Mathematics / Year 3 / Number and Algebra / Money and financial mathematics

Curriculum content descriptions

Represent money values in multiple ways and count the change required for simple transactions to the nearest five cents (ACMNA059)

Elaborations
  • recognising the relationship between dollars and cents, and that not all countries use these denominations and divisions (for example Japanese Yen)
General capabilities
  • Numeracy Numeracy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Money,  Purchasing

Online

Money: Year 3 – planning tool

This planning resource for Year 3 is for the topic of Money. Students investigate the value of coins. They explore the relationships between dollars and cents and learn to represent money values in different ways.

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Royal Australian Mint: learning

This website provides a range of resources and activities and activities for students and teachers about the history of Australian currency, the minting process and Australia's decimal currency. Of note is an interactive slideshow with high resolution images of currencies from Indigenous barter systems to modern Australian ...

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Measurement: Foundation to Year 9

This comprehensive resource describes the progression of measurement ideas. The resource demonstrates examples of relevant teaching strategies, investigations, activity plans and connected concepts in measurement including teaching and cultural implications.