Year 6 Multi-Step Money Problems

**A ready-to-teach Year 6 multi-step money problems lesson designed to develop reasoning, problem solving and SATs-style maths skills in KS2.

This lesson is fully standalone and ready to teach, but also fits within a wider sequence of Year 6 reasoning lessons.**

This Year 6 maths lesson focuses on solving multi-step money problems, helping pupils develop their ability to identify key information, complete calculations in the correct order and explain their reasoning.

Pupils solve problems involving totals, known values and unknown quantities, applying addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills to real-life money contexts.

Teachers can use the included Smart Notebook input slides to model strategies clearly and guide pupils through the problem-solving process. The lesson supports pupils in breaking down complex questions and choosing efficient methods.

Pupils then complete a differentiated independent activity, designed to support all learners while providing appropriate challenge. The tasks develop confidence with multi-step reasoning problems and prepare pupils for SATs-style questions.

This resource is ideal for Year 6 reasoning practice, SATs revision, problem-solving lessons, or targeted intervention sessions.

What’s Included
✔ Smart Notebook input slides for teacher modelling
✔ Differentiated independent worksheets (3 levels)
✔ Plenary task

Why Teachers Use This
✔ Ready-to-teach lesson with no planning required
✔ Develops confidence with multi-step reasoning problems
✔ Supports SATs-style problem solving
✔ Differentiation built in for mixed-ability Year 6 classes
✔ Helps pupils learn how to break down complex questions

Lesson Breakdown
✔ Input: Teacher modelling of multi-step money problems
✔ Independent Task: Differentiated worksheets (3 levels)
✔ Plenary: Consolidation task