New Zealand Money Investigation | Money Word Problems | Years 1-2

A scavenger hunt style activity to provide you and your students with a fun and interactive way to practice maths skills using New Zealand notes and coins. It is made up of 8 problems for students to solve.

Problems vary and focus on counting, ordering and identifying small collections of New Zealand money. There are also some questions that require simple addition skills and recognising equivalent values in money collections.

Students can self-correct problems since each solution is recorded on the top of the next question to answer.

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How this Pack Works:

• Introduce the investigation to your students (set the stage to engage).
• Display each of the 8 problem cards around your classroom + give each student a recording sheet.
• Allocate students to a problem to begin working on (it does not matter where students begin because the scavenger hunt/investigation is set up in a loop).
• Students work on each problem by reading/solving it. They look for the answer to the question by looking at the note and coin combinations on the top of the next card. When they find the one that matches the answer they are looking for, they begin working on the new problem underneath (if they cannot find the answer, this indicated to the student they have made a mistake and need to attempt the problem again.)

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What is included:

• Teacher Differentiation Ideas
• Investigation - set the stage to engage
• 8 self checking word problems
• Recording sheet
• Challenge task
• Teacher answer guides

No further teacher prep - just print and go!

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❤️ What people are saying about this resource: ❤️

“My students loved walking around the room while reading and solving the hints.” Rebecca

“A great resource, thank you!” Gina

“My students love using this resource, it was very engaging and caters well for class diversity.” Ella

“This was a brilliant, well put-together resource that I can see myself using for years to come!” Caitlin

“My students loved this activity. The word problems were perfect for them.” iHeartTeaching

We are passionate about helping teachers here at Rainbow Sky Creations, we hope you and your students enjoy this resource!

Thanks for visiting!

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