Learning Path
Exploring Money with 5th & 6th classes Learning Path
By PDST
This learning path, suitable for 5th & 6th classes, supports the exploration of money through a series of challenges, tasks and activities.
5 resources in this Learning Path
1
Design a Space themed theme park
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/m...unar_Theme_Park_expandedbooklet.pdf Added: 24 Jul 2015 Contributor: Donna McNulty Resource type: Presentation / ProjectUse the information to design and graph your very own space themed theme park.
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- 5-6
- Mathematics
Strand: Data
Strand unit: Representing and interpreting data
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- use data sets to solve problems
Suggestions for use: To represent data on graph paper
2
Maths eyes: Peggy Goes Shopping
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/31951/31693.pdf Added: 23 Mar 2020 Contributor: Mairead Holden Resource type: ActivityHow important is a decimal point? In this short story "Peggy goes shopping", we learn about the importance of place value and number sense.
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- 3-4
- Mathematics
Strand: Measures
Strand unit: Money - Euro
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- rename amounts of euro or cents and record using symbols and decimal point
- rename amounts of money as euro or cents and record using e symbol and decimal point
- solve and complete one-step problems and tasks involving the addition and subtraction of money
- solve and complete practical one-step and two-step problems and tasks involving the addition, subtraction, multiplication and simple division of money
Suggestions for use: Children should be encouraged to read and discuss this short story in order to make sense of where the decimal point is missing.
3
Calculating VAT - Percentages
http://www.sess.ie/sites/default/fi...ey_worksheet_12_calculating_VAT.pdf Added: 07 Sep 2017 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: WorksheetA worksheet encouraging to calculate VAT. Students need to know how to calculate percentages prior to looking at VAT calculations. Worksheet is from the SESS website.
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- LCA
- Mathematical Applications
Strand: Module 1 - Mathematics for Living
Strand unit: 4. Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Ratio
- JC
- Mathematics
Strand: 2. Numbers
Strand unit: 2. Equivalent Representation of Rational Num.
Suggestions for use: Percentages
- 5-6
- Mathematics
Strand: Number
Strand unit: Decimals & Percentages
- JC
- L2LP
Strand: Numeracy
Strand unit: 01. Managing Money
4
PDST Workshop 2 - Place Value
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/31516/31252.pdf Added: 18 Dec 2019 Contributor: PDST Resource type: Game / Guide/notesInstructions for six stations relating to place value. Base 10 game involves a place value mat and dice. Catalogue trail involves calculating money, profit and loss. Make 4.25 involves working out values with decimals. Nice or Nasty, Win a One and Ring involve problem solving. Devised by PDST advisors.
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- 5-6
- Mathematics
Strand: Number
Strand unit: Place Value
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- identify place value in whole numbers and decimals
- identify place value in whole numbers and decimals
Suggestions for use: Print and display on each station. Use as a guide as to what to do.
Strand: Number
Strand unit: Decimals & Percentages
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- solve problems relating to profit and loss, discount, VAT, interest, increases, decreases
- use percentages and relate them to fractions and decimals
Suggestions for use: Print and display on each station. Use as a guide as to what to do.
5
Measures Handbook - PDST Numeracy
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/19602/19325.pdf Added: 24 Oct 2016 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: HandbookThis manual has been designed by members of the Professional Development Service for Teachers. The aim of this Teacher’s Handbook is to assist teachers in teaching the strand of Measures (infants to 6th
class). This comprises the Strand Units of Length, Area, Weight, Capacity, Time and Money. This resource is
intended to complement and support the implementation of the Primary School Mathematics Curriculum
(PSMC) rather than replace it.
How it maps to the curriculum
Strand: Measures
Suggestions for use: Teachers should use the handbook as an instructional framework advocating methods of eliciting, supporting and extending higher-order mathematics skills such as reasoning; communicating and expressing; integrating and connecting; and applying and problem solving
Strand: Measures
Suggestions for use: Teachers should use the handbook as an instructional framework advocating methods of eliciting, supporting and extending higher-order mathematics skills such as reasoning; communicating and expressing; integrating and connecting; and applying and problem solving
Strand: Measures
Suggestions for use: Teachers should use the handbook as an instructional framework advocating methods of eliciting, supporting and extending higher-order mathematics skills such as reasoning; communicating and expressing; integrating and connecting; and applying and problem solving
Strand: Measures
Suggestions for use: Teachers should use the handbook as an instructional framework advocating methods of eliciting, supporting and extending higher-order mathematics skills such as reasoning; communicating and expressing; integrating and connecting; and applying and problem solving
