Topics · Money
Money moves
How money travels — cash, cards, transfers — and how to estimate the cost of a whole basket.
Knowing where money goes is the first money skill.
More ways into this idea
- Play with itBudget SandboxToggle plans in and out and watch the money rail
- Play with itReceipt LabFill a cart, turn the tax dial, read the receipt
Step into a storyThe Lemonade StallOne stall, one budget, and a hundred thirsty visitors.
Step into a storyThe Class Trip FundMoney in, money out — and one number that always knows.- Make it a gameMarket DayStock the stall: cover the order without breaking the budget
- Make it a gameBudget ChallengeBuild a plan that makes the money constraints work
- Test yourselfA fresh mixed set, whenever you likeExplanations after every question. Nothing is recorded.
Common sticking points
- A common sticking point is forgetting the quantity: 3 notebooks at $2.40 cost 3 × $2.40, not $2.40.
- Another is treating a tax RATE like a dollar amount. 10% tax on $20.00 adds $2.00 — a slice of the price, not $10.
Try this together
Pretend you have $20 for a picnic. Write four fictional choices: fruit $5, drinks $4, sandwiches $8, treat $6. Can you choose three and stay under $20? Can you make a different plan that also works?
1–5 minutes, no materials to buy, nothing to hand in.
Ontario curriculum details
- F1.1Describe ways money can be transferred
- F1.2Estimate and calculate the cost of transactions
Plain-language summaries. See the full curriculum for every expectation and the official source.