Totals of amounts; change from 10p, 20p - Problem-Solving Investigation - Year 1

This in-depth maths investigation is an open-ended problem solving activity for Year 1 children. It can be used to support teaching towards the objectives:Totals of amounts; change from 10p, 20p.

In-depth Investigation: Change Challenge
Children find different ways of getting 1p, 2p or 3p change when buying cakes costing 1p to 20p and using 2p, 5p, 10p or 20p coins.

This investigation will develop maths meta-skills, support open-ended questioning and logical reasoning, and enable children to learn to think mathematically and articulate mathematical ideas.

This problem-solving investigation is part of our Year 1 Money and Time block. Each Hamilton maths block contains a complete set of planning and resources to teach a term’s worth of objectives for one of the National Curriculum for England’s maths areas.