Year 6 Money Word Problems

**A ready-to-teach Year 6 money word problems lesson designed to develop pupils’ confidence with multi-step calculations, change, comparison and percentages in KS2 maths.

This lesson is fully standalone and ready to teach, supporting pupils in applying arithmetic skills to real-life money problems.**

This Year 6 maths lesson focuses on money word problems involving multi-step reasoning, comparison and calculations with change and totals.

Pupils work through a range of problems including finding change, comparing spending, identifying maximum and minimum values and solving missing cost problems. The lesson also includes an introduction to percentage discounts, helping pupils apply their understanding of percentages in a money context.

The questions are designed to build in complexity, encouraging pupils to identify relevant information, choose appropriate operations and solve problems step by step.

Teachers can use the included Smart Notebook input slides to model strategies clearly and guide pupils through structured examples before independent practice.

Pupils then complete a differentiated independent activity designed to support all learners while still providing appropriate challenge. The tasks develop confidence with money calculations, multi-step reasoning and SATS-style problem solving.

This resource is ideal for Year 6 arithmetic revision, KS2 reasoning practice, SATS preparation, or targeted intervention sessions.

What’s Included
✔ Smart Notebook input slides for teacher modelling
✔ Differentiated independent worksheets (2 levels)
✔ Plenary task
✔ Full answers included

Why Teachers Use This
✔ Ready-to-teach lesson with no planning required
✔ Builds confidence with money and change problems
✔ Develops multi-step reasoning and comparison skills
✔ Introduces percentage discounts in context
✔ Fully supports SATS-style arithmetic questions

Lesson Breakdown
✔ Input: Teacher modelling of money word problems
✔ Guided Practice: Change, comparison and missing value problems
✔ Independent Task: Differentiated worksheets (3 levels)
✔ Plenary: Reasoning and discussion of strategies
✔ Answers: Included for marking or self-assessment