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Class Budget Challenge Maths Lesson for Years 3 to 6
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Class Budget Challenge Maths Lesson for Years 3 to 6

Class Budget Challenge is a financial maths lesson for Years 3 to 6 from Teach This, aligned to the Australian Curriculum. Students plan an end of year celebration for six people on a $60 budget, choosing party essentials, food and drink from a priced Party Shop. The 9-slide PowerPoint explains what a budget is, models a worked example, then sets the challenge with a choose, calculate, add and check routine. Differentiated challenge cards include Bigger Party, Best Buy, Budget Cut and Whole-Class Party, and Plot Twist cards add extra guests, a budget cut, a sold-out item or a bonus $15.

Groups finish by presenting their plan to the class for a vote. It suits an end of term maths lesson, group work or a relief day, and it saves planning time with real-world problem solving ready to go.

Learning goals

  • We are learning to solve problems involving modelling addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, using different strategies.
  • We are learning to solve practical problems involving addition and multiplication including money problems, such as budgeting, using multiple strategies.
  • We are learning to solve practical problems involving addition and multiplication and choosing operations and efficient calculation strategies to solve the problem.
  • We are learning to solve practical problems involving natural and rational numbers and percentages in financial contexts.
  • We are learning to solve multiplication problems using mental and written strategies and calculators to check our answers.
  • We are learning to use a range of strategies to solve multiplication and division where there is no remainder.
  • We are learning to calculate change to the nearest 5 cents and solve problems involving purchases.
  • We are learning to solve word problems by using number sentences involving multiplication or division where there is no remainder.
  • We are learning to use efficient mental and written strategies and calculators to solve problems.
  • We are learning to create simple financial plans, e.g. a simple budget or identifying the GST on invoices and receipts.
  • We are learning to select and apply efficient mental and written strategies and digital technologies to solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with whole numbers.

Curriculum alignment

AC9M3N06 9 Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving additive and multiplicative situations including financial contexts; formulate problems using number sentences and choose calculation strategies, using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation AC9M4N08 9 Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving additive and multiplicative situations including financial contexts; formulate the problems using number sentences and choose efficient calculation strategies, using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation AC9M5N09 9 Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving additive and multiplicative situations including financial contexts; formulate the problems, choosing operations and efficient calculation strategies, using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation AC9M6N09 9 Use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems, involving rational numbers and percentages, including in financial contexts; formulate the problems, choosing operations and efficient calculation strategies, and using digital tools where appropriate; interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation, justifying the choices made ACMNA291 8.4 Use efficient mental and written strategies and apply appropriate digital technologies to solve problems ACMNA082 8.4 Solve word problems by using number sentences involving multiplication or division where there is no remainder ACMNA080 8.4 Solve problems involving purchases and the calculation of change to the nearest five cents with and without digital technologies ACMNA057 8.4 Represent and solve problems involving multiplication using efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies ACMNA106 8.4 Create simple financial plans ACMNA123 8.4 Select and apply efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies to solve problems involving all four operations with whole numbers ACMNA076 8.4 Develop efficient mental and written strategies and use appropriate digital technologies for multiplication and for division where there is no remainder
MA2-3WM old Checks the accuracy of a statement and explains the reasoning used MA2-5NA old Uses mental and written strategies for addition and subtraction involving two-, three-, four- and five-digit numbers MA2-8NA old Generalises properties of odd and even numbers, generates number patterns, and completes simple number sentences by calculating missing values MA3-1WM old Describes and represents mathematical situations in a variety of ways using mathematical terminology and some conventions MA3-2WM old Selects and applies appropriate problem- solving strategies, including the use of digital technologies, in undertaking investigations MA3-3WM old Gives a valid reason for supporting one possible solution over another MA3-5NA old Selects and applies appropriate strategies for addition and subtraction with counting numbers of any size MA2-6NA old Uses mental and informal written strategies for multiplication and division MA2-2WM old Selects and uses appropriate mental or written strategies, or technology, to solve problems MA2-1WM old Uses appropriate terminology to describe, and symbols to represent, mathematical ideas MA3-6NA old Selects and applies appropriate strategies for multiplication and division, and applies the order of operations to calculations involving more than one operation MA3-RN-03 new Determines percentages of quantities, and finds equivalent fractions and decimals for benchmark percentage values MA3-AR-01 new Selects and applies appropriate strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems MA3-MR-01 new Selects and applies appropriate strategies to solve multiplication and division problems MA3-MR-02 new Constructs and completes number sentences involving multiplicative relations, applying the order of operations to calculations MA3-RN-01 new Applies an understanding of place value and the role of zero to represent the properties of numbers MA3-RN-02 new Compares and orders decimals up to 3 decimal places MA2-AR-02 new Completes number sentences involving addition and subtraction by finding missing values MA2-RN-01 new Applies an understanding of place value and the role of zero to represent numbers to at least tens of thousands MA2-RN-02 new Represents and compares decimals up to 2 decimal places using place value MA2-MR-01 new Represents and uses the structure of multiplicative relations to 10 × 10 to solve problems MA2-MR-02 new Completes number sentences involving multiplication and division by finding missing values MA2-AR-01 new Selects and uses mental and written strategies for addition and subtraction involving 2- and 3-digit numbers
VCMNA191 Create simple financial plans VCMNA185 Use efficient mental and written strategies and apply appropriate digital technologies to solve problems VCMNA135 Represent and solve problems involving multiplication using efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies VCMNA209 Select and apply efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies to solve problems involving all four operations with whole numbers and make estimates for these computations VCMNA162 Solve word problems by using number sentences involving multiplication or division where there is no remainder VCMNA160 Solve problems involving purchases and the calculation of change to the nearest five cents with and without digital technologies VCMNA156 Develop efficient mental and written strategies and use appropriate digital technologies for multiplication and for division where there is no remainder

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

Differentiation

Modifications

Use the six-person challenge with a calculator and a printed price list. Let students round prices to the nearest dollar before adding.

Extensions

Give students the Whole-Class Party card and ask them to justify their spending choices. Challenge students to find the best value between individual items and packs.

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