Extra Activities
This document contains many additional contextualized activities on Money to support English, Maths and work readiness skills as well as PSHE and Life Skills. There are two versions of each task for ready differentiation. V1 is the standard version, v2 is the simplified version.
Answers are found within the staff section. These activities support all learners, most particularly those with literacy, numeracy and/or social communication needs.
A summary of the activities included can be viewed below.
| Sub Topic | Overview |
|---|---|
| Weighing it up | Numeracy activities on costs of fruit and veg in supermarket that need to be weighed. |
| Best buys | Numeracy activity on special offers in supermarkets and working out which is the best buy in terms of cost. |
| Paying by card or cash | Looking at pros and cons of using cash or cards. Numeracy activities on coins used for certain purchases. |
| Shopping online | Activity on shopping online and issues to be aware of e.g. secure payment. Fill in the gaps literacy activity. |
| Electricity bills | Numeracy activities on electricity meter readings and working out units used and costs. |
| Paying electricity bills | Different ways of paying electricity bills and working out which method is best for different people. |
| Water bills | Working out how much water is used for different activities and working out costs. |
| Leftovers | Activities on costs, uses and amount of foods and ingredients. |
| Banking – what’s that? | Matching up different banking services. |
| Types of accounts | Grammar activities on different types of bank accounts. |
| Internet banking | Fill in the gaps activities about internet banking. |
| Cash machine | Activities about using cash machines including unscrambling ATM instructions. |
| Who should save where | Information about different people’s saving needs and matching them to an appropriate account. |
| Overtime | Numeracy activity about calculating overtime. |
| Reaching a deal - wages | How to negotiate a deal in terms of wages – a matching activity and other questions. |
| Wage deductions | Advice on how to negotiate a pay rise. |
| Paying tax on wages | Literacy activities on paying tax on wages and tax codes. |