.
 use the language of money, eg dollars, cents, purchase, cost, change,  Purchase an item of food from the school canteen using the
in a range of contexts above method, eg offer a $1 coin to purchase a muesli bar
 select and use coins and notes to purchase goods or services that costs 75 cents.

 estimate amounts of money to purchase goods or services  Estimate the cost of a range of items, such as items of
 estimate the cost of a range of items and select the appropriate coin clothing or groceries, and select the appropriate coin or note
or note to pay for the items, eg select a $2 coin to pay for a drink or to pay for the item, eg select a $2 coin and a $1 coin to pay
snack, select a $20 note to pay for a T-shirt, estimate that a $50 note for a can of soft drink from a vending machine, select a $20
will be needed to pay for a number of items at a supermarket note to pay for a cinema ticket.
(Communicating, Understanding, Fluency)
 select additional coins or notes to pay for an item if the original
amount tendered was not sufficient (Reasoning, Understanding)
 calculate amounts of money to purchase goods or services using mental  Calculate the cost of two items at the school canteen and
strategies, written processes and/or calculator strategies tender the appropriate amount.
 estimate the amount of change due in relation to a transaction for goods  Estimate the amount of change due and check using
or services a calculator, eg the change due for a purchase of $3.50
 estimate the amount of change due for a purchase and check using if a $5 note is tendered.
a calculator, eg the change due following a purchase of $3.50 if a
$5 note is tendered (Problem Solving, Reasoning)
 use the language of money, eg dollars, cents, purchase, cost, change,  Calculate the difference in price between similar items
in a range of contexts in different stores, eg a particular interactive game
 calculate amounts of money to purchase goods or services using mental may be cheaper in an electronic store compared to
strategies, written processes and/or calculator strategies a department store.

 recognise some coins and notes of foreign currencies, such as Asian  Recognise that different currencies are used in different
currencies countries.
 Select coins and/or notes that are not Australian from
a group of mixed currency coins/notes.
 Identify currencies used to price items in a range of
websites, eg identify if a website selling sports shoes
is advertising prices in American dollars.