Whaea Emma’s Maths group have been learning about money! First, they had a blast creating their own shops, attaching prices to different items and then getting to use their own play money to purchase items. Each ākonga had a go at being the shopkeeper, ensuring they were getting the right money for the price.
This week, we continued to learn about the different coins and notes we use in New Zealand. We learned how much each coin was worth, and if I collected two 50-cent coins, they would be worth the same as one $1 coin. Then we used 3 different coins to create a pattern. We repeated our pattern 3 times.
We would love to continue this learning, so if you have any coins at home, let us have a go!
Kia ora, Emma’s Maths group. I bet it was fun making your own shop and going shopping. That’s a great way to learn about money, which will help you a lot as you get older. Was it tricky working out what price to put on the things for sale in your shop?
Maybe when you go shopping with your whanau, you will be able to help count the change to buy a treat for yourself?
Great learning, ngā mihi Kathy.
Wow that’s great, we had an amazing success as well with our Chinese new year themed performance.
From Luca C
Tane mahuta
Kia Ora, Emma’s maths group! I’m Zoe, from Tane Mahuta. I had a look at your blog post and it’s a pretty good way to learn about how to use money, and I bet it fun making your own shops and being able to label the prices. I have quite a few coins at home, even some from other countries! Nga mihi- Zoe