Help your Year 1 child explore money through imaginative shop play.

Shopping Challenge turns everyday toys or household objects into a pretend shop. Your child reads simple price tags, chooses coins to make each amount and begins exploring totals and change in a meaningful context. Along the way, they’ll discover that the same amount can often be made using different combinations of coins.

Simple to set up and easy to adapt, you'll receive a parent-friendly guide with clear instructions, practical learning tips and ideas to extend the play as your child's confidence grows. Start with familiar coins and simple prices, then ask your child to make amounts in another way, buy two items or work out simple change.

Skills Explored

• Using coins to pay for items
• Adding small amounts of money together
• Beginning to understand and find simple change

You'll Need

• Small toys or household items
• Post-it notes for price tags
• Real or play money including 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p and £1 coins

Digital Download

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