Lesson · Grade 2 · Mathematics
Save a Little at a Time
- Grade 2
- Mathematics
- 58 s
- British Columbia
- BC2-MA-23
A toy car costs 100 cents but we only have one 25 cent coin, so instead of spending it on a treat we save it in a jar, adding one more 25 cent coin each week while the total counts up 25, 50, 75, 100. When the jar holds 100 cents it is enough to buy the car, showing that saving a little at a time lets you buy something you want.
Concept: Spending and saving
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In one sentence
The question this lesson answers
We would love this toy car. It is a want.
The toy car costs 100 cents.
Transcript
What the lesson says
We would love this toy car. It is a want.
The toy car costs 100 cents.
We have one coin. It is 25 cents.
25 cents is not enough for the car.
We could spend it on a treat, or save it.
We save it in a jar.
Next week, we save 25 cents more. Now we have 50 cents.
Another week, we save 25 cents more. Now we have 75 cents.
One more week, we save 25 cents more. Now we have 100 cents.
100 cents is enough to buy the car.
We buy it with our 100 cents.
Save a little at a time to buy a want.
Curriculum
Where this fits
- British Columbia, Grade 2
Mathematics, Financial literacy: financial literacy: coin combinations to 100 cents, and spending and savingBC2-MA-23
The outcomes and strands follow the British Columbia curriculum.
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