Problem Solving with Money - Year 2

Build confident mathematical problem solvers with a complete Year 2 unit grounded in practical money contexts. Students learn a repeatable Read, Mean, Maths, Do and Answer routine, then use it to interpret questions, choose operations, represent working and check whether solutions are reasonable.

The sequence develops addition and subtraction, total cost and change, repeated addition, equal sharing and mixed problem solving through Australian grocery-shop, cinema and school-market scenarios. Visual displays, hands-on games, guided practice, differentiated independent work and assessment make the unit suitable for a full week of teaching.

What’s Included

• 31-page Unit Plan PDF with a clean Table of Contents and 30 printable or display-ready resource pages
• 25-slide editable PowerPoint teaching presentation
• 22-slide editable PowerPoint quiz with 10 questions and answer/feedback slides
• Colour classroom display and Australian money reference page
• Grocery-shop role-play activity with price list and challenge cards
• Two colour games with boards, cards and answer support
• Eight low-ink worksheet pages with eight matching answer pages
• Two-part assessment with two matching answer pages
• Five-level marking rubric

Learning Focus

• Read and interpret practical money problems
• Identify useful information and what a question is asking
• Choose addition, subtraction, repeated addition or equal sharing
• Calculate total cost and change in Australian money contexts
• Represent thinking with number sentences, drawings and organised working
• Check whether an answer is reasonable and explain it clearly

Classroom Use

Use for whole-class instruction, guided maths groups, rotations, partner games, independent practice, homework, revision or assessment. The materials provide scaffolded entry points and extension tasks while keeping the same problem-solving routine consistent across the week.

Formats, Page Counts and Answers

Includes PDF and editable PowerPoint files: a 31-page Unit Plan, 25-slide presentation and 22-slide quiz. Answers are included for every closed-response worksheet and assessment page, and the game cards include a teacher key.

Digital licence: Licensed for one teacher to use with their own classes. Files may not be shared, resold, redistributed or uploaded to a public location. This is a digital product; no physical item is supplied.