Math · Stage 2
Coins, Totals & Change
Add coins, make an exact amount, and count up the change at Kavi's shop.
✦ Math📘 Stage 2 · S2⏱ ~9 min🧒 Ages 6–7★ Free to start
count and add coins, make a given amount, and work out change at a shop.
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Kavi's Little Shop 🛍️
Kavi opened a tiny shop! A sticker costs 7¢ and a friend pays with a 10¢ coin. "I need to give change!" Kavi counts up from the price: "seven… eight, nine, ten — that's 3¢ back!" Today we'll add coins, make an exact amount, and count up the change like a real shopkeeper.
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What your child will learn
1Count on to the totalStart with the biggest coin and count on. Tap them in order and watch the total grow: 20 … 30 … 35 … 36.
2Make exactly 25¢A toy car costs 25¢. Which coins make exactly that? Tap a 20¢ and a 5¢ and check the total.
3Count up the changeYou buy a 7¢ sticker and pay with a 10¢ coin. Change = count up from the price to what you paid. These are the change coins: tap them.
4Count money in fivesCoins jump in fives and tens. Knowing the five-count makes totals and change fast: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30.
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A peek inside
Count on to the total: 20¢, 10¢, 5¢.
20 → 30 → 35
Try this at home: Count on: 20¢ and 10¢ and 5¢. How much in all? __
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