Bring financial maths to life with our interactive Let’s Go Shopping resource. This engaging set encourages hands on money handling and gives students multiple opportunities to practise working with Australian coins and notes. With game boards, shop fronts, and task cards included, it transforms maths into a practical and meaningful experience for learners.

Students can play in a variety of ways - rolling a money amount, following a task card, or being given a set value to spend. The choice of activities keeps lessons fresh while supporting different learning styles. With clear shop fronts displaying priced items, learners practise recognising coins, calculating totals, and making change in a fun and purposeful context.

The set includes six printable shop fronts, task cards, recording sheets, and multiple game boards, giving teachers everything needed for flexible use. Ideal for whole class modelling, small group practice, or independent tasks, this resource builds financial fluency in a way that feels playful and engaging. Laminate the boards and shop fronts for durability so you can reuse them again and again.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Recognise and identify Australian coins and notes
• ✅ Add money amounts to find totals
• ✅ Practise making change using different strategies
• ✅ Apply financial vocabulary in role play and problem solving
• ✅ Build fluency and confidence with real world money contexts

What’s Included:

• 6 printable shop fronts with priced items
• Game boards for a variety of play options
• ‘Let’s Go Shopping’ task cards
• Optional recording sheets for accountability
• Instructions for different ways to play

Materials Needed:

• Printed shop fronts, game boards, and task cards
• Plastic or paper coins and notes for hands on practise
• Scissors and laminator for preparation
• Storage tubs, envelopes, or zip lock bags for organisation
• Whiteboard markers for laminated recording sheets

How to Use:

1. Print, cut, and laminate the shop fronts, task cards, and game boards.
2. Model a few examples of how to calculate totals or make change.
3. Choose a mode of play - roll a money amount, select a task card, or allocate a set value.
4. Students use the shop fronts to complete their shopping tasks and record answers if required.
5. Rotate through different options to keep students challenged and engaged.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use in maths rotations as a practical station for financial maths.
• 💡 Set up a classroom mini shop and assign roles of shopper and cashier.
• 💡 Include recording sheets for early finishers who enjoy written consolidation.
• 💡 Run a competition for who can find the best value combination of items.
• 💡 Adapt for older students by increasing totals and introducing cents.

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Print shop fronts in A3 to make prices easy to read during whole class demonstrations.
• 💛 Store each shop front and task card set in its own envelope for quick setup.
• 💛 Model strategies for making change before students play independently.
• 💛 Differentiate by limiting coin types for beginners or adding higher totals for extension.
• 💛 Laminate everything for long term classroom use and easy wipe clean recording.

Let’s Go Shopping is an engaging, flexible, and curriculum aligned resource that brings financial maths into real life contexts - perfect for building confidence and enjoyment in working with money during maths lessons.